diff --git a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/renderers/sass.rb b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/renderers/sass.rb
index 5b85c4f3..550db121 100644
--- a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/renderers/sass.rb
+++ b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/renderers/sass.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ module Middleman
           # Default sass options
           app.set :sass, {}
       
+          # Location of SASS .sass_cache directory.
+          # @return [String]
+          #   set :sass_cache_path, "/tmp/middleman-app-name/sass_cache"
+          app.set(:sass_cache_path) { File.join(app.root_path, '.sass_cache') } # runtime compile of path
+      
           app.before_configuration do
             template_extensions :scss => :css,
                                 :sass => :css
diff --git a/middleman-more/features/sass_cache_path.feature b/middleman-more/features/sass_cache_path.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08f0f0ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleman-more/features/sass_cache_path.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Feature: SASS .sass_cache custom location
+
+  Scenario: Using the default location for .sass_cache folder
+    Given the Server is running at "sass-cache-path-default-app"
+
+    When I go to "/stylesheets/plain.css"
+    Then I should see "color: blue;"
+
+    #  TODO:: 
+    #  Not sure how to test this location, as the directory is stored outside of the app root
+    #  during testing, but inside app root in "production"
+
+    # Then a directory named ".sass_cache" should exist
+
+
+  Scenario: Using a custom location for .sass_cache folder
+    Given the Server is running at "sass-cache-path-custom-app"
+
+    When I go to "/stylesheets/plain.css"
+    Then I should see "html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe,"
+
+    Then a directory named "/tmp/middleman-more-custom-sass_cache_path" should exist
diff --git a/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-cache-path-custom-app/config.rb b/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-cache-path-custom-app/config.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed058bd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-cache-path-custom-app/config.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+
+set :sass_cache_path, File.join('/tmp', "#{File.basename(Dir.pwd)}-custom-sass_cache_path")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-cache-path-custom-app/source/stylesheets/plain.css.sass b/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-cache-path-custom-app/source/stylesheets/plain.css.sass
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79115283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-cache-path-custom-app/source/stylesheets/plain.css.sass
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+@import "compass/reset"
+
+red
+  color: blue
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-cache-path-default-app/config.rb b/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-cache-path-default-app/config.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..363c54fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-cache-path-default-app/config.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+# Using default setting
+# set :sass_cache_path, File.join(Dir.pwd, '.sass_cache')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-cache-path-default-app/source/stylesheets/plain.css.sass b/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-cache-path-default-app/source/stylesheets/plain.css.sass
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79115283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleman-more/fixtures/sass-cache-path-default-app/source/stylesheets/plain.css.sass
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+@import "compass/reset"
+
+red
+  color: blue
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/middleman-more/lib/middleman-more/core_extensions/compass.rb b/middleman-more/lib/middleman-more/core_extensions/compass.rb
index 7c488bc5..2735fb08 100644
--- a/middleman-more/lib/middleman-more/core_extensions/compass.rb
+++ b/middleman-more/lib/middleman-more/core_extensions/compass.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Middleman
             ::Compass.configuration do |config|
               config.project_path    = source_dir
               config.environment     = :development
-              config.cache_path      = File.join(root, ".sass-cache")
+              config.cache_path      = sass_cache_path
               config.sass_dir        = css_dir
               config.css_dir         = css_dir
               config.javascripts_dir = js_dir