With　the　aim　to　develop　high-performance　sulfur　electrode,　manganese　sulfide　(MnS)　was　combined　with　sulfur/porous　carbon　composite　electrode　by　a　simple　precipitation　method.　Both　X-ray　diffraction　(XRD)　and　Fourier　transform　infrared　spectroscopy　(FTIR)　results　show　that　as-prepared　MnS　corresponds　to　Rambergite　phase　with　a　hexagonal　structure　(γ-MnS).　MnS　could　be　uniformly　dispersed　in　the　carbon　matrix　when　the　content　was　less　than　20　wt%.　When　the　content　of　MnS　increased,　γ-MnS　particles　aggregated　on　both　outside　of　the　mesoporous　carbon　channels　and　the　surface　of　carbon　particles.　The　CV　curves　of　MnS/MC　in　the　first　cycle　were　similar　to　elemental　sulfur,　indicating　partially　decomposed　MnS　at　the　surface　of　mesoporous　carbon.　Charge/discharge　tests　indicated　that　the　initial　discharge-specific　capacity　of　S/MnS/MC　was　1412.5　mAh　g　-1　and　remained　a　reversible　capacity　of　727.4　mAh　g　-1　after　50　cycles　at　a　current　of　100　mA　g　-1　,　which　is　superior　to　that　of　sulfur　composite　electrode　without　MnS.　©　2013　Springer-Verlag　Berlin　Heidelberg.