diff --git a/hamlpy/nodes.py b/hamlpy/nodes.py
index a5e7e4a..b286825 100644
--- a/hamlpy/nodes.py
+++ b/hamlpy/nodes.py
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
 except ImportError, e:
     _markdown_available = False
 
+try:
+    from sassin import compile_with_scss as sass_compile
+    _sass_available = True
+except ImportError, e:
+    _sass_available = False
+
 class NotAvailableError(Exception):
     pass
 
@@ -45,6 +51,8 @@ class NotAvailableError(Exception):
 MARKDOWN_FILTER = ':markdown'
 CDATA_FILTER = ':cdata'
 PYGMENTS_FILTER = ':highlight'
+SCSS_FILTER = ':scss'
+SASS_FILTER = ':sass'
 
 ELEMENT_CHARACTERS = (ELEMENT, ID, CLASS)
 
@@ -111,6 +119,9 @@ def create_node(haml_line):
     if stripped_line == MARKDOWN_FILTER:
         return MarkdownFilterNode(haml_line)
 
+    if stripped_line == SASS_FILTER:
+        return SassFilterNode(haml_line)
+
     return PlaintextNode(haml_line)
 
 class TreeNode(object):
@@ -604,3 +615,20 @@ def _render(self):
             self.before += markdown( ''.join(lines))
         else:
             self.after = self.render_newlines()
+
+class SassFilterNode(FilterNode):
+    def _render(self):
+        if self.children:
+            if not _sass_available:
+                raise NotAvailableError("Markdown is not available")
+
+            self.before = '<style type=%(attr_wrapper)stext/css%(attr_wrapper)s>\n/*<![CDATA[*/%(new_lines)s' % {
+                'attr_wrapper': self.attr_wrapper,
+                'new_lines': self.render_newlines(),
+            }
+            self.after = '/*]]>*/\n</style>\n'
+            indent_offset = len(self.children[0].spaces)
+            text = ''.join(''.join([c.spaces[indent_offset:], c.haml, c.render_newlines()]) for c in self.children)
+            self.before += sass_compile(text)
+        else:
+            self.after = self.render_newlines()
diff --git a/hamlpy/test/templates/filtersSass.hamlpy b/hamlpy/test/templates/filtersSass.hamlpy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a15ce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hamlpy/test/templates/filtersSass.hamlpy
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+:sass
+  $highlight: #9F2
+  /* our special border
+  @mixin big-border
+    border: 3px solid $highlightcolor
+  #main, 
+  #another_main
+    font:
+      color: $highlight
+    @include big-border
+
diff --git a/hamlpy/test/templates/filtersSass.html b/hamlpy/test/templates/filtersSass.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76e92f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hamlpy/test/templates/filtersSass.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<style type='text/css'>
+/*<![CDATA[*/
+#another_main, #main {
+  font-color: #99ff22;
+  border: 3px solid $highlightcolor;
+}
+/*]]>*/
+</style>
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