diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8d9501e..5e35e82 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ __pixelRatio__ (Type: `Integer` Default: `1`): Specifies the pixelRatio for reti
 #### options.layout
 Type: `String|Function`
 Default value: `'vertical'`  
-The layout that is used to generate the sprite. The built-in layouts are `'vertical'`, `'horizontal'` and `'diagonal'`. You can also specify a function that generates a custom layout  (see more at [extending node-sprite-generator](https://github.com/selaux/node-sprite-generator#extending-node-sprite-generator)).
+The layout that is used to generate the sprite. The built-in layouts are `'packed'` (for bin-packing), `'vertical'`, `'horizontal'` and `'diagonal'`. You can also specify a function that generates a custom layout  (see more at [extending node-sprite-generator](https://github.com/selaux/node-sprite-generator#extending-node-sprite-generator)).
 
 #### options.layoutOptions
 Type: `Object`
diff --git a/lib/layout/packed.js b/lib/layout/packed.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..609bd1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/layout/packed.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var _ = require('underscore'),
+    binPack = require('bin-pack'),
+    defaultOptions = require('./utils/defaultOptions'),
+    scaleImages = require('./utils/scaleImages');
+
+module.exports = function generateLayout(images, options, callback) {
+    var packed;
+
+    options = _.extend({}, defaultOptions, options);
+
+    images = scaleImages(images, options);
+    images = _.map(images, function (image) {
+        image.width += options.padding;
+        image.height += options.padding;
+        return image;
+    });
+
+    packed = binPack(images);
+    images = _.map(packed.items, function (image) {
+        var paddingOffset = options.padding / 2;
+
+        return _.extend({}, image.item, {
+            x: image.x + paddingOffset,
+            y: image.y + paddingOffset,
+            width: image.width - options.padding,
+            height: image.height - options.padding
+        });
+    });
+
+    callback(null, {
+        width: packed.width,
+        height: packed.height,
+        images: images
+    });
+};
diff --git a/lib/nsg.js b/lib/nsg.js
index f53f09e..1ca00b8 100644
--- a/lib/nsg.js
+++ b/lib/nsg.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
     providedLayouts = {
         'diagonal': require('./layout/diagonal'),
         'horizontal': require('./layout/horizontal'),
+        'packed': require('./layout/packed'),
         'vertical': require('./layout/vertical')
     },
     providedCompositors = {},
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 177ccf2..51f916b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     "main": "lib/nsg.js",
     "dependencies": {
         "async": "1.2.0",
+        "bin-pack": "1.0.1",
         "glob": "5.0.10",
         "underscore": "1.8.2"
     },
diff --git a/test/specs/layout/packed.js b/test/specs/layout/packed.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a4496b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/layout/packed.js
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var expect = require('chai').expect,
+    _ = require('underscore'),
+    packed = require('../../../lib/layout/packed.js');
+
+describe('Layout/Packed', function () {
+    var images = [
+        { path: 'foo', width: 20, height: 20, data: 'image1' },
+        { path: 'bar', width: 10, height: 10, data: 'image2' },
+        { path: 'bla', width: 10, height: 10, data: 'image3' }
+    ];
+
+    it('should generate the correct layout without any options', function (done) {
+        var options = {};
+
+        packed(images, options, function (err, layout) {
+            expect(err).not.to.be.ok;
+            expect(options).to.deep.equal({});
+            expect(layout).to.deep.equal({
+                width: 30,
+                height: 20,
+                images: [
+                    _({ x: 0, y: 0 }).extend(images[0]),
+                    _({ x: 20, y: 0 }).extend(images[1]),
+                    _({ x: 20, y: 10 }).extend(images[2])
+                ]
+            });
+            expect(layout.images[0]).not.to.equal(images[0]);
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('should generate the correct layout when a padding is specified', function (done) {
+        var options = { padding: 10 };
+
+        packed(images, options, function (err, layout) {
+            expect(err).not.to.be.ok;
+            expect(options).to.deep.equal({ padding: 10 });
+            expect(layout).to.deep.equal({
+                width: 50,
+                height: 50,
+                images: [
+                    _({ x: 5, y: 5 }).extend(images[0]),
+                    _({ x: 35, y: 5 }).extend(images[1]),
+                    _({ x: 5, y: 35 }).extend(images[2])
+                ]
+            });
+            expect(layout.images[0]).not.to.equal(images[0]);
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('should generate the correct layout when a scaling is specified', function (done) {
+        var options = { scaling: 0.5 };
+
+        packed(images, options, function (err, layout) {
+            expect(err).not.to.be.ok;
+            expect(options).to.deep.equal({ scaling: 0.5 });
+            expect(layout).to.deep.equal({
+                width: 15,
+                height: 10,
+                images: [
+                    _.extend({}, images[0], { x: 0, y: 0, width: 10, height: 10 }),
+                    _.extend({}, images[1], { x: 10, y: 0, width: 5, height: 5 }),
+                    _.extend({}, images[2], { x: 10, y: 5, width: 5, height: 5 })
+                ]
+            });
+            expect(layout.images[0]).not.to.equal(images[0]);
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+});