diff --git a/pipeline/compilers/__init__.py b/pipeline/compilers/__init__.py
index eb43157e..7e6a2a5f 100644
--- a/pipeline/compilers/__init__.py
+++ b/pipeline/compilers/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from django.contrib.staticfiles import finders
 from django.contrib.staticfiles.storage import staticfiles_storage
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
+from django.core.files.storage import FileSystemStorage
 from django.utils.encoding import smart_bytes
 from django.utils.six import string_types, text_type
 
@@ -41,8 +42,10 @@ def _compile(input_path):
                     compiler.compile_file(infile, outfile,
                                           outdated=outdated, force=force,
                                           **compiler_options)
+                    output_path = compiler.output_path(input_path, compiler.output_extension)
+                    compiler.sync_file(output_path, outfile)
 
-                    return compiler.output_path(input_path, compiler.output_extension)
+                    return output_path
             else:
                 return input_path
 
@@ -67,6 +70,14 @@ def match_file(self, filename):
     def compile_file(self, infile, outfile, outdated=False, force=False):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def sync_file(self, path, filename):
+        if isinstance(self.storage, FileSystemStorage):
+            return
+
+        with open(filename) as f:
+            print("Syncing '%s'" % filename)
+            self.save_file(path, f.read())
+
     def save_file(self, path, content):
         return self.storage.save(path, ContentFile(smart_bytes(content)))
 
diff --git a/tests/tests/test_compiler.py b/tests/tests/test_compiler.py
index 5da06371..fd15490e 100644
--- a/tests/tests/test_compiler.py
+++ b/tests/tests/test_compiler.py
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ def match_file(self, path):
     def compile_file(self, infile, outfile, outdated=False, force=False):
         return
 
+    def sync_file(self, path, filename):
+        return
 
 @pipeline_settings(COMPILERS=['tests.tests.test_compiler.DummyCompiler'])
 class DummyCompilerTest(TestCase):