diff --git a/lib/react-native-multi-select.js b/lib/react-native-multi-select.js
index c28d900..8d58fff 100644
--- a/lib/react-native-multi-select.js
+++ b/lib/react-native-multi-select.js
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ export default class MultiSelect extends Component {
     canAddItems: PropTypes.bool,
     onAddItem: PropTypes.func,
     onChangeInput: PropTypes.func,
-    displayKey: PropTypes.string
+    displayKey: PropTypes.string,
+    widthSelectedItems: PropTypes.string
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ export default class MultiSelect extends Component {
     onChangeInput: () => {},
     displayKey: 'name',
     canAddItems: false,
-    onAddItem: () => {}
+    onAddItem: () => {},
+    widthSelectedItems: null
   };
 
   constructor(props) {
@@ -147,7 +149,8 @@ export default class MultiSelect extends Component {
       uniqueKey,
       tagTextColor,
       selectedItems,
-      displayKey
+      displayKey,
+      widthSelectedItems
     } = this.props;
     const actualSelectedItems = optionalSelctedItems || selectedItems;
     return actualSelectedItems.map(singleSelectedItem => {
@@ -158,11 +161,11 @@ export default class MultiSelect extends Component {
           style={[
             styles.selectedItem,
             {
-              width: item[displayKey].length * 8 + 60,
               justifyContent: 'center',
               height: 40,
               borderColor: tagBorderColor
-            }
+            },
+            widthSelectedItems ? {width: widthSelectedItems} : {width: item[displayKey].length * 8 + 60}
           ]}
           key={item[uniqueKey]}
         >