diff --git a/lib/react-native-multi-select.js b/lib/react-native-multi-select.js
index baeeb6e..0de6bca 100644
--- a/lib/react-native-multi-select.js
+++ b/lib/react-native-multi-select.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export default class MultiSelect extends Component {
     searchInputPlaceholderText: PropTypes.string,
     searchInputStyle: PropTypes.object,
     selectText: PropTypes.string,
+    selectedItemsText: PropTypes.string,
     styleDropdownMenu: ViewPropTypes.style,
     styleDropdownMenuSubsection: ViewPropTypes.style,
     styleInputGroup: ViewPropTypes.style,
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ export default class MultiSelect extends Component {
     searchInputStyle: { color: colorPack.textPrimary },
     textColor: colorPack.textPrimary,
     selectText: 'Select',
+    selectedItemsText: 'selected',
     altFontFamily: '',
     hideSubmitButton: false,
     submitButtonColor: '#CCC',
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ export default class MultiSelect extends Component {
   };
 
   _getSelectLabel = () => {
-    const { selectText, single, selectedItems, displayKey } = this.props;
+    const { selectText, single, selectedItems, displayKey, selectedItemsText } = this.props;
     if (!selectedItems || selectedItems.length === 0) {
       return selectText;
     }
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ export default class MultiSelect extends Component {
       const foundItem = this._findItem(item);
       return get(foundItem, displayKey) || selectText;
     }
-    return `${selectText} (${selectedItems.length} selected)`;
+    return `${selectText} (${selectedItems.length} ${selectedItemsText})`;
   };
 
   _findItem = itemKey => {