diff --git a/ATHMultiSelectionSegmentedControl/Classes/ATHMultiSelectionControlSegmentButton.swift b/ATHMultiSelectionSegmentedControl/Classes/ATHMultiSelectionControlSegmentButton.swift
index 3eaead1..92f1736 100644
--- a/ATHMultiSelectionSegmentedControl/Classes/ATHMultiSelectionControlSegmentButton.swift
+++ b/ATHMultiSelectionSegmentedControl/Classes/ATHMultiSelectionControlSegmentButton.swift
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ internal class ATHMultiSelectionControlSegmentButton: UIButton {
     internal var isButtonEnabled: Bool {
         return _isButtonEnabled
     }
+    /// The color of the text when selected
+    internal var titleColorSelected: UIColor?
     
     override var isHighlighted: Bool {
        
@@ -82,9 +84,9 @@ internal class ATHMultiSelectionControlSegmentButton: UIButton {
     */
     fileprivate func _setSelectedState() {
 
-        layer.borderColor = backgroundColor?.cgColor
+        layer.borderColor = self.titleColorSelected?.cgColor
         backgroundColor = tintColor
-        setTitleColor(UIColor.white, for: .normal)
+        setTitleColor(self.titleColorSelected ?? UIColor.white, for: .normal)
 
     }
     
diff --git a/ATHMultiSelectionSegmentedControl/Classes/ATHMultiSelectionSegmentedControl.swift b/ATHMultiSelectionSegmentedControl/Classes/ATHMultiSelectionSegmentedControl.swift
index 523514b..dd20f02 100644
--- a/ATHMultiSelectionSegmentedControl/Classes/ATHMultiSelectionSegmentedControl.swift
+++ b/ATHMultiSelectionSegmentedControl/Classes/ATHMultiSelectionSegmentedControl.swift
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ open class MultiSelectionSegmentedControl: UIView {
                 button.titleLabel?.font = font
                 button.tintColor = tintColor
                 button.backgroundColor = backgroundColor
+                button.titleColorSelected = backgroundColor
                 button.setButtonSelected(selectedSegmentIndices.contains(index))
                 button.addTarget(self, action: #selector(self._didTouchUpInsideSegment(_:)), for: .touchUpInside)
 
@@ -325,8 +326,10 @@ open class MultiSelectionSegmentedControl: UIView {
         
         let button = ATHMultiSelectionControlSegmentButton(frame: CGRect(x: self.frame.width, y: 0, width: 0, height: self.frame.height))
        
+        button.titleLabel?.font = font
         button.tintColor = tintColor
         button.backgroundColor = backgroundColor
+        button.titleColorSelected = backgroundColor
         button.addTarget(self, action: #selector(self._didTouchUpInsideSegment(_:)), for: .touchUpInside)
         
         button.setTitle(title, for: .normal)