diff --git a/doc-src/content/CHANGELOG.markdown b/doc-src/content/CHANGELOG.markdown
index 5e587f5b..8a1d9eff 100644
--- a/doc-src/content/CHANGELOG.markdown
+++ b/doc-src/content/CHANGELOG.markdown
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ COMPASS CHANGELOG
 * HTML5 reset includes box-model reset for newer browsers.
 * Fix encoding issue for ruby 1.9 users of the font-face mixin.
 * Make it easier to disable the asset cache buster: `asset_cache_buster :none`
+* Can now set `$padding` to `false` to make the `horizontal-list` mixin skip the
+  padding properties.
 
 0.10.5 (08/29/2010)
 -------------------
diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/lists/_horizontal-list.scss b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/lists/_horizontal-list.scss
index 5e98b718..297e895a 100644
--- a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/lists/_horizontal-list.scss
+++ b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/lists/_horizontal-list.scss
@@ -31,21 +31,26 @@
 //
 // :last-child is not fully supported
 // see http://www.quirksmode.org/css/contents.html#t29 for the support matrix
-
+//
+// Setting `$padding` to `false` disables the padding between list elements
 @mixin horizontal-list-item($padding: 4px, $direction: left) {
   @include no-bullet;
   white-space: nowrap;
   @include float($direction);
-  padding: {
-    left: $padding;
-    right: $padding;
-  };
-  &:first-child, &.first { padding-#{$direction}: 0px; }
-  &:last-child, &.last   { padding-#{opposite-position($direction)}: 0px; }
+  @if $padding {
+    padding: {
+      left: $padding;
+      right: $padding;
+    }
+    &:first-child, &.first { padding-#{$direction}: 0; }
+    &:last-child, &.last   { padding-#{opposite-position($direction)}: 0; }
+  }
 }
 
 // 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.
+//
+// Setting `$padding` to `false` disables the padding between list elements
 @mixin horizontal-list($padding: 4px, $direction: left) {
   @include horizontal-list-container;
   li {