diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3c3d064..44a235af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Prop                | Type     | Optional | Default      | Description
 `style`             | object   | Yes      |              | style definitions for the root element
 `selectStyle`       | object   | Yes      | {}           | style definitions for the select element (available in default mode only!). NOTE: Due to breaking changes in React Native, RN < 0.39.0 should pass `flex:1` explicitly to `selectStyle` as a prop.
 `selectTextStyle`   | object   | Yes      | {}           | style definitions for the select element (available in default mode only!)
-`overlayStyle`      | object   | Yes      | {}           | style definitions for the overly/background element
+`overlayStyle`      | object   | Yes      | { flex: 1, padding: '5%', justifyContent: 'center', backgroundColor: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.7)' } | style definitions for the overlay background element. RN <= 0.41 should override this with pixel value for padding.
 `sectionStyle`      | object   | Yes      | {}           | style definitions for the section element
 `sectionTextStyle`  | object   | Yes      | {}           | style definitions for the select text element
 `optionStyle`       | object   | Yes      | {}           | style definitions for the option element
diff --git a/style.js b/style.js
index 009bf2af..f3fdb933 100644
--- a/style.js
+++ b/style.js
@@ -11,21 +11,21 @@ export default StyleSheet.create({
 
     overlayStyle: {
         flex:            1,
-        padding:         30,
+        padding:         '5%',
         justifyContent:  'center',
         backgroundColor: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.7)',
     },
 
     optionContainer: {
         borderRadius:    BORDER_RADIUS,
-        flex:            1,
+        flexShrink:      1,
         marginBottom:    8,
         padding:         PADDING,
         backgroundColor: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.8)',
     },
 
     cancelContainer: {
-        flex:      1,
+        flexGrow:  1,
         maxHeight: 30,
         alignSelf: 'stretch',
     },