diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d382a18d..40d6adb8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ class SampleApp extends Component {
                     data={data}
                     initValue="Select something yummy!"
                     onChange={(option)=>{ this.setState({textInputValue:option.label})}}>
-                    
+
                     <TextInput
                         style={{borderWidth:1, borderColor:'#ccc', padding:10, height:30}}
                         editable={false}
                         placeholder="Select something yummy!"
                         value={this.state.textInputValue} />
-                        
+
                 </ModalPicker>
             </View>
         );
@@ -97,3 +97,4 @@ class SampleApp extends Component {
 * `optionTextStyle - object` optional, style definitions for the option text element
 * `cancelStyle - object` optional, style definitions for the cancel element
 * `cancelTextStyle - object` optional, style definitions for the cancel text element
+* `optionContainer - object` optional, style definitions for the options container
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d65bf4c0..b5a67e39 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const propTypes = {
     cancelStyle: View.propTypes.style,
     cancelTextStyle: Text.propTypes.style,
     overlayStyle: View.propTypes.style,
+    optionContainer: View.propTypes.style,
     cancelText: PropTypes.string
 };
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ const defaultProps = {
     cancelStyle: {},
     cancelTextStyle: {},
     overlayStyle: {},
+    optionContainer: {},
     cancelText: 'cancel'
 };
 
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ export default class ModalPicker extends BaseComponent {
 
         return (
             <View style={[styles.overlayStyle, this.props.overlayStyle]} key={'modalPicker'+(componentIndex++)}>
-                <View style={styles.optionContainer}>
+                <View style={[styles.optionContainer, this.props.optionContainer]}>
                     <ScrollView keyboardShouldPersistTaps>
                         <View style={{paddingHorizontal:10}}>
                             {options}