diff --git a/XLPagerTabStrip/XL/Controllers/XLButtonBarPagerTabStripViewController.m b/XLPagerTabStrip/XL/Controllers/XLButtonBarPagerTabStripViewController.m
index 2f68e88..cddb35a 100644
--- a/XLPagerTabStrip/XL/Controllers/XLButtonBarPagerTabStripViewController.m
+++ b/XLPagerTabStrip/XL/Controllers/XLButtonBarPagerTabStripViewController.m
@@ -228,6 +228,16 @@
     
     [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) {
             self.changeCurrentIndexProgressiveBlock(self.currentIndex == indexPath.item ? nil : cell , self.currentIndex == indexPath.item ? cell : nil, 1, YES, NO);
diff --git a/XLPagerTabStrip/XL/Controllers/XLPagerTabStripViewController.h b/XLPagerTabStrip/XL/Controllers/XLPagerTabStripViewController.h
index 16af595..c573c58 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