         // figure out backgroundColor
         var backgroundColor:uint;
         var drawBackground:Boolean = true;
-        if (selected)
+        
+        if (down)
+        {
+            backgroundColor = getStyle("downColor");
+        }
+        else if (selected)
         {
             backgroundColor = getStyle("selectionColor");
         }

 *  @default 5
 *  
 *  @langversion 3.0
 *  @playerversion Flash 10
 *  @playerversion AIR 2.5
 *  @productversion Flex 4.5
 */

 *  @default 0xCEDBEF
 *  
 *  @langversion 3.0
 *  @playerversion Flash 10.1
 *  @playerversion AIR 2.5
 *  @productversion Flex 4.5
 */ 
