diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/cli.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/cli.py
index 45b7841347..5fbd0c6acf 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/cli.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/cli.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def add_pipeline_options(parser, plumber):
                       'subset_embedded_fonts', 'embed_all_fonts',
                       'line_height', 'minimum_line_height',
                       'linearize_tables',
-                      'extra_css', 'filter_css',
+                      'extra_css', 'filter_css', 'expand_css',
                       'smarten_punctuation', 'unsmarten_punctuation',
                       'margin_top', 'margin_left', 'margin_right',
                       'margin_bottom', 'change_justification',
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/oeb_output.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/oeb_output.py
index d63be32fd9..114bcadfc1 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/oeb_output.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/oeb_output.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class OEBOutput(OutputFormatPlugin):
                         f.write(raw)
 
             for item in oeb_book.manifest:
-                if item.media_type in OEB_STYLES and hasattr(item.data, 'cssText'):
+                if not self.opts.expand_css and item.media_type in OEB_STYLES and hasattr(item.data, 'cssText'):
                     condense_sheet(item.data)
                 path = os.path.abspath(unquote(item.href))
                 dir = os.path.dirname(path)
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py
index 73e76b72d0..6edef139e7 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py
@@ -363,6 +363,14 @@ OptionRecommendation(name='filter_css',
                 'font-family,color,margin-left,margin-right')
         ),
 
+OptionRecommendation(name='expand_css',
+            recommended_value=False, level=OptionRecommendation.LOW,
+            help=_(
+                'By default, calibre will use the shorthand form for various'
+                ' css properties such as margin, padding, border, etc. This'
+                ' option will cause it to use the full expanded form instead.')
+        ),
+
 OptionRecommendation(name='page_breaks_before',
             recommended_value="//*[name()='h1' or name()='h2']",
             level=OptionRecommendation.LOW,
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/mobi/writer8/main.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/mobi/writer8/main.py
index 00550d78d4..f0cbcf5c86 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/mobi/writer8/main.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/mobi/writer8/main.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class KF8Writer(object):
 
         for item in self.oeb.manifest:
             if item.media_type in OEB_STYLES:
-                if hasattr(item.data, 'cssText'):
+                if not self.opts.expand_css and hasattr(item.data, 'cssText'):
                     condense_sheet(self.data(item))
                 data = self.data(item).cssText
                 sheets[item.href] = len(self.flows)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/look_and_feel.py b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/look_and_feel.py
index ba101a8c0a..1682323fc1 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/look_and_feel.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/look_and_feel.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class LookAndFeelWidget(Widget, Ui_Form):
                     'remove_paragraph_spacing',
                     'remove_paragraph_spacing_indent_size',
                     'insert_blank_line_size',
-                    'input_encoding', 'filter_css',
+                    'input_encoding', 'filter_css', 'expand_css',
                     'asciiize', 'keep_ligatures',
                     'linearize_tables']
                 )
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/look_and_feel.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/look_and_feel.ui
index e9d9caeed7..d22fc658b4 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/look_and_feel.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/look_and_feel.ui
@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="12" column="3">
-    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_linearize_tables">
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>&amp;Linearize tables</string>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
    <item row="1" column="0">
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_18">
      <property name="text">
@@ -125,13 +118,6 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="11" column="1" colspan="4">
-    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_asciiize">
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>&amp;Transliterate unicode characters to ASCII</string>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
    <item row="12" column="0">
     <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_unsmarten_punctuation">
      <property name="text">
@@ -422,6 +408,27 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="11" column="1" colspan="2">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_asciiize">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>&amp;Transliterate unicode characters to ASCII</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="11" column="3" colspan="2">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_expand_css">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>E&amp;xpand CSS</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="12" column="3" colspan="2">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_linearize_tables">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>&amp;Linearize tables</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>