diff --git a/components/flatbutton_internal.cpp b/components/flatbutton_internal.cpp
index db30f11..80682bd 100644
--- a/components/flatbutton_internal.cpp
+++ b/components/flatbutton_internal.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ FlatButtonDelegate::FlatButtonDelegate(FlatButton *parent)
       _hoveredState(new QState(this)),
       _hoveredFocusedState(new QState(this)),
       _pressedState(new QState(this)),
+      _releaseState(new QState(this)),
       _focusHaloSize(0.8)
 {
     setInitialState(_normalState);
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ FlatButtonDelegate::FlatButtonDelegate(FlatButton *parent)
     addTransition(QEvent::Leave, _hoveredFocusedState, _normalFocusedState);
     addTransition(QEvent::Leave, _hoveredState, _normalState);
     addTransition(QEvent::MouseButtonPress, _hoveredState, _pressedState);
-    addTransition(QEvent::MouseButtonRelease, _pressedState, _hoveredFocusedState);
+    addTransition(QEvent::MouseButtonRelease, _pressedState, _releaseState);
+    addTransition(QEvent::Leave, _releaseState, _normalFocusedState);
 
     QSequentialAnimationGroup *group = new QSequentialAnimationGroup(this);
 
@@ -105,19 +107,26 @@ qreal FlatButtonDelegate::focusHaloSize() const
 
 void FlatButtonDelegate::updatePalette()
 {
-    QColor color;
+    QColor color, bg;
 
     switch (button->role())
     {
     case Material::Primary:
         color = button->primaryTextColor();
+        bg = button->primaryBgColor();
         break;
     case Material::Secondary:
         color = button->secondaryTextColor();
+        bg = button->secondaryBgColor();
         break;
     case Material::Default:
     default:
         color = button->defaultTextColor();
+        bg = button->defaultBgColor();
+    }
+
+    if (Qt::OpaqueMode == button->bgMode()) {
+        color = Qt::white;
     }
 
     QPalette palette(button->palette());
@@ -127,25 +136,29 @@ void FlatButtonDelegate::updatePalette()
     button->setPalette(palette);
 
     _normalState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundOpacity", 0);
-    _normalState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundColor", color);
+    _normalState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundColor", bg);
     _normalState->assignProperty(this, "focusHaloOpacity", 0);
 
     _normalFocusedState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundOpacity", 0);
-    _normalFocusedState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundColor", color);
+    _normalFocusedState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundColor", bg);
     _normalFocusedState->assignProperty(this, "focusHaloOpacity", button->peakOpacity());
 
     _hoveredState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundOpacity", button->peakOpacity());
-    _hoveredState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundColor", color);
+    _hoveredState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundColor", bg);
     _hoveredState->assignProperty(this, "focusHaloOpacity", 0);
 
     _hoveredFocusedState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundOpacity", button->peakOpacity());
-    _hoveredFocusedState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundColor", color);
+    _hoveredFocusedState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundColor", bg);
     _normalFocusedState->assignProperty(this, "focusHaloOpacity", button->peakOpacity());
 
-    _pressedState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundOpacity", button->peakOpacity());
-    _pressedState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundColor", color);
+    _pressedState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundOpacity", 0);
+    _pressedState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundColor", bg);
     _pressedState->assignProperty(this, "focusHaloOpacity", 0);
 
+    _releaseState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundOpacity", 0);
+    _releaseState->assignProperty(this, "backgroundColor", bg);
+    _releaseState->assignProperty(this, "focusHaloOpacity", 0);
+
     button->update();
 }
 
diff --git a/components/flatbutton_internal.h b/components/flatbutton_internal.h
index db26228..5e60b90 100644
--- a/components/flatbutton_internal.h
+++ b/components/flatbutton_internal.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ private:
     QState     *const _hoveredState;
     QState     *const _hoveredFocusedState;
     QState     *const _pressedState;
+    QState     *const _releaseState;
     qreal             _backgroundOpacity;
     qreal             _focusHaloOpacity;
     qreal             _focusHaloSize;
diff --git a/examples/flatbuttonexamples.cpp b/examples/flatbuttonexamples.cpp
index 89db6ca..8b2fce9 100644
--- a/examples/flatbuttonexamples.cpp
+++ b/examples/flatbuttonexamples.cpp
@@ -57,9 +57,31 @@ FlatButtonExamples::FlatButtonExamples(QWidget *parent)
         flatButton->setText("Press me!");
         flatButton->setMinimumSize(200, 42);
 
+        flatButton->setRole(Material::Secondary);
+        flatButton->setSecondaryBgColor(QColor(0, 0, 0, 80));
+//        flatButton->setDisabled(true);
+
+        ExampleView *view = new ExampleView;
+        view->setWidget(flatButton);
+        view->setBackgroundRole(QPalette::Base);
+
+        Frame *frame = new Frame;
+        frame->setCodeSnippet(
+            "FlatButton *flatButton = new FlatButton;\n"
+            "flatButton->setText(\"Press me!\");"
+        );
+        frame->setWidget(view);
+
+        layout->addWidget(frame);
+    }
+    {
+        FlatButton *flatButton = new FlatButton;
+        flatButton->setText("Press me!");
+        flatButton->setMinimumSize(200, 42);
+
         flatButton->setRole(Material::Primary);
         flatButton->setBgMode(Qt::OpaqueMode);
-        flatButton->setPrimaryTextColor(Qt::white);
+        //flatButton->setPrimaryTextColor(Qt::white);
         flatButton->setPeakOpacity(0.25);
 
         ExampleView *view = new ExampleView;
@@ -82,7 +104,6 @@ FlatButtonExamples::FlatButtonExamples(QWidget *parent)
 
         flatButton->setRole(Material::Secondary);
         flatButton->setBgMode(Qt::OpaqueMode);
-        flatButton->setSecondaryTextColor(Qt::white);
         flatButton->setPeakOpacity(0.25);
 
         ExampleView *view = new ExampleView;