diff --git a/README.mdown b/README.mdown
index 599477a..8173745 100644
--- a/README.mdown
+++ b/README.mdown
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ github "squimer/DatePickerDialog-iOS-Swift"
 
 ## Dialog parameters
 - showCancelButton: Bool - default true
+- cancelable: Bool - default true
 - locale: Locale? - default nil
 
 Example without 'Cancel' button:
diff --git a/Sources/DatePickerDialog.swift b/Sources/DatePickerDialog.swift
index 78d2611..fdd0f5c 100644
--- a/Sources/DatePickerDialog.swift
+++ b/Sources/DatePickerDialog.swift
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import UIKit
 private extension Selector {
     static let buttonTapped = #selector(DatePickerDialog.buttonTapped)
     static let deviceOrientationDidChange = #selector(DatePickerDialog.deviceOrientationDidChange)
+    static let viewForCancelTapped = #selector(DatePickerDialog.viewForCancelTapped)
+
 }
 
 open class DatePickerDialog: UIView {
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ open class DatePickerDialog: UIView {
     private var datePickerMode: UIDatePicker.Mode?
     private var callback: DatePickerCallback?
     var showCancelButton: Bool = false
+    var cancelable: Bool = false
     var locale: Locale?
 
     private var textColor: UIColor!
@@ -38,13 +41,14 @@ open class DatePickerDialog: UIView {
                 buttonColor: UIColor = UIColor.blue,
                 font: UIFont = .boldSystemFont(ofSize: 15),
                 locale: Locale? = nil,
-                showCancelButton: Bool = true) {
+                showCancelButton: Bool = true, cancelable: Bool = true) {
         let size = UIScreen.main.bounds.size
         super.init(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: size.width, height: size.height))
         self.textColor = textColor
         self.buttonColor = buttonColor
         self.font = font
         self.showCancelButton = showCancelButton
+        self.cancelable = cancelable
         self.locale = locale
         setupView()
     }
@@ -227,6 +231,11 @@ open class DatePickerDialog: UIView {
 
         // Add the buttons
         addButtonsToView(container: container)
+        
+        if cancelable {
+            let tap = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: .viewForCancelTapped)
+            self.addGestureRecognizer(tap)
+        }
 
         return container
     }
@@ -300,6 +309,11 @@ open class DatePickerDialog: UIView {
 
         close()
     }
+    
+    // triggered when view is tapped
+    @objc func viewForCancelTapped() {
+        close()
+    }
 
     deinit {
         NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self)