diff --git a/features/command_line.feature b/features/command_line.feature
index 2e36d081..931f8978 100644
--- a/features/command_line.feature
+++ b/features/command_line.feature
@@ -132,3 +132,15 @@ Feature: Command Line
     And a sass file sass/print.sass is reported unchanged
     And a sass file sass/reset.sass is reported unchanged
     And a sass file sass/utilities.sass is reported unchanged
+
+  Scenario: Recompiling a project with changes
+    Given I am using the existing project in test/fixtures/stylesheets/compass
+    When I run: compass compile
+    And I wait 1 second
+    And I add some sass to sass/layout.sass
+    And I run: compass compile
+    Then a sass file sass/layout.sass is reported compiled
+    And a css file tmp/layout.css is reported overwritten
+    And a sass file sass/print.sass is reported unchanged
+    And a sass file sass/reset.sass is reported unchanged
+    And a sass file sass/utilities.sass is reported unchanged
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/command_line_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/command_line_steps.rb
index 0c5d86f6..65e522ec 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/command_line_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/command_line_steps.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ When /^I wait ([\d.]+) seconds?$/ do |count|
   sleep count.to_f
 end
 
+When /^I add some sass to ([^\s]+)$/ do |filename|
+  open(filename, "w+") do |file|
+    file.puts ".added .some .arbitrary"
+    file.puts "  sass: code"
+  end
+end
+
 # Then postconditions
 Then /^a directory ([^ ]+) is (not )?created$/ do |directory, negated|
   File.directory?(directory).should == !negated
@@ -75,6 +82,10 @@ Then /a \w+ file ([^ ]+) is reported identical/ do |filename|
   @last_result.should =~ /identical #{Regexp.escape(filename)}/
 end
 
+Then /a \w+ file ([^ ]+) is reported overwritten/ do |filename|
+  @last_result.should =~ /overwrite #{Regexp.escape(filename)}/
+end
+
 Then /I am told how to link to ([^ ]+) for media "([^"]+)"/ do |stylesheet, media|
   @last_result.should =~ %r{<link href="#{stylesheet}" media="#{media}" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />}
 end