diff --git a/__tests__/responsiveAtRule.test.js b/__tests__/responsiveAtRule.test.js
index db54f04e8..ae9f18c9b 100644
--- a/__tests__/responsiveAtRule.test.js
+++ b/__tests__/responsiveAtRule.test.js
@@ -172,6 +172,136 @@ test('responsive variants are grouped', () => {
   })
 })
 
+test('it can generate responsive variants for nested at-rules', () => {
+  const input = `
+    @responsive {
+      .banana { color: yellow; }
+
+      @supports(display: grid) {
+        .grid\\:banana { color: blue; }
+      }
+    }
+  `
+
+  const output = `
+    .banana {
+      color: yellow;
+    }
+
+    @supports(display: grid) {
+      .grid\\:banana {
+        color: blue;
+      }
+    }
+
+    @media (min-width: 500px) {
+      .sm\\:banana {
+        color: yellow;
+      }
+
+      @supports(display: grid) {
+        .sm\\:grid\\:banana {
+          color: blue;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    @media (min-width: 1000px) {
+      .lg\\:banana {
+        color: yellow;
+      }
+
+      @supports(display: grid) {
+        .lg\\:grid\\:banana {
+          color: blue;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  `
+
+  return run(input, {
+    theme: {
+      screens: {
+        sm: '500px',
+        lg: '1000px',
+      },
+    },
+    separator: ':',
+  }).then(result => {
+    expect(result.css).toMatchCss(output)
+    expect(result.warnings().length).toBe(0)
+  })
+})
+
+test('it can generate responsive variants for deeply nested at-rules', () => {
+  const input = `
+    @responsive {
+      .banana { color: yellow; }
+
+      @supports(display: grid) {
+        @supports(display: flex) {
+          .flex-grid\\:banana { color: blue; }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  `
+
+  const output = `
+    .banana {
+      color: yellow;
+    }
+
+    @supports(display: grid) {
+      @supports(display: flex) {
+        .flex-grid\\:banana {
+          color: blue;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    @media (min-width: 500px) {
+      .sm\\:banana {
+        color: yellow;
+      }
+
+      @supports(display: grid) {
+        @supports(display: flex) {
+          .sm\\:flex-grid\\:banana {
+            color: blue;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    @media (min-width: 1000px) {
+      .lg\\:banana {
+        color: yellow;
+      }
+
+      @supports(display: grid) {
+        @supports(display: flex) {
+          .lg\\:flex-grid\\:banana {
+            color: blue;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  `
+
+  return run(input, {
+    theme: {
+      screens: {
+        sm: '500px',
+        lg: '1000px',
+      },
+    },
+    separator: ':',
+  }).then(result => {
+    expect(result.css).toMatchCss(output)
+    expect(result.warnings().length).toBe(0)
+  })
+})
+
 test('screen prefix is only applied to the last class in a selector', () => {
   const input = `
     @responsive {
diff --git a/defaultTheme.js b/defaultTheme.js
index a6ae40461..d940c29ae 100644
--- a/defaultTheme.js
+++ b/defaultTheme.js
@@ -155,6 +155,17 @@ module.exports = function() {
     },
     textColors: theme => theme.colors,
     backgroundColors: theme => theme.colors,
+    backgroundPosition: {
+      bottom: 'bottom',
+      center: 'center',
+      left: 'left',
+      'left-bottom': 'left bottom',
+      'left-top': 'left top',
+      right: 'right',
+      'right-bottom': 'right bottom',
+      'right-top': 'right top',
+      top: 'top',
+    },
     backgroundSize: {
       auto: 'auto',
       cover: 'cover',
diff --git a/src/lib/substituteResponsiveAtRules.js b/src/lib/substituteResponsiveAtRules.js
index 6d6b8163a..04e9b687f 100644
--- a/src/lib/substituteResponsiveAtRules.js
+++ b/src/lib/substituteResponsiveAtRules.js
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ export default function(config) {
       theme: { screens },
       separator,
     } = config
-    const responsiveRules = []
+    const responsiveRules = postcss.root()
     const finalRules = []
 
     css.walkAtRules('responsive', atRule => {
       const nodes = atRule.nodes
-      responsiveRules.push(...cloneNodes(nodes))
+      responsiveRules.append(...cloneNodes(nodes))
       atRule.before(nodes)
       atRule.remove()
     })
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ export default function(config) {
       })
 
       mediaQuery.append(
-        responsiveRules.map(rule => {
-          const cloned = rule.clone()
-          cloned.selectors = _.map(rule.selectors, selector =>
-            buildSelectorVariant(selector, screen, separator, message => {
-              throw rule.error(message)
-            })
-          )
-          return cloned
+        _.tap(responsiveRules.clone(), clonedRoot => {
+          clonedRoot.walkRules(rule => {
+            rule.selectors = _.map(rule.selectors, selector =>
+              buildSelectorVariant(selector, screen, separator, message => {
+                throw rule.error(message)
+              })
+            )
+          })
         })
       )
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/backgroundPosition.js b/src/plugins/backgroundPosition.js
index c8f6e6508..92df71400 100644
--- a/src/plugins/backgroundPosition.js
+++ b/src/plugins/backgroundPosition.js
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-export default function({ variants }) {
-  return function({ addUtilities }) {
-    addUtilities(
-      {
-        '.bg-bottom': { 'background-position': 'bottom' },
-        '.bg-center': { 'background-position': 'center' },
-        '.bg-left': { 'background-position': 'left' },
-        '.bg-left-bottom': { 'background-position': 'left bottom' },
-        '.bg-left-top': { 'background-position': 'left top' },
-        '.bg-right': { 'background-position': 'right' },
-        '.bg-right-bottom': { 'background-position': 'right bottom' },
-        '.bg-right-top': { 'background-position': 'right top' },
-        '.bg-top': { 'background-position': 'top' },
-      },
-      variants
+import _ from 'lodash'
+
+export default function({ values, variants }) {
+  return function({ addUtilities, e }) {
+    const utilities = _.fromPairs(
+      _.map(values, (value, modifier) => {
+        return [
+          `.${e(`bg-${modifier}`)}`,
+          {
+            'background-position': value,
+          },
+        ]
+      })
     )
+
+    addUtilities(utilities, variants)
   }
 }