diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_images.scss b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_images.scss
index d801576a..497a3f34 100644
--- a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_images.scss
+++ b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_images.scss
@@ -40,5 +40,13 @@
   @if $experimental-support-for-mozilla and prefixed(-moz,    $value) { list-style-image:    -moz($value); }
   @if $experimental-support-for-webkit  and prefixed(-webkit, $value) { list-style-image: -webkit($value); }
   @if $experimental-support-for-svg     and prefixed(-svg,    $value) { list-style-image:    -svg($value); }
-                                                                        list-style-image:         $value  ;
+                                                                        list-style-image:         $value ;
+}
+
+@mixin content($value) {
+  $value: -compass-list($value);
+  @if $experimental-support-for-mozilla and prefixed(-moz,    $value) { content:    -moz($value); }
+  @if $experimental-support-for-webkit  and prefixed(-webkit, $value) { content: -webkit($value); }
+  @if $experimental-support-for-svg     and prefixed(-svg,    $value) { content:    -svg($value); }
+                                                                        content:         $value ;
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/stylesheets/compass/css/gradients.css b/test/fixtures/stylesheets/compass/css/gradients.css
index 6c962422..c00df693 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/stylesheets/compass/css/gradients.css
+++ b/test/fixtures/stylesheets/compass/css/gradients.css
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@
   list-style-image: outside url('data:image/svg+xml;base64,PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0idXRmLTgiPz4gPHN2ZyB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyI+PGRlZnM+PHJhZGlhbEdyYWRpZW50IGlkPSJncmFkIiBncmFkaWVudFVuaXRzPSJ1c2VyU3BhY2VPblVzZSIgY3g9IjUwJSIgY3k9IjUwJSIgcj0iMTAiPjxzdG9wIG9mZnNldD0iMCUiIHN0b3AtY29sb3I9IiMwMGZmMDAiLz48c3RvcCBvZmZzZXQ9IjEwMCUiIHN0b3AtY29sb3I9IiNmZjAwMDAiLz48L3JhZGlhbEdyYWRpZW50PjwvZGVmcz48cmVjdCB4PSIwIiB5PSIwIiB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAlIiBmaWxsPSJ1cmwoI2dyYWQpIiAvPjwvc3ZnPiA=');
   list-style-image: outside radial-gradient(#00ff00 0%, #ff0000 10px); }
 
+.content-plain {
+  content: "asdf"; }
+
+.content-with-gradient {
+  content: -moz-radial-gradient(#00ff00, #ff0000 10px);
+  content: -webkit-gradient(radial, 50% 50%, 0, 50% 50%, 10, color-stop(0%, #00ff00), color-stop(100%, #ff0000));
+  content: url('data:image/svg+xml;base64,PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0idXRmLTgiPz4gPHN2ZyB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyI+PGRlZnM+PHJhZGlhbEdyYWRpZW50IGlkPSJncmFkIiBncmFkaWVudFVuaXRzPSJ1c2VyU3BhY2VPblVzZSIgY3g9IjUwJSIgY3k9IjUwJSIgcj0iMTAiPjxzdG9wIG9mZnNldD0iMCUiIHN0b3AtY29sb3I9IiMwMGZmMDAiLz48c3RvcCBvZmZzZXQ9IjEwMCUiIHN0b3AtY29sb3I9IiNmZjAwMDAiLz48L3JhZGlhbEdyYWRpZW50PjwvZGVmcz48cmVjdCB4PSIwIiB5PSIwIiB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAlIiBmaWxsPSJ1cmwoI2dyYWQpIiAvPjwvc3ZnPiA=');
+  content: radial-gradient(#00ff00 0%, #ff0000 10px); }
+
 .bg-linear-gradient-no-position {
   background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#dddddd, #aaaaaa);
   background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 50% 0%, 50% 100%, color-stop(0%, #dddddd), color-stop(100%, #aaaaaa));
diff --git a/test/fixtures/stylesheets/compass/sass/gradients.sass b/test/fixtures/stylesheets/compass/sass/gradients.sass
index 08f67cc9..34cb4a0e 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/stylesheets/compass/sass/gradients.sass
+++ b/test/fixtures/stylesheets/compass/sass/gradients.sass
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ $experimental-support-for-svg: true
   // Note: I haven't seen a browser render this correctly, but they should eventually.
   +list-style(outside radial-gradient(lime, red 10px))
 
+.content-plain
+  +content("asdf")
+
+.content-with-gradient
+  +content(radial-gradient(lime, red 10px))
+
 $experimental-support-for-svg: false
 
 .bg-linear-gradient-no-position