diff --git a/config/deploy.example.rb b/config/deploy.example.rb
index 27a374b..8fb6df3 100644
--- a/config/deploy.example.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.example.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ set(:current_branch) { `git branch`.match(/\* (\S+)\s/m)[1] || raise("Couldn't d
 set :branch, defer { current_branch }
 
 after 'deploy:update_code', 'errbit:symlink_configs'
+before "deploy:create_symlink", "assets:compile"
 
 namespace :deploy do
   task :start do ; end
@@ -64,6 +65,16 @@ namespace :errbit do
   end
 end
 
+namespace :assets do
+  desc <<-DESC
+    Compile assets.
+  DESC
+  task :compile, :roles => :app do
+    run "cd #{latest_release} && bundle exec rake RAILS_ENV=production RAILS_GROUPS=assets assets:precompile"
+  end
+
+end
+
 namespace :db do
   desc "Create the indexes defined on your mongoid models"
   task :create_mongoid_indexes do
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