diff --git a/SIAlertView/SIAlertView.h b/SIAlertView/SIAlertView.h
index e4d620a..1d1a7c5 100644
--- a/SIAlertView/SIAlertView.h
+++ b/SIAlertView/SIAlertView.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ typedef void(^SIAlertViewHandler)(SIAlertView *alertView);
 
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *title;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *message;
+@property (nonatomic, copy) UIImage *icon;
 
 @property (nonatomic, assign) SIAlertViewTransitionStyle transitionStyle; // default is SIAlertViewTransitionStyleSlideFromBottom
 @property (nonatomic, assign) SIAlertViewBackgroundStyle backgroundStyle; // default is SIAlertViewBackgroundStyleGradient
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ typedef void(^SIAlertViewHandler)(SIAlertView *alertView);
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *buttonColor NS_AVAILABLE_IOS(5_0) UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *cancelButtonColor NS_AVAILABLE_IOS(5_0) UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *destructiveButtonColor NS_AVAILABLE_IOS(5_0) UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *buttonBackgroundColor NS_AVAILABLE_IOS(5_0) UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *cancelButtonBackgroundColor NS_AVAILABLE_IOS(5_0) UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIColor *destructiveButtonBackgroundColor NS_AVAILABLE_IOS(5_0) UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) CGFloat cornerRadius NS_AVAILABLE_IOS(5_0) UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR; // default is 2.0
 @property (nonatomic, assign) CGFloat shadowRadius NS_AVAILABLE_IOS(5_0) UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR; // default is 8.0
 
diff --git a/SIAlertView/SIAlertView.m b/SIAlertView/SIAlertView.m
index 7a67df3..7635716 100644
--- a/SIAlertView/SIAlertView.m
+++ b/SIAlertView/SIAlertView.m
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ @interface SIAlertView ()
 
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UILabel *titleLabel;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UILabel *messageLabel;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIImageView *iconImageView;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UIView *containerView;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) NSMutableArray *buttons;
 
@@ -348,6 +349,12 @@ - (void)setMessage:(NSString *)message
     [self invalidateLayout];
 }
 
+- (void)setIcon:(UIImage *)icon
+{
+    _icon = icon;
+    [self invalidateLayout];
+}
+
 #pragma mark - Public
 
 - (void)addButtonWithTitle:(NSString *)title type:(SIAlertViewButtonType)type handler:(SIAlertViewHandler)handler
@@ -731,7 +738,16 @@ - (void)validateLayout
     self.containerView.layer.shadowPath = [UIBezierPath bezierPathWithRoundedRect:self.containerView.bounds cornerRadius:self.containerView.layer.cornerRadius].CGPath;
     
     CGFloat y = CONTENT_PADDING_TOP;
+    if (self.iconImageView) {
+        self.iconImageView.image = self.icon;
+        CGFloat height = self.icon.size.height;
+        self.iconImageView.frame = CGRectMake(CONTENT_PADDING_LEFT, y, self.containerView.bounds.size.width - CONTENT_PADDING_LEFT * 2, height);
+        y += height;
+	}
 	if (self.titleLabel) {
+        if (y > CONTENT_PADDING_TOP) {
+            y += GAP;
+        }
         self.titleLabel.text = self.title;
         CGFloat height = [self heightForTitleLabel];
         self.titleLabel.frame = CGRectMake(CONTENT_PADDING_LEFT, y, self.containerView.bounds.size.width - CONTENT_PADDING_LEFT * 2, height);
@@ -776,7 +792,13 @@ - (void)validateLayout
 - (CGFloat)preferredHeight
 {
 	CGFloat height = CONTENT_PADDING_TOP;
+    if (self.icon) {
+        height += self.icon.size.height;
+    }
 	if (self.title) {
+        if (height > CONTENT_PADDING_TOP) {
+            height += GAP;
+        }
 		height += [self heightForTitleLabel];
 	}
     if (self.message) {
@@ -877,6 +899,7 @@ - (void)setup
     [self setupContainerView];
     [self updateTitleLabel];
     [self updateMessageLabel];
+    [self updateIconImageView];
     [self setupButtons];
     [self invalidateLayout];
 }
@@ -885,6 +908,7 @@ - (void)teardown
 {
     [self.containerView removeFromSuperview];
     self.containerView = nil;
+    self.iconImageView = nil;
     self.titleLabel = nil;
     self.messageLabel = nil;
     [self.buttons removeAllObjects];
@@ -904,6 +928,25 @@ - (void)setupContainerView
     [self addSubview:self.containerView];
 }
 
+- (void)updateIconImageView
+{
+	if (self.icon) {
+		if (!self.iconImageView) {
+			self.iconImageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithFrame:self.bounds];
+            [self.iconImageView setContentMode:UIViewContentModeScaleAspectFit];
+			[self.containerView addSubview:self.iconImageView];
+#if DEBUG_LAYOUT
+            self.titleLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];
+#endif
+		}
+		self.iconImageView.image = self.icon;
+	} else {
+		[self.iconImageView removeFromSuperview];
+		self.iconImageView = nil;
+	}
+    [self invalidateLayout];
+}
+
 - (void)updateTitleLabel
 {
 	if (self.title) {
@@ -1135,6 +1178,32 @@ - (void)setDestructiveButtonColor:(UIColor *)buttonColor
     [self setColor:buttonColor toButtonsOfType:SIAlertViewButtonTypeDestructive];
 }
 
+- (void)setButtonBackgroundColor:(UIColor *)backgroundColor
+{
+    if (_buttonBackgroundColor == backgroundColor) {
+        return;
+    }
+    _buttonBackgroundColor = backgroundColor;
+    [self setBackgroundColor:backgroundColor toButtonsOfType:SIAlertViewButtonTypeDefault];
+}
+
+- (void)setCancelButtonBackgroundColor:(UIColor *)backgroundColor
+{
+    if (_cancelButtonBackgroundColor == backgroundColor) {
+        return;
+    }
+    _cancelButtonBackgroundColor = backgroundColor;
+    [self setBackgroundColor:backgroundColor toButtonsOfType:SIAlertViewButtonTypeCancel];
+}
+
+- (void)setDestructiveButtonBackgroundColor:(UIColor *)backgroundColor
+{
+    if (_destructiveButtonBackgroundColor == backgroundColor) {
+        return;
+    }
+    _destructiveButtonBackgroundColor = backgroundColor;
+    [self setBackgroundColor:backgroundColor toButtonsOfType:SIAlertViewButtonTypeDestructive];
+}
 
 - (void)setDefaultButtonImage:(UIImage *)defaultButtonImage forState:(UIControlState)state
 {
@@ -1179,6 +1248,16 @@ -(void)setColor:(UIColor *)color toButtonsOfType:(SIAlertViewButtonType)type {
     }
 }
 
+-(void)setBackgroundColor:(UIColor *)color toButtonsOfType:(SIAlertViewButtonType)type {
+    for (NSUInteger i = 0; i < self.items.count; i++) {
+        SIAlertItem *item = self.items[i];
+        if(item.type == type) {
+            UIButton *button = self.buttons[i];
+            button.backgroundColor = color;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 # pragma mark -
 # pragma mark Enable parallax effect (iOS7 only)