diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b0e0757..af93c8c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,16 +104,19 @@ class AppWithNotifications extends Component {
 
 When you want to show the notification, just wrap the component which needs to display a notification with the `withInAppNotification` HOC and call the `.showNotification` methods from its props.
 
-`.showNotification` can take three arguments (all of which are optional):
+`.showNotification` can take four arguments (all of which are optional):
 
 - `title`
 - `message`
 - `onPress`
+- `additionalProps`
 
 **N.B:** you should probably include at least one of `title` or `message`!
 
 `onPress` doesn't need to be used for passive notifications and you can use `onClose` in your `NotificationBody` component to allow your users to close the notification.
 
+`additionalProps` can be used to pass arbitory props to `NotificationBody` component. Can be accessed in `NotificationBody` component via `props.additionalProps`.
+
 ```javascript
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import { View, Text, TouchableHighlight } from 'react-native';
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ class MyApp extends Component {
               title: 'You pressed it!',
               message: 'The notification has been triggered',
               onPress: () => Alert.alert('Alert', 'You clicked the notification!')
+              additionalProps={{ type: 'error' }}
             });
           }}
         >
diff --git a/src/Notification.js b/src/Notification.js
index 68ade1a..5c37832 100644
--- a/src/Notification.js
+++ b/src/Notification.js
@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@ class Notification extends Component {
   }
 
   show(
-    { title, message, onPress, icon, vibrate } = {
+    { title, message, onPress, icon, vibrate, additionalProps } = {
       title: '',
       message: '',
       onPress: null,
       icon: null,
       vibrate: true,
+      additionalProps: {},
     },
   ) {
     const { closeInterval } = this.props;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ class Notification extends Component {
           onPress,
           icon,
           vibrate,
+          additionalProps,
         },
         () => this.showNotification(() => {
           this.currentNotificationInterval = setTimeout(() => {
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ class Notification extends Component {
                 onPress: null,
                 icon: null,
                 vibrate: true,
+                additionalProps,
               },
               this.closeNotification,
             );
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ class Notification extends Component {
           icon={icon}
           vibrate={vibrate}
           onClose={() => this.setState({ isOpen: false }, this.closeNotification)}
+          additionalProps={this.state.additionalProps}
         />
       </Animated.View>
     );