diff --git a/plugin/syntastic.vim b/plugin/syntastic.vim
index ef8b54c6..b49b3572 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic.vim
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if has('reltime')
     lockvar! g:syntastic_start
 endif
 
-let g:syntastic_version = '3.4.0-53'
+let g:syntastic_version = '3.4.0-54'
 lockvar g:syntastic_version
 
 " Sanity checks {{{1
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/css/recess.vim b/syntax_checkers/css/recess.vim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d043e44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax_checkers/css/recess.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"============================================================================
+"File:        recess.vim
+"Description: Syntax checking plugin for syntastic.vim using `recess`
+"             (http://twitter.github.io/recess/).
+"Maintainer:  Tim Carry <tim at pixelastic dot com>
+"License:     This program is free software. It comes without any warranty,
+"             to the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute
+"             it and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You
+"             Want To Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar.
+"             See http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING for more details.
+"
+"============================================================================
+
+if exists("g:loaded_syntastic_css_recess_checker")
+    finish
+endif
+let g:loaded_syntastic_css_recess_checker = 1
+
+runtime! syntax_checkers/less/*.vim
+
+call g:SyntasticRegistry.CreateAndRegisterChecker({
+    \ 'filetype': 'css',
+    \ 'name': 'recess',
+    \ 'redirect': 'less/recess'})
+
+" vim: set et sts=4 sw=4:
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/less/recess.vim b/syntax_checkers/less/recess.vim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92944189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax_checkers/less/recess.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+"============================================================================
+"File:        recess.vim
+"Description: Syntax checking plugin for syntastic.vim using `recess`
+"             (http://twitter.github.io/recess/).
+"Maintainer:  Tim Carry <tim at pixelastic dot com>
+"License:     This program is free software. It comes without any warranty,
+"             to the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute
+"             it and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You
+"             Want To Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar.
+"             See http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING for more details.
+"
+"============================================================================
+
+if exists('g:loaded_syntastic_less_recess_checker')
+    finish
+endif
+let g:loaded_syntastic_less_recess_checker = 1
+
+let s:save_cpo = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+function! SyntaxCheckers_less_recess_GetLocList() dict
+    let makeprg = self.makeprgBuild({
+        \ 'post_args_after': '--format=compact --stripColors' })
+
+    let errorformat =
+        \ '%E%m in %f,' .
+        \ '%Z %#%l.%.%#,' .
+        \ '%f:%l:%m,' .
+        \ '%-G%.%#'
+
+    return SyntasticMake({
+        \ 'makeprg': makeprg,
+        \ 'errorformat': errorformat })
+endfunction
+
+call g:SyntasticRegistry.CreateAndRegisterChecker({
+    \ 'filetype': 'less',
+    \ 'name': 'recess'})
+
+let &cpo = s:save_cpo
+unlet s:save_cpo
+
+" vim: set et sts=4 sw=4: