diff --git a/CountryPickerView/CountryPickerViewController.swift b/CountryPickerView/CountryPickerViewController.swift
index 54a21e2..386d270 100644
--- a/CountryPickerView/CountryPickerViewController.swift
+++ b/CountryPickerView/CountryPickerViewController.swift
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ extension CountryPickerViewController {
         if let color = dataSource.cellLabelColor {
             cell.textLabel?.textColor = color
         }
+        if let color = dataSource.cellBackgroundColor {
+            cell.backgroundColor = color
+        }
+        cell.selectionStyle = dataSource.cellSelectionStyle
         cell.accessoryType = country == countryPickerView.selectedCountry &&
             dataSource.showCheckmarkInList ? .checkmark : .none
         cell.separatorInset = .zero
@@ -313,6 +317,10 @@ class CountryPickerViewDataSourceInternal: CountryPickerViewDataSource {
         return view.dataSource?.cellLabelColor(in: view)
     }
     
+    var cellBackgroundColor: UIColor? {
+        return view.dataSource?.cellBackgroundColor(in: view)
+    }
+    
     var cellImageViewSize: CGSize {
         return view.dataSource?.cellImageViewSize(in: view) ?? cellImageViewSize(in: view)
     }
@@ -321,6 +329,10 @@ class CountryPickerViewDataSourceInternal: CountryPickerViewDataSource {
         return view.dataSource?.cellImageViewCornerRadius(in: view) ?? cellImageViewCornerRadius(in: view)
     }
     
+    var cellSelectionStyle: UITableViewCell.SelectionStyle {
+        return view.dataSource?.cellSelectionStyle(in: view) ?? .default
+    }
+    
     var navigationTitle: String? {
         return view.dataSource?.navigationTitle(in: view)
     }
diff --git a/CountryPickerView/Delegate+DataSource.swift b/CountryPickerView/Delegate+DataSource.swift
index 076a9ae..7bb8cc3 100644
--- a/CountryPickerView/Delegate+DataSource.swift
+++ b/CountryPickerView/Delegate+DataSource.swift
@@ -50,12 +50,18 @@ public protocol CountryPickerViewDataSource: class {
     /// The desired text color for the country names on the list.
     func cellLabelColor(in countryPickerView: CountryPickerView) -> UIColor?
     
+    /// The desired background color for the cell in the list.
+    func cellBackgroundColor(in countryPickerView: CountryPickerView) -> UIColor?
+    
     /// The desired size for the flag images on the list.
     func cellImageViewSize(in countryPickerView: CountryPickerView) -> CGSize
     
     /// The desired corner radius for the flag images on the list. Default value is 2
     func cellImageViewCornerRadius(in countryPickerView: CountryPickerView) -> CGFloat
     
+    /// The desired cell selection style.
+    func cellSelectionStyle(in countryPickerView: CountryPickerView) -> UITableViewCell.SelectionStyle
+    
     /// The navigation item title when the internal view controller is pushed/presented.
     func navigationTitle(in countryPickerView: CountryPickerView) -> String?
     
@@ -115,6 +121,10 @@ public extension CountryPickerViewDataSource {
         return nil
     }
     
+    func cellBackgroundColor(in countryPickerView: CountryPickerView) -> UIColor? {
+        return nil
+    }
+    
     func cellImageViewCornerRadius(in countryPickerView: CountryPickerView) -> CGFloat {
         return 2
     }
@@ -123,6 +133,10 @@ public extension CountryPickerViewDataSource {
         return CGSize(width: 34, height: 24)
     }
     
+    func cellSelectionStyle(in countryPickerView: CountryPickerView) -> UITableViewCell.SelectionStyle {
+        return .default
+    }
+    
     func navigationTitle(in countryPickerView: CountryPickerView) -> String? {
         return nil
     }