diff --git a/doc-src/content/CHANGELOG.markdown b/doc-src/content/CHANGELOG.markdown
index 567b9b46..0cfa6243 100644
--- a/doc-src/content/CHANGELOG.markdown
+++ b/doc-src/content/CHANGELOG.markdown
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ The Documentation for the [latest preview release](http://beta.compass-style.org
   subcommand. When provided, the default variables for overriding the sprite
   behavior are not created. Instead, you would change the call to
   `sprite-map()` to customize your sprite map.
+* Rename the `sprite-position` mixin in the new `sprite/base` module to
+  `sprite-background-position` in order avoid a naming conflict with the old
+  sprite module.
 
 0.11.beta.0 (01/09/2011)
 ------------------------
diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/sprites/_base.scss b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/sprites/_base.scss
index bc749162..650431c5 100644
--- a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/sprites/_base.scss
+++ b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/sprites/_base.scss
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // Set the background position of the given sprite `$map` to display the
 // sprite of the given `$sprite` name. You can move the image relative to its
 // natural position by passing `$offset-x` and `$offset-y`.
-@mixin sprite-position($map, $sprite, $offset-x: 0, $offset-y: 0) {
+@mixin sprite-background-position($map, $sprite, $offset-x: 0, $offset-y: 0) {
   background-position: sprite-position($map, $sprite, $offset-x, $offset-y);  
 }
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 //
 //     background: $map no-repeat;
 @mixin sprite($map, $sprite, $dimensions: false, $offset-x: 0, $offset-y: 0) {
-  @include sprite-position($map, $sprite, $offset-x, $offset-y);
+  @include sprite-background-position($map, $sprite, $offset-x, $offset-y);
   @if $dimensions {
     @include sprite-dimensions($map, $sprite);
   }
diff --git a/lib/compass/sprites.rb b/lib/compass/sprites.rb
index 70428fbb..c3ac2d55 100644
--- a/lib/compass/sprites.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/sprites.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ $#{name}-repeat: no-repeat !default;
 
 // Move the background position to display the sprite.
 @mixin #{name}-sprite-position($name, $offset-x: 0, $offset-y: 0) {
-  @include sprite-position($#{name}-sprites, $name, $offset-x, $offset-y)
+  @include sprite-background-position($#{name}-sprites, $name, $offset-x, $offset-y)
 }
 
 // Extends the sprite base class and set the background position for the desired sprite.