diff --git a/mode/sass/index.html b/mode/sass/index.html
index 9f4a79022101d18a660bb6d4d391786726205837..6305649e5cef3a8ea89dfc5657ce280aa5c717b3 100644
--- a/mode/sass/index.html
+++ b/mode/sass/index.html
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../lib/codemirror.css">
 <script src="../../lib/codemirror.js"></script>
 <script src="../../addon/edit/matchbrackets.js"></script>
+<script src="../css/css.js"></script>
 <script src="sass.js"></script>
 <style>.CodeMirror {border: 1px solid #ddd; font-size:12px; height: 400px}</style>
 <div id=nav>
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ body
     <script>
       var editor = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(document.getElementById("code"), {
         lineNumbers : true,
-        matchBrackets : true
+        matchBrackets : true,
+        mode: "sass"
       });
     </script>
 
diff --git a/mode/sass/sass.js b/mode/sass/sass.js
index 6973ece292b09016a42197a81e3e0958ecd7de13..d2d25029681088739d48cb48b33d0997e1b7d7c0 100644
--- a/mode/sass/sass.js
+++ b/mode/sass/sass.js
@@ -3,19 +3,33 @@
 
 (function(mod) {
   if (typeof exports == "object" && typeof module == "object") // CommonJS
-    mod(require("../../lib/codemirror"));
+    mod(require("../../lib/codemirror"), require("../css/css"));
   else if (typeof define == "function" && define.amd) // AMD
-    define(["../../lib/codemirror"], mod);
+    define(["../../lib/codemirror", "../css/css"], mod);
   else // Plain browser env
     mod(CodeMirror);
 })(function(CodeMirror) {
 "use strict";
 
 CodeMirror.defineMode("sass", function(config) {
+  var cssMode = CodeMirror.mimeModes["text/css"];
+  var propertyKeywords = cssMode.propertyKeywords || {},
+      colorKeywords = cssMode.colorKeywords || {},
+      valueKeywords = cssMode.valueKeywords || {};
+
   function tokenRegexp(words) {
     return new RegExp("^" + words.join("|"));
   }
 
+  function propWithVendorPrefix(keyset, string) {
+    if (string.indexOf('-') !== 0) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    var unvendored = string.substring(string.indexOf("-", 1) + 1);
+    return keyset.hasOwnProperty(unvendored);
+  }
+
   var keywords = ["true", "false", "null", "auto"];
   var keywordsRegexp = new RegExp("^" + keywords.join("|"));
 
@@ -25,6 +39,8 @@ CodeMirror.defineMode("sass", function(config) {
 
   var pseudoElementsRegexp = /^::?[a-zA-Z_][\w\-]*/;
 
+  var word;
+
   function urlTokens(stream, state) {
     var ch = stream.peek();
 
@@ -151,10 +167,10 @@ CodeMirror.defineMode("sass", function(config) {
         stream.next();
         if (stream.match(/^[\w-]+/)) {
           indent(state);
-          return "atom";
+          return "qualifier";
         } else if (stream.peek() === "#") {
           indent(state);
-          return "atom";
+          return "tag";
         }
       }
 
@@ -163,11 +179,11 @@ CodeMirror.defineMode("sass", function(config) {
         // ID selectors
         if (stream.match(/^[\w-]+/)) {
           indent(state);
-          return "atom";
+          return "builtin";
         }
         if (stream.peek() === "#") {
           indent(state);
-          return "atom";
+          return "tag";
         }
       }
 
@@ -220,31 +236,42 @@ CodeMirror.defineMode("sass", function(config) {
       // Indent Directives
       if (stream.match(/^@(else if|if|media|else|for|each|while|mixin|function)/)) {
         indent(state);
-        return "meta";
+        return "def";
       }
 
       // Other Directives
       if (ch === "@") {
         stream.next();
         stream.eatWhile(/[\w-]/);
-        return "meta";
+        return "def";
       }
 
       if (stream.eatWhile(/[\w-]/)){
         if(stream.match(/ *: *[\w-\+\$#!\("']/,false)){
-          return "property";
+          word = stream.current().toLowerCase();
+          var prop = state.prevProp + "-" + word;
+          if (propertyKeywords.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
+            return "property";
+          } else if (propertyKeywords.hasOwnProperty(word)) {
+            state.prevProp = word;
+            return "property";
+          } else if (propWithVendorPrefix(propertyKeywords, word)) {
+            return "property";
+          }
+          return "tag";
         }
         else if(stream.match(/ *:/,false)){
           indent(state);
           state.cursorHalf = 1;
-          return "atom";
+          state.prevProp = stream.current().toLowerCase();
+          return "property";
         }
         else if(stream.match(/ *,/,false)){
-          return "atom";
+          return "tag";
         }
         else{
           indent(state);
-          return "atom";
+          return "tag";
         }
       }
 
@@ -309,20 +336,18 @@ CodeMirror.defineMode("sass", function(config) {
         if(!stream.peek()){
           state.cursorHalf = 0;
         }
-        return "variable-3";
+        return "variable-2";
       }
 
       // bang character for !important, !default, etc.
       if (ch === "!") {
         stream.next();
-        if(!stream.peek()){
-          state.cursorHalf = 0;
-        }
+        state.cursorHalf = 0;
         return stream.match(/^[\w]+/) ? "keyword": "operator";
       }
 
       if (stream.match(opRegexp)){
-        if(!stream.peek()){
+        if(!stream.peek() || stream.match(/\s+$/, false)){
           state.cursorHalf = 0;
         }
         return "operator";
@@ -333,7 +358,17 @@ CodeMirror.defineMode("sass", function(config) {
         if(!stream.peek()){
           state.cursorHalf = 0;
         }
-        return "attribute";
+        word = stream.current().toLowerCase();
+        if (valueKeywords.hasOwnProperty(word)) {
+          return "atom";
+        } else if (colorKeywords.hasOwnProperty(word)) {
+          return "keyword";
+        } else if (propertyKeywords.hasOwnProperty(word)) {
+          state.prevProp = stream.current().toLowerCase();
+          return "property";
+        } else {
+          return "tag";
+        }
       }
 
       //stream.eatSpace();
diff --git a/mode/sass/test.js b/mode/sass/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..56ba006415e6e7b70980ee8cb4a6f8da8fa1fa75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mode/sass/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+// CodeMirror, copyright (c) by Marijn Haverbeke and others
+// Distributed under an MIT license: http://codemirror.net/LICENSE
+
+(function() {
+  var mode = CodeMirror.getMode({indentUnit: 2}, "sass");
+  // Since Sass has an indent-based syntax, is almost impossible to test correctly the indentation in all cases.
+  // So disable it for tests.
+  mode.indent = undefined;
+  function MT(name) { test.mode(name, mode, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1)); }
+
+  MT("comment",
+     "[comment // this is a comment]",
+     "[comment   also this is a comment]")
+
+  MT("comment_multiline",
+     "[comment /* this is a comment]",
+     "[comment   also this is a comment]")
+
+  MT("variable",
+     "[variable-2 $page-width][operator :] [number 800][unit px]")
+
+  MT("global_attributes",
+     "[tag body]",
+     "  [property font][operator :]",
+     "    [property family][operator :] [atom sans-serif]",
+     "    [property size][operator :] [number 30][unit em]",
+     "    [property weight][operator :] [atom bold]")
+
+  MT("scoped_styles",
+     "[builtin #contents]",
+     "  [property width][operator :] [variable-2 $page-width]",
+     "  [builtin #sidebar]",
+     "    [property float][operator :] [atom right]",
+     "    [property width][operator :] [variable-2 $sidebar-width]",
+     "  [builtin #main]",
+     "    [property width][operator :] [variable-2 $page-width] [operator -] [variable-2 $sidebar-width]",
+     "    [property background][operator :] [variable-2 $primary-color]",
+     "    [tag h2]",
+     "      [property color][operator :] [keyword blue]")
+
+  // Sass allows to write the colon as first char instead of a "separator".
+  //   :color red
+  // Not supported
+  // MT("property_syntax",
+  //    "[qualifier .foo]",
+  //    "  [operator :][property color] [keyword red]")
+
+  MT("import",
+     "[def @import] [string \"sass/variables\"]",
+     // Probably it should parsed as above: as a string even without the " or '
+     // "[def @import] [string sass/baz]"
+     "[def @import] [tag sass][operator /][tag baz]")
+
+  MT("def",
+     "[def @if] [variable-2 $foo] [def @else]")
+
+  MT("tag_on_more_lines",
+    "[tag td],",
+    "[tag th]",
+    "  [property font-family][operator :] [string \"Arial\"], [atom serif]")
+
+  MT("important",
+     "[qualifier .foo]",
+     "  [property text-decoration][operator :] [atom none] [keyword !important]",
+     "[tag h1]",
+     "  [property font-size][operator :] [number 2.5][unit em]")
+
+  MT("selector",
+     // SCSS uses variable-3
+     // "[tag h1]:[variable-3 before],",
+     // "[tag h2]:[variable-3 before]",
+     "[tag h1][keyword :before],",
+     "[tag h2][keyword :before]",
+     "  [property content][operator :] [string \"::\"]")
+
+  MT("definition_mixin_equal",
+     "[variable-2 $defined-bs-type][operator :] [atom border-box] [keyword !default]",
+     "[meta =bs][operator (][variable-2 $bs-type][operator :] [variable-2 $defined-bs-type][operator )]",
+     // The vendor prefix is highlighted as "meta" in CSS mode
+     // "  [meta -webkit-][property box-sizing][operator :] [variable-2 $bs-type]",
+     "  [property -webkit-box-sizing][operator :] [variable-2 $bs-type]",
+     "  [property box-sizing][operator :] [variable-2 $bs-type]")
+
+  MT("definition_mixin_with_space",
+     "[variable-2 $defined-bs-type][operator :] [atom border-box] [keyword !default]",
+     "[def @mixin] [tag bs][operator (][variable-2 $bs-type][operator :] [variable-2 $defined-bs-type][operator )] ",
+     // The vendor prefix is highlighted as "meta" in CSS mode
+     // "  [meta -moz-][property box-sizing][operator :] [variable-2 $bs-type]",
+     "  [property -moz-box-sizing][operator :] [variable-2 $bs-type]",
+     "  [property box-sizing][operator :] [variable-2 $bs-type]")
+
+  MT("numbers_start_dot_include_plus",
+     // The % is not highlighted correctly
+     // "[meta =button-links][operator (][variable-2 $button-base][operator :] [atom darken][operator (][variable-2 $color11], [number 10][unit %][operator )][operator )]",
+     "[meta =button-links][operator (][variable-2 $button-base][operator :] [atom darken][operator (][variable-2 $color11], [number 10][operator %))]",
+     "  [property padding][operator :] [number .3][unit em] [number .6][unit em]",
+     "  [variable-3 +border-radius][operator (][number 8][unit px][operator )]",
+     "  [property background-color][operator :] [variable-2 $button-base]")
+
+  MT("include",
+     "[qualifier .bar]",
+     "  [def @include] [tag border-radius][operator (][number 8][unit px][operator )]")
+})();
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index 6ddf5b10219e76fb372b8e15ca2019d98bbfd055..deeb7781fbc0f25a7e5049dfc9de5a3a1dfe5a7e 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 <script src="../mode/python/python.js"></script>
 <script src="../mode/powershell/powershell.js"></script>
 <script src="../mode/ruby/ruby.js"></script>
+<script src="../mode/sass/sass.js"></script>
 <script src="../mode/shell/shell.js"></script>
 <script src="../mode/slim/slim.js"></script>
 <script src="../mode/soy/soy.js"></script>
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@
     <script src="../mode/php/test.js"></script>
     <script src="../mode/powershell/test.js"></script>
     <script src="../mode/ruby/test.js"></script>
+    <script src="../mode/sass/test.js"></script>
     <script src="../mode/shell/test.js"></script>
     <script src="../mode/slim/test.js"></script>
     <script src="../mode/soy/test.js"></script>