diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 679de04..a7e0341 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ After you have initialized the component, use it everywhere you want in your app
   dash="60 0.9"
   animation="reverse 700 400"
   :noData="false"
-  :loading="false"                      
+  :loading="false"  
+  :loader="{ color: 'green' }"                    
   fontColor="white"
   :half="false"
   :gap="10"
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ This table below provides a quick overview over all available options. To gain m
 | **[`legendFormatter`](#legendformatter)** [![npm](https://img.shields.io/badge/v1.3.0-blue?style=flat-square)](#legendformatter) | Function | Function that returns formatted value  |   |
 | **[`animation`](#animation)** | String | "default \| rs \| loop \| reverse \| bounce [duration delay]" | "default 1000 400"|
 | **[`loading`](#loading)** | Boolean |  |false|
+| **[`loader`](#loading)** | Object | { [thickness, color, lineMode, line, opacity ]} |  |
 | **[`determinate`](#determinate)** | Boolean |  |false|
 | **[`noData`](#nodata)** | Boolean |  |false|
 | **[`angle`](#angle)** | Number | any Number |-90|
@@ -406,6 +408,21 @@ Forces loading state. The component provides an indeterminate loading state for
 
 <br>
 
+- ### `loader`
+
+With this option defined as Object you can customize the loading circle that is shown in the states 
+[loading](#loading) and [determinate](#determinate). Accepted properties are [`color`](#color), [`thickness`](#thickness), [`line`](#line),
+[`lineMode`](#linemode) and `opactity`. `opacity` is specific for loading circle and can be any valid CSS opacity value. If the option is not specified, the loading circle replicates the progress circle with a 0.55 default value for `opacity`.
+
+###### Example: :scroll:
+
+```vue
+<vue-ellipse-progress :loader="{ color: 'green', lineMode: 'in 10', opacity: '0.6' }" />
+
+```
+
+<br>
+
 - ### `determinate`
 
 Provides a determinate loading state that indicates that your data loading is still in progress but allows to show the **[`progress`](#progress)**. 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 711431c..c46967d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vue-ellipse-progress",
-  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
+  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.3",
   "private": false,
   "description": "A Vue.js component to create beautiful animated circular progress bars",
   "main": "./dist/vue-ellipse-progress.umd.min.js",
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index cb627ce..055cae6 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
           :thickness="20"
           :empty-thickness="10"
           dot="10 red"
+          :loader="{ thickness: 40, color: 'red' }"
           line-mode="bottom"
           :no-data="noData"
           :determinate="determinate"
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@
         line-mode="out 20"
         :no-data="noData"
         :determinate="determinate"
+        :loader="{ thickness: 40, color: 'red' }"
       >
         <template v-slot:legend-caption>
           <p slot="legend-caption">TASKS DONE</p>
diff --git a/src/components/Circle/Circle.vue b/src/components/Circle/Circle.vue
index 5511380..cdbbde7 100644
--- a/src/components/Circle/Circle.vue
+++ b/src/components/Circle/Circle.vue
@@ -25,26 +25,7 @@
     </circle>
     <fade-in-transition>
       <g v-if="isLoading">
-        <g class="ep-circle--loading__container" :style="{ opacity: `${options.loading ? 1 : 0.45}` }">
-          <circle
-            class="ep-circle--loading animation__loading"
-            :r="radius"
-            :cx="position"
-            :cy="position"
-            fill="transparent"
-            :stroke="computedColor"
-            :stroke-width="thickness"
-            :stroke-linecap="options.line"
-            :stroke-dasharray="circumference"
-            :style="{
-              transitionTimingFunction: styles.transitionTimingFunction,
-              transformOrigin: styles.transformOrigin,
-              '--ep-loading-stroke-offset': styles['--ep-loading-stroke-offset'],
-              '--ep-circumference': styles['--ep-circumference'],
-            }"
-          >
-          </circle>
-        </g>
+        <circle-loader :options="options.loader" />
       </g>
     </fade-in-transition>
     <circle
@@ -67,10 +48,11 @@
 <script>
 import CircleMixin from "./circleMixin";
 import FadeInTransition from "../FadeInTransition.vue";
+import CircleLoader from "./CircleLoader.vue";
 
 export default {
   name: "CircleProgress",
-  components: { FadeInTransition },
+  components: { CircleLoader, FadeInTransition },
   mixins: [CircleMixin],
   computed: {
     position() {
diff --git a/src/components/Circle/CircleContainer.vue b/src/components/Circle/CircleContainer.vue
index 57d1869..e5d48af 100644
--- a/src/components/Circle/CircleContainer.vue
+++ b/src/components/Circle/CircleContainer.vue
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import CircleProgress from "./Circle.vue";
 import CircleDot from "./CircleDot.vue";
 
 export default {
-  name: "EpCircleContainer",
+  name: "CircleContainer",
   components: { CircleDot, CircleProgress, HalfCircleProgress, Gradient },
   props: {
     options: {
diff --git a/src/components/Circle/CircleLoader.vue b/src/components/Circle/CircleLoader.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e71e12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Circle/CircleLoader.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<template>
+  <g class="ep-circle--loader__container" :style="{ opacity: opacity }">
+    <circle
+      class="ep-circle--loader animation__loading"
+      :r="radius"
+      :cx="position"
+      :cy="position"
+      fill="transparent"
+      :stroke="computedColor"
+      :stroke-width="thickness"
+      :stroke-linecap="options.line"
+      :stroke-dasharray="circumference"
+      :style="{
+        transitionTimingFunction: styles.transitionTimingFunction,
+        transformOrigin: styles.transformOrigin,
+        '--ep-loading-stroke-offset': styles['--ep-loading-stroke-offset'],
+        '--ep-circumference': styles['--ep-circumference'],
+      }"
+    >
+    </circle>
+  </g>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import CircleMixin from "./circleMixin";
+
+export default {
+  name: "CircleLoader",
+  mixins: [CircleMixin],
+  computed: {
+    position() {
+      return this.options.size / 2;
+    },
+    circumference() {
+      return this.radius * 2 * Math.PI;
+    },
+    opacity() {
+      return this.options.opacity && this.options.opacity >= 0 ? this.options.opacity : 0.55;
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<style scoped lang="scss"></style>
diff --git a/src/components/Circle/HalfCircle.vue b/src/components/Circle/HalfCircle.vue
index 8b4a8b3..3a4ef72 100644
--- a/src/components/Circle/HalfCircle.vue
+++ b/src/components/Circle/HalfCircle.vue
@@ -24,25 +24,7 @@
     </path>
     <fade-in-transition>
       <g v-if="isLoading">
-        <g :style="{ opacity: `${options.loading ? 1 : 0.45}` }">
-          <path
-            :stroke-width="thickness"
-            class="ep-half-circle--loading animation__loading"
-            :d="path"
-            :fill="computedColorFill"
-            :stroke="computedColor"
-            :stroke-dasharray="circumference"
-            :stroke-linecap="options.line"
-            :style="{
-              transitionTimingFunction: styles.transitionTimingFunction,
-              transformOrigin: styles.transformOrigin,
-              '--ep-loading-stroke-offset': styles['--ep-loading-stroke-offset'],
-              '--ep-circumference': styles['--ep-circumference'],
-              '--ep-negative-circumference': styles['--ep-negative-circumference'],
-            }"
-          >
-          </path>
-        </g>
+        <half-circle-loader :options="options.loader" />
       </g>
     </fade-in-transition>
 
@@ -63,10 +45,11 @@
 <script>
 import CircleMixin from "./circleMixin";
 import FadeInTransition from "../FadeInTransition.vue";
+import HalfCircleLoader from "./HalfCircleLoader.vue";
 
 export default {
   name: "HalfCircleProgress",
-  components: { FadeInTransition },
+  components: { HalfCircleLoader, FadeInTransition },
   mixins: [CircleMixin],
   computed: {
     circumference() {
diff --git a/src/components/Circle/HalfCircleLoader.vue b/src/components/Circle/HalfCircleLoader.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c252d6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Circle/HalfCircleLoader.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<template>
+  <g :style="{ opacity: opacity }">
+    <path
+      :stroke-width="thickness"
+      class="ep-half-circle--loader animation__loading"
+      :d="path"
+      :fill="computedColorFill"
+      :stroke="computedColor"
+      :stroke-dasharray="circumference"
+      :stroke-linecap="options.line"
+      :style="{
+        transitionTimingFunction: styles.transitionTimingFunction,
+        transformOrigin: styles.transformOrigin,
+        '--ep-loading-stroke-offset': styles['--ep-loading-stroke-offset'],
+        '--ep-circumference': styles['--ep-circumference'],
+        '--ep-negative-circumference': styles['--ep-negative-circumference'],
+      }"
+    >
+    </path>
+  </g>
+</template>
+<script>
+import CircleMixin from "./circleMixin";
+
+export default {
+  name: "HalfCircleLoader",
+  mixins: [CircleMixin],
+  computed: {
+    circumference() {
+      return (this.radius * 2 * Math.PI) / 2;
+    },
+    path() {
+      return ` M ${this.position}, ${this.options.size / 2} a ${this.radius},${this.radius} 0 1,1 ${this.radius * 2},0`;
+    },
+    emptyPath() {
+      return ` M ${this.emptyPosition}, ${this.options.size / 2} a ${this.emptyRadius},${this.emptyRadius} 0 1,1 ${
+        this.emptyRadius * 2
+      },0`;
+    },
+    position() {
+      return this.options.size / 2 - this.radius;
+    },
+    emptyPosition() {
+      return this.options.size / 2 - this.emptyRadius;
+    },
+    opacity() {
+      return this.options.opacity && this.options.opacity >= 0 ? this.options.opacity : 0.55;
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<style scoped lang="scss">
+g.ep-half-circle {
+  transform-origin: 50% 50%;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/components/VueEllipseProgress.vue b/src/components/VueEllipseProgress.vue
index 56b555f..cbf86e2 100644
--- a/src/components/VueEllipseProgress.vue
+++ b/src/components/VueEllipseProgress.vue
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import { getNumberIfValid, isValidNumber } from "../utils";
 import props from "./interface";
 import CircleContainer from "./Circle/CircleContainer.vue";
 import Counter from "./Counter.vue";
-import parseOptions from "./optionsParser";
+import { parseOptions, calcThickness, lineModeParser } from "./optionsParser";
 
 export default {
   name: "VueEllipseProgress",
@@ -84,17 +84,19 @@ export default {
       const previousCircles = [];
       for (let i = 0; i < this.circlesData.length; i++) {
         const options = this.circlesData[i];
-        normalizedCircles.push({
-          ...parseOptions({
-            index: i,
-            id: i,
-            ...options,
-            globalDot: this.dot,
-            globalGap: this.gap,
-            globalThickness: this.thickness,
-            previousCircles: [...previousCircles],
-          }),
+        const parsedOptions = parseOptions({
+          index: i,
+          id: i,
+          ...options,
+          globalDot: this.dot,
+          globalGap: this.gap,
+          globalThickness: this.thickness,
+          previousCircles: [...previousCircles],
         });
+        const loaderOptions = { ...parsedOptions, ...parsedOptions.loader };
+        loaderOptions.thickness = calcThickness(loaderOptions.thickness, parsedOptions.size);
+        loaderOptions.lineMode = parsedOptions.loader.lineMode ? lineModeParser(loaderOptions) : parsedOptions.lineMode;
+        normalizedCircles.push({ ...parsedOptions, loader: loaderOptions });
         const { gap, thickness, dot } = normalizedCircles[i];
         previousCircles.push({ gap, thickness, dot });
       }
diff --git a/src/components/interface.js b/src/components/interface.js
index 8dd0349..089b1ad 100644
--- a/src/components/interface.js
+++ b/src/components/interface.js
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ const colorConfig = (defaultColor = "transparent") => ({
   },
 });
 
-export default {
+const validateLoaderProps = (loaderOptions) =>
+  Object.keys(loaderOptions).every((p) => options[p].validator(loaderOptions[p]));
+
+const options = {
   data: {
     type: Array,
     required: false,
@@ -164,4 +167,20 @@ export default {
     type: Function,
     required: false,
   },
+  loader: {
+    type: Object,
+    required: false,
+    default: () => ({}),
+    validator: (value) => {
+      const propsAllowed = Object.keys(value).every((prop) =>
+        ["thickness", "color", "lineMode", "line", "opacity"].includes(prop)
+      );
+      if (propsAllowed) {
+        return validateLoaderProps(value);
+      }
+      return false;
+    },
+  },
 };
+
+export default options;
diff --git a/src/components/optionsParser.js b/src/components/optionsParser.js
index b142266..fa286f3 100644
--- a/src/components/optionsParser.js
+++ b/src/components/optionsParser.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { getNumberIfValid, isValidNumber } from "@/utils";
 
-const lineModeParser = (options) => {
+export const lineModeParser = (options) => {
   const lineModeConfig = options.lineMode.trim().split(" ");
   const mode = options.multiple ? "multiple" : lineModeConfig[0];
   return {
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ const dotParser = (dot) => {
   };
 };
 
-const calcThickness = (thickness, size) => {
+export const calcThickness = (thickness, size) => {
   const value = parseFloat(thickness);
   return thickness.toString().includes("%") ? (value * size) / 100 : value;
 };
 
-export default (options) => {
+export const parseOptions = (options) => {
   const dot = dotParser(options.dot);
   const globalDot = dotParser(options.globalDot);
   return {
diff --git a/src/styles/animationsUsage.scss b/src/styles/animationsUsage.scss
index f1e8704..df20db7 100644
--- a/src/styles/animationsUsage.scss
+++ b/src/styles/animationsUsage.scss
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   }
 }
 
-.ep-circle--loading {
+.ep-circle--loader {
   &.animation__loading {
     animation-name: ep-progress--loading, ep-progress--loading__rotation;
     animation-iteration-count: infinite !important;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   }
 }
 
-.ep-half-circle--loading {
+.ep-half-circle--loader {
   &.animation__loading {
     animation-name: ep-half-progress--loading;
     animation-iteration-count: infinite !important;