diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_background-clip.scss b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_background-clip.scss
index 86718eba..2d35fdb4 100644
--- a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_background-clip.scss
+++ b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_background-clip.scss
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ $default-background-clip: padding-box !default;
 
 @mixin background-clip($clip: $default-background-clip) {
   // webkit and mozilla use the deprecated short [border | padding]
+  $clip: unquote($clip);
   $deprecated: $clip;
   @if $clip == padding-box { $deprecated: padding; }
   @if $clip == border-box { $deprecated: border; }
diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_background-origin.scss b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_background-origin.scss
index b02b3bf9..bc8eaa8a 100644
--- a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_background-origin.scss
+++ b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_background-origin.scss
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ $default-background-origin: content-box !default;
 
 
 @mixin background-origin($origin: $default-background-origin) {
+  $origin: unquote($origin);
   // webkit and mozilla use the deprecated short [border | padding | content]
   $deprecated: $origin;
   @if $origin == padding-box { $deprecated: padding; }
diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_background-size.scss b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_background-size.scss
index 76dbf57b..84c11097 100644
--- a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_background-size.scss
+++ b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_background-size.scss
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ $default-background-size: 100% auto !default;
 // * percentages are relative to the background-origin (default = padding-box)
 // * mixin defaults to: `$default-background-size`
 @mixin background-size($size: $default-background-size) {
+  $size: unquote($size);
   @include experimental(background-size, $size, -moz, -webkit, -o, not -ms, not -khtml);
 }
diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_box-sizing.scss b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_box-sizing.scss
index 5cdaa3c6..5f480ac2 100644
--- a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_box-sizing.scss
+++ b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_box-sizing.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 //   [ content-box | border-box ]
 
 @mixin box-sizing($bs) {
+  $bs: unquote($bs);
   @include experimental(box-sizing, $bs,
     -moz, -webkit, not -o, -ms, not -khtml, official
   );
diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_box.scss b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_box.scss
index 8dd875ae..09e14a01 100644
--- a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_box.scss
+++ b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_box.scss
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ $default-box-orient: horizontal !default;
 @mixin box-orient(
   $orientation: $default-box-orient
 ) {
+  $orientation : unquote($orientation);
   @include experimental(box-orient, $orientation,
     -moz, -webkit, not -o, not -ms, not -khtml, official
   );
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ $default-box-align: stretch !default;
 @mixin box-align(
   $alignment: $default-box-align
 ) {
+  $alignment : unquote($alignment);
   @include experimental(box-align, $alignment,
     -moz, -webkit, not -o, not -ms, not -khtml, official
   );
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ $default-box-direction: normal !default;
 @mixin box-direction(
   $direction: $default-box-direction
 ) {
+  $direction: unquote($direction);
   @include experimental(box-direction, $direction,
     -moz, -webkit, not -o, not -ms, not -khtml, official
   );
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ $default-box-lines: single !default;
 @mixin box-lines(
   $lines: $default-box-lines
 ) {
+  $lines: unquote($lines);
   @include experimental(box-lines, $lines,
     -moz, -webkit, not -o, not -ms, not -khtml, official
   );
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ $default-box-pack: start !default;
 @mixin box-pack(
   $pack: $default-box-pack
 ) {
+  $pack: unquote($pack);
   @include experimental(box-pack, $pack,
     -moz, -webkit, not -o, not -ms, not -khtml, official
   );
diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_columns.scss b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_columns.scss
index 179087c4..520f57c0 100644
--- a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_columns.scss
+++ b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_columns.scss
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 // Specify the style of the rule between columns e.g. `dotted`.
 // This works like border-style.
 @mixin column-rule-style($s) {
-  @include experimental(rule-style, $s,
+  @include experimental(rule-style, unquote($s),
     -moz, -webkit, -o, not -ms, not -khtml, official
   );
 }
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 // This works like border-color.
 
 @mixin column-rule-color($c) {
-  @include experimental(rule-color, $s,
+  @include experimental(rule-color, unquote($s),
     -moz, -webkit, -o, not -ms, not -khtml, official
   );
 }
diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_transition.scss b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_transition.scss
index 5fe9b354..1984d0f3 100644
--- a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_transition.scss
+++ b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_transition.scss
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ $default-transition-delay: false !default;
 // * also accepts "all" or "none"
 
 @mixin transition-property($properties: $default-transition-property) {
-  @include experimental(transition-property, $properties,
+  @include experimental(transition-property, unquote($properties),
     -moz, -webkit, -o, not -ms, not -khtml, official
   );
 }