diff --git a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/application.rb b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/application.rb
index dcf9bf1e..68ad2623 100644
--- a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/application.rb
+++ b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/application.rb
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ module Middleman
     # @return [String]
     set :css_dir,     "stylesheets"
 
+    # Location of SASS/SCSS files external to source directory.
+    # @return [Array]
+    #   set :sass_assets_paths, ["#{root}/assets/sass/", "/path/2/external/sass/repository/"]
+    set :sass_assets_paths, []
+
     # Location of images within source. Used by HTML helpers and Compass.
     # @return [String]
     set :images_dir,  "images"
diff --git a/middleman-more/features/sass-assets-paths.feature b/middleman-more/features/sass-assets-paths.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a28baae9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleman-more/features/sass-assets-paths.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Feature: Support SASS assets paths
+ In order to import common shared assets when writing Sass
+
+ Scenario: Importing assets from 'assets/stylesheets/' directory in app root
+   Given the Server is running at "sass-assets-path-app"
+   When I go to "/stylesheets/plain.css"
+   Then I should see "color: green;"
+   Then I should see "/* Works with shared SCSS assets from APPROOT/assets/stylesheets/_shared-asset.scss */"
+   Then I should see "/* Works with shared SASS assets from APPROOT/assets/stylesheets/_shared-asset.sass */"
+   Then I should see "font-size: 18px"
+   Then I should see "/* Works with shared SASS assets from external source directory */"
diff --git a/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-assets-path-app/assets/stylesheets/_shared-asset.sass b/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-assets-path-app/assets/stylesheets/_shared-asset.sass
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb909705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-assets-path-app/assets/stylesheets/_shared-asset.sass
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* Works with shared SASS assets from APPROOT/assets/stylesheets/_shared-asset.sass */
diff --git a/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-assets-path-app/assets/stylesheets/_shared-asset.scss b/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-assets-path-app/assets/stylesheets/_shared-asset.scss
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c3708ac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-assets-path-app/assets/stylesheets/_shared-asset.scss
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* Works with shared SCSS assets from APPROOT/assets/stylesheets/_shared-asset.scss */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-assets-path-app/config.rb b/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-assets-path-app/config.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b1bc2c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-assets-path-app/config.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+set :sass_assets_paths, [
+  "#{root}/assets/stylesheets/", 
+  # load from another app within gem source
+  "#{File.dirname(File.dirname(File.dirname(File.dirname(__FILE__))))}/fixtures/preview-app/source/stylesheets/"
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-assets-path-app/source/stylesheets/plain.css.sass b/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-assets-path-app/source/stylesheets/plain.css.sass
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c6d731b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-assets-path-app/source/stylesheets/plain.css.sass
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+red
+ color: green
+ 
+/* imports below 
+
+// SCSS with extension
+@import "_shared-asset.scss"
+
+// without extension
+@import "shared-asset"
+
+// imported from outside of local 'assets/' directory
+@import "_partial.sass"
+
+/* Works with shared SASS assets from external source directory */
diff --git a/middleman-more/lib/middleman-more/core_extensions/compass.rb b/middleman-more/lib/middleman-more/core_extensions/compass.rb
index 2735fb08..98e2ac57 100644
--- a/middleman-more/lib/middleman-more/core_extensions/compass.rb
+++ b/middleman-more/lib/middleman-more/core_extensions/compass.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ module Middleman
               config.environment     = :development
               config.cache_path      = sass_cache_path
               config.sass_dir        = css_dir
+              config.additional_import_paths = sass_assets_paths
               config.css_dir         = css_dir
               config.javascripts_dir = js_dir
               config.fonts_dir       = fonts_dir