diff --git a/SwiftRangeSlider/RangeSlider.swift b/SwiftRangeSlider/RangeSlider.swift
index a2b4ccd..2b6459e 100644
--- a/SwiftRangeSlider/RangeSlider.swift
+++ b/SwiftRangeSlider/RangeSlider.swift
@@ -191,6 +191,14 @@ import QuartzCore
   }
     
   
+  ///Whether the knows are highlightable. `true` by default.
+  @IBInspectable open var knobHighlightable: Bool = true {
+    didSet {
+      upperKnob.highlightable = knobHighlightable
+      lowerKnob.highlightable = knobHighlightable
+    }
+  }
+    
   var previousLocation = CGPoint()
   var previouslySelectedKnob = Knob.Neither
   
@@ -251,11 +259,13 @@ import QuartzCore
     
     lowerKnob.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: KnobSize, height: KnobSize)
     lowerKnob.rangeSlider = self
+    lowerKnob.highlightable = knobHighlightable
     lowerKnob.contentsScale = UIScreen.main.scale
     layer.addSublayer(lowerKnob)
     
     upperKnob.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: KnobSize, height: KnobSize)
     upperKnob.rangeSlider = self
+    upperKnob.highlightable = knobHighlightable
     upperKnob.contentsScale = UIScreen.main.scale
     layer.addSublayer(upperKnob)
     
diff --git a/SwiftRangeSlider/RangeSliderKnob.swift b/SwiftRangeSlider/RangeSliderKnob.swift
index 38be022..b238e02 100644
--- a/SwiftRangeSlider/RangeSliderKnob.swift
+++ b/SwiftRangeSlider/RangeSliderKnob.swift
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ public enum KnobAnchorPosition {
 class RangeSliderKnob: CALayer {
   static var KnobDelta: CGFloat = 2.0
     
+  var highlightable: Bool = true
+    
   var highlighted: Bool = false {
     didSet {
       if let superLayer = superlayer, highlighted {
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ class RangeSliderKnob: CALayer {
       ctx.addPath(knobPath.cgPath)
       ctx.strokePath()
       
-      if highlighted {
+      if highlighted && highlightable {
         ctx.setFillColor(UIColor(white: 0.0, alpha: 0.1).cgColor)
         ctx.addPath(knobPath.cgPath)
         ctx.fillPath()