diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34c096ca2b..e697cbfe96 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ function onInputKeyDown(event) {
 	className 	|	string	|	undefined	|	className for the outer element
 	clearable 	|	bool	|	true		|	should it be possible to reset value
 	clearAllText 	|	string	|	'Clear all'	|	title for the "clear" control when `multi` is true
+	clearRenderer | func | undefined | Renders a custom clear to be shown in the right-hand side of the select when clearable true: `clearRenderer()`
 	clearValueText 	|	string	|	'Clear value'	|	title for the "clear" control
 	resetValue 	|	any	|	null	|	value to use when you clear the control
 	deleteRemoves 	|	bool	|	true	|	whether pressing delete key removes the last item when there is no input value
diff --git a/src/Select.js b/src/Select.js
index bfeefc7554..a913fe6559 100644
--- a/src/Select.js
+++ b/src/Select.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import defaultArrowRenderer from './utils/defaultArrowRenderer';
 import defaultFilterOptions from './utils/defaultFilterOptions';
 import defaultMenuRenderer from './utils/defaultMenuRenderer';
+import defaultClearRenderer from './utils/defaultClearRenderer';
 
 import Async from './Async';
 import AsyncCreatable from './AsyncCreatable';
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ const Select = React.createClass({
 		backspaceToRemoveMessage: React.PropTypes.string,  // Message to use for screenreaders to press backspace to remove the current item - {label} is replaced with the item label
 		className: React.PropTypes.string,          // className for the outer element
 		clearAllText: stringOrNode,                 // title for the "clear" control when multi: true
+		clearRenderer: React.PropTypes.func,        // create clearable x element
 		clearValueText: stringOrNode,               // title for the "clear" control
 		clearable: React.PropTypes.bool,            // should it be possible to reset value
 		deleteRemoves: React.PropTypes.bool,        // whether backspace removes an item if there is no text input
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ const Select = React.createClass({
 			backspaceToRemoveMessage: 'Press backspace to remove {label}',
 			clearable: true,
 			clearAllText: 'Clear all',
+			clearRenderer: defaultClearRenderer,
 			clearValueText: 'Clear value',
 			deleteRemoves: true,
 			delimiter: ',',
@@ -890,6 +893,8 @@ const Select = React.createClass({
 
 	renderClear () {
 		if (!this.props.clearable || (!this.props.value || this.props.value === 0) || (this.props.multi && !this.props.value.length) || this.props.disabled || this.props.isLoading) return;
+		const clear = this.props.clearRenderer();
+
 		return (
 			<span className="Select-clear-zone" title={this.props.multi ? this.props.clearAllText : this.props.clearValueText}
 				aria-label={this.props.multi ? this.props.clearAllText : this.props.clearValueText}
@@ -898,7 +903,7 @@ const Select = React.createClass({
 				onTouchMove={this.handleTouchMove}
 				onTouchEnd={this.handleTouchEndClearValue}
 			>
-				<span className="Select-clear" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: '&times;' }} />
+				{clear}
 			</span>
 		);
 	},
diff --git a/src/utils/defaultClearRenderer.js b/src/utils/defaultClearRenderer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f25e85d7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/defaultClearRenderer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+export default function clearRenderer () {
+	return (
+		<span
+			className="Select-clear"
+			dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: '&times;' }}
+		/>
+	);
+};
diff --git a/test/Select-test.js b/test/Select-test.js
index 3b43d12238..6614b972b9 100644
--- a/test/Select-test.js
+++ b/test/Select-test.js
@@ -2255,6 +2255,23 @@ describe('Select', () => {
 			});
 		});
 
+		describe('clearRenderer', () => {
+
+			beforeEach(() => {
+				instance = createControl({
+					clearable: true,
+					value: 'three',
+					clearRenderer: () => <span className="Select-custom-clear">O</span>,
+					options: defaultOptions
+				});
+			});
+
+			it('renders a custom clear', () => {
+
+				expect(instance, 'to contain', <span className="Select-custom-clear">O</span>);
+			});
+		});
+
 		describe('clearValueText', () => {
 
 			beforeEach(() => {