diff --git a/taptargetview/src/main/java/com/getkeepsafe/taptargetview/TapTarget.java b/taptargetview/src/main/java/com/getkeepsafe/taptargetview/TapTarget.java
index 0b37eb3..6809700 100755
--- a/taptargetview/src/main/java/com/getkeepsafe/taptargetview/TapTarget.java
+++ b/taptargetview/src/main/java/com/getkeepsafe/taptargetview/TapTarget.java
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public class TapTarget {
   final CharSequence title;
   @Nullable
   final CharSequence description;
+
+  float outerCircleAlpha = 0.96f;
   int targetRadius = 44;
 
   Rect bounds;
@@ -218,6 +220,15 @@ public TapTarget outerCircleColorInt(@ColorInt int color) {
     return this;
   }
 
+  /** Specify the alpha value [0.0, 1.0] of the outer circle **/
+  public TapTarget outerCircleAlpha(float alpha) {
+    if (alpha < 0.0f || alpha > 1.0f) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Given an invalid alpha value: " + alpha);
+    }
+    this.outerCircleAlpha = alpha;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   /** Specify the color resource for the target circle **/
   public TapTarget targetCircleColor(@ColorRes int color) {
     this.targetCircleColorRes = color;
diff --git a/taptargetview/src/main/java/com/getkeepsafe/taptargetview/TapTargetView.java b/taptargetview/src/main/java/com/getkeepsafe/taptargetview/TapTargetView.java
index 4040c9f..8d5e5c0 100755
--- a/taptargetview/src/main/java/com/getkeepsafe/taptargetview/TapTargetView.java
+++ b/taptargetview/src/main/java/com/getkeepsafe/taptargetview/TapTargetView.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public void onUpdate(float lerpTime) {
         calculateDrawingBounds();
       }
 
-      final float targetAlpha = 0.96f * 255;
+      final float targetAlpha = target.outerCircleAlpha * 255;
       outerCircleRadius = newOuterCircleRadius;
       outerCircleAlpha = (int) Math.min(targetAlpha, (lerpTime * 1.5f * targetAlpha));
       outerCirclePath.reset();
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ public void onEnd() {
         public void onUpdate(float lerpTime) {
           final float spedUpLerp = Math.min(1.0f, lerpTime * 2.0f);
           outerCircleRadius = calculatedOuterCircleRadius * (1.0f + (spedUpLerp * 0.2f));
-          outerCircleAlpha = (int) ((1.0f - spedUpLerp) * 255.0f);
+          outerCircleAlpha = (int) ((1.0f - spedUpLerp) * target.outerCircleAlpha * 255.0f);
           outerCirclePath.reset();
           outerCirclePath.addCircle(outerCircleCenter[0], outerCircleCenter[1], outerCircleRadius, Path.Direction.CW);
           targetCircleRadius = (1.0f - lerpTime) * TARGET_RADIUS;
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ public TapTargetView(final Context context,
 
     outerCirclePaint = new Paint();
     outerCirclePaint.setAntiAlias(true);
-    outerCirclePaint.setAlpha((int) (0.96f * 255.0f));
+    outerCirclePaint.setAlpha((int) (target.outerCircleAlpha * 255.0f));
 
     outerCircleShadowPaint = new Paint();
     outerCircleShadowPaint.setAntiAlias(true);