diff --git a/Source/TextAssetEditor/Private/Shared/TextAssetEditorSettings.cpp b/Source/TextAssetEditor/Private/Shared/TextAssetEditorSettings.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a448e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/TextAssetEditor/Private/Shared/TextAssetEditorSettings.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 1998-2015 Epic Games, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+
+#include "TextAssetEditorSettings.h"
+
+#include "Misc/Paths.h"
+
+
+UTextAssetEditorSettings::UTextAssetEditorSettings()
+	: BackgroundColor(FLinearColor::White)
+	, ForegroundColor(FLinearColor::Black)
+	, Font(FSlateFontInfo(FPaths::EngineContentDir() / TEXT("Slate/Fonts/DroidSansMono.ttf"), 10))
+	, Margin(4.0f)
+{ }
diff --git a/Source/TextAssetEditor/Private/Shared/TextAssetEditorSettings.h b/Source/TextAssetEditor/Private/Shared/TextAssetEditorSettings.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a8b8da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/TextAssetEditor/Private/Shared/TextAssetEditorSettings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright 1998-2015 Epic Games, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Fonts/SlateFontInfo.h"
+#include "Styling/SlateColor.h"
+#include "UObject/ObjectMacros.h"
+
+#include "TextAssetEditorSettings.generated.h"
+
+
+UCLASS(config=Editor)
+class TEXTASSETEDITOR_API UTextAssetEditorSettings
+	: public UObject
+{
+	GENERATED_BODY()
+
+public:
+
+	/** Color of the TextAsset editor's background. */
+	UPROPERTY(config, EditAnywhere, Category=Appearance)
+	FSlateColor BackgroundColor;
+
+	/** Color of the TextAsset editor's text. */
+	UPROPERTY(config, EditAnywhere, Category=Appearance)
+	FSlateColor ForegroundColor;
+
+	/** The font to use in the TextAsset editor window. */
+	UPROPERTY(config, EditAnywhere, Category=Appearance)
+	FSlateFontInfo Font;
+
+	/** The margin around the TextAsset editor window (in pixels). */
+	UPROPERTY(config, EditAnywhere, Category=Appearance)
+	float Margin;
+
+public:
+
+	/** Default constructor. */
+	UTextAssetEditorSettings();
+};
diff --git a/Source/TextAssetEditor/Private/TextAssetEditorModule.cpp b/Source/TextAssetEditor/Private/TextAssetEditorModule.cpp
index 169e58c..8699c52 100644
--- a/Source/TextAssetEditor/Private/TextAssetEditorModule.cpp
+++ b/Source/TextAssetEditor/Private/TextAssetEditorModule.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 1998-2017 Epic Games, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 
 #include "Containers/Array.h"
+#include "ISettingsModule.h"
+#include "ISettingsSection.h"
 #include "Modules/ModuleInterface.h"
 #include "Modules/ModuleManager.h"
 #include "Templates/SharedPointer.h"
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "AssetTools/TextAssetActions.h"
 #include "Styles/TextAssetEditorStyle.h"
+#include "TextAssetEditorSettings.h"
 
 
 #define LOCTEXT_NAMESPACE "FTextAssetEditorModule"
@@ -51,12 +54,14 @@ class FTextAssetEditorModule
 
 		RegisterAssetTools();
 		RegisterMenuExtensions();
+		RegisterSettings();
 	}
 
 	virtual void ShutdownModule() override
 	{
 		UnregisterAssetTools();
 		UnregisterMenuExtensions();
+		UnregisterSettings();
 	}
 
 	virtual bool SupportsDynamicReloading() override
@@ -86,6 +91,21 @@ class FTextAssetEditorModule
 		RegisteredAssetTypeActions.Add(Action);
 	}
 
+	/** Register the text asset editor settings. */
+	void RegisterSettings()
+	{
+		ISettingsModule* SettingsModule = FModuleManager::GetModulePtr<ISettingsModule>("Settings");
+
+		if (SettingsModule != nullptr)
+		{
+			ISettingsSectionPtr SettingsSection = SettingsModule->RegisterSettings("Editor", "Plugins", "TextAsset",
+				LOCTEXT("TextAssetSettingsName", "Text Asset"),
+				LOCTEXT("TextAssetSettingsDescription", "Configure the Text Asset plug-in."),
+				GetMutableDefault<UTextAssetEditorSettings>()
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/** Unregisters asset tool actions. */
 	void UnregisterAssetTools()
 	{
@@ -102,6 +122,17 @@ class FTextAssetEditorModule
 		}
 	}
 
+	/** Unregister the text asset editor settings. */
+	void UnregisterSettings()
+	{
+		ISettingsModule* SettingsModule = FModuleManager::GetModulePtr<ISettingsModule>("Settings");
+
+		if (SettingsModule != nullptr)
+		{
+			SettingsModule->UnregisterSettings("Editor", "Plugins", "TextAsset");
+		}
+	}
+
 protected:
 
 	/** Registers main menu and tool bar menu extensions. */
diff --git a/Source/TextAssetEditor/Private/Widgets/STextAssetEditor.cpp b/Source/TextAssetEditor/Private/Widgets/STextAssetEditor.cpp
index 097bd1a..99f21aa 100644
--- a/Source/TextAssetEditor/Private/Widgets/STextAssetEditor.cpp
+++ b/Source/TextAssetEditor/Private/Widgets/STextAssetEditor.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 
 #include "STextAssetEditor.h"
 
+#include "Fonts/SlateFontInfo.h"
 #include "Internationalization/Text.h"
 #include "TextAsset.h"
+#include "UObject/Class.h"
 #include "Widgets/SBoxPanel.h"
 #include "Widgets/Input/SMultiLineEditableTextBox.h"
 
+#include "TextAssetEditorSettings.h"
+
 
 #define LOCTEXT_NAMESPACE "STextAssetEditor"
 
@@ -24,6 +28,8 @@ void STextAssetEditor::Construct(const FArguments& InArgs, UTextAsset* InTextAss
 {
 	TextAsset = InTextAsset;
 
+	auto Settings = GetDefault<UTextAssetEditorSettings>();
+
 	ChildSlot
 	[
 		SNew(SVerticalBox)
@@ -32,6 +38,10 @@ void STextAssetEditor::Construct(const FArguments& InArgs, UTextAsset* InTextAss
 			.FillHeight(1.0f)
 			[
 				SAssignNew(EditableTextBox, SMultiLineEditableTextBox)
+					.BackgroundColor((Settings != nullptr) ? Settings->BackgroundColor : FLinearColor::White)
+					.Font((Settings != nullptr) ? Settings->Font : FSlateFontInfo())
+					.ForegroundColor((Settings != nullptr) ? Settings->ForegroundColor : FLinearColor::Black)
+					.Margin((Settings != nullptr) ? Settings->Margin : 4.0f)
 					.OnTextChanged(this, &STextAssetEditor::HandleEditableTextBoxTextChanged)
 					.OnTextCommitted(this, &STextAssetEditor::HandleEditableTextBoxTextCommitted)
 					.Text(TextAsset->Text)
diff --git a/Source/TextAssetEditor/TextAssetEditor.Build.cs b/Source/TextAssetEditor/TextAssetEditor.Build.cs
index f83af6b..d2b63f7 100644
--- a/Source/TextAssetEditor/TextAssetEditor.Build.cs
+++ b/Source/TextAssetEditor/TextAssetEditor.Build.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ public TextAssetEditor(ReadOnlyTargetRules Target) : base(Target)
 				"TextAssetEditor/Private",
 				"TextAssetEditor/Private/AssetTools",
 				"TextAssetEditor/Private/Factories",
-				"TextAssetEditor/Private/Styles",
+                "TextAssetEditor/Private/Shared",
+                "TextAssetEditor/Private/Styles",
                 "TextAssetEditor/Private/Toolkits",
                 "TextAssetEditor/Private/Widgets",
 			}