diff --git a/Lib/urllib/robotparser.py b/Lib/urllib/robotparser.py
index 92e4efe..7089916 100644
--- a/Lib/urllib/robotparser.py
+++ b/Lib/urllib/robotparser.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
     def __init__(self, url=''):
         self.entries = []
+        self.sitemaps = []
         self.default_entry = None
         self.disallow_all = False
         self.allow_all = False
@@ -141,6 +142,12 @@
                             and numbers[1].strip().isdigit()):
                             entry.req_rate = RequestRate(int(numbers[0]), int(numbers[1]))
                         state = 2
+                elif line[0] == "sitemap":
+                    # According to http://www.sitemaps.org/protocol.html
+                    # "This directive is independent of the user-agent line,
+                    #  so it doesn't matter where you place it in your file."
+                    # Therefore we do not change the state of the parser.
+                    self.sitemaps.append(line[1])
         if state == 2:
             self._add_entry(entry)
 
@@ -189,6 +196,11 @@
                 return entry.req_rate
         return self.default_entry.req_rate
 
+    def site_maps(self):
+        if not self.sitemaps:
+            return None
+        return self.sitemaps
+
     def __str__(self):
         entries = self.entries
         if self.default_entry is not None: