diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8c07d048..d9d33f08 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ NEWS ( CHANGELOG and HISTORY )                                     HTMLPurifier
 - Fix bug in ExtractStyleBlocks with comments in style tags
 - Fix bug in comment parsing for DirectLex
 - Flush output now displayed when in command line mode for unit tester
+- Fix bug with rgb(0, 1, 2) color syntax with spaces inside shorthand syntax
 . Plugins now get their own changelogs according to project conventions.
 . Convert tokens to use instanceof, reducing memory footprint and
   improving comparison speed.
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef.php
index f29c933c..1f1ab2f7 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef.php
@@ -76,5 +76,13 @@ abstract class HTMLPurifier_AttrDef
         return $this;
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Removes spaces from rgb(0, 0, 0) so that shorthand CSS properties work
+     * properly. THIS IS A HACK!
+     */
+    protected function mungeRgb($string) {
+        return preg_replace('/rgb\((\d+)\s*,\s*(\d+)\s*,\s*(\d+)\)/', 'rgb(\1,\2,\3)', $string);
+    }
+    
 }
 
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/CSS/Background.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/CSS/Background.php
index 4d262832..76afa440 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/CSS/Background.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/CSS/Background.php
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ class HTMLPurifier_AttrDef_CSS_Background extends HTMLPurifier_AttrDef
         $string = $this->parseCDATA($string);
         if ($string === '') return false;
         
+        // munge rgb() decl if necessary
+        $string = $this->mungeRgb($string);
+        
         // assumes URI doesn't have spaces in it
         $bits = explode(' ', strtolower($string)); // bits to process
         
diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/CSS/Border.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/CSS/Border.php
index daacb4ec..ec0249ef 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/CSS/Border.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/CSS/Border.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class HTMLPurifier_AttrDef_CSS_Border extends HTMLPurifier_AttrDef
     
     public function validate($string, $config, $context) {
         $string = $this->parseCDATA($string);
-        // we specifically will not support rgb() syntax with spaces
+        $string = $this->mungeRgb($string);
         $bits = explode(' ', $string);
         $done = array(); // segments we've finished
         $ret = ''; // return value
diff --git a/tests/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/CSS/BackgroundTest.php b/tests/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/CSS/BackgroundTest.php
index 60f06405..0d511ce5 100644
--- a/tests/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/CSS/BackgroundTest.php
+++ b/tests/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/CSS/BackgroundTest.php
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ class HTMLPurifier_AttrDef_CSS_BackgroundTest extends HTMLPurifier_AttrDefHarnes
         $valid = '#333 url(chess.png) repeat fixed 50% top';
         $this->assertDef($valid);
         $this->assertDef('url("chess.png") #333 50% top repeat fixed', $valid);
+        $this->assertDef(
+            'rgb(34, 56, 33) url(chess.png) repeat fixed top',
+            'rgb(34,56,33) url(chess.png) repeat fixed top'
+        );
         
     }
     
diff --git a/tests/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/CSS/BorderTest.php b/tests/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/CSS/BorderTest.php
index c760dedc..3f1a68f7 100644
--- a/tests/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/CSS/BorderTest.php
+++ b/tests/HTMLPurifier/AttrDef/CSS/BorderTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class HTMLPurifier_AttrDef_CSS_BorderTest extends HTMLPurifier_AttrDefHarness
         $this->assertDef('thick solid');
         $this->assertDef('solid red', 'solid #FF0000');
         $this->assertDef('1px solid #000');
+        $this->assertDef('1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0)', '1px solid rgb(0,0,0)');
         
     }