diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 15672dc87..c40f8a13c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Enchancements
 
 Bug fixes
  - fixed sending mails to multiple recipients over AS 
+ - fixed freebusy support in iCal 7 and free/busy state changes (#2878, #2879)
 
 2.2.8 (2014-09-10)
 ------------------
diff --git a/SoObjects/Appointments/SOGoAppointmentFolder.m b/SoObjects/Appointments/SOGoAppointmentFolder.m
index 792586330..f366ad4d5 100644
--- a/SoObjects/Appointments/SOGoAppointmentFolder.m
+++ b/SoObjects/Appointments/SOGoAppointmentFolder.m
@@ -2368,6 +2368,11 @@ firstInstanceCalendarDateRange: (NGCalendarDateRange *) fir
       [components addObject: [SOGoWebDAVValue
                                valueForObject: @"<n1:comp name=\"VEVENT\"/>"
                                    attributes: nil]];
+
+      [components addObject: [SOGoWebDAVValue
+                               valueForObject: @"<n1:comp name=\"VFREEBUSY\"/>"
+                                   attributes: nil]];
+
       if ([self showCalendarTasks])
         [components addObject: [SOGoWebDAVValue
                                  valueForObject: @"<n1:comp name=\"VTODO\"/>"