diff --git a/bootstrap-1.0.0.css b/bootstrap-1.0.0.css
index 1de3ff56e8..8ea22a823a 100644
--- a/bootstrap-1.0.0.css
+++ b/bootstrap-1.0.0.css
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  *
  * Designed and built with all the love in the world @twitter by @mdo and @fat.
- * Date: Sun Aug 21 12:06:13 PDT 2011
+ * Date: Sun Aug 21 12:18:33 PDT 2011
  */
 /* Reset.less
  * Props to Eric Meyer (meyerweb.com) for his CSS reset file. We're using an adapted version here	that cuts out some of the reset HTML elements we will never need here (i.e., dfn, samp, etc).
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ a:hover {
   background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);
   background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);
   -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#049cdb', endColorstr='#0064cd', GradientType=0)";
+  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#049cdb', endColorstr='#0064cd', GradientType=0);
   background-image: linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);
   color: #fff;
   text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
@@ -1092,7 +1093,21 @@ table.zebra-striped th.headerSortUp.purple, table.zebra-striped th.headerSortDow
  * Repeatable UI elements outside the base styles provided from the scaffolding
  * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 div.topbar {
+  height: 40px;
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  z-index: 10000;
+  overflow: visible;
+}
+div.topbar .fill {
   background: #222;
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  right: 0;
   background-color: #222222;
   background-repeat: repeat-x;
   background-image: -khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#333333), to(#222222));
@@ -1102,14 +1117,8 @@ div.topbar {
   background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);
   background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);
   -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#333333', endColorstr='#222222', GradientType=0)";
+  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#333333', endColorstr='#222222', GradientType=0);
   background-image: linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);
-  height: 40px;
-  position: fixed;
-  top: 0;
-  left: 0;
-  right: 0;
-  z-index: 10000;
-  overflow: visible;
   -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25), inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
   -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25), inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
   box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25), inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
@@ -1124,6 +1133,9 @@ div.topbar a:hover, div.topbar ul li.active a {
   color: #ffffff;
   text-decoration: none;
 }
+div.topbar h3 {
+  position: relative;
+}
 div.topbar h3 a {
   float: left;
   display: block;
@@ -1362,6 +1374,7 @@ div.alert-message {
   background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));
   background-image: -o-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));
   -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='transparent', endColorstr='rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)', GradientType=0)";
+  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='transparent', endColorstr='rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)', GradientType=0);
   background-image: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));
   background-color: #e6e6e6;
   margin-bottom: 18px;
diff --git a/bootstrap-1.0.0.min.css b/bootstrap-1.0.0.min.css
index a783540fcd..5f1e65b26e 100644
--- a/bootstrap-1.0.0.min.css
+++ b/bootstrap-1.0.0.min.css
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ div.container-fluid div.sidebar{float:left;width:220px;}
 div.container-fluid div.content{min-width:700px;max-width:1180px;margin-left:240px;}
 a{color:#0069d6;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;}a:hover{color:#0050a3;text-decoration:underline;}
 .btn{display:inline-block;background-color:#e6e6e6;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100%, from(#ffffff), color-stop(0.25, #ffffff), to(#e6e6e6));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(#ffffff, color-stop(0.25, #ffffff), #e6e6e6);background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(#ffffff, color-stop(#ffffff, 0.25), #e6e6e6);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(#ffffff, color-stop(#ffffff, 0.25), #e6e6e6);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(#ffffff, color-stop(#ffffff, 0.25), #e6e6e6);background-image:linear-gradient(#ffffff, color-stop(#ffffff, 0.25), #e6e6e6);padding:4px 14px;text-shadow:0 1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);color:#333333;font-size:13px;line-height:18px;border:1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);border-bottom-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);-webkit-border-radius:4px;-moz-border-radius:4px;border-radius:4px;-webkit-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2),0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);-moz-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2),0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2),0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);-webkit-transition:0.1s linear all;-moz-transition:0.1s linear all;transition:0.1s linear all;}.btn:hover{background-position:0 -15px;color:#333333;text-decoration:none;}
-.btn.primary{background-color:#0064cd;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#049cdb), to(#0064cd));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #049cdb), color-stop(100%, #0064cd));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);-ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#049cdb', endColorstr='#0064cd', GradientType=0)";background-image:linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);color:#fff;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);}.btn.primary:hover{color:#fff;}
+.btn.primary{background-color:#0064cd;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#049cdb), to(#0064cd));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #049cdb), color-stop(100%, #0064cd));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);-ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#049cdb', endColorstr='#0064cd', GradientType=0)";filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#049cdb', endColorstr='#0064cd', GradientType=0);background-image:linear-gradient(#049cdb, #0064cd);color:#fff;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);}.btn.primary:hover{color:#fff;}
 .btn.large{font-size:16px;line-height:28px;-webkit-border-radius:6px;-moz-border-radius:6px;border-radius:6px;}
 .btn.small{padding-right:9px;padding-left:9px;font-size:11px;}
 .btn:disabled,.btn.disabled{background-image:none;filter:alpha(opacity=65);-khtml-opacity:0.65;-moz-opacity:0.65;opacity:0.65;cursor:default;}
@@ -153,9 +153,10 @@ table.zebra-striped th.orange{color:#f89406;border-bottom-color:#f89406;}
 table.zebra-striped th.headerSortUp.orange,table.zebra-striped th.headerSortDown.orange{background-color:#fee9cc;}
 table.zebra-striped th.purple{color:#7a43b6;border-bottom-color:#7a43b6;}
 table.zebra-striped th.headerSortUp.purple,table.zebra-striped th.headerSortDown.purple{background-color:#e2d5f0;}
-div.topbar{background:#222;background-color:#222222;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#333333), to(#222222));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #333333), color-stop(100%, #222222));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);-ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#333333', endColorstr='#222222', GradientType=0)";background-image:linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);height:40px;position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:10000;overflow:visible;-webkit-box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);-moz-box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);}div.topbar a{color:#bfbfbf;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);}
+div.topbar{height:40px;position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:10000;overflow:visible;}div.topbar .fill{background:#222;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;background-color:#222222;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#333333), to(#222222));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #333333), color-stop(100%, #222222));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);-ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#333333', endColorstr='#222222', GradientType=0)";filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#333333', endColorstr='#222222', GradientType=0);background-image:linear-gradient(#333333, #222222);-webkit-box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);-moz-box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);}
+div.topbar a{color:#bfbfbf;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);}
 div.topbar a:hover,div.topbar ul li.active a{background-color:#333;background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;}
-div.topbar h3 a{float:left;display:block;padding:8px 20px 12px;margin-left:-20px;color:#ffffff;font-size:20px;font-weight:200;line-height:1;}
+div.topbar h3{position:relative;}div.topbar h3 a{float:left;display:block;padding:8px 20px 12px;margin-left:-20px;color:#ffffff;font-size:20px;font-weight:200;line-height:1;}
 div.topbar form{float:left;margin:5px 0 0 0;position:relative;filter:alpha(opacity=100);-khtml-opacity:1;-moz-opacity:1;opacity:1;}div.topbar form input{background-color:#444;background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:normal;font-weight:13px;line-height:1;width:220px;padding:4px 9px;color:#fff;color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);border:1px solid #111;-webkit-border-radius:4px;-moz-border-radius:4px;border-radius:4px;-webkit-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1),0 1px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);-moz-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1),0 1px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);box-shadow:inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1),0 1px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);-webkit-transition:none;-moz-transition:none;transition:none;}div.topbar form input:-moz-placeholder{color:#e6e6e6;}
 div.topbar form input::-webkit-input-placeholder{color:#e6e6e6;}
 div.topbar form input:hover{background-color:#bfbfbf;background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);color:#fff;}
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ div.topbar ul li ul li span{clear:both;display:block;background:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.
 .hero-unit{background-color:#f5f5f5;margin-bottom:30px;padding:60px;-webkit-border-radius:6px;-moz-border-radius:6px;border-radius:6px;}.hero-unit h1{margin-bottom:0;font-size:60px;line-height:1;letter-spacing:-1px;}
 .hero-unit p{font-size:18px;font-weight:200;line-height:27px;}
 div.page-header{margin-bottom:17px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;-webkit-box-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);-moz-box-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);box-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);}div.page-header h1{margin-bottom:8px;}
-div.alert-message{background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(transparent), to(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, transparent), color-stop(100%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));background-image:-o-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));-ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='transparent', endColorstr='rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)', GradientType=0)";background-image:linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));background-color:#e6e6e6;margin-bottom:18px;padding:8px 15px;color:#fff;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);-webkit-border-radius:4px;-moz-border-radius:4px;border-radius:4px;}div.alert-message p{color:#fff;margin-bottom:0;}div.alert-message p+p{margin-top:5px;}
+div.alert-message{background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(transparent), to(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, transparent), color-stop(100%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));background-image:-o-linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));-ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='transparent', endColorstr='rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)', GradientType=0)";filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='transparent', endColorstr='rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)', GradientType=0);background-image:linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));background-color:#e6e6e6;margin-bottom:18px;padding:8px 15px;color:#fff;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);-webkit-border-radius:4px;-moz-border-radius:4px;border-radius:4px;}div.alert-message p{color:#fff;margin-bottom:0;}div.alert-message p+p{margin-top:5px;}
 div.alert-message.error{background-color:#e06359;}
 div.alert-message.warning{background-color:#ffd75a;}
 div.alert-message.success{background-color:#74c474;}
diff --git a/docs/assets/css/docs.css b/docs/assets/css/docs.css
index ede141ce51..2f2f096ca6 100644
--- a/docs/assets/css/docs.css
+++ b/docs/assets/css/docs.css
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ div.topbar-wrapper div.topbar {
   margin: 0 -20px;
   padding-left: 20px;
   padding-right: 20px;
+}
+
+div.topbar-wrapper div.topbar .fill {
   -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
      -moz-border-radius: 4px;
           border-radius: 4px;
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 7244191c94..7738b4a6e5 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
   <body onload="prettyPrint();">
 
     <div class="topbar">
+      <div class="fill"></div>
       <div class="container">
         <h3><a href="#">Bootstrap</a></h3>
         <ul>
@@ -879,6 +880,7 @@
   <h2>Fixed topbar</h2>
   <div class="topbar-wrapper" style="z-index: 5;">
     <div class="topbar">
+      <div class="fill"></div>
       <div class="container fixed">
         <h3><a href="#">Project Name</a></h3>
         <ul>
diff --git a/lib/patterns.less b/lib/patterns.less
index eacd71a8b5..bc9516fd64 100644
--- a/lib/patterns.less
+++ b/lib/patterns.less
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 // Topbar for Branding and Nav
 div.topbar {
-  background:#222;
-  #gradient > .vertical(#333, #222);
   height: 40px;
   position: fixed;
   top: 0;
@@ -17,8 +15,19 @@ div.topbar {
   right: 0;
   z-index: 10000;
   overflow: visible;
-  @shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.25), inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.1);
-  .box-shadow(@shadow);
+
+  // gradient is applied to it's own element because overflow visible is not honored by ie when filter is present
+  .fill {
+    background:#222;
+    position:absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    #gradient > .vertical(#333, #222);
+    @shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.25), inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.1);
+    .box-shadow(@shadow);
+  }
 
   // Links get text shadow
   a {
@@ -36,15 +45,18 @@ div.topbar {
   }
 
   // Website name
-  h3 a {
-    float: left;
-    display: block;
-    padding: 8px 20px 12px;
-    margin-left: -20px; // negative indent to left-align the text down the page
-    color: @white;
-    font-size: 20px;
-    font-weight: 200;
-    line-height: 1;
+  h3 {
+    position:relative;
+    a {
+      float: left;
+      display: block;
+      padding: 8px 20px 12px;
+      margin-left: -20px; // negative indent to left-align the text down the page
+      color: @white;
+      font-size: 20px;
+      font-weight: 200;
+      line-height: 1;
+    }
   }
 
   // Search Form
diff --git a/lib/preboot.less b/lib/preboot.less
index 7839287b94..b90021ebe2 100644
--- a/lib/preboot.less
+++ b/lib/preboot.less
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
     background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, @startColor, @endColor); // Safari 5.1+, Chrome 10+
     background-image: -o-linear-gradient(left, @startColor, @endColor); // Opera 11.10
     -ms-filter: %("progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='%d', endColorstr='%d', GradientType=1)",@startColor,@endColor); // IE8+
-    // filter: e(%("progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='%d', endColorstr='%d', GradientType=1)",@startColor,@endColor)); // IE6 & IE7
+    filter: e(%("progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='%d', endColorstr='%d', GradientType=1)",@startColor,@endColor)); // IE6 & IE7
     background-image: linear-gradient(left, @startColor, @endColor); // Le standard
   }
   .vertical (@startColor: #555, @endColor: #333) {
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
     background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(@startColor, @endColor); // Safari 5.1+, Chrome 10+
     background-image: -o-linear-gradient(@startColor, @endColor); // Opera 11.10
     -ms-filter: %("progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='%d', endColorstr='%d', GradientType=0)",@startColor,@endColor); // IE8+
-    // filter: e(%("progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='%d', endColorstr='%d', GradientType=0)",@startColor,@endColor)); // IE6 & IE7
+    filter: e(%("progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='%d', endColorstr='%d', GradientType=0)",@startColor,@endColor)); // IE6 & IE7
     background-image: linear-gradient(@startColor, @endColor); // The standard
   }
   .directional (@startColor: #555, @endColor: #333, @deg: 45deg) {