diff --git a/alerter/src/main/java/com/tapadoo/alerter/Alert.kt b/alerter/src/main/java/com/tapadoo/alerter/Alert.kt
index 8d45885..f4aa01e 100644
--- a/alerter/src/main/java/com/tapadoo/alerter/Alert.kt
+++ b/alerter/src/main/java/com/tapadoo/alerter/Alert.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import android.text.TextUtils
 import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.util.Log
 import android.view.*
+import android.view.animation.AccelerateInterpolator
 import android.view.animation.Animation
 import android.view.animation.AnimationUtils
 import android.widget.Button
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ class Alert @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context,
     private var enableIconPulse = true
     private var enableInfiniteDuration: Boolean = false
     private var enableProgress: Boolean = false
+    private var enableOverlay = false
 
     private var runningAnimation: Runnable? = null
 
@@ -239,6 +241,15 @@ class Alert @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context,
             } else {
                 flIconContainer?.visibility = View.GONE
             }
+
+            if (enableOverlay) {
+                overlayView.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+                overlayView.animate().alpha(1f)
+                        .setDuration(ALERT_OVERLAY_FADE_IN_DURATION)
+                        .setInterpolator(AccelerateInterpolator())
+            } else {
+                overlayView.visibility = View.GONE
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -269,6 +280,12 @@ class Alert @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context,
      */
     private fun hide() {
         try {
+            if (enableOverlay) {
+                overlayView.animate().alpha(0f)
+                        .setDuration(ALERT_OVERLAY_FADE_OUT_DURATION)
+                        .setInterpolator(AccelerateInterpolator())
+            }
+
             exitAnimation.setAnimationListener(object : Animation.AnimationListener {
                 override fun onAnimationStart(animation: Animation) {
                     llAlertBackground?.setOnClickListener(null)
@@ -656,6 +673,24 @@ class Alert @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context,
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Enable or disable overlay background
+     *
+     * @param True to enable, False to disable
+     * */
+    fun enableOverlay(enable: Boolean) {
+        this.enableOverlay = enable
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the Overlay background color from a color resource
+     *
+     * @param color The color resource
+     * */
+    fun setOverlayBackgroundColor(@ColorInt color: Int) {
+        overlayView.setBackgroundColor(color)
+    }
+
     override fun canDismiss(): Boolean {
         return isDismissible
     }
@@ -681,5 +716,7 @@ class Alert @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context,
          */
         private const val DISPLAY_TIME_IN_SECONDS: Long = 3000
         private const val MUL = -0x1000000
+        private const val ALERT_OVERLAY_FADE_IN_DURATION: Long = 700
+        private const val ALERT_OVERLAY_FADE_OUT_DURATION: Long = 300
     }
 }
diff --git a/alerter/src/main/java/com/tapadoo/alerter/Alerter.kt b/alerter/src/main/java/com/tapadoo/alerter/Alerter.kt
index a658c6f..25b4b67 100644
--- a/alerter/src/main/java/com/tapadoo/alerter/Alerter.kt
+++ b/alerter/src/main/java/com/tapadoo/alerter/Alerter.kt
@@ -583,6 +583,31 @@ class Alerter private constructor() {
         activityWeakReference = WeakReference(activity)
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * Set the overlay background color from a color resource
+     *
+     * @param color The color resource
+     * @return This Alerter
+     */
+    fun setOverlayBackground(@ColorRes colorResId: Int): Alerter {
+        activityWeakReference?.get()?.let {
+            alert?.setOverlayBackgroundColor(ContextCompat.getColor(it, colorResId))
+        }
+        return this
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enable or disable overlay background
+     *
+     * @param enable True to enable, False to disable
+     * @return This Alerter
+     */
+    fun enableOverlay(enable: Boolean): Alerter {
+        alert?.enableOverlay(enable)
+        return this
+    }
+
     companion object {
 
         private var activityWeakReference: WeakReference<Activity>? = null
diff --git a/alerter/src/main/res/layout/alerter_alert_view.xml b/alerter/src/main/res/layout/alerter_alert_view.xml
index fd9b30a..a6b3171 100644
--- a/alerter/src/main/res/layout/alerter_alert_view.xml
+++ b/alerter/src/main/res/layout/alerter_alert_view.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@
     android:background="@android:color/transparent"
     android:clickable="false">
 
+    <View
+        android:id="@+id/overlayView"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:alpha="0"
+        android:background="@color/alert_default_overlay_color"
+        android:clickable="true"
+        android:focusable="true"
+        android:visibility="gone" />
+
     <LinearLayout
         android:id="@+id/llAlertBackground"
         style="@style/AlertStyle"
diff --git a/alerter/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/alerter/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 538cbbb..107e8f2 100644
--- a/alerter/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/alerter/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
     <color name="alert_default_error_background">#F44336</color>
     <color name="alert_default_text_color">@android:color/white</color>
     <color name="alert_default_icon_color">@android:color/white</color>
+    <color name="alert_default_overlay_color">#4D000000</color>
 </resources>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/tapadoo/alerter/demo/JavaDemoActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/tapadoo/alerter/demo/JavaDemoActivity.java
index d7f0f9c..6057e4b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/tapadoo/alerter/demo/JavaDemoActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/tapadoo/alerter/demo/JavaDemoActivity.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import android.graphics.Typeface;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar;
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         findViewById(com.tapadoo.alerter.demo.R.id.btnAlertWithCustomFont).setOnClickListener(this);
         findViewById(com.tapadoo.alerter.demo.R.id.btnAlertSwipeToDismissEnabled).setOnClickListener(this);
         findViewById(com.tapadoo.alerter.demo.R.id.btnAlertSound).setOnClickListener(this);
+        findViewById(com.tapadoo.alerter.demo.R.id.btnShowAlertWithOverlay).setOnClickListener(this);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -73,12 +75,14 @@ public void onClick(View view) {
             showAlertWithCustomFont();
         } else if (i == com.tapadoo.alerter.demo.R.id.btnAlertSwipeToDismissEnabled) {
             showAlertSwipeToDismissEnabled();
-        } else if (i == com.tapadoo.alerter.demo.R.id.btnAlertSound){
+        } else if (i == com.tapadoo.alerter.demo.R.id.btnAlertSound) {
             showAlertSound();
-        }else if (i == com.tapadoo.alerter.demo.R.id.btnCenterAlert){
+        } else if (i == com.tapadoo.alerter.demo.R.id.btnCenterAlert) {
             showAlertFromCenter();
-        }else if (i == com.tapadoo.alerter.demo.R.id.btnBottomAlert){
+        } else if (i == com.tapadoo.alerter.demo.R.id.btnBottomAlert) {
             showAlertFromBottom();
+        } else if (i == com.tapadoo.alerter.demo.R.id.btnShowAlertWithOverlay) {
+            showAlerterWithOverlay();
         } else {
             showAlertDefault();
         }
@@ -132,12 +136,12 @@ private void showAlertVerbose() {
         Alerter.create(JavaDemoActivity.this)
                 .setTitle("Alert Title")
                 .setText("The alert scales to accommodate larger bodies of text. " +
-                         "The alert scales to accommodate larger bodies of text. " +
-                         "The alert scales to accommodate larger bodies of text.")
+                        "The alert scales to accommodate larger bodies of text. " +
+                        "The alert scales to accommodate larger bodies of text.")
                 .show();
     }
 
-    private void showAlertCallbacks(){
+    private void showAlertCallbacks() {
         Alerter.create(JavaDemoActivity.this)
                 .setTitle("Alert Title")
                 .setText("Alert text...")
@@ -245,4 +249,14 @@ private void showAlertFromBottom() {
                 .setLayoutGravity(Gravity.BOTTOM)
                 .show();
     }
+
+    private void showAlerterWithOverlay() {
+        Alerter.create(JavaDemoActivity.this)
+                .setTitle("Alert Title")
+                .setText("Alert text...")
+                .enableOverlay(true)
+                .setOverlayBackground(R.color.alert_overlay_color)
+                .setBackgroundColorRes(com.tapadoo.alerter.demo.R.color.colorAccent)
+                .show();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/tapadoo/alerter/demo/KotlinDemoActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/tapadoo/alerter/demo/KotlinDemoActivity.kt
index e1fb475..e21c0f7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/tapadoo/alerter/demo/KotlinDemoActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/tapadoo/alerter/demo/KotlinDemoActivity.kt
@@ -191,6 +191,16 @@ class KotlinDemoActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
                 .show()
     }
 
+    private fun showAlerterWithOverlay() {
+        Alerter.create(this)
+                .setTitle("Alert Title")
+                .setText("Alert text...")
+                .enableOverlay(true)
+                .setOverlayBackground(R.color.alert_overlay_color)
+                .setBackgroundColorRes(R.color.colorAccent)
+                .show()
+    }
+
     private fun setupOnClickListeners() {
         btnAlertDefault.setOnClickListener {
             showAlertDefault()
@@ -259,5 +269,9 @@ class KotlinDemoActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         btnBottomAlert.setOnClickListener {
             showAlertFromBottom()
         }
+
+        btnShowAlertWithOverlay.setOnClickListener {
+            showAlerterWithOverlay()
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/content_example.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/content_example.xml
index 0bc473d..2d9d8c7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/content_example.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/content_example.xml
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@
             android:text="@string/default_bottom_alert"
             android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
 
+        <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatButton
+            android:id="@+id/btnShowAlertWithOverlay"
+            style="@style/ExampleButton"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:text="@string/with_overlay" />
     </LinearLayout>
 
 </ScrollView>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 4919246..f785047 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
     <color name="colorPrimary">#63C9D7</color>
     <color name="colorPrimaryDark">#2c9cac</color>
     <color name="colorAccent">#F99143</color>
+    <color name="alert_overlay_color">#80000000</color>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index deaaaae..4d15eae 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@
     <string name="with_custom_layout">With Custom Layout</string>
     <string name="default_bottom_alert">Default Bottom Alert</string>
     <string name="default_center_alert">Default Center Alert</string>
+    <string name="with_overlay">With overlay</string>
 </resources>