diff --git a/WYPopoverController/WYPopoverController.h b/WYPopoverController/WYPopoverController.h
index 25f23381..62143eb1 100644
--- a/WYPopoverController/WYPopoverController.h
+++ b/WYPopoverController/WYPopoverController.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ typedef NS_OPTIONS(NSUInteger, WYPopoverAnimationOptions) {
 @property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) UIViewController       *contentViewController;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) CGSize                            popoverContentSize;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) float                             animationDuration;
-
+@property (nonatomic, assign, getter = isOverlayEnabled) BOOL   overlayEnabled;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) WYPopoverTheme                   *theme;
 
 + (void)setDefaultTheme:(WYPopoverTheme *)theme;
diff --git a/WYPopoverController/WYPopoverController.m b/WYPopoverController/WYPopoverController.m
index 34ea4862..2e61b747 100644
--- a/WYPopoverController/WYPopoverController.m
+++ b/WYPopoverController/WYPopoverController.m
@@ -1684,6 +1684,7 @@ - (id)init
         themeUpdatesEnabled = YES;
         
         popoverContentSize_ = CGSizeZero;
+        self.overlayEnabled = YES;
     }
     
     return self;
@@ -1935,7 +1936,9 @@ - (void)presentPopoverFromRect:(CGRect)aRect
         backgroundView.hidden = YES;
         
         [inView.window addSubview:backgroundView];
-        [inView.window insertSubview:overlayView belowSubview:backgroundView];
+        if( self.isOverlayEnabled ) {
+            [inView.window insertSubview:overlayView belowSubview:backgroundView];
+        }
     }
     
     [self updateThemeUI];