diff --git a/__tests__/variantsAtRule.test.js b/__tests__/variantsAtRule.test.js
index d0b20e4fc..0d28546ad 100644
--- a/__tests__/variantsAtRule.test.js
+++ b/__tests__/variantsAtRule.test.js
@@ -30,6 +30,27 @@ test('it can generate hover variants', () => {
   })
 })
 
+test('it can generate disabled variants', () => {
+  const input = `
+    @variants disabled {
+      .banana { color: yellow; }
+      .chocolate { color: brown; }
+    }
+  `
+
+  const output = `
+      .banana { color: yellow; }
+      .chocolate { color: brown; }
+      .disabled\\:banana:disabled { color: yellow; }
+      .disabled\\:chocolate:disabled { color: brown; }
+  `
+
+  return run(input).then(result => {
+    expect(result.css).toMatchCss(output)
+    expect(result.warnings().length).toBe(0)
+  })
+})
+
 test('it can generate active variants', () => {
   const input = `
     @variants active {
diff --git a/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js b/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js
index a586a66ec..46e5cd599 100644
--- a/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js
+++ b/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const defaultVariantGenerators = {
   'focus-within': generatePseudoClassVariant('focus-within'),
   focus: generatePseudoClassVariant('focus'),
   active: generatePseudoClassVariant('active'),
+  disabled: generatePseudoClassVariant('disabled'),
 }
 
 export default function(config, { variantGenerators: pluginVariantGenerators }) {