diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 3b170120..4c7b7f8d 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-reorderable",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "Drag & drop, touch enabled, reorderable / sortable list, React component",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/JakeSidSmith/react-reorderable",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index de4c7011..88b80c43 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-reorderable",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "Drag & drop, touch enabled, reorderable / sortable list, React component",
   "author": "Jake 'Sid' Smith",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/reorderable.js b/reorderable.js
index cb23a5e0..598b94f6 100644
--- a/reorderable.js
+++ b/reorderable.js
@@ -420,6 +420,15 @@
         }
         return undefined;
       },
+      getSelectedClass: function (item) {
+        if (typeof this.props.selected !== 'undefined') {
+          if (typeof this.props.selectedKey !== 'undefined') {
+            return this.props.selected[this.props.selectedKey] === item[this.props.selectedKey] ? 'selected' : undefined;
+          }
+          return this.props.selected === item ? 'selected' : undefined;
+        }
+        return undefined;
+      },
 
       // ---- Default methods
 
@@ -457,7 +466,7 @@
 
         var list = this.state.list.map(function (item, index) {
           var itemKey = item[self.props.itemKey] || item;
-          var itemClass = [self.props.itemClass, self.getPlaceholderClass(item)].join(' ');
+          var itemClass = [self.props.itemClass, self.getPlaceholderClass(item), self.getSelectedClass(item)].join(' ');
           return React.createElement('div', {
             key: itemKey,
             className: itemClass,