diff --git a/hashtag-view/src/main/java/com/greenfrvr/hashtagview/HashtagView.java b/hashtag-view/src/main/java/com/greenfrvr/hashtagview/HashtagView.java
index edfde82..84d3058 100644
--- a/hashtag-view/src/main/java/com/greenfrvr/hashtagview/HashtagView.java
+++ b/hashtag-view/src/main/java/com/greenfrvr/hashtagview/HashtagView.java
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ public class HashtagView extends LinearLayout {
     private SortState sortState = SortState.initState();
 
     private ColorStateList itemTextColorStateList;
+    private ColorStateList itemSelectedTextColorStateList;
     private int itemMargin;
     private int itemPaddingLeft;
     private int itemPaddingRight;
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ public class HashtagView extends LinearLayout {
     private int rowCount;
     private int composeMode;
     private int backgroundDrawable;
+    private int selectedBackgroundDrawable;
     private int foregroundDrawable;
     private int leftDrawable;
     private int leftSelectedDrawable;
@@ -401,7 +403,7 @@ public void setSelectionLimit(int selectionLimit) {
         if (viewMap != null) {
             for (ItemData item : viewMap.values()) {
                 item.isSelected = false;
-                item.displaySelection(leftDrawable, leftSelectedDrawable, rightDrawable, rightSelectedDrawable);
+                item.displaySelection(leftDrawable, leftSelectedDrawable, rightDrawable, rightSelectedDrawable, backgroundDrawable, selectedBackgroundDrawable, itemTextColorStateList, itemSelectedTextColorStateList);
                 item.decorateText(transformer);
             }
         }
@@ -449,6 +451,10 @@ public void setItemTextColor(int textColor) {
         this.itemTextColorStateList = ColorStateList.valueOf(textColor);
     }
 
+    public void setItemSelectedTextColor(int textColor) {
+        this.itemSelectedTextColorStateList = ColorStateList.valueOf(textColor);
+    }
+
     public void setItemTextColorRes(@ColorRes int textColor) {
         int colorValue = ContextCompat.getColor(getContext(), textColor);
         this.itemTextColorStateList = ColorStateList.valueOf(colorValue);
@@ -507,6 +513,10 @@ public void setBackgroundDrawable(@DrawableRes int backgroundDrawable) {
         this.backgroundDrawable = backgroundDrawable;
     }
 
+    public void setSelectedBackgroundDrawable(@DrawableRes int selectedBackgroundDrawable) {
+        this.selectedBackgroundDrawable = selectedBackgroundDrawable;
+    }
+
     public void setBackgroundColor(@ColorRes int backgroundDrawable) {
         this.backgroundDrawable = backgroundDrawable;
     }
@@ -570,6 +580,8 @@ private void extractAttributes(AttributeSet attrs) {
             composeMode = a.getInt(R.styleable.HashtagView_composeMode, COMPOSE_ORIGIN);
 
             backgroundDrawable = a.getResourceId(R.styleable.HashtagView_tagBackground, 0);
+            selectedBackgroundDrawable = a.getResourceId(R.styleable.HashtagView_tagSelectedBackground, 0);
+            if (selectedBackgroundDrawable == 0) selectedBackgroundDrawable = backgroundDrawable;
             foregroundDrawable = a.getResourceId(R.styleable.HashtagView_tagForeground, 0);
             leftDrawable = a.getResourceId(R.styleable.HashtagView_tagDrawableLeft, 0);
             leftSelectedDrawable = a.getResourceId(R.styleable.HashtagView_tagSelectedDrawableLeft, 0);
@@ -577,9 +589,13 @@ private void extractAttributes(AttributeSet attrs) {
             rightSelectedDrawable = a.getResourceId(R.styleable.HashtagView_tagSelectedDrawableRight, 0);
 
             itemTextColorStateList = a.getColorStateList(R.styleable.HashtagView_tagTextColor);
+            itemSelectedTextColorStateList = a.getColorStateList(R.styleable.HashtagView_tagSelectedTextColor);
             if (itemTextColorStateList == null) {
                 itemTextColorStateList = ColorStateList.valueOf(Color.BLACK);
             }
+            if (itemSelectedTextColorStateList == null) {
+                itemSelectedTextColorStateList = itemTextColorStateList;
+            }
 
             isInSelectMode = a.getBoolean(R.styleable.HashtagView_selectionMode, false);
             isDynamic = a.getBoolean(R.styleable.HashtagView_dynamicMode, false);
@@ -667,7 +683,7 @@ private void setItemPreselected(ItemData item) {
             item.isSelected = selection;
 
             item.decorateText(transformer);
-            item.displaySelection(leftDrawable, leftSelectedDrawable, rightDrawable, rightSelectedDrawable);
+            item.displaySelection(leftDrawable, leftSelectedDrawable, rightDrawable, rightSelectedDrawable, backgroundDrawable, selectedBackgroundDrawable, itemTextColorStateList, itemSelectedTextColorStateList);
         }
     }
 
@@ -823,7 +839,7 @@ private void handleSelection(ItemData item) {
             }
         }
 
-        item.select(leftDrawable, leftSelectedDrawable, rightDrawable, rightSelectedDrawable);
+        item.select(leftDrawable, leftSelectedDrawable, rightDrawable, rightSelectedDrawable, backgroundDrawable, selectedBackgroundDrawable, itemTextColorStateList, itemSelectedTextColorStateList);
         item.decorateText(transformer);
 
         if (selectListeners != null) {
diff --git a/hashtag-view/src/main/java/com/greenfrvr/hashtagview/ItemData.java b/hashtag-view/src/main/java/com/greenfrvr/hashtagview/ItemData.java
index f117e38..cbd147e 100644
--- a/hashtag-view/src/main/java/com/greenfrvr/hashtagview/ItemData.java
+++ b/hashtag-view/src/main/java/com/greenfrvr/hashtagview/ItemData.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.greenfrvr.hashtagview;
 
+import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.TextView;
@@ -25,15 +26,18 @@ void setText(CharSequence charSequence) {
         ((TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.text)).setText(charSequence);
     }
 
-    void displaySelection(int left, int leftSelected, int right, int rightSelected) {
-        ((TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.text)).setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(isSelected ? leftSelected : left, 0, isSelected ? rightSelected : right, 0);
+    void displaySelection(int left, int leftSelected, int right, int rightSelected, int background, int selectedBackground, ColorStateList textColor, ColorStateList selectedTextColor) {
+        view.setBackgroundResource(isSelected ? selectedBackground : background);
+        TextView textView = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.text);
+        textView.setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(isSelected ? leftSelected : left, 0, isSelected ? rightSelected : right, 0);
+        textView.setTextColor(isSelected ? selectedTextColor : textColor);
         view.setSelected(isSelected);
         view.invalidate();
     }
 
-    void select(int left, int leftSelected, int right, int rightSelected) {
+    void select(int left, int leftSelected, int right, int rightSelected, int background, int selectedBackground, ColorStateList textColor, ColorStateList selectedTextColor) {
         isSelected = !isSelected;
-        displaySelection(left, leftSelected, right, rightSelected);
+        displaySelection(left, leftSelected, right, rightSelected, background, selectedBackground, textColor, selectedTextColor);
     }
 
     void decorateText(HashtagView.DataTransform<T> transformer) {
diff --git a/hashtag-view/src/main/res/layout/layout_item.xml b/hashtag-view/src/main/res/layout/layout_item.xml
index c0d4a21..954d819 100644
--- a/hashtag-view/src/main/res/layout/layout_item.xml
+++ b/hashtag-view/src/main/res/layout/layout_item.xml
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
         android:id="@+id/text"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:singleLine="true"/>
+        android:maxLines="1"/>
 </FrameLayout>
diff --git a/hashtag-view/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml b/hashtag-view/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
index 9654f5e..1288f25 100644
--- a/hashtag-view/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/hashtag-view/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
     <declare-styleable name="HashtagView">
         <attr name="tagTextColor" format="color|reference"/>
+        <attr name="tagSelectedTextColor" format="color|reference"/>
         <attr name="tagTextSize" format="dimension"/>
         <attr name="tagTextGravity" format="enum">
             <enum name="left" value="3"/>
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
             <enum name="marquee" value="3"/>
         </attr>
         <attr name="tagBackground" format="color|reference"/>
+        <attr name="tagSelectedBackground" format="color|reference"/>
         <attr name="tagForeground" format="color|reference"/>
         <attr name="tagDrawableLeft" format="reference"/>
         <attr name="tagSelectedDrawableLeft" format="reference"/>