diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index f5264999..6042394b 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ GIT
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    compass (0.11.beta.3.eba8611)
+    compass (0.11.beta.3.f8197c5)
       chunky_png (~> 1.1.0)
       sass (>= 3.1.0.alpha.249)
 
diff --git a/lib/compass.rb b/lib/compass.rb
index 5ce7268d..952c0627 100644
--- a/lib/compass.rb
+++ b/lib/compass.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ module Compass
   extend QuickCache
 end
 
-%w(configuration frameworks app_integration actions compiler sprites).each do |lib|
+%w(configuration frameworks app_integration actions compiler).each do |lib|
   require "compass/#{lib}"
 end
diff --git a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites.rb b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites.rb
index 0bf1f30d..85765179 100644
--- a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require 'digest/md5'
+require 'compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites'
+require 'compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprite_map'
 require 'compass/sass_extensions/sprites/image'
 require 'compass/sass_extensions/sprites/base'
 require 'compass/sass_extensions/sprites/engines'
diff --git a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/base.rb b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/base.rb
index 8a35b040..e2f7251e 100644
--- a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/base.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/base.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require 'compass/sprite_map'
-
 module Compass
   module SassExtensions
     module Sprites
diff --git a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprite_map.rb b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprite_map.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ece478a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprite_map.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+module Compass
+  class SpriteMap
+    attr_reader :uri, :options
+
+    def initialize(uri, options)
+      @uri, @options = uri, options
+    end
+
+    def name
+      ensure_path_and_name!
+      @name
+    end
+
+    def path
+      ensure_path_and_name!
+      @path
+    end
+
+    def files
+      @files ||= Dir[File.join(Compass.configuration.images_path, uri)].sort
+    end
+
+    def sprite_names
+      @sprite_names ||= files.collect { |file| File.basename(file, '.png') }
+    end
+
+    def sass_options
+      @sass_options ||= options.merge(:filename => name, :syntax => :scss, :importer => self)
+    end
+
+    def mtime
+      Compass.quick_cache("mtime:#{uri}") do
+        files.collect { |file| File.mtime(file) }.max
+      end
+    end
+
+    def sass_engine
+      Sass::Engine.new(content_for_images, options)
+    end
+
+    private
+    def ensure_path_and_name!
+      return if @path && @name
+      uri =~ %r{((.+/)?(.+))/(.+?)\.png}
+      @path, @name = $1, $3
+    end
+
+    def content_for_images(skip_overrides = false)
+      <<-SCSS
+@import "compass/utilities/sprites/base";
+
+// General Sprite Defaults
+// You can override them before you import this file.
+$#{name}-sprite-base-class: ".#{name}-sprite" !default;
+$#{name}-sprite-dimensions: false !default;
+$#{name}-position: 0% !default;
+$#{name}-spacing: 0 !default;
+$#{name}-repeat: no-repeat !default;
+$#{name}-prefix: '' !default;
+
+#{skip_overrides ? "$#{name}-sprites: sprite-map(\"#{uri}\");" : generate_overrides }
+
+// All sprites should extend this class
+// The #{name}-sprite mixin will do so for you.
+\#{$#{name}-sprite-base-class} {
+  background: $#{name}-sprites no-repeat;
+}
+
+// Use this to set the dimensions of an element
+// based on the size of the original image.
+@mixin #{name}-sprite-dimensions($name) {
+  @include sprite-dimensions($#{name}-sprites, $name)
+}
+
+// Move the background position to display the sprite.
+@mixin #{name}-sprite-position($name, $offset-x: 0, $offset-y: 0) {
+  @include sprite-background-position($#{name}-sprites, $name, $offset-x, $offset-y)
+}
+
+// Extends the sprite base class and set the background position for the desired sprite.
+// It will also apply the image dimensions if $dimensions is true.
+@mixin #{name}-sprite($name, $dimensions: $#{name}-sprite-dimensions, $offset-x: 0, $offset-y: 0) {
+  @extend \#{$#{name}-sprite-base-class};
+  @include sprite($#{name}-sprites, $name, $dimensions, $offset-x, $offset-y)
+}
+
+@mixin #{name}-sprites($sprite-names, $dimensions: $#{name}-sprite-dimensions, $prefix: sprite-map-name($#{name}-sprites)) {
+  @include sprites($#{name}-sprites, $sprite-names, $#{name}-sprite-base-class, $dimensions, $prefix)
+}
+
+// Generates a class for each sprited image.
+@mixin all-#{name}-sprites($dimensions: $#{name}-sprite-dimensions, $prefix: sprite-map-name($#{name}-sprites)) {
+  @include #{name}-sprites(#{sprite_names.join(" ")}, $dimensions, $prefix);
+}
+SCSS
+    end
+
+    def generate_overrides
+      content = <<-TXT
+// These variables control the generated sprite output
+// You can override them selectively before you import this file.
+      TXT
+      sprite_names.map do |sprite_name| 
+        content += <<-SCSS
+$#{name}-#{sprite_name}-position: $#{name}-position !default;
+$#{name}-#{sprite_name}-spacing: $#{name}-spacing !default;
+$#{name}-#{sprite_name}-repeat: $#{name}-repeat !default;
+        SCSS
+      end.join
+
+      content += "\n$#{name}-sprites: sprite-map(\"#{uri}\",\n"
+      content += sprite_names.map do |sprite_name| 
+%Q{  $#{sprite_name}-position: $#{name}-#{sprite_name}-position,
+  $#{sprite_name}-spacing: $#{name}-#{sprite_name}-spacing,
+  $#{sprite_name}-repeat: $#{name}-#{sprite_name}-repeat}
+      end.join(",\n")
+      content += ");"
+    end
+  end
+end
+
diff --git a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites.rb b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5dea8570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+module Compass
+  class Sprites < Sass::Importers::Base
+    def find_relative(*args)
+      nil
+    end
+
+    def find(uri, options)
+      if uri =~ /\.png$/
+        SpriteMap.new(uri, options).sass_engine
+      end
+    end
+
+    def key(uri, options)
+      [self.class.name + ":" + File.dirname(File.expand_path(uri)),
+        File.basename(uri)]
+    end
+
+    def mtime(uri, options)
+      SpriteMap.new(uri, options).mtime
+    end
+    
+    def to_s
+      ""
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprite_map_spec.rb b/spec/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprite_map_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1136e9a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprite_map_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'fakefs/spec_helpers'
+require 'timecop'
+
+describe Compass::SpriteMap do
+  include FakeFS::SpecHelpers
+
+  let(:sprite_map) { self.class.describes.new(uri, options) }
+  let(:options) { { :test => :test2 } }
+
+  subject { sprite_map }
+
+  let(:path) { 'path' }
+  let(:dir) { "dir/#{name}" }
+  let(:name) { 'subdir' }
+
+  let(:sprite_path) { File.join(path, dir) }
+  let(:files) { (1..3).collect { |i| File.join(sprite_path, "#{i}.png") } }
+  let(:expanded_files) { files.collect { |file| File.expand_path(file) } }
+
+  let(:configuration) { stub(:images_path => path) }
+  let(:mtime) { Time.now - 30 }
+
+  before {
+    Compass.stubs(:configuration).returns(configuration)
+
+    FileUtils.mkdir_p(sprite_path)
+    Timecop.freeze(mtime) do
+      files.each { |file| File.open(file, 'w') }
+    end
+    Timecop.return
+  }
+
+  describe '#initialize' do
+    let(:uri) { 'dir/subdir/*.png' }
+
+    its(:uri) { should == uri }
+    its(:path) { should == dir }
+    its(:name) { should == name }
+
+    its(:files) { should == expanded_files }
+
+    its(:sass_options) { should == options.merge(:filename => name, :syntax => :scss, :importer => sprite_map) }
+
+    its(:mtime) { should == mtime }
+
+    it "should have a test for the sass engine" do
+      pending 'sass'
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites_spec.rb b/spec/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9246d8d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'fakefs/spec_helpers'
+
+describe Compass::Sprites do
+end
diff --git a/spec/sprites_spec.rb b/spec/sprites_spec.rb
index 0c8fd94c..ec6555ea 100644
--- a/spec/sprites_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/sprites_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/spec_helper')
-require "compass/sprites"
 require 'digest/md5'
 
 describe Compass::Sprites do