diff --git a/dist/angular-selectize.js b/dist/angular-selectize.js
index a009975..78c9c0b 100755
--- a/dist/angular-selectize.js
+++ b/dist/angular-selectize.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ angular.module('selectize', []).value('selectizeConfig', {}).directive("selectiz
   return {
     restrict: 'EA',
     require: '^ngModel',
-    scope: { ngModel: '=', config: '=?', options: '=?', ngDisabled: '=', ngRequired: '&' },
+    scope: { ngModel: '=', config: '=?', options: '=?', ngDisabled: '=', ngRequired: '&', tabindex: '=' },
     link: function(scope, element, attrs, modelCtrl) {
 
       var selectize,
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ angular.module('selectize', []).value('selectizeConfig', {}).directive("selectiz
       scope.options = scope.options || [];
       scope.config = scope.config || {};
 
+      if (!isNaN(scope.tabindex)) {
+          element[0].tabIndex = scope.tabindex;
+      } 
+
       var isEmpty = function(val) {
         return val === undefined || val === null || !val.length; //support checking empty arrays
       };