diff --git a/demo-shell-ng2/app/components/files/files.component.css b/demo-shell-ng2/app/components/files/files.component.css
index 73ec99ca5d..c75159ff4f 100644
--- a/demo-shell-ng2/app/components/files/files.component.css
+++ b/demo-shell-ng2/app/components/files/files.component.css
@@ -19,3 +19,25 @@
 .adf-not-overlay-viewer {
     height:900px;
 }
+
+adf-document-list >>> adf-datatable .alfresco-datatable__row--selected .image-table-cell {
+    position: relative;
+}
+
+adf-document-list >>> adf-datatable .alfresco-datatable__row--selected .image-table-cell::before {
+    content: "\E876"; /* "done" */
+    font-family: "Material Icons";
+    font-size: 24px;
+    line-height: 32px;
+    text-align: center;
+    color: white;
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 32px;
+    height: 32px;
+    top: 50%;
+    left: 50%;
+    margin-top: -16px;
+    margin-left: -14px;
+    border-radius: 100%;
+    background: #00bcd4;
+}
diff --git a/demo-shell-ng2/app/components/files/files.component.html b/demo-shell-ng2/app/components/files/files.component.html
index abc49228e1..cc4cdca0dc 100644
--- a/demo-shell-ng2/app/components/files/files.component.html
+++ b/demo-shell-ng2/app/components/files/files.component.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
                 </md-menu>
             </adf-toolbar>
         </ng-container>
-        <alfresco-document-list
+        <adf-document-list
                 #documentList
                 [creationMenuActions]="!useCustomToolbar"
                 [currentFolderId]="currentFolderId"
@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@
                 (preview)="showFile($event)"
                 (permissionError)="handlePermissionError($event)">
             <data-columns>
-                <data-column key="$thumbnail" type="image" [sortable]="false"></data-column>
+                <data-column
+                    key="$thumbnail"
+                    type="image"
+                    [sortable]="false"
+                    class="image-table-cell">
+                </data-column>
                 <data-column
                         title="{{'DOCUMENT_LIST.COLUMNS.DISPLAY_NAME' | translate}}"
                         key="name"
@@ -111,7 +116,7 @@
                     handler="delete">
                 </content-action>
             </content-actions>
-        </alfresco-document-list>
+        </adf-document-list>
     </alfresco-upload-drag-area>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/README.md b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/README.md
index b41fe91d00..b14f4bd972 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/README.md
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/README.md
@@ -201,6 +201,60 @@ It helps examining other valuable information you can have access to if needed:
 
 **Important note**: for this particular scenario you must also trigger `changeDetector.detectChanges()` as in the example above. 
 
+## Custom icons for selected rows
+
+You can use the "class" property of the "DataColumn" component to apply your custom css. 
+
+As an example, this feature can be used to change the look and feel of the icon for the selected rows.
+
+Let's start by assigning an "image-table-cell" class to the thumbnail column:
+
+```html
+<adf-document-list ...>
+    <data-columns>
+        
+        <data-column
+            key="$thumbnail"
+            type="image"
+            [sortable]="false"
+            class="image-table-cell">
+        </data-column>
+        
+        ...
+    </data-columns>
+</adf-document-list>
+```
+
+Now your application can define custom styles to change the content of the column based on some other conditions, like selection state:
+
+```css
+adf-document-list >>> adf-datatable .alfresco-datatable__row--selected .image-table-cell {
+    position: relative;
+}
+
+adf-document-list >>> adf-datatable .alfresco-datatable__row--selected .image-table-cell::before {
+    content: "\E876"; /* "done" */
+    font-family: "Material Icons";
+    font-size: 24px;
+    line-height: 32px;
+    text-align: center;
+    color: white;
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 32px;
+    height: 32px;
+    top: 50%;
+    left: 50%;
+    margin-top: -16px;
+    margin-left: -14px;
+    border-radius: 100%;
+    background: #00bcd4;
+}
+```
+
+Once your application starts you should see the following icon for each selected row:
+
+![view-child](docs/assets/document-list-custom-icon.png)
+
 ## Calling DocumentList api directly
 
 Typically you will be binding DocumentList properties to your application/component class properties:
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/docs/assets/document-list-custom-icon.png b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/docs/assets/document-list-custom-icon.png
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