diff --git a/src/defaultPlugins.js b/src/defaultPlugins.js
index d7b6333d7..97da2fe3c 100644
--- a/src/defaultPlugins.js
+++ b/src/defaultPlugins.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import backgroundAttachment from './plugins/backgroundAttachment'
 import backgroundColors from './plugins/backgroundColors'
 import backgroundPosition from './plugins/backgroundPosition'
 import backgroundRepeat from './plugins/backgroundRepeat'
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ import zIndex from './plugins/zIndex'
 
 export default function (config) {
   return [
+    config.modules.backgroundAttachment === false ? () => {} : backgroundAttachment(),
     config.modules.backgroundColors === false ? () => {} : backgroundColors(),
     config.modules.backgroundPosition === false ? () => {} : backgroundPosition(),
     config.modules.backgroundRepeat === false ? () => {} : backgroundRepeat(),
diff --git a/src/generators/backgroundAttachment.js b/src/generators/backgroundAttachment.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 04e77c459..000000000
--- a/src/generators/backgroundAttachment.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import defineClasses from '../util/defineClasses'
-
-export default function() {
-  return defineClasses({
-    'bg-fixed': { 'background-attachment': 'fixed' },
-    'bg-local': { 'background-attachment': 'local' },
-    'bg-scroll': { 'background-attachment': 'scroll' },
-  })
-}
diff --git a/src/plugins/backgroundAttachment.js b/src/plugins/backgroundAttachment.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67f51f1ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/backgroundAttachment.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export default function () {
+  return function ({ addUtilities, config }) {
+    addUtilities({
+      '.bg-fixed': { 'background-attachment': 'fixed' },
+      '.bg-local': { 'background-attachment': 'local' },
+      '.bg-scroll': { 'background-attachment': 'scroll' },
+    }, config('modules.backgroundAttachment'))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/utilityModules.js b/src/utilityModules.js
index 880f4a904..c4bfdfa61 100644
--- a/src/utilityModules.js
+++ b/src/utilityModules.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import lists from './generators/lists'
 import appearance from './generators/appearance'
-import backgroundAttachment from './generators/backgroundAttachment'
 
 export default [
   { name: 'lists', generator: lists },
   { name: 'appearance', generator: appearance },
-  { name: 'backgroundAttachment', generator: backgroundAttachment },
 ]