diff --git a/PKRevealController/Controller/PKRevealController.h b/PKRevealController/Controller/PKRevealController.h
index 68bf093..8b6237b 100644
--- a/PKRevealController/Controller/PKRevealController.h
+++ b/PKRevealController/Controller/PKRevealController.h
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 #import "UIViewController+PKRevealController.h"
 
+
+@protocol PKPanGestureControlProtocol <NSObject>
+-(BOOL)allowPanGestureForRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer withTouch:(UITouch *)touch;
+@end
+
 typedef NS_ENUM(NSUInteger, PKRevealControllerState)
 {
     PKRevealControllerFocusesLeftViewController,
@@ -39,6 +44,15 @@ typedef NS_OPTIONS(NSUInteger, PKRevealControllerType)
  * List of option keys that can be passed in the options dictionary.
  */
 
+/*
+ * Determines whether the left and right side menues should fade in/out when being slided
+ *
+ * @default NO
+ * @value NSNumber containing BOOL
+ */
+extern NSString * const PKRevealControllerFadeMenuesWhileSlidingKey;
+
+
 /*
  * Animation duration for automatic front view movement.
  *
@@ -127,6 +141,7 @@ typedef void(^PKDefaultErrorHandler)(NSError *error);
 @property (nonatomic, assign, readwrite) PKRevealControllerAnimationType animationType;
 @property (nonatomic, assign, readwrite) CGFloat quickSwipeVelocity;
 @property (nonatomic, assign, readwrite) BOOL allowsOverdraw;
+@property (nonatomic, assign, readwrite) BOOL fadeMenuesWhileSliding;
 @property (nonatomic, assign, readwrite) BOOL disablesFrontViewInteraction;
 @property (nonatomic, assign, readwrite) BOOL recognizesPanningOnFrontView;
 @property (nonatomic, assign, readwrite) BOOL recognizesResetTapOnFrontView;
diff --git a/PKRevealController/Controller/PKRevealController.m b/PKRevealController/Controller/PKRevealController.m
index 39782f3..70fd82c 100644
--- a/PKRevealController/Controller/PKRevealController.m
+++ b/PKRevealController/Controller/PKRevealController.m
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_ALLOWS_OVERDRAW_VALUE YES
 #define DEFAULT_ANIMATION_TYPE_VALUE PKRevealControllerAnimationTypeStatic
 #define DEFAULT_QUICK_SWIPE_TOGGLE_VELOCITY_VALUE 800.0f
+#define DEFAULT_FADE_MENUES_WHILE_SLIDING NO
 #define DEFAULT_DISABLES_FRONT_VIEW_INTERACTION_VALUE YES
 #define DEFAULT_RECOGNIZES_PAN_ON_FRONT_VIEW_VALUE YES
 #define DEFAULT_RECOGNIZES_RESET_TAP_ON_FRONT_VIEW_VALUE YES
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ @interface PKRevealController ()
 
 @implementation PKRevealController
 
+NSString * const PKRevealControllerFadeMenuesWhileSlidingKey = @"PKRevealControllerFadeMenuesWhileSlidingKey";
 NSString * const PKRevealControllerAnimationDurationKey = @"PKRevealControllerAnimationDurationKey";
 NSString * const PKRevealControllerAnimationCurveKey = @"PKRevealControllerAnimationCurveKey";
 NSString * const PKRevealControllerAnimationTypeKey = @"PKRevealControllerAnimationTypeKey";
@@ -704,6 +706,29 @@ - (CGFloat)quickSwipeVelocity
 
 #pragma mark -
 
+- (BOOL)fadeMenuesWhileSliding
+{
+    NSNumber *number = [self.controllerOptions objectForKey:PKRevealControllerFadeMenuesWhileSlidingKey];
+    
+    if (number == nil)
+    {
+        [self setFadeMenuesWhileSliding:DEFAULT_FADE_MENUES_WHILE_SLIDING];
+        return [self fadeMenuesWhileSliding];
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return [number boolValue];
+    }
+}
+
+- (void)setFadeMenuesWhileSliding:(BOOL)fadeMenuesWhileSliding
+{
+    [self.controllerOptions setObject:[NSNumber numberWithBool:fadeMenuesWhileSliding]
+                               forKey:PKRevealControllerFadeMenuesWhileSlidingKey];
+}
+
+
+
 - (BOOL)disablesFrontViewInteraction
 {
     NSNumber *number = [self.controllerOptions objectForKey:PKRevealControllerDisablesFrontViewInteractionKey];
@@ -817,6 +842,23 @@ - (void)handleGestureBeganWithRecognizer:(UIPanGestureRecognizer *)recognizer
 - (void)handleGestureChangedWithRecognizer:(UIPanGestureRecognizer *)recognizer
 {
     CGPoint currentTouchLocation = [recognizer locationInView:self.view];
+    
+
+    if (self.fadeMenuesWhileSliding)
+    {
+        if ([self isLeftViewVisible])
+        {
+            float newAlpha = currentTouchLocation.x/self.leftViewWidthRange.length;
+            [self.leftViewContainer setAlpha:newAlpha];
+        }
+        else if ([self isRightViewVisible])
+        {
+            float newAlpha = currentTouchLocation.x/self.rightViewWidthRange.length;
+            [self.rightViewContainer setAlpha:newAlpha];
+        }
+    }
+    
+    
     CGFloat delta = currentTouchLocation.x - self.previousTouchLocation.x;
     self.previousTouchLocation = currentTouchLocation;
     
@@ -861,6 +903,31 @@ - (BOOL)gestureRecognizerShouldBegin:(UIGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer
     return YES;
 }
 
+- (BOOL)gestureRecognizer:(UIGestureRecognizer *)gestureRecognizer shouldReceiveTouch:(UITouch *)touch
+{
+    BOOL allowGesture = YES;
+    
+    UIViewController* visibleVC = self.frontViewController;
+    
+    if ([self.frontViewController isKindOfClass:[UINavigationController class]])
+    {
+        UINavigationController* navController = (UINavigationController*)self.frontViewController;
+        visibleVC = navController.visibleViewController;
+    }
+    
+    if ([visibleVC conformsToProtocol:@protocol(PKPanGestureControlProtocol)] &&
+        !([self isLeftViewVisible] || [self isRightViewVisible]) )
+    {
+        UIViewController<PKPanGestureControlProtocol>* vcProtocol =
+        (UIViewController<PKPanGestureControlProtocol> *)visibleVC;
+
+        allowGesture = [vcProtocol allowPanGestureForRecognizer:gestureRecognizer withTouch:touch];
+    }
+    
+    return allowGesture;
+}
+
+
 #pragma mark - Translation
 
 - (void)translateViewsBy:(CGFloat)delta animationType:(PKRevealControllerAnimationType)animationType
@@ -959,6 +1026,14 @@ - (void)showLeftViewControllerAnimated:(BOOL)animated
         [weakSelf removeRightViewControllerFromHierarchy];
         [weakSelf addLeftViewControllerToHierarchy];
         
+        if (weakSelf.fadeMenuesWhileSliding)
+        {
+            [UIView animateWithDuration:DEFAULT_ANIMATION_DURATION_VALUE
+                             animations:^{
+                                 [weakSelf.leftViewContainer setAlpha:1.0];
+                             }];
+        }
+        
         [weakSelf setFrontViewFrame:[weakSelf frontViewFrameForVisibleLeftView]
                            animated:animated
                          completion:^(BOOL finished)
@@ -999,6 +1074,14 @@ - (void)showRightViewControllerAnimated:(BOOL)animated
         [weakSelf removeLeftViewControllerFromHierarchy];
         [weakSelf addRightViewControllerToHierarchy];
         
+        if (weakSelf.fadeMenuesWhileSliding)
+        {
+            [UIView animateWithDuration:DEFAULT_ANIMATION_DURATION_VALUE
+                             animations:^{
+                                 [weakSelf.rightViewContainer setAlpha:1.0];
+                             }];
+        }
+        
         [weakSelf setFrontViewFrame:[weakSelf frontViewFrameForVisibleRightView]
                            animated:animated
                          completion:^(BOOL finished)