diff --git a/NUI/Core/NUIAppearance.m b/NUI/Core/NUIAppearance.m
index 22b0be5d..c0cb750e 100644
--- a/NUI/Core/NUIAppearance.m
+++ b/NUI/Core/NUIAppearance.m
@@ -20,12 +20,11 @@ + (void)initUIBarButtonItem
     NSString *className = @"BarButton:BarButtonBack";
     Class uiClass = [UIBarButtonItem class];
     
-    NSDictionary *titleTextAttributes = [NUIUtilities titleTextAttributesForClass:className];
-    
-    if ([[titleTextAttributes allKeys] count] > 0) {
-        [[uiClass appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:titleTextAttributes forState:UIControlStateNormal];
-    }
-    
+    [self setTitleTextAttributesForClass:uiClass nuiClass:className suffix:nil state:UIControlStateNormal];
+    [self setTitleTextAttributesForClass:uiClass nuiClass:className suffix:@"selected" state:UIControlStateSelected];
+    [self setTitleTextAttributesForClass:uiClass nuiClass:className suffix:@"highlighted" state:UIControlStateHighlighted];
+    [self setTitleTextAttributesForClass:uiClass nuiClass:className suffix:@"disabled" state:UIControlStateDisabled];
+
     if ([NUISettings hasProperty:@"background-tint-color" withClass:className]) {
         [[uiClass appearance] setTintColor:[NUISettings getColor:@"background-tint-color" withClass:className]];
     }
@@ -50,4 +49,17 @@ + (void)initUIBarButtonItem
     
 }
 
++ (void)setTitleTextAttributesForClass:(Class)uiClass nuiClass:(NSString *)nuiClass suffix:(NSString *)suffix state:(UIControlState)controlState
+{
+    NSDictionary *textAttributes;
+    if (suffix) {
+        textAttributes = [NUIUtilities titleTextAttributesForClass:nuiClass withSuffix:suffix];
+    } else {
+        textAttributes = [NUIUtilities titleTextAttributesForClass:nuiClass];
+    }
+    
+    if ([[textAttributes allKeys] count] > 0) {
+        [[uiClass appearance] setTitleTextAttributes:textAttributes forState:controlState];
+    }
+}
 @end
diff --git a/NUI/Core/Renderers/NUIBarButtonItemRenderer.m b/NUI/Core/Renderers/NUIBarButtonItemRenderer.m
index a9795f22..90bc76d6 100644
--- a/NUI/Core/Renderers/NUIBarButtonItemRenderer.m
+++ b/NUI/Core/Renderers/NUIBarButtonItemRenderer.m
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ + (void)render:(UIBarButtonItem*)item withClass:(NSString*)className
         [item setTitleTextAttributes:titleTextAttributes forState:UIControlStateNormal];
     }
     
+    NSDictionary *selectedTextAttributes = [NUIUtilities titleTextAttributesForClass:className withSuffix:@"selected"];
+    
+    if ([[selectedTextAttributes allKeys] count] > 0) {
+        [item setTitleTextAttributes:selectedTextAttributes forState:UIControlStateSelected];
+    }
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32d46d11..3be8a4cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ To see all of the available properties and values, see the Style Classes and Sty
 
 ### Creating Custom Style Classes
 
-You can give elements custom style classes (e.g. `LargeButton`), and make those classes inherit from one or more other style classes by using the form `Button:LargeButton`. To bypass NUI's styling for a particular element, set the class to `none`. You can set an element's style class either in Interface Builder or programmatically: 
+You can give elements custom style classes (e.g. `LargeButton`), and make those classes inherit from one or more other style classes by using the form `Button:LargeButton`. To bypass NUI's styling for a particular element, set the class to `none`. You can set an element's style class either in Interface Builder or programmatically:
 
 #### Setting an Element's Style Class in Interface Builder
 
@@ -190,6 +190,21 @@ Below are all of the currently available style classes, their corresponding UI c
 * font-size *(Number)*
 * text-shadow-color *(Color)*
 * text-shadow-offset *(Offset)*
+* font-color-selected *(Color)*
+* font-name-selected *(FontName)*
+* font-size-selected *(Number)*
+* text-shadow-color-selected *(Color)*
+* text-shadow-offset-selected *(Offset)*
+* font-color-highlighted *(Color)*
+* font-name-highlighted *(FontName)*
+* font-size-highlighted *(Number)*
+* text-shadow-color-highlighted *(Color)*
+* text-shadow-offset-highlighted *(Offset)*
+* font-color-disabled *(Color)*
+* font-name-disabled *(FontName)*
+* font-size-disabled *(Number)*
+* text-shadow-color-disabled *(Color)*
+* text-shadow-offset-disabled *(Offset)*
 
 #### BarButtonBack
 
@@ -207,6 +222,21 @@ Below are all of the currently available style classes, their corresponding UI c
 * font-size *(Number)*
 * text-shadow-color *(Color)*
 * text-shadow-offset *(Offset)*
+* font-color-selected *(Color)*
+* font-name-selected *(FontName)*
+* font-size-selected *(Number)*
+* text-shadow-color-selected *(Color)*
+* text-shadow-offset-selected *(Offset)*
+* font-color-highlighted *(Color)*
+* font-name-highlighted *(FontName)*
+* font-size-highlighted *(Number)*
+* text-shadow-color-highlighted *(Color)*
+* text-shadow-offset-highlighted *(Offset)*
+* font-color-disabled *(Color)*
+* font-name-disabled *(FontName)*
+* font-size-disabled *(Number)*
+* text-shadow-color-disabled *(Color)*
+* text-shadow-offset-disabled *(Offset)*
 
 #### Button