diff --git a/TKContactPicker/.DS_Store b/TKContactPicker/.DS_Store
deleted file mode 100644
index 629774e..0000000
Binary files a/TKContactPicker/.DS_Store and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/TKContactPicker/Controllers/TKContactsMultiPickerController.h b/TKContactPicker/Controllers/TKContactsMultiPickerController.h
index 60b4e71..46c77ad 100755
--- a/TKContactPicker/Controllers/TKContactsMultiPickerController.h
+++ b/TKContactPicker/Controllers/TKContactsMultiPickerController.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *savedSearchTerm;
 @property (nonatomic) NSInteger savedScopeButtonIndex;
 @property (nonatomic) BOOL searchWasActive;
+@property (nonatomic, retain) NSArray *preselectedContacts;
 
 - (id)initWithGroup:(TKGroup*)group;
 
diff --git a/TKContactPicker/Controllers/TKContactsMultiPickerController.m b/TKContactPicker/Controllers/TKContactsMultiPickerController.m
index ff2a746..e290285 100755
--- a/TKContactPicker/Controllers/TKContactsMultiPickerController.m
+++ b/TKContactPicker/Controllers/TKContactsMultiPickerController.m
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ @implementation TKContactsMultiPickerController
 @synthesize savedScopeButtonIndex = _savedScopeButtonIndex;
 @synthesize searchWasActive = _searchWasActive;
 @synthesize searchBar = _searchBar;
+@synthesize preselectedContacts;
 
 #pragma mark -
 #pragma mark Craete addressbook ref
@@ -47,7 +48,10 @@ - (void)reloadAddressBook
         allPeople = ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeople(addressBooks);
         peopleCount = ABAddressBookGetPersonCount(addressBooks);
     }
-    
+
+    NSArray *allPreselectedRecordIds = [self.preselectedContacts valueForKey:@"recordID"];
+    NSLog(@"all record ids: %@", allPreselectedRecordIds);
+    NSLog(@"preselected contacts: %@", self.preselectedContacts);
     for (NSInteger i = 0; i < peopleCount; i++)
     {
         ABRecordRef contactRecord = CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(allPeople, i);
@@ -96,8 +100,12 @@ - (void)reloadAddressBook
         }
         
         contact.name = fullNameString;
-        contact.recordID = (int)ABRecordGetRecordID(contactRecord);
-        contact.rowSelected = NO;
+        contact.recordID = @((int)ABRecordGetRecordID(contactRecord));
+        if ([allPreselectedRecordIds containsObject:contact.recordID]) {
+            contact.rowSelected = YES;
+        } else {
+            contact.rowSelected = NO;
+        }
         contact.lastName = (NSString*)abLastName;
         contact.firstName = (NSString*)abName;
         
@@ -305,8 +313,8 @@ - (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(N
 	
 	UIButton *button = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
 	[button setFrame:CGRectMake(30.0, 0.0, 28, 28)];
-	[button setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"uncheckBox.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
-    [button setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"checkBox.png"] forState:UIControlStateSelected];
+	[button setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"LIST_NOT_SELECTED.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
+    [button setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"LIST_SELECTED.png"] forState:UIControlStateSelected];
 	[button addTarget:self action:@selector(checkButtonTapped:event:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
     [button setSelected:contact.rowSelected];
     
diff --git a/TKContactPicker/Controllers/TKPeoplePickerController.h b/TKContactPicker/Controllers/TKPeoplePickerController.h
index e6117c4..fc84adb 100755
--- a/TKContactPicker/Controllers/TKPeoplePickerController.h
+++ b/TKContactPicker/Controllers/TKPeoplePickerController.h
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 @property (nonatomic, assign) id<TKPeoplePickerControllerDelegate> actionDelegate;
 @property (nonatomic, retain) TKGroupPickerController *groupController;
 @property (nonatomic, retain) TKContactsMultiPickerController *contactController;
+@property (nonatomic, retain) NSArray *preselectedContacts;
 
-- (id)initPeoplePicker;
+- (id)initPeoplePicker:(NSArray*)selectedContacts;
 
 @end
diff --git a/TKContactPicker/Controllers/TKPeoplePickerController.m b/TKContactPicker/Controllers/TKPeoplePickerController.m
index cb6424b..0f2d5b8 100755
--- a/TKContactPicker/Controllers/TKPeoplePickerController.m
+++ b/TKContactPicker/Controllers/TKPeoplePickerController.m
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ @implementation TKPeoplePickerController
 @synthesize actionDelegate = _actionDelegate;
 @synthesize groupController = _groupController;
 @synthesize contactController = _contactController;
+@synthesize preselectedContacts;
 
 #pragma mark -
 #pragma mark External contacts changed callback
@@ -48,13 +49,15 @@ - (void)presentContactsMultiPickerController
     
     TKContactsMultiPickerController *contactMultiController = [[TKContactsMultiPickerController alloc] initWithGroup:nil];
     contactMultiController.delegate = self;
+    contactMultiController.preselectedContacts = self.preselectedContacts;
     [self pushViewController:contactMultiController animated:NO];
     self.contactController = contactMultiController;
     [contactMultiController release];
 }
 
-- (id)initPeoplePicker
+- (id)initPeoplePicker:(NSArray*)selectedContacts
 {
+    self.preselectedContacts = [NSArray arrayWithArray:selectedContacts];
     self.groupController = [[[TKGroupPickerController alloc] initWithNibName:NSStringFromClass([TKGroupPickerController class]) bundle:nil] autorelease];
     self.groupController.delegate = self;
     self = [super initWithRootViewController:self.groupController];