diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/lists/_horizontal-list.scss b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/lists/_horizontal-list.scss
index fcc5af2f..5e98b718 100644
--- a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/lists/_horizontal-list.scss
+++ b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/lists/_horizontal-list.scss
@@ -32,21 +32,21 @@
 // :last-child is not fully supported
 // see http://www.quirksmode.org/css/contents.html#t29 for the support matrix
 
-@mixin horizontal-list-item($padding: 4px) {
+@mixin horizontal-list-item($padding: 4px, $direction: left) {
   @include no-bullet;
   white-space: nowrap;
-  @include float-left;
+  @include float($direction);
   padding: {
     left: $padding;
-    right: $padding; };
-  &:first-child, &.first {
-    padding-left: 0px; }
-  &:last-child, &.last {
-    padding-right: 0px; } }
+    right: $padding;
+  };
+  &:first-child, &.first { padding-#{$direction}: 0px; }
+  &:last-child, &.last   { padding-#{opposite-position($direction)}: 0px; }
+}
 
 // A list(ol,ul) that is layed out such that the elements are floated left and won't wrap.
 // This is not an inline list.
-@mixin horizontal-list($padding: 4px) {
+@mixin horizontal-list($padding: 4px, $direction: left) {
   @include horizontal-list-container;
   li {
-    @include horizontal-list-item($padding); } }
+    @include horizontal-list-item($padding, $direction); } }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/stylesheets/compass/css/lists.css b/test/fixtures/stylesheets/compass/css/lists.css
index e231f011..1373fc93 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/stylesheets/compass/css/lists.css
+++ b/test/fixtures/stylesheets/compass/css/lists.css
@@ -44,6 +44,29 @@ ul.wide-horizontal {
     ul.wide-horizontal li:last-child, ul.wide-horizontal li.last {
       padding-right: 0px; }
 
+ul.right-horizontal {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  border: 0;
+  outline: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  display: inline-block; }
+  ul.right-horizontal {
+    display: block; }
+  ul.right-horizontal li {
+    list-style-image: none;
+    list-style-type: none;
+    margin-left: 0px;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    display: inline;
+    float: right;
+    padding-left: 4px;
+    padding-right: 4px; }
+    ul.right-horizontal li:first-child, ul.right-horizontal li.first {
+      padding-right: 0px; }
+    ul.right-horizontal li:last-child, ul.right-horizontal li.last {
+      padding-left: 0px; }
+
 ul.inline {
   list-style-type: none; }
   ul.inline, ul.inline li {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/stylesheets/compass/sass/lists.scss b/test/fixtures/stylesheets/compass/sass/lists.scss
index f9acf4b4..3d9b1de6 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/stylesheets/compass/sass/lists.scss
+++ b/test/fixtures/stylesheets/compass/sass/lists.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 @import "compass/utilities/lists";
 
-ul.horizontal      { @include horizontal-list;           }
-ul.wide-horizontal { @include horizontal-list(10px);     }
-ul.inline          { @include inline-list;               }
-ul.comma           { @include comma-delimited-list;      }
-ul.no-bullets      { @include no-bullets;                }
-ul.pretty          { @include pretty-bullets("4x6.png"); }
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+ul.horizontal       { @include horizontal-list;             }
+ul.wide-horizontal  { @include horizontal-list(10px);       }
+ul.right-horizontal { @include horizontal-list(4px, right); }
+ul.inline           { @include inline-list;                 }
+ul.comma            { @include comma-delimited-list;        }
+ul.no-bullets       { @include no-bullets;                  }
+ul.pretty           { @include pretty-bullets("4x6.png");   }
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