diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 8a332a1a..1a8ba66c 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ GIT
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    compass (0.11.beta.3.3272dc7)
+    compass (0.11.beta.4.e47fccd)
       chunky_png (~> 1.1.0)
       sass (>= 3.1.0.alpha.249)
 
diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/sprites/_base.scss b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/sprites/_base.scss
index 650431c5..002419f8 100644
--- a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/sprites/_base.scss
+++ b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/sprites/_base.scss
@@ -34,6 +34,21 @@
   @each $sprite-name in $sprite-names {
     $full-sprite-name: if($prefix and $prefix != "", "#{$prefix}-#{$sprite-name}", $sprite-name);
     .#{$full-sprite-name} {
+      @if sprite_has_hover($map, $sprite-name) {
+        &:hover {
+          @include sprite($map, "#{$sprite-name}_hover")
+        }
+      }
+      @if sprite_has_target($map, $sprite-name) {
+        &:target {
+          @include sprite($map, "#{$sprite-name}_target")
+        }
+      }
+      @if sprite_has_active($map, $sprite-name) {
+        &:active {
+          @include sprite($map, "#{$sprite-name}_active")
+        }
+      }
       @if $base-class { @extend #{$base-class}; }
       @include sprite($map, $sprite-name, $dimensions);
     }
diff --git a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/sprites.rb b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/sprites.rb
index ba40afd0..9b3637c9 100644
--- a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/sprites.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/sprites.rb
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ module Compass::SassExtensions::Functions::Sprites
   #
   #     background: url('/images/icons.png?12345678') 0 -24px no-repeat;
   def sprite(map, sprite, offset_x = ZERO, offset_y = ZERO)
-    unless map.is_a?(Compass::SassExtensions::Sprites::Base)
-      missing_sprite!("sprite")
-    end
+    verify_map(map)
     unless sprite.is_a?(Sass::Script::String)
       raise Sass::SyntaxError, %Q(The second argument to sprite() must be a sprite name. See http://beta.compass-style.org/help/tutorials/spriting/ for more information.)
     end
@@ -51,18 +49,15 @@ module Compass::SassExtensions::Functions::Sprites
   # Returns the name of a sprite map
   # The name is derived from the folder than contains the sprites.
   def sprite_map_name(map)
-    unless map.is_a?(Compass::SassExtensions::Sprites::Base)
-      missing_sprite!("sprite-map-name")
-    end
+    verify_map(map, "sprite-map-name")
     Sass::Script::String.new(map.name)
   end
   Sass::Script::Functions.declare :sprite_name, [:sprite]
 
   # Returns the path to the original image file for the sprite with the given name
   def sprite_file(map, sprite)
-    unless map.is_a?(Compass::SassExtensions::Sprites::Base)
-      missing_sprite!("sprite-file")
-    end
+    verify_map(map, "sprite")
+    verify_sprite(sprite)
     if image = map.image_for(sprite.value)
       Sass::Script::String.new(image.relative_file)
     else
@@ -71,11 +66,37 @@ module Compass::SassExtensions::Functions::Sprites
   end
   Sass::Script::Functions.declare :sprite_file, [:map, :sprite]
 
+  # Returns boolean is sprite image has a hover selector
+  def sprite_has_hover(map, sprite)
+    verify_map(map)
+    verify_sprite(sprite)
+    Sass::Script::Bool.new map.has_hover?(sprite)
+  end
+  
+  Sass::Script::Functions.declare :sprite_has_hover, [:map, :sprite]
+
+  # Returns boolean is sprite image has a target selector
+  def sprite_has_target(map, sprite)
+    verify_map(map)
+    verify_sprite(sprite)
+     Sass::Script::Bool.new map.has_target?(sprite)
+  end
+  
+  Sass::Script::Functions.declare :sprite_has_target, [:map, :sprite]
+  
+  # Returns boolean is sprite image has a active selector
+  def sprite_has_active(map, sprite)
+    verify_map(map)
+    verify_sprite(sprite)
+     Sass::Script::Bool.new map.has_active?(sprite)
+  end
+  
+  Sass::Script::Functions.declare :sprite_has_active, [:map, :sprite]
+
+
   # Returns a url to the sprite image.
   def sprite_url(map)
-    unless map.is_a?(Compass::SassExtensions::Sprites::Base)
-      missing_sprite!("sprite-url")
-    end
+    verify_map(map, "sprite-url")
     map.generate
     image_url(Sass::Script::String.new("#{map.path}-#{map.uniqueness_hash}.png"),
               Sass::Script::Bool.new(false),
@@ -103,9 +124,7 @@ module Compass::SassExtensions::Functions::Sprites
   #
   #     background-position: 3px -36px;
   def sprite_position(map, sprite = nil, offset_x = ZERO, offset_y = ZERO)
-    unless map.is_a?(Compass::SassExtensions::Sprites::Base)
-      missing_sprite!("sprite-position")
-    end
+    verify_map(map, "sprite-position")
     unless sprite && sprite.is_a?(Sass::Script::String)
       raise Sass::SyntaxError, %Q(The second argument to sprite-position must be a sprite name. See http://beta.compass-style.org/help/tutorials/spriting/ for more information.)
     end
@@ -134,6 +153,18 @@ module Compass::SassExtensions::Functions::Sprites
 
 protected
 
+  def verify_map(map, error = "sprite")
+    unless map.is_a?(Compass::SassExtensions::Sprites::Base)
+      missing_sprite!(error)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def verify_sprite(sprite)
+    unless sprite.is_a?(Sass::Script::String)
+      raise Sass::SyntaxError, %Q(The second argument to sprite() must be a sprite name. See http://beta.compass-style.org/help/tutorials/spriting/ for more information.)
+    end
+  end
+
   def missing_image!(map, sprite)
     raise Sass::SyntaxError, "No sprite called #{sprite} found in sprite map #{map.path}/#{map.name}. Did you mean one of: #{map.sprite_names.join(", ")}"
   end
diff --git a/spec/sprites_spec.rb b/spec/sprites_spec.rb
index d8944c03..e31a3e68 100644
--- a/spec/sprites_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/sprites_spec.rb
@@ -467,4 +467,41 @@ describe Compass::Sprites do
     CSS
   end
 
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+  it "should render corret sprite with css selectors via issue#248" do
+    css = render <<-SCSS
+      @import "selectors/*.png";
+      @include all-selectors-sprites;
+    SCSS
+    css.should == <<-CSS
+      .selectors-sprite, .selectors-ten-by-ten, .selectors-ten-by-ten_active, .selectors-ten-by-ten_hover, .selectors-ten-by-ten_target {
+        background: url('/selectors-edfef809e2.png') no-repeat;
+      }
+      
+      .selectors-ten-by-ten {
+        background-position: 0 0;
+      }
+      .selectors-ten-by-ten:hover {
+        background-position: 0 -20px;
+      }
+      .selectors-ten-by-ten:target {
+        background-position: 0 -30px;
+      }
+      .selectors-ten-by-ten:active {
+        background-position: 0 -10px;
+      }
+      
+      .selectors-ten-by-ten_active {
+        background-position: 0 -10px;
+      }
+      
+      .selectors-ten-by-ten_hover {
+        background-position: 0 -20px;
+      }
+      
+      .selectors-ten-by-ten_target {
+        background-position: 0 -30px;
+      }
+    CSS
+  end
+
+end