diff --git a/lib/compass/installers/base.rb b/lib/compass/installers/base.rb
index e27dc2d0..28a2435f 100644
--- a/lib/compass/installers/base.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/installers/base.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module Compass
         self.logger = options[:logger]
       end
 
-      [:css_dir, :sass_dir, :images_dir, :javascripts_dir, :http_stylesheets_path].each do |dir|
+      [:css_dir, :sass_dir, :images_dir, :javascripts_dir, :http_stylesheets_path, :fonts_dir].each do |dir|
         define_method dir do
           Compass.configuration.send(dir)
         end
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ module Compass
         "#{javascripts_dir}/#{to}"
       end
 
+      installer :font do |to|
+        "#{fonts_dir}/#{to}"
+      end
+
       installer :file do |to|
         "#{pattern_name_as_dir}#{to}"
       end
diff --git a/lib/compass/installers/manifest.rb b/lib/compass/installers/manifest.rb
index eb664a7d..4324be66 100644
--- a/lib/compass/installers/manifest.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/installers/manifest.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ module Compass
       type :stylesheet
       type :image
       type :javascript
+      type :font
       type :file
       type :html