diff --git a/REFrostedViewController/REFrostedContainerViewController.m b/REFrostedViewController/REFrostedContainerViewController.m
index 6830fb8..63d61aa 100644
--- a/REFrostedViewController/REFrostedContainerViewController.m
+++ b/REFrostedViewController/REFrostedContainerViewController.m
@@ -54,7 +54,13 @@ - (void)viewDidLoad
     self.backgroundViews = [NSMutableArray array];
     for (NSInteger i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
         UIView *backgroundView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectNull];
-        backgroundView.backgroundColor = [UIColor blackColor];
+        
+        if (self.frostedViewController.interactionWhileMenuIsPresentedShouldBeEnabled) {
+            backgroundView.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
+        } else {
+            backgroundView.backgroundColor = [UIColor blackColor];
+        }
+        
         backgroundView.alpha = 0.0f;
         [self.view addSubview:backgroundView];
         [self.backgroundViews addObject:backgroundView];
diff --git a/REFrostedViewController/REFrostedViewController.h b/REFrostedViewController/REFrostedViewController.h
index e01ffa8..c3c9723 100644
--- a/REFrostedViewController/REFrostedViewController.h
+++ b/REFrostedViewController/REFrostedViewController.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, REFrostedViewControllerLiveBackgroundStyle) {
 @property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic) NSTimeInterval animationDuration;
 @property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic) BOOL limitMenuViewSize;
 @property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic) CGSize menuViewSize;
+@property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic) BOOL interactionWhileMenuIsPresentedShouldBeEnabled;
 @property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic) BOOL liveBlur; // iOS 7 only
 @property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic) REFrostedViewControllerLiveBackgroundStyle liveBlurBackgroundStyle; // iOS 7 only
 
diff --git a/REFrostedViewController/REFrostedViewController.m b/REFrostedViewController/REFrostedViewController.m
index 3087448..4e2e0f3 100644
--- a/REFrostedViewController/REFrostedViewController.m
+++ b/REFrostedViewController/REFrostedViewController.m
@@ -196,7 +196,29 @@ - (void)presentMenuViewControllerWithAnimatedApperance:(BOOL)animateApperance
         self.containerViewController.screenshotImage = [[self.contentViewController.view re_screenshot] re_applyBlurWithRadius:self.blurRadius tintColor:self.blurTintColor saturationDeltaFactor:self.blurSaturationDeltaFactor maskImage:nil];
     }
         
-    [self re_displayController:self.containerViewController frame:self.contentViewController.view.frame];
+    
+    if (self.interactionWhileMenuIsPresentedShouldBeEnabled) {
+        if (self.direction == REFrostedViewControllerDirectionLeft) {
+            [self re_displayController:self.containerViewController frame:CGRectMake(self.contentViewController.view.frame.origin.x, self.contentViewController.view.frame.origin.y, self.menuViewSize.width, self.menuViewSize.height)];
+        }
+        
+        if (self.direction == REFrostedViewControllerDirectionRight) {
+            [self re_displayController:self.containerViewController frame:CGRectMake(self.contentViewController.view.frame.size.width - self.menuViewSize.width, self.contentViewController.view.frame.origin.y, self.menuViewSize.width, self.menuViewSize.height)];
+        }
+        
+        if (self.direction == REFrostedViewControllerDirectionTop) {
+            [self re_displayController:self.containerViewController frame:CGRectMake(self.contentViewController.view.frame.origin.x, self.contentViewController.view.frame.origin.y, self.menuViewSize.width, self.menuViewSize.height)];
+        }
+        
+        if (self.direction == REFrostedViewControllerDirectionBottom) {
+            [self re_displayController:self.containerViewController frame:CGRectMake(self.contentViewController.view.frame.origin.x, self.contentViewController.view.frame.size.height - self.menuViewSize.height, self.menuViewSize.width, self.menuViewSize.height)];
+        }
+    } else {
+        [self re_displayController:self.containerViewController frame:self.contentViewController.view.frame];
+    }
+
+    
+    
     self.visible = YES;
 }