diff --git a/toastr.js b/toastr.js
index 1f804394..0b910334 100644
--- a/toastr.js
+++ b/toastr.js
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@
                     preventDuplicates: false,
                     progressBar: false,
                     progressClass: 'toast-progress',
-                    rtl: false
+                    rtl: false,
+                    typeBasedOverrides: {}
                 };
             }
 
@@ -201,8 +202,15 @@
 
             function notify(map) {
                 var options = getOptions();
+				
                 var iconClass = map.iconClass || options.iconClass;
 
+                // extend the options object with type specific overrides
+                if (typeof (options.typeBasedOverrides[map.type]) !== 'undefined') {
+                    options = $.extend(options, options.typeBasedOverrides[map.type]);
+                    iconClass = options.typeBasedOverrides[map.type].iconClass || iconClass;
+                }
+
                 if (typeof (map.optionsOverride) !== 'undefined') {
                     options = $.extend(options, map.optionsOverride);
                     iconClass = map.optionsOverride.iconClass || iconClass;