diff --git a/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorAction.cs b/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorAction.cs
index 6e5e035..41bb196 100644
--- a/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorAction.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorAction.cs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace XNodeEditor {
                                 if (Selection.objects[i] is XNode.Node) {
                                     XNode.Node node = Selection.objects[i] as XNode.Node;
                                     node.position = WindowToGridPosition(e.mousePosition) + dragOffset[i];
-                                    if (NodeEditorPreferences.gridSnap) {
+                                    if (NodeEditorPreferences.GridSnap) {
                                         node.position.x = (Mathf.Round((node.position.x + 8) / 16) * 16) - 8;
                                         node.position.y = (Mathf.Round((node.position.y + 8) / 16) * 16) - 8;
                                     }
diff --git a/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorGUI.cs b/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorGUI.cs
index 32232f0..fc28784 100644
--- a/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorGUI.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorGUI.cs
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ namespace XNodeEditor {
                     style.padding = new RectOffset();
                     GUI.color = nodeEditor.GetTint();
                     GUILayout.BeginVertical(new GUIStyle(style));
-                    GUI.color = Color.white;
+                    GUI.color = NodeEditorPreferences.HighlightColor;
                     GUILayout.BeginVertical(new GUIStyle(highlightStyle));
                 } else {
                     GUIStyle style = NodeEditorResources.styles.nodeBody;
diff --git a/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorPreferences.cs b/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorPreferences.cs
index a34d678..0df1ad2 100644
--- a/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorPreferences.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorPreferences.cs
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ namespace XNodeEditor {
         }
         private static Texture2D _crossTexture;
 
-        /// <summary> TypeColors requested by the editor </summary>
-        public static bool gridSnap { get { VerifyLoaded(); return settings.gridSnap; } }
+        public static bool GridSnap { get { VerifyLoaded(); return settings.gridSnap; } }
+        public static Color HighlightColor  { get { VerifyLoaded(); return settings.highlightColor; } }
 
         private static Dictionary<string, Color> typeColors = new Dictionary<string, Color>();
         private static Settings settings;
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace XNodeEditor {
         private class Settings : ISerializationCallbackReceiver {
             public Color32 gridLineColor = new Color(0.45f, 0.45f, 0.45f);
             public Color32 gridBgColor = new Color(0.18f, 0.18f, 0.18f);
+            public Color32 highlightColor = new Color32(255, 223, 255, 255);
             public bool gridSnap = true;
             public string typeColorsData = "";
             public Dictionary<string, Color> typeColors = new Dictionary<string, Color>();
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ namespace XNodeEditor {
         private static void PreferencesGUI() {
             VerifyLoaded();
 
+            NodeSettingsGUI();
             GridSettingsGUI();
             TypeColorsGUI();
             if (GUILayout.Button(new GUIContent("Set Default", "Reset all values to default"), GUILayout.Width(120))) {
@@ -85,9 +87,20 @@ namespace XNodeEditor {
             EditorGUILayout.Space();
         }
 
+        private static void NodeSettingsGUI() {
+            //Label
+            EditorGUILayout.LabelField("Node", EditorStyles.boldLabel);
+            settings.highlightColor = EditorGUILayout.ColorField("Selection", settings.highlightColor);
+            if (GUI.changed) {
+                SavePrefs();
+                NodeEditorWindow.RepaintAll();
+            }
+            EditorGUILayout.Space();
+        }
+
         private static void TypeColorsGUI() {
             //Label
-            EditorGUILayout.LabelField("Type colors", EditorStyles.boldLabel);
+            EditorGUILayout.LabelField("Types", EditorStyles.boldLabel);
 
             //Display type colors. Save them if they are edited by the user
             List<string> keys = new List<string>(typeColors.Keys);