diff --git a/__tests__/formats/__snapshots__/all.test.js.snap b/__tests__/formats/__snapshots__/all.test.js.snap
index 9f3ce0495..2ad9fcf56 100644
--- a/__tests__/formats/__snapshots__/all.test.js.snap
+++ b/__tests__/formats/__snapshots__/all.test.js.snap
@@ -694,3 +694,11 @@ exports[`formats all should match sketch/palette/v2 snapshot 1`] = `
   ]
 }"
 `;
+
+exports[`formats all should match stylus/variables snapshot 1`] = `
+"
+// Do not edit directly
+// Generated on Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT
+
+$color_red= #FF0000; // comment"
+`;
diff --git a/__tests__/formats/stylusVariable.test.js b/__tests__/formats/stylusVariable.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d8295e6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/formats/stylusVariable.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2017 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. A copy of the License is located at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR
+ * CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions
+ * and limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+var formats = require('../../lib/common/formats');
+var stylus = require('stylus');
+const createDictionary = require('../../lib/utils/createDictionary');
+const createFormatArgs = require('../../lib/utils/createFormatArgs');
+
+var file = {
+  "destination": "__output/",
+  "format": "stylus/variables",
+  "name": "foo"
+};
+
+const propertyName = "color-base-red-400";
+const propertyValue = "#EF5350";
+
+const properties = {
+  color: {
+    base: {
+      red: {
+        400: {
+          "name": propertyName,
+          "value": propertyValue,
+          "original": {
+            "value": propertyValue
+          },
+          "attributes": {
+            "category": "color",
+            "type": "base",
+            "item": "red",
+            "subitem": "400"
+          },
+          "path": [
+            "color",
+            "base",
+            "red",
+            "400"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+const formatter = formats['stylus/variables'].bind(file);
+const dictionary = createDictionary({ properties });
+
+describe('formats', () => {
+  describe('stylus/variables', () => {
+
+    it('should have a valid stylus syntax', () => {
+      const stylusArguments = createFormatArgs({
+        dictionary,
+        file,
+        platform: {}
+      });
+      stylus.render(formatter(stylusArguments, {}, file),
+        function (err, css) {
+          if (err) {
+            throw new Error(err);
+          }
+          expect(css).toBeDefined();
+        });
+    });
+
+  });
+});
diff --git a/lib/common/formats.js b/lib/common/formats.js
index 35954f943..6d3f3f69d 100644
--- a/lib/common/formats.js
+++ b/lib/common/formats.js
@@ -37,22 +37,31 @@ function fileHeader(showFileHeader = true, commentStyle) {
 }
 
 function formattedVariables(format, dictionary, outputReferences = false) {
-  var prefix, commentStyle, indentation;
+  var prefix, commentStyle, indentation, separator;
 
   switch(format) {
     case 'css':
       prefix = '--';
       indentation = '  ';
+      separator = ':';
       break;
     case 'sass':
       prefix = '$';
       commentStyle = 'short';
       indentation = '';
+      separator = ':';
       break;
     case 'less':
       prefix = '@';
       commentStyle = 'short';
       indentation = '';
+      separator = ':';
+      break;
+    case 'stylus':
+      prefix = '$';
+      commentStyle = 'short';
+      indentation = '';
+      separator = '=';
       break;
   }
 
@@ -72,7 +81,7 @@ function formattedVariables(format, dictionary, outputReferences = false) {
       }
     })
     .map(function(prop) {
-      var to_ret_prop = `${indentation}${prefix}${prop.name}: `;
+      var to_ret_prop = `${indentation}${prefix}${prop.name}${separator} `;
       let value = prop.value;
 
       if (outputReferences && dictionary.usesReference(prop.original.value)) {
@@ -302,6 +311,22 @@ module.exports = {
     return fileHeader(options.showFileHeader, 'short') + iconsWithPrefix('@', dictionary.allProperties, options, 'short');
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Creates a Stylus file with variable definitions based on the style dictionary
+   *
+   * @memberof Formats
+   * @kind member
+   * @example
+   * ```stylus
+   * $color-background-base= #f0f0f0;
+   * $color-background-alt= #eeeeee;
+   * ```
+   */
+  'stylus/variables': function({dictionary, options}) {
+    return fileHeader(options.showFileHeader, 'short') +
+      formattedVariables('stylus', dictionary, options.outputReferences);
+  },
+
   /**
    * Creates a CommonJS module with the whole style dictionary
    *
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8cb73cf3b..be19e81a8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5537,6 +5537,35 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-ojD2T1aDEOFJgAmUB5DsmVRbyn4=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "css": {
+      "version": "2.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/css/-/css-2.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oUnjmWpy0niI3x/mPL8dVEI1l7MnG3+HHyRPHf+YFSbK+svOhXpmSOcDURUh2aOCgl2grzrOPt1nHLuCVFULLw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "inherits": "^2.0.3",
+        "source-map": "^0.6.1",
+        "source-map-resolve": "^0.5.2",
+        "urix": "^0.1.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "source-map": {
+          "version": "0.6.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map/-/source-map-0.6.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-UjgapumWlbMhkBgzT7Ykc5YXUT46F0iKu8SGXq0bcwP5dz/h0Plj6enJqjz1Zbq2l5WaqYnrVbwWOWMyF3F47g==",
+          "dev": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "css-parse": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/css-parse/-/css-parse-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-pGjuZnwW2BzPBcWMONKpfHgNv9Q=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "css": "^2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "cssom": {
       "version": "0.4.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cssom/-/cssom-0.4.4.tgz",
@@ -12531,6 +12560,7 @@
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/resolve-cwd/-/resolve-cwd-3.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-OrZaX2Mb+rJCpH/6CpSqt9xFVpN++x01XnN2ie9g6P5/3xelLAkXWVADpdz1IHD/KFfEXyE6V0U01OQ3UO2rEg==",
+      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "resolve-from": "^5.0.0"
       }
@@ -12538,7 +12568,8 @@
     "resolve-from": {
       "version": "5.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/resolve-from/-/resolve-from-5.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-qYg9KP24dD5qka9J47d0aVky0N+b4fTU89LN9iDnjB5waksiC49rvMB0PrUJQGoTmH50XPiqOvAjDfaijGxYZw=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-qYg9KP24dD5qka9J47d0aVky0N+b4fTU89LN9iDnjB5waksiC49rvMB0PrUJQGoTmH50XPiqOvAjDfaijGxYZw==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "resolve-global": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
@@ -12950,6 +12981,12 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "sax": {
+      "version": "1.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sax/-/sax-1.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NqVDv9TpANUjFm0N8uM5GxL36UgKi9/atZw+x7YFnQ8ckwFGKrl4xX4yWtrey3UJm5nP1kUbnYgLopqWNSRhWw==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "saxes": {
       "version": "3.1.11",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/saxes/-/saxes-3.1.11.tgz",
@@ -13775,6 +13812,57 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-PFMZQukIwml8DsNEhYwobHygpgo=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "stylus": {
+      "version": "0.54.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/stylus/-/stylus-0.54.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vr54Or4BZ7pJafo2mpf0ZcwA74rpuYCZbxrHBsH8kbcXOwSfvBFwsRfpGO5OD5fhG5HDCFW737PKaawI7OqEAg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "css-parse": "~2.0.0",
+        "debug": "~3.1.0",
+        "glob": "^7.1.6",
+        "mkdirp": "~1.0.4",
+        "safer-buffer": "^2.1.2",
+        "sax": "~1.2.4",
+        "semver": "^6.3.0",
+        "source-map": "^0.7.3"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "debug": {
+          "version": "3.1.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-3.1.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-OX8XqP7/1a9cqkxYw2yXss15f26NKWBpDXQd0/uK/KPqdQhxbPa994hnzjcE2VqQpDslf55723cKPUOGSmMY3g==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "ms": "2.0.0"
+          }
+        },
+        "mkdirp": {
+          "version": "1.0.4",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-1.0.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-vVqVZQyf3WLx2Shd0qJ9xuvqgAyKPLAiqITEtqW0oIUjzo3PePDd6fW9iFz30ef7Ysp/oiWqbhszeGWW2T6Gzw==",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "ms": {
+          "version": "2.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-VgiurfwAvmwpAd9fmGF4jeDVl8g=",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "semver": {
+          "version": "6.3.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-6.3.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-b39TBaTSfV6yBrapU89p5fKekE2m/NwnDocOVruQFS1/veMgdzuPcnOM34M6CwxW8jH/lxEa5rBoDeUwu5HHTw==",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "source-map": {
+          "version": "0.7.3",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map/-/source-map-0.7.3.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-CkCj6giN3S+n9qrYiBTX5gystlENnRW5jZeNLHpe6aue+SrHcG5VYwujhW9s4dY31mEGsxBDrHR6oI69fTXsaQ==",
+          "dev": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "supports-color": {
       "version": "7.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-7.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 558344b15..9f9155c49 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
     "lint-staged": "^10.2.7",
     "node-sass": "^4.14.1",
     "standard-version": "^9.0.0",
+    "stylus": "^0.54.8",
     "tsd": "^0.11.0",
     "yaml": "^1.10.0"
   }