diff --git a/source/scss/font-awesome.scss b/source/scss/font-awesome.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f58bd83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/scss/font-awesome.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*!
+ *  Font Awesome 4.7.0 by @davegandy - http://fontawesome.io - @fontawesome
+ *  License - http://fontawesome.io/license (Font: SIL OFL 1.1, CSS: MIT License)
+ */
+
+@import "node_modules/font-awesome/scss/variables";
+@import "node_modules/font-awesome/scss/mixins";
+@import "node_modules/font-awesome/scss/path";
+@import "node_modules/font-awesome/scss/core";
+@import "node_modules/font-awesome/scss/larger";
+@import "node_modules/font-awesome/scss/fixed-width";
+//@import "list";
+//@import "bordered-pulled";
+//@import "animated";
+//@import "rotated-flipped";
+//@import "stacked";
+//@import "icons";
+// selectively import icons we need from font-awesome
+// see: node_modules/font-awesome/scss/_icons.scss
+.#{$fa-css-prefix}-tag:before { content: $fa-var-tag; }
+.#{$fa-css-prefix}-folder:before { content: $fa-var-folder; }
+.#{$fa-css-prefix}-facebook:before { content: $fa-var-facebook; }
+.#{$fa-css-prefix}-google-plus:before { content: $fa-var-google-plus; }
+.#{$fa-css-prefix}-linkedin:before { content: $fa-var-linkedin; }
+.#{$fa-css-prefix}-twitter:before { content: $fa-var-twitter; }
+@import "node_modules/font-awesome/scss/screen-reader";
diff --git a/source/scss/style.scss b/source/scss/style.scss
index 342151b..38e4abf 100644
--- a/source/scss/style.scss
+++ b/source/scss/style.scss
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ $enable-grid-classes:       true;
 // optional: import local styles first
 @import 'source/scss/main.scss';
 
-@import 'node_modules/font-awesome/scss/font-awesome.scss';
+// selectively import components we need from font-awesome
+// see: node_modules/font-awesome/scss/font-awesome.scss
+@import 'source/scss/font-awesome.scss';
 
 // selectively import components we need from bootstrap
 // see: node_modules/bootstrap/scss/bootstrap.scss