diff --git a/KitchenSink/MMDrawerControllerKitchenSink.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/KitchenSink/MMDrawerControllerKitchenSink.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 225c3a0f..2fc71229 100644
--- a/KitchenSink/MMDrawerControllerKitchenSink.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/KitchenSink/MMDrawerControllerKitchenSink.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 		29E2C6171738A10F00606309 /* Icon@2x.png */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = image.png; path = "Icon@2x.png"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		29F61639172AC22A00B31282 /* MMDrawerBarButtonItem.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = MMDrawerBarButtonItem.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		29F6163A172AC22A00B31282 /* MMDrawerBarButtonItem.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = MMDrawerBarButtonItem.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		462C592D1757C16B006C1D6F /* MMDrawerController+Subclass.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = "MMDrawerController+Subclass.h"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 /* End PBXFileReference section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFrameworksBuildPhase section */
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@
 			children = (
 				294A1D2E1719982B005BF6B1 /* MMDrawerController.h */,
 				294A1D2F1719982B005BF6B1 /* MMDrawerController.m */,
+				462C592D1757C16B006C1D6F /* MMDrawerController+Subclass.h */,
 				294A1D3117199844005BF6B1 /* UIViewController+MMDrawerController.h */,
 				294A1D3217199844005BF6B1 /* UIViewController+MMDrawerController.m */,
 				29F61639172AC22A00B31282 /* MMDrawerBarButtonItem.h */,
diff --git a/KitchenSink/MMDrawerControllerKitchenSink.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/MMDrawerControllerKitchenSink.xccheckout b/KitchenSink/MMDrawerControllerKitchenSink.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/MMDrawerControllerKitchenSink.xccheckout
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1859c2d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/KitchenSink/MMDrawerControllerKitchenSink.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/MMDrawerControllerKitchenSink.xccheckout
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>IDESourceControlProjectFavoriteDictionaryKey</key>
+	<false/>
+	<key>IDESourceControlProjectIdentifier</key>
+	<string>4C4E27BF-53C6-43BF-A4EF-1C812D609BDD</string>
+	<key>IDESourceControlProjectName</key>
+	<string>MMDrawerControllerKitchenSink</string>
+	<key>IDESourceControlProjectOriginsDictionary</key>
+	<dict>
+		<key>E52E2B19-E9AC-4E28-86DB-511AF3178D5E</key>
+		<string>https://github.com/mutualmobile/MMDrawerController.git</string>
+	</dict>
+	<key>IDESourceControlProjectPath</key>
+	<string>KitchenSink/MMDrawerControllerKitchenSink.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace</string>
+	<key>IDESourceControlProjectRelativeInstallPathDictionary</key>
+	<dict>
+		<key>E52E2B19-E9AC-4E28-86DB-511AF3178D5E</key>
+		<string>../../..</string>
+	</dict>
+	<key>IDESourceControlProjectURL</key>
+	<string>https://github.com/mutualmobile/MMDrawerController.git</string>
+	<key>IDESourceControlProjectVersion</key>
+	<integer>110</integer>
+	<key>IDESourceControlProjectWCCIdentifier</key>
+	<string>E52E2B19-E9AC-4E28-86DB-511AF3178D5E</string>
+	<key>IDESourceControlProjectWCConfigurations</key>
+	<array>
+		<dict>
+			<key>IDESourceControlRepositoryExtensionIdentifierKey</key>
+			<string>public.vcs.git</string>
+			<key>IDESourceControlWCCIdentifierKey</key>
+			<string>E52E2B19-E9AC-4E28-86DB-511AF3178D5E</string>
+			<key>IDESourceControlWCCName</key>
+			<string>MMDrawerController-GitHub</string>
+		</dict>
+	</array>
+</dict>
+</plist>
diff --git a/MMDrawerController.podspec b/MMDrawerController.podspec
index e651c77c..57188c8e 100644
--- a/MMDrawerController.podspec
+++ b/MMDrawerController.podspec
@@ -25,4 +25,9 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
       ss.source_files = 'MMDrawerController/MMDrawerVisualState.{h,m}'
       ss.dependency 'MMDrawerController/Core'
     end
+    
+  s.subspec 'Subclass' do |ss|
+      ss.source_files = 'MMDrawerController/MMDrawerController+Subclass.h'
+      ss.dependency 'MMDrawerController/Core'
+  end
 end
diff --git a/MMDrawerController/MMDrawerController+Subclass.h b/MMDrawerController/MMDrawerController+Subclass.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..419ff682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MMDrawerController/MMDrawerController+Subclass.h
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013 Mutual Mobile (http://mutualmobile.com/)
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+// THE SOFTWARE.
+
+#import "MMDrawerController.h"
+
+/**
+ This class extension is designed for use by subclasses of `MMDrawerController` to customize the functionality to support a specific use-case by a developer. When importing this file, there is no need to also call `#import MMDrawerController.h`.
+ 
+ None of these methods are meant to be called by non-subclasses of `MMDrawerController`.
+ */
+
+@interface MMDrawerController (Subclass)
+///---------------------------------------
+/// @name Gesture Interaction
+///---------------------------------------
+/** 
+ `MMDrawerController`'s single-tap gesture recognizer callback. This method is called every time the `UITapGestureRecognizer` is triggered.
+ 
+ @param tapGesture The single-tap gesture recognizer instance that triggered the callback
+ */
+-(void)tapGestureCallback:(UITapGestureRecognizer *)tapGesture __attribute((objc_requires_super));
+
+/** 
+ `MMDrawerController`'s pan gesture recognizer callback. This method is called every time the `UIPanGestureRecognizer` is updated.
+ 
+ @warning This method do the minimal amount of work to keep the pan gesture responsive.
+ 
+ @param panGesture The pan gesture recognizer instance that triggered the callback
+ */
+-(void)panGestureCallback:(UIPanGestureRecognizer *)panGesture __attribute((objc_requires_super));
+
+/**
+ A `UIGestureRecognizerDelegate` method that is queried by `MMDrawerController`'s gestures to determine if it should receive the touch.
+ 
+ @param gestureRecognizer The gesture recognizer that is asking if it should recieve a touch
+ @param touch The touch in question in gestureRecognizer.view's coordinate space
+ */
+-(BOOL)gestureRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer shouldReceiveTouch:(UITouch *)touch __attribute((objc_requires_super));
+
+///---------------------------------------
+/// @name Drawer Presentation
+///---------------------------------------
+/** 
+ Sets the initial conditions for `MMDrawerController` and its child view controllers to prepare the drawer for a transition. If a drawer is open and the opposite drawer is being presented, it prepares that drawer to be hidden and vice-versa for the closing drawer.
+ 
+ @param drawer The drawer side that will be presented
+ @param animated A boolean that indicates whether the presentation is being animated or not
+ */
+-(void)prepareToPresentDrawer:(MMDrawerSide)drawer animated:(BOOL)animated __attribute((objc_requires_super));
+
+///---------------------------------------
+/// @name Opening/Closing Drawer
+///---------------------------------------
+/**
+ The method that handles closing the drawer. You can subclass this method to get a callback every time the drawer is about to be closed. You can inspect the current open side to determine what side is about to be closed.
+ 
+ @param animated A boolean that indicates whether the drawer should close with animation
+ @param velocity A float indicating how fast the drawer should close
+ @param animationOptions A mask defining the animation options of the animation
+ @param completion A completion block to be called when the drawer is finished closing
+ */
+-(void)closeDrawerAnimated:(BOOL)animated velocity:(CGFloat)velocity animationOptions:(UIViewAnimationOptions)options completion:(void (^)(BOOL))completion __attribute((objc_requires_super));
+
+/**
+ The method that handles opening the drawer. You can subclass this method to get a callback every time the drawer is about to be opened.
+ 
+ @param drawerSide The drawer side that will be opened
+ @param animated A boolean that indicates whether the drawer should open with animation
+ @param velocity A float indicating how fast the drawer should open
+ @param animationOptions A mask defining the animation options of the animation
+ @param completion A completion block to be called when the drawer is finished opening
+ */
+-(void)openDrawerSide:(MMDrawerSide)drawerSide animated:(BOOL)animated velocity:(CGFloat)velocity animationOptions:(UIViewAnimationOptions)options completion:(void (^)(BOOL))completion __attribute((objc_requires_super));
+
+///---------------------------------------
+/// @name `UIViewController` Subclass Methods
+///---------------------------------------
+/**
+ Included here to ensure subclasses call `super`.
+ 
+ @param toInterfaceOrientation The interface orientation that the interface is moving to
+ @param duration The duration of the interface orientation animation
+ */
+-(void)willRotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)toInterfaceOrientation duration:(NSTimeInterval)duration __attribute((objc_requires_super));
+
+/** 
+ Included here to ensure subclasses call `super`.
+ 
+ @param toInterfaceOrientation The interface orientation that the interface is moving to
+ @param duration The duration of the interface orientation animation
+ */
+-(void)willAnimateRotationToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)toInterfaceOrientation duration:(NSTimeInterval)duration __attribute((objc_requires_super));
+
+@end
diff --git a/MMDrawerController/MMDrawerController.m b/MMDrawerController/MMDrawerController.m
index ce904307..6bd2d21d 100644
--- a/MMDrawerController/MMDrawerController.m
+++ b/MMDrawerController/MMDrawerController.m
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ -(CGFloat)visibleRightDrawerWidth{
 
 #pragma mark - Gesture Handlers
 
--(void)tapGesture:(UITapGestureRecognizer *)tapGesture{
+-(void)tapGestureCallback:(UITapGestureRecognizer *)tapGesture{
     if(self.openSide != MMDrawerSideNone){
         [self closeDrawerAnimated:YES completion:^(BOOL finished) {
             if(self.gestureCompletion){
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ -(void)tapGesture:(UITapGestureRecognizer *)tapGesture{
     }
 }
 
--(void)panGesture:(UIPanGestureRecognizer *)panGesture{
+-(void)panGestureCallback:(UIPanGestureRecognizer *)panGesture{
     switch (panGesture.state) {
         case UIGestureRecognizerStateBegan:
             self.startingPanRect = self.centerContainerView.frame;
@@ -1030,11 +1030,11 @@ static inline CGFloat originXForDrawerOriginAndTargetOriginOffset(CGFloat origin
 
 #pragma mark - Helpers
 -(void)setupGestureRecognizers{
-    UIPanGestureRecognizer * pan = [[UIPanGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(panGesture:)];
+    UIPanGestureRecognizer * pan = [[UIPanGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(panGestureCallback:)];
     [pan setDelegate:self];
     [self.view addGestureRecognizer:pan];
     
-    UITapGestureRecognizer * tap = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(tapGesture:)];
+    UITapGestureRecognizer * tap = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(tapGestureCallback:)];
     [tap setDelegate:self];
     [self.view addGestureRecognizer:tap];
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd0c08ba..b321333c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ When a drawer is open, you can control how a user can interact with the center v
 ###Accessing the Drawer Controller from a Child View Controller
 You can use the `UIViewController+MMDrawerController` category in order to query the drawerController directly from child view controllers.
 
+---
+##Subclassing
+If you plan to subclass `MMDrawerController`, import `MMDrawerController+Subclass.h` into your subclass to access protected methods for `MMDrawerController.` Note that several methods assume and require you to call super, so be sure to follow that convention.
+
+If there is specific functionality you need that is not supported by these methods, please open a Github issue explaining your needs and we can try and find a way to open up methods that can help you out.
+
 ---
 ##Bells and Whistles
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