diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba41b4295..137be8b63 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export default class Example extends React.Component {
                 </Route>
                 <Route name="register2" component={Register} title="Register2"  schema="withoutAnimation"/>
                 <Route name="tabbar">
-                    <Router footer={TabBar} showNavigationBar={false}>
+                    <Router footer={TabBar} showNavigationBar={false} tabBarStyle={{borderTopColor:'#00bb00',borderTopWidth:1,backgroundColor:'white'}}>
                         <Route name="tab1" schema="tab" title="Tab #1" >
                             <Router>
                                 <Route name="tab1_1" component={TabView} title="Tab #1_1" />
diff --git a/TabBar.js b/TabBar.js
index dfcef38b3..5295c3b4e 100644
--- a/TabBar.js
+++ b/TabBar.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default class TabBar extends React.Component {
             return <View/>
         }
         return (
-            <Tabs style={{backgroundColor:'white'}} onSelect={this.onSelect.bind(this)} {...this.props}>
+            <Tabs style={[{backgroundColor:'white'}, this.props.tabBarStyle]} onSelect={this.onSelect.bind(this)} {...this.props}>
                 {this.state.children}
             </Tabs>
         );