diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/github/sundeepk/compactcalendarview/CompactCalendarController.java b/library/src/main/java/com/github/sundeepk/compactcalendarview/CompactCalendarController.java
index 9a22199c..074d54b2 100755
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/github/sundeepk/compactcalendarview/CompactCalendarController.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/github/sundeepk/compactcalendarview/CompactCalendarController.java
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class CompactCalendarController {
     private boolean shouldDrawIndicatorsBelowSelectedDays = false;
     private boolean displayOtherMonthDays = false;
     private boolean shouldSelectFirstDayOfMonthOnScroll = true;
+    private boolean disableBackgroundForSelectedDay = false;
 
     private CompactCalendarViewListener listener;
     private VelocityTracker velocityTracker = null;
@@ -236,6 +237,10 @@ private void setMonthOffset(Calendar calendarWithFirstDayOfMonth, Date currentDa
         calendarWithFirstDayOfMonth.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
     }
 
+    void disableBackgroundForSelectedDay(boolean disableBackgroundForSelectedDay) {
+        this.disableBackgroundForSelectedDay = disableBackgroundForSelectedDay;
+    }
+
     void setShouldSelectFirstDayOfMonthOnScroll(boolean shouldSelectFirstDayOfMonthOnScroll){
         this.shouldSelectFirstDayOfMonthOnScroll = shouldSelectFirstDayOfMonthOnScroll;
     }
@@ -766,7 +771,7 @@ void drawEvents(Canvas canvas, Calendar currentMonthToDrawCalender, int offset)
                 boolean isSameDayAsCurrentDay = shouldDrawCurrentDayCircle && (todayDayOfMonth == dayOfMonth) && (eventYear == currentYear);
                 boolean isCurrentSelectedDay = shouldDrawSelectedDayCircle && (selectedDayOfMonth == dayOfMonth);
 
-                if (shouldDrawIndicatorsBelowSelectedDays || (!shouldDrawIndicatorsBelowSelectedDays && !isSameDayAsCurrentDay && !isCurrentSelectedDay) || animationStatus == EXPOSE_CALENDAR_ANIMATION) {
+                if (shouldDrawIndicatorsBelowSelectedDays || (!shouldDrawIndicatorsBelowSelectedDays && !isSameDayAsCurrentDay && (!isCurrentSelectedDay || disableBackgroundForSelectedDay)) || animationStatus == EXPOSE_CALENDAR_ANIMATION) {
                     if (eventIndicatorStyle == FILL_LARGE_INDICATOR || eventIndicatorStyle == NO_FILL_LARGE_INDICATOR) {
                         Event event = eventsList.get(0);
                         drawEventIndicatorCircle(canvas, xPosition, yPosition, event.getColor());
@@ -774,7 +779,7 @@ void drawEvents(Canvas canvas, Calendar currentMonthToDrawCalender, int offset)
                         yPosition += indicatorOffset;
                         // offset event indicators to draw below selected day indicators
                         // this makes sure that they do no overlap
-                        if (shouldDrawIndicatorsBelowSelectedDays && (isSameDayAsCurrentDay || isCurrentSelectedDay)) {
+                        if (shouldDrawIndicatorsBelowSelectedDays && (isSameDayAsCurrentDay || (isCurrentSelectedDay && !disableBackgroundForSelectedDay))) {
                             yPosition += indicatorOffset;
                         }
 
@@ -879,7 +884,7 @@ void drawMonth(Canvas canvas, Calendar monthToDrawCalender, int offset) {
             } else {
                 int day = ((dayRow - 1) * 7 + dayColumn + 1) - firstDayOfMonth;
                 int defaultCalenderTextColorToUse = calenderTextColor;
-                if (currentCalender.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH) == day && isSameMonthAsCurrentCalendar && !isAnimatingWithExpose) {
+                if (currentCalender.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH) == day && isSameMonthAsCurrentCalendar && !isAnimatingWithExpose && !disableBackgroundForSelectedDay) {
                     drawDayCircleIndicator(currentSelectedDayIndicatorStyle, canvas, xPosition, yPosition, currentSelectedDayBackgroundColor);
                     defaultCalenderTextColorToUse = currentSelectedDayTextColor;
                 } else if (isSameYearAsToday && isSameMonthAsToday && todayDayOfMonth == day && !isAnimatingWithExpose) {
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/github/sundeepk/compactcalendarview/CompactCalendarView.java b/library/src/main/java/com/github/sundeepk/compactcalendarview/CompactCalendarView.java
index b1ff2819..0ecec9fe 100755
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/github/sundeepk/compactcalendarview/CompactCalendarView.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/github/sundeepk/compactcalendarview/CompactCalendarView.java
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ public Date getFirstDayOfCurrentMonth(){
         return compactCalendarController.getFirstDayOfCurrentMonth();
     }
 
+    public void disableBackgroundForSelectedDay(boolean disableBackgroundForSelectedDay){
+        compactCalendarController.disableBackgroundForSelectedDay(disableBackgroundForSelectedDay);
+    }
+
     public void shouldDrawIndicatorsBelowSelectedDays(boolean shouldDrawIndicatorsBelowSelectedDays){
         compactCalendarController.shouldDrawIndicatorsBelowSelectedDays(shouldDrawIndicatorsBelowSelectedDays);
     }