diff --git a/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/general/_hacks.sass b/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/general/_hacks.sass
index e3c21fb5..ed2759f2 100644
--- a/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/general/_hacks.sass
+++ b/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/general/_hacks.sass
@@ -4,3 +4,12 @@
   // and this puts it back to block
   &
     display: block
+
+//**
+  IE6 will let the !important property win
+  While all the other browsers won't.
+  TODO: link to blog post
+=bang-hack(!property, !hack_value, !value)
+  #{!property}: #{!hack_value} !important
+  #{!property}: #{!value}
+
diff --git a/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/general/_min.sass b/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/general/_min.sass
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f454547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/general/_min.sass
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+@import hacks.sass
+
+//**
+  Cross browser min-height mixin.
+=min-height(!value)
+  +hacked-minimum("height", !value)
+
+//**
+  Cross browser min-width mixin.
+=min-width(!value)
+  +hacked-minimum("width", !value)
+
+// @private This mixin is not meant to be used directly.
+=hacked-minimum(!property, !value)
+  min-#{!property}= !value
+  +bang-hack(!property, !value, 'auto')
+