diff --git a/lib/compass/configuration.rb b/lib/compass/configuration.rb
index 920893aa..642cb4ac 100644
--- a/lib/compass/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/configuration.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ module Compass
     ATTRIBUTES = [
       :project_type,
       :project_path,
+      :http_path,
       :css_dir,
       :sass_dir,
       :images_dir,
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ module Compass
       :environment,
       :relative_assets,
       :http_images_path,
+      :http_stylesheets_path,
+      :http_javascripts_path,
       :additional_import_paths,
       :sass_options
     ]
@@ -93,12 +96,12 @@ module Compass
       "images"
     end
 
-    def default_http_images_path
-      "/#{images_dir}"
+    def default_http_path
+      "/"
     end
 
-    def comment_for_http_images_path
-      "# To enable relative image paths using the images_url() function:\n# http_images_path = :relative\n"
+    def comment_for_http_path
+      "# Set this to the root of your project when deployed:\n"
     end
 
     def relative_assets?
@@ -140,6 +143,11 @@ module Compass
       end
     end
 
+    def mk_http_path(path)
+      hp = http_path[0..-2] if http_path[-1..-1] == "/"
+      "#{hp}/#{path}"
+    end
+
     def add_import_path(*paths)
       # The @added_import_paths variable works around an issue where
       # the additional_import_paths gets overwritten during parse
diff --git a/test/configuration_test.rb b/test/configuration_test.rb
index 5ce3a350..0191d9a6 100644
--- a/test/configuration_test.rb
+++ b/test/configuration_test.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ class ConfigurationTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       # Require any additional compass plugins here.
 
       project_type = :stand_alone
+      # Set this to the root of your project when deployed:
+      http_path = "/"
       css_dir = "css"
       sass_dir = "sass"
       images_dir = "img"
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ class ConfigurationTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   def test_additional_import_paths
     contents = <<-CONFIG
+      http_path = "/"
       project_path = "/home/chris/my_compass_project"
       css_dir = "css"
       additional_import_paths = ["../foo"]
@@ -80,11 +83,14 @@ class ConfigurationTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     expected_serialization = <<EXPECTED
 # Require any additional compass plugins here.
 project_path = "/home/chris/my_compass_project"
+# Set this to the root of your project when deployed:
+http_path = "/"
 css_dir = "css"
 # To enable relative paths to assets via compass helper functions. Uncomment:
 # relative_assets = true
 additional_import_paths = ["../foo", "/path/to/my/framework"]
 EXPECTED
+    assert_equal "/", Compass.configuration.http_path
     assert_equal expected_serialization, Compass.configuration.serialize
   end