diff --git a/Source/Charts/Data/Implementations/Standard/PieChartDataSet.swift b/Source/Charts/Data/Implementations/Standard/PieChartDataSet.swift
index 0a5d9a4029..f7fd919046 100644
--- a/Source/Charts/Data/Implementations/Standard/PieChartDataSet.swift
+++ b/Source/Charts/Data/Implementations/Standard/PieChartDataSet.swift
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ open class PieChartDataSet: ChartDataSet, IPieChartDataSet
     /// the color for the slice-text labels
     open var entryLabelColor: NSUIColor? = nil
     
+    /// the color for the highlighted sector
+    open var highlightColor: NSUIColor? = nil
+    
     // MARK: - NSCopying
     
     open override func copyWithZone(_ zone: NSZone?) -> AnyObject
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ open class PieChartDataSet: ChartDataSet, IPieChartDataSet
         let copy = super.copyWithZone(zone) as! PieChartDataSet
         copy._sliceSpace = _sliceSpace
         copy.selectionShift = selectionShift
+        copy.highlightColor = highlightColor
         return copy
     }
 }
diff --git a/Source/Charts/Data/Interfaces/IPieChartDataSet.swift b/Source/Charts/Data/Interfaces/IPieChartDataSet.swift
index 51e7baa488..1e027be0cb 100644
--- a/Source/Charts/Data/Interfaces/IPieChartDataSet.swift
+++ b/Source/Charts/Data/Interfaces/IPieChartDataSet.swift
@@ -58,4 +58,7 @@ public protocol IPieChartDataSet: IChartDataSet
     
     /// the color for the slice-text labels
     var entryLabelColor: NSUIColor? { get set }
+    
+    /// get/sets the color for the highlighted sector
+    var highlightColor: NSUIColor? { get set }
 }
diff --git a/Source/Charts/Renderers/PieChartRenderer.swift b/Source/Charts/Renderers/PieChartRenderer.swift
index 2ad91ccddc..327cbc8503 100755
--- a/Source/Charts/Renderers/PieChartRenderer.swift
+++ b/Source/Charts/Renderers/PieChartRenderer.swift
@@ -733,8 +733,8 @@ open class PieChartRenderer: DataRenderer
             
             let accountForSliceSpacing = sliceSpace > 0.0 && sliceAngle <= 180.0
             
-            context.setFillColor(set.color(atIndex: index).cgColor)
-            
+            context.setFillColor(set.highlightColor?.cgColor ?? set.color(atIndex: index).cgColor)
+
             let sliceSpaceAngleOuter = visibleAngleCount == 1 ?
                 0.0 :
                 sliceSpace / (ChartUtils.Math.FDEG2RAD * radius)