diff --git a/XLPagerTabStrip/XL/Controllers/XLButtonBarPagerTabStripViewController.m b/XLPagerTabStrip/XL/Controllers/XLButtonBarPagerTabStripViewController.m
index abbc7d9..d1ef5cf 100644
--- a/XLPagerTabStrip/XL/Controllers/XLButtonBarPagerTabStripViewController.m
+++ b/XLPagerTabStrip/XL/Controllers/XLButtonBarPagerTabStripViewController.m
@@ -207,6 +207,15 @@
     
     [buttonBarCell.label setText:[childController titleForPagerTabStripViewController:self]];
     
+    if ([childController respondsToSelector:@selector(imageForPagerTabStripViewController:)]) {
+        UIImage *image = [childController imageForPagerTabStripViewController:self];
+        buttonBarCell.imageView.image = image;
+    }
+    
+    if ([childController respondsToSelector:@selector(highlightedImageForPagerTabStripViewController:)]) {
+        UIImage *image = [childController highlightedImageForPagerTabStripViewController:self];
+        buttonBarCell.imageView.highlightedImage = image;
+    }
     
     if (self.isProgressiveIndicator) {
         if (self.changeCurrentIndexProgressiveBlock) {
diff --git a/XLPagerTabStrip/XL/Controllers/XLPagerTabStripViewController.h b/XLPagerTabStrip/XL/Controllers/XLPagerTabStripViewController.h
index b76a1ef..0880d24 100644
--- a/XLPagerTabStrip/XL/Controllers/XLPagerTabStripViewController.h
+++ b/XLPagerTabStrip/XL/Controllers/XLPagerTabStripViewController.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 @optional
 
 - (UIImage *)imageForPagerTabStripViewController:(XLPagerTabStripViewController *)pagerTabStripViewController;
+- (UIImage *)highlightedImageForPagerTabStripViewController:(XLPagerTabStripViewController *)pagerTabStripViewController;
 - (UIColor *)colorForPagerTabStripViewController:(XLPagerTabStripViewController *)pagerTabStripViewController;
 
 @end