diff --git a/src/typeahead/index.js b/src/typeahead/index.js
index e20c2467..00bd9302 100644
--- a/src/typeahead/index.js
+++ b/src/typeahead/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ var fuzzy = require('fuzzy');
 var Typeahead = React.createClass({
   propTypes: {
     customClasses: React.PropTypes.object,
+    CustomComponent: React.PropTypes.oneOfType([
+      React.PropTypes.func,
+      React.PropTypes.string
+    ]),
+    inputQuerySel: React.PropTypes.string,
     maxVisible: React.PropTypes.number,
     options: React.PropTypes.array,
     allowCustomValues: React.PropTypes.number,
@@ -29,6 +34,8 @@ var Typeahead = React.createClass({
     return {
       options: [],
       customClasses: {},
+      CustomComponent: "input",
+      inputQuerySel: "input",
       allowCustomValues: 0,
       defaultValue: "",
       placeholder: "",
@@ -62,7 +69,7 @@ var Typeahead = React.createClass({
   },
 
   setEntryText: function(value) {
-    this.refs.entry.getDOMNode().value = value;
+    this.refs.container.getDOMNode().querySelector(this.props.inputQuerySel).value = value;
     this._onTextEntryUpdated();
   },
 
@@ -104,7 +111,7 @@ var Typeahead = React.createClass({
   },
 
   _onOptionSelected: function(option, event) {
-    var nEntry = this.refs.entry.getDOMNode();
+    var nEntry = this.refs.container.getDOMNode().querySelector(this.props.inputQuerySel);
     nEntry.focus();
     nEntry.value = option;
     this.setState({visible: this.getOptionsForValue(option, this.props.options),
@@ -114,7 +121,7 @@ var Typeahead = React.createClass({
   },
 
   _onTextEntryUpdated: function() {
-    var value = this.refs.entry.getDOMNode().value;
+    var value = this.refs.container.getDOMNode().querySelector(this.props.inputQuerySel).value;
     this.setState({visible: this.getOptionsForValue(value, this.props.options),
                    selection: null,
                    entryValue: value});
@@ -185,8 +192,8 @@ var Typeahead = React.createClass({
     var classList = React.addons.classSet(classes);
 
     return (
-      <div className={classList}>
-        <input ref="entry" type="text"
+      <div ref="container" className={classList}>
+        <this.props.CustomComponent ref="entry" type="text"
           placeholder={this.props.placeholder}
           className={inputClassList}
           value={this.state.entryValue}