diff --git a/examples/compass/src/utilities.sass b/examples/compass/src/utilities.sass
index 92b150315a..404a8d6de4 100644
--- a/examples/compass/src/utilities.sass
+++ b/examples/compass/src/utilities.sass
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 @import yui/modules/base.sass
 @import blueprint/modules/grid.sass
 @import blueprint/modules/scaffolding.sass
+@import compass/utilities/text/ellipsis.sass
 
 html
   +yui-base
@@ -67,6 +68,12 @@ h2
     +outer-table-borders(2px, #151A99)
     +inner-table-borders(1px, #151A99)
 
+#ellipsis
+  +column(8, true)
+  td
+    width: 50%
+    +ellipsis
+
 #floats
   +column(16)
   .clearfix-example
diff --git a/examples/compass/utilities.html.haml b/examples/compass/utilities.html.haml
index 0cd663e4ae..2fa72ab14b 100644
--- a/examples/compass/utilities.html.haml
+++ b/examples/compass/utilities.html.haml
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@
                 %td.numeric.even 15.5
                 %td.numeric.odd  16.0
                 %td.numeric.even 17.5
+      #ellipsis
+        .example
+          %h2 Ellipsis
+          %p This long text is truncated at the end of the first line. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
       #floats
         .example
           %h2 Floats
diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/text/_ellipsis.sass b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/text/_ellipsis.sass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01fc3fbce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/text/_ellipsis.sass
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//
+  This technique, by [Justin Maxwell](http://code404.com/), was originally
+  published at http://mattsnider.com/css/css-string-truncation-with-ellipsis/
+  Firefox implementation by [Rikkert Koppes](http://www.rikkertkoppes.com/thoughts/2008/6/)
+
+=ellipsis(!no_wrap = true)
+  @if !no_wrap
+    white-space: nowrap
+  overflow: hidden
+  text-overflow: ellipsis
+  -o-text-overflow: ellipsis
+  -ms-text-overflow: ellipsis
+  -moz-binding= stylesheet_url("xml/ellipsis.xml#ellipsis")
diff --git a/frameworks/compass/templates/ellipsis/ellipsis.sass b/frameworks/compass/templates/ellipsis/ellipsis.sass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47d6fe680c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frameworks/compass/templates/ellipsis/ellipsis.sass
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+@import compass/utilities/text/ellipsis.sass
+
+// You can delete this sass file if you want, it's just an example of how to use the ellipsis mixin.
+// By default, ellipsis text is no-wrap. Pass false as the first argument if you don't want that.
+.ellipsis
+  +ellipsis
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diff --git a/frameworks/compass/templates/ellipsis/manifest.rb b/frameworks/compass/templates/ellipsis/manifest.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de28fcecde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frameworks/compass/templates/ellipsis/manifest.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+file 'xml/ellipsis.xml', :like => :css
+stylesheet 'ellipsis.sass'
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diff --git a/frameworks/compass/templates/ellipsis/xml/ellipsis.xml b/frameworks/compass/templates/ellipsis/xml/ellipsis.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f94b6e254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frameworks/compass/templates/ellipsis/xml/ellipsis.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<bindings
+  xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/xbl"
+  xmlns:xbl="http://www.mozilla.org/xbl"
+  xmlns:xul="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"
+>
+	<binding id="ellipsis">
+		<content>
+			<xul:window>
+				<xul:description crop="end" xbl:inherits="value=xbl:text"><children/></xul:description>
+			</xul:window>
+		</content>
+	</binding>
+</bindings>
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