diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/text/_fonts.sass b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/text/_fonts.sass
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+//**\\
+  @font-face loading utility
+  
+  Provides custom web fonts that can be referenced by name for any font-family
+  declaration.
+
+  Set up the !font_path variable for where your font-files are stored. You
+  should have files in both .eot and .otf formats.
+
+    +font-face( "Compass Sans Regular", "compass_sans_reg", "CompassSans-Regular" )
+    
+!font_path ||= "/stylesheets/fonts"
+
+=font-face(!family_name, !file_basename, !local_family_name)
+  !file_path = "#{!font_path}/#{!file_basename}"
+  @font-face
+    font-family= "'#{!family_name}'"
+    src= url(!file_path+".eot")
+    src= local("'#{!family_name}'"), local("'#{!local_family_name}'"), url(!file_path+".otf") format('opentype')
diff --git a/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/_text.sass b/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/_text.sass
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--- a/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/_text.sass
+++ b/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/_text.sass
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 @import text/nowrap.sass
 @import text/replacement.sass
+@import text/fonts.sass
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