diff --git a/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java b/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java
index 580daac..1232c7a 100644
--- a/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java
+++ b/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import org.apache.cordova.CallbackContext;
 import org.apache.cordova.CordovaPlugin;
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ public class Toast extends CordovaPlugin {
 
             // the defaults mimic the default toast as close as possible
             final String backgroundColor = styling.optString("backgroundColor", "#333333");
+            final String textColor = styling.optString("textColor", "#ffffff");
             final double opacity = styling.optDouble("opacity", 0.8);
             final int cornerRadius = styling.optInt("cornerRadius", 100);
             final int horizontalPadding = styling.optInt("horizontalPadding", 50);
@@ -102,6 +104,11 @@ public class Toast extends CordovaPlugin {
             shape.setAlpha((int)(opacity * 255)); // 0-255, where 0 is an invisible background
             shape.setColor(Color.parseColor(backgroundColor));
             toast.getView().setBackground(shape);
+            
+            final TextView toastTextView;
+            toastTextView = (TextView) toast.getView().findViewById(android.R.id.message);
+            toastTextView.setTextColor(Color.parseColor(textColor));
+            
             toast.getView().setPadding(horizontalPadding, verticalPadding, horizontalPadding, verticalPadding);
 
             // this gives the toast a very subtle shadow on newer devices
diff --git a/src/ios/Toast+UIView.m b/src/ios/Toast+UIView.m
index 4d4cf1b..ea613b1 100644
--- a/src/ios/Toast+UIView.m
+++ b/src/ios/Toast+UIView.m
@@ -347,12 +347,15 @@ static id styling;
     }
     
     if (title != nil) {
+        NSString * titleLabelTextColor = styling[@"textColor"];
+        UIColor *theTitleLabelTextColor = titleLabelTextColor == nil ? [UIColor whiteColor] : [self colorFromHexString:titleLabelTextColor];
+    
         titleLabel = [[UILabel alloc] init];
         titleLabel.numberOfLines = CSToastMaxTitleLines;
         titleLabel.font = [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:CSToastFontSize];
         titleLabel.textAlignment = NSTextAlignmentLeft;
         titleLabel.lineBreakMode = NSLineBreakByWordWrapping;
-        titleLabel.textColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
+        titleLabel.textColor = titleLabelTextColor;
         titleLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
         titleLabel.alpha = 1.0;
         titleLabel.text = title;
@@ -364,11 +367,14 @@ static id styling;
     }
     
     if (message != nil) {
+        NSString * messageLabelTextColor = styling[@"textColor"];
+        UIColor *theMessageLabelTextColor = messageLabelTextColor == nil ? [UIColor whiteColor] : [self colorFromHexString:messageLabelTextColor];
+    
         messageLabel = [[UILabel alloc] init];
         messageLabel.numberOfLines = CSToastMaxMessageLines;
         messageLabel.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:CSToastFontSize];
         messageLabel.lineBreakMode = NSLineBreakByWordWrapping;
-        messageLabel.textColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
+        messageLabel.textColor = theMessageLabelTextColor;
         messageLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
         messageLabel.alpha = 1.0;
         messageLabel.text = message;