diff --git a/compact-custom-header.js b/compact-custom-header.js
index 3dc0ea8..f31eecb 100644
--- a/compact-custom-header.js
+++ b/compact-custom-header.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import "./compact-custom-header-editor.js?v=1.0.1b8";
+import "./compact-custom-header-editor.js?v=1.0.1b9";
 
 export const LitElement = Object.getPrototypeOf(
   customElements.get("ha-panel-lovelace")
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ if (!customElements.get("compact-custom-header")) {
       header.style.backgroundImage = null;
       view.style.marginTop = "0px";
       view.querySelectorAll("*")[0].style.display = "initial";
+      root.querySelector('[id="cch_iron_selected"]').outerHTML = "";
       if (header_colors) header_colors.parentNode.removeChild(header_colors);
       if (Object.keys(this.cchConfig.tab_color).length) {
         for (let i = 0; i < tabs.length; i++) {
@@ -391,6 +392,22 @@ if (!customElements.get("compact-custom-header")) {
           root.appendChild(style);
         }
       }
+
+      if (!root.querySelector('[id="cch_iron_selected"]') && !this.editMode) {
+        let style = document.createElement("style");
+        style.setAttribute("id", "cch_iron_selected");
+        style.innerHTML = `
+          .iron-selected {
+            ${this.cchConfig.active_tab_color
+                ? `color: ${this.cchConfig.active_tab_color + " !important"}`
+                : ""
+            }
+          }
+  
+        `;
+        tabContainer.appendChild(style);
+      }
+
       if (Object.keys(this.cchConfig.tab_color).length) {
         let tab_color = this.cchConfig.tab_color;
         for (let i = 0; i < tabs.length; i++) {
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index b7f9dc9..5f3446a 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ views:
 |button_color|Set the color of a single tab. See example below.
 |notify_indicator_color|Sets the color of the new notification indicator.
 |notify_text_color|Sets the color of the number of new notifications inside the indicator.
+|active_tab_color|Sets the color of the current tab's icon.
 
 * <b>You may use any [valid CSS for colors](https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr_text_color.asp).
 * If using hex colors (#ffffff) be sure to enclose in quotes ("#ffffff").