diff --git a/build/ngprogress.js b/build/ngprogress.js
index 1527a4b..fe510bb 100644
--- a/build/ngprogress.js
+++ b/build/ngprogress.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /*
-ngprogress 1.1.2 - slim, site-wide progressbar for AngularJS 
+ngprogress 1.1.3 - slim, site-wide progressbar for AngularJS 
 (C) 2013 - Victor Bjelkholm 
 License: MIT 
 Source: https://github.com/VictorBjelkholm/ngProgress 
-Date Compiled: 2015-07-27 
+Date Compiled: 2016-10-02 
 */
 angular.module('ngProgress.provider', ['ngProgress.directive'])
     .service('ngProgress', function () {
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ angular.module('ngProgress.provider', ['ngProgress.directive'])
 				return ['$document', '$window', '$compile', '$rootScope', '$timeout', function($document, $window, $compile, $rootScope, $timeout) {
 						this.autoStyle = true;
 						this.count = 0;
-            this.height = '2px';
+						this.height = '2px';
 						this.$scope = $rootScope.$new();
 						this.color = 'firebrick';
 						this.parent = $document.find('body')[0];
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ angular.module('ngProgress.provider', ['ngProgress.directive'])
                     // TODO Use requestAnimationFrame instead of setInterval
                     // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/window.requestAnimationFrame
                     this.show();
+					this.progressbarEl.addClass(this.progressElementClass);
                     var self = this;
                     clearInterval(this.intervalCounterId);
                     this.intervalCounterId = setInterval(function () {
@@ -84,6 +85,14 @@ angular.module('ngProgress.provider', ['ngProgress.directive'])
                         }
                     }
                     return this.color;
+                };
+				// Add custome CLASS (juste while progress) to progressbarEl element (like as background..). Use any valid HTML (fix problems with timeout...)
+                // css
+                this.addProgressElementClass = function(new_class) {
+                    if (new_class !== undefined) {
+						this.progressElementClass = new_class;
+                        this.progressbarEl.addClass(new_class);
+                    }
                 };
                 this.hide = function() {
                     this.progressbarEl.children().css('opacity', '0');
@@ -94,6 +103,7 @@ angular.module('ngProgress.provider', ['ngProgress.directive'])
                             self.show();
                         }, 500);
                     }, 500);
+					this.progressbarEl.removeClass(this.progressElementClass) //remove added class
                 };
                 this.show = function () {
                     var self = this;
diff --git a/build/ngprogress.min.js b/build/ngprogress.min.js
index 177e552..49684fb 100644
--- a/build/ngprogress.min.js
+++ b/build/ngprogress.min.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*
-ngprogress 1.1.2 - slim, site-wide progressbar for AngularJS 
+ngprogress 1.1.3 - slim, site-wide progressbar for AngularJS 
 (C) 2013 - Victor Bjelkholm 
 License: MIT 
 Source: https://github.com/VictorBjelkholm/ngProgress 
-Date Compiled: 2015-07-27 
+Date Compiled: 2016-10-02 
 */
-angular.module("ngProgress.provider",["ngProgress.directive"]).service("ngProgress",function(){"use strict";return["$document","$window","$compile","$rootScope","$timeout",function(a,b,c,d,e){this.autoStyle=!0,this.count=0,this.height="2px",this.$scope=d.$new(),this.color="firebrick",this.parent=a.find("body")[0],this.count=0,this.progressbarEl=c("<ng-progress></ng-progress>")(this.$scope),this.parent.appendChild(this.progressbarEl[0]),this.$scope.count=this.count,void 0!==this.height&&this.progressbarEl.eq(0).children().css("height",this.height),void 0!==this.color&&(this.progressbarEl.eq(0).children().css("background-color",this.color),this.progressbarEl.eq(0).children().css("color",this.color)),this.intervalCounterId=0,this.start=function(){this.show();var a=this;clearInterval(this.intervalCounterId),this.intervalCounterId=setInterval(function(){isNaN(a.count)?(clearInterval(a.intervalCounterId),a.count=0,a.hide()):(a.remaining=100-a.count,a.count=a.count+.15*Math.pow(1-Math.sqrt(a.remaining),2),a.updateCount(a.count))},200)},this.updateCount=function(a){this.$scope.count=a,this.$scope.$$phase||this.$scope.$apply()},this.setHeight=function(a){return void 0!==a&&(this.height=a,this.$scope.height=this.height,this.$scope.$$phase||this.$scope.$apply()),this.height},this.setColor=function(a){return void 0!==a&&(this.color=a,this.$scope.color=this.color,this.$scope.$$phase||this.$scope.$apply()),this.color},this.hide=function(){this.progressbarEl.children().css("opacity","0");var a=this;a.animate(function(){a.progressbarEl.children().css("width","0%"),a.animate(function(){a.show()},500)},500)},this.show=function(){var a=this;a.animate(function(){a.progressbarEl.children().css("opacity","1")},100)},this.animate=function(a,b){void 0!==this.animation&&e.cancel(this.animation),this.animation=e(a,b)},this.status=function(){return this.count},this.stop=function(){clearInterval(this.intervalCounterId)},this.set=function(a){return this.show(),this.updateCount(a),this.count=a,clearInterval(this.intervalCounterId),this.count},this.css=function(a){return this.progressbarEl.children().css(a)},this.reset=function(){return clearInterval(this.intervalCounterId),this.count=0,this.updateCount(this.count),0},this.complete=function(){this.count=100,this.updateCount(this.count);var a=this;return clearInterval(this.intervalCounterId),e(function(){a.hide(),e(function(){a.count=0,a.updateCount(a.count)},500)},1e3),this.count},this.setParent=function(a){if(null===a||void 0===a)throw new Error("Provide a valid parent of type HTMLElement");null!==this.parent&&void 0!==this.parent&&this.parent.removeChild(this.progressbarEl[0]),this.parent=a,this.parent.appendChild(this.progressbarEl[0])},this.getDomElement=function(){return this.progressbarEl},this.setAbsolute=function(){this.progressbarEl.css("position","absolute")}}]}).factory("ngProgressFactory",["$injector","ngProgress",function(a,b){var c={createInstance:function(){return a.instantiate(b)}};return c}]),angular.module("ngProgress.directive",[]).directive("ngProgress",["$window","$rootScope",function(a,b){var c={replace:!0,restrict:"E",link:function(a,b,c,d){a.$watch("count",function(c){(void 0!==c||null!==c)&&(a.counter=c,b.eq(0).children().css("width",c+"%"))}),a.$watch("color",function(c){(void 0!==c||null!==c)&&(a.color=c,b.eq(0).children().css("background-color",c),b.eq(0).children().css("color",c))}),a.$watch("height",function(c){(void 0!==c||null!==c)&&(a.height=c,b.eq(0).children().css("height",c))})},template:'<div id="ngProgress-container"><div id="ngProgress"></div></div>'};return c}]),angular.module("ngProgress",["ngProgress.directive","ngProgress.provider"]);
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+angular.module("ngProgress.provider",["ngProgress.directive"]).service("ngProgress",function(){"use strict";return["$document","$window","$compile","$rootScope","$timeout",function(a,b,c,d,e){this.autoStyle=!0,this.count=0,this.height="2px",this.$scope=d.$new(),this.color="firebrick",this.parent=a.find("body")[0],this.count=0,this.progressbarEl=c("<ng-progress></ng-progress>")(this.$scope),this.parent.appendChild(this.progressbarEl[0]),this.$scope.count=this.count,void 0!==this.height&&this.progressbarEl.eq(0).children().css("height",this.height),void 0!==this.color&&(this.progressbarEl.eq(0).children().css("background-color",this.color),this.progressbarEl.eq(0).children().css("color",this.color)),this.intervalCounterId=0,this.start=function(){this.show(),this.progressbarEl.addClass(this.progressElementClass);var a=this;clearInterval(this.intervalCounterId),this.intervalCounterId=setInterval(function(){isNaN(a.count)?(clearInterval(a.intervalCounterId),a.count=0,a.hide()):(a.remaining=100-a.count,a.count=a.count+.15*Math.pow(1-Math.sqrt(a.remaining),2),a.updateCount(a.count))},200)},this.updateCount=function(a){this.$scope.count=a,this.$scope.$$phase||this.$scope.$apply()},this.setHeight=function(a){return void 0!==a&&(this.height=a,this.$scope.height=this.height,this.$scope.$$phase||this.$scope.$apply()),this.height},this.setColor=function(a){return void 0!==a&&(this.color=a,this.$scope.color=this.color,this.$scope.$$phase||this.$scope.$apply()),this.color},this.addProgressElementClass=function(a){void 0!==a&&(this.progressElementClass=a,this.progressbarEl.addClass(a))},this.hide=function(){this.progressbarEl.children().css("opacity","0");var a=this;a.animate(function(){a.progressbarEl.children().css("width","0%"),a.animate(function(){a.show()},500)},500),this.progressbarEl.removeClass(this.progressElementClass)},this.show=function(){var a=this;a.animate(function(){a.progressbarEl.children().css("opacity","1")},100)},this.animate=function(a,b){void 0!==this.animation&&e.cancel(this.animation),this.animation=e(a,b)},this.status=function(){return this.count},this.stop=function(){clearInterval(this.intervalCounterId)},this.set=function(a){return this.show(),this.updateCount(a),this.count=a,clearInterval(this.intervalCounterId),this.count},this.css=function(a){return this.progressbarEl.children().css(a)},this.reset=function(){return clearInterval(this.intervalCounterId),this.count=0,this.updateCount(this.count),0},this.complete=function(){this.count=100,this.updateCount(this.count);var a=this;return clearInterval(this.intervalCounterId),e(function(){a.hide(),e(function(){a.count=0,a.updateCount(a.count)},500)},1e3),this.count},this.setParent=function(a){if(null===a||void 0===a)throw new Error("Provide a valid parent of type HTMLElement");null!==this.parent&&void 0!==this.parent&&this.parent.removeChild(this.progressbarEl[0]),this.parent=a,this.parent.appendChild(this.progressbarEl[0])},this.getDomElement=function(){return this.progressbarEl},this.setAbsolute=function(){this.progressbarEl.css("position","absolute")}}]}).factory("ngProgressFactory",["$injector","ngProgress",function(a,b){var c={createInstance:function(){return a.instantiate(b)}};return c}]),angular.module("ngProgress.directive",[]).directive("ngProgress",["$window","$rootScope",function(a,b){var c={replace:!0,restrict:"E",link:function(a,b,c,d){a.$watch("count",function(c){void 0===c&&null===c||(a.counter=c,b.eq(0).children().css("width",c+"%"))}),a.$watch("color",function(c){void 0===c&&null===c||(a.color=c,b.eq(0).children().css("background-color",c),b.eq(0).children().css("color",c))}),a.$watch("height",function(c){void 0===c&&null===c||(a.height=c,b.eq(0).children().css("height",c))})},template:'<div id="ngProgress-container"><div id="ngProgress"></div></div>'};return c}]),angular.module("ngProgress",["ngProgress.directive","ngProgress.provider"]);
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diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index acc0590..14a52ce 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ ngProgress.setHeight('10px');
 ngProgress.setColor('#fff');
 ```
 
+* **addProgressElementClass** - Adds custom class to base element, while it's progressing (#ngProgress-container)
+
+```javascript
+ngProgress.addProgressElementClass('my-class');
+```
+
 * **status** - Returns on how many percent the progressbar is at. Should'nt be needed
 
 ```javascript
diff --git a/src/provider.js b/src/provider.js
index 726f3b3..b35bc66 100644
--- a/src/provider.js
+++ b/src/provider.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ angular.module('ngProgress.provider', ['ngProgress.directive'])
 				return ['$document', '$window', '$compile', '$rootScope', '$timeout', function($document, $window, $compile, $rootScope, $timeout) {
 						this.autoStyle = true;
 						this.count = 0;
-            this.height = '2px';
+						this.height = '2px';
 						this.$scope = $rootScope.$new();
 						this.color = 'firebrick';
 						this.parent = $document.find('body')[0];
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ angular.module('ngProgress.provider', ['ngProgress.directive'])
                     // TODO Use requestAnimationFrame instead of setInterval
                     // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/window.requestAnimationFrame
                     this.show();
+					this.progressbarEl.addClass(this.progressElementClass);
                     var self = this;
                     clearInterval(this.intervalCounterId);
                     this.intervalCounterId = setInterval(function () {
@@ -78,6 +79,14 @@ angular.module('ngProgress.provider', ['ngProgress.directive'])
                         }
                     }
                     return this.color;
+                };
+				// Add custome CLASS (juste while progress) to progressbarEl element (like as background..). Use any valid HTML (fix problems with timeout...)
+                // css
+                this.addProgressElementClass = function(new_class) {
+                    if (new_class !== undefined) {
+						this.progressElementClass = new_class;
+                        this.progressbarEl.addClass(new_class);
+                    }
                 };
                 this.hide = function() {
                     this.progressbarEl.children().css('opacity', '0');
@@ -88,6 +97,7 @@ angular.module('ngProgress.provider', ['ngProgress.directive'])
                             self.show();
                         }, 500);
                     }, 500);
+					this.progressbarEl.removeClass(this.progressElementClass) //remove added class
                 };
                 this.show = function () {
                     var self = this;