diff --git a/lib/live_select.ex b/lib/live_select.ex
index cca59d1..dc47185 100644
--- a/lib/live_select.ex
+++ b/lib/live_select.ex
@@ -370,14 +370,10 @@ defmodule LiveSelect do
       ~S(an id to assign to the component. If none is provided, `#{form_name}_#{field}_live_select_component` will be used)
 
   attr :mode, :atom,
-    values: [:single, :tags],
+    values: [:single, :tags, :quick_tags],
     default: Component.default_opts()[:mode],
-    doc: "either `:single` (for single selection), or `:tags` (for multiple selection using tags)"
-
-  attr :tags_mode, :atom,
-    values: [:default, :multiple_select],
-    default: Component.default_opts()[:tags_mode],
-    doc: "whether to use default tags mode or multi-select tags mode. Multi-select mode enables selecting multiple options without the options dropdown being hidden"
+    doc:
+      "either `:single` (for single selection), `:tags` (for multiple selection using tags), or :quick_tags (tags mode but can select multiple at a time)"
 
   attr :options, :list,
     doc:
diff --git a/lib/live_select/component.ex b/lib/live_select/component.ex
index 44cfee8..3e93c32 100644
--- a/lib/live_select/component.ex
+++ b/lib/live_select/component.ex
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ defmodule LiveSelect.Component do
     text_input_extra_class: nil,
     text_input_selected_class: nil,
     update_min_len: 1,
-    value: nil,
-    tags_mode: :default
+    value: nil
   ]
 
   @styles [
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ defmodule LiveSelect.Component do
     none: []
   ]
 
-  @modes ~w(single tags)a
+  @modes ~w(single tags quick_tags)a
 
   @impl true
   def mount(socket) do
@@ -199,11 +198,7 @@ defmodule LiveSelect.Component do
         &if &1.assigns.mode == :single do
           clear(&1, %{input_event: false, parent_event: &1.assigns[:"phx-focus"]})
         else
-          if &1.assigns.tags_mode == :multiple_select do
-            &1
-          else
-            parent_event(&1, &1.assigns[:"phx-focus"], %{id: &1.assigns.id})
-          end
+          parent_event(&1, &1.assigns[:"phx-focus"], %{id: &1.assigns.id})
         end
       )
       |> assign(hide_dropdown: false)
@@ -441,36 +436,39 @@ defmodule LiveSelect.Component do
     option = Enum.at(socket.assigns.options, active_option)
 
     if already_selected?(option, selection) do
-      pos = selection_index(option, selection)
+      pos = get_selection_index(option, selection)
       unselect(socket, pos)
     else
       select(socket, Enum.at(socket.assigns.options, socket.assigns.active_option), extra_params)
     end
   end
 
-  defp selection_index(option, selection) do
-    Enum.find_index(selection, fn %{label: label} -> label == option.label end)
-  end
-
   defp maybe_select(socket, extra_params) do
     select(socket, Enum.at(socket.assigns.options, socket.assigns.active_option), extra_params)
   end
 
+  defp get_selection_index(option, selection) do
+    Enum.find_index(selection, fn %{label: label} -> label == option.label end)
+  end
+
   defp select(socket, selected, extra_params) do
     selection =
       case socket.assigns.mode do
         :tags ->
           socket.assigns.selection ++ [selected]
 
+        :quick_tags ->
+          socket.assigns.selection ++ [selected]
+
         _ ->
           [selected]
       end
 
     socket
     |> assign(
-      active_option: if(multi_select_mode?(socket), do: socket.assigns.active_option, else: -1),
+      active_option: if(quick_tags_mode?(socket), do: socket.assigns.active_option, else: -1),
       selection: selection,
-      hide_dropdown: not multi_select_mode?(socket)
+      hide_dropdown: not quick_tags_mode?(socket)
     )
     |> maybe_save_selection()
     |> client_select(Map.merge(%{input_event: true}, extra_params))
@@ -544,7 +542,7 @@ defmodule LiveSelect.Component do
     List.wrap(normalize_selection_value(value, options ++ current_selection, value_mapper))
   end
 
-  defp update_selection(value, current_selection, options, :tags, value_mapper) do
+  defp update_selection(value, current_selection, options, _mode, value_mapper) do
     value = if Enumerable.impl_for(value), do: value, else: [value]
 
     Enum.map(value, &normalize_selection_value(&1, options ++ current_selection, value_mapper))
@@ -695,8 +693,8 @@ defmodule LiveSelect.Component do
     Enum.any?(selection, fn item -> item.label == option.label end)
   end
 
-  defp multi_select_mode?(socket) do
-    socket.assigns.mode == :tags && socket.assigns.tags_mode == :multiple_select
+  defp quick_tags_mode?(socket) do
+    socket.assigns.mode == :quick_tags
   end
 
   defp next_selectable(%{
@@ -711,7 +709,7 @@ defmodule LiveSelect.Component do
          options: options,
          active_option: active_option,
          selection: selection,
-         tags_mode: :multiple_select
+         mode: :quick_tags
        }) do
     options
     |> Enum.with_index()
@@ -740,7 +738,7 @@ defmodule LiveSelect.Component do
          options: options,
          active_option: active_option,
          selection: selection,
-         tags_mode: :multiple_select
+         mode: :quick_tags
        }) do
     options
     |> Enum.with_index()
diff --git a/lib/live_select/component.html.heex b/lib/live_select/component.html.heex
index d0841c7..a55681a 100644
--- a/lib/live_select/component.html.heex
+++ b/lib/live_select/component.html.heex
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
   data-field={@field.id}
   data-debounce={@debounce}
 >
-  <%= if @mode == :tags && Enum.any?(@selection) do %>
+
     <div class={
       class(@style, :tags_container, @tags_container_class, @tags_container_extra_class)
     }>
+    <%= if (@mode == :tags || @mode == :quick_tags) && Enum.any?(@selection) do %>
       <%= for {option, idx} <- Enum.with_index(@selection) do %>
         <div class={class(@style, :tag, @tag_class, @tag_extra_class)}>
           <%= if @tag == [] do %>
@@ -40,8 +41,9 @@
           </button>
         </div>
       <% end %>
+      <% end %>
     </div>
-  <% end %>
+
   <div>
     <%= text_input(@field.form, @text_input_field,
       class:
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@
             <%= if @option == [] do %>
               <%= option.label %>
             <% else %>
-              <%= render_slot(@option, {option, already_selected?(option, @selection)}) %>
+              <%= render_slot(@option, Map.merge(option, %{selected: already_selected?(option, @selection)})) %>
             <% end %>
           </div>
         </li>
diff --git a/lib/support/live_select_web/live/live_component_test.ex b/lib/support/live_select_web/live/live_component_test.ex
index 03fd0a6..286da4d 100644
--- a/lib/support/live_select_web/live/live_component_test.ex
+++ b/lib/support/live_select_web/live/live_component_test.ex
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ defmodule LiveSelectWeb.LiveComponentTest do
   @impl true
   def render(assigns) do
     ~H"""
+    <p>ølksdjf</p>
     <.live_component module={LiveComponentForm} id="lc_form" />
     """
   end
diff --git a/lib/support/live_select_web/live/showcase_live.ex b/lib/support/live_select_web/live/showcase_live.ex
index a4dc611..2ccc710 100644
--- a/lib/support/live_select_web/live/showcase_live.ex
+++ b/lib/support/live_select_web/live/showcase_live.ex
@@ -67,10 +67,15 @@ defmodule LiveSelectWeb.ShowcaseLive do
       field(:allow_clear, :boolean)
       field(:debounce, :integer, default: Component.default_opts()[:debounce])
       field(:disabled, :boolean)
+      field(:custom_option_html, :boolean)
       field(:max_selectable, :integer, default: Component.default_opts()[:max_selectable])
       field(:user_defined_options, :boolean)
-      field(:mode, Ecto.Enum, values: [:single, :tags], default: Component.default_opts()[:mode])
-      field(:tags_mode, Ecto.Enum, values: [:default, :multiple_select], default: Component.default_opts()[:tags_mode])
+
+      field(:mode, Ecto.Enum,
+        values: [:single, :tags, :quick_tags],
+        default: Component.default_opts()[:mode]
+      )
+
       field(:new, :boolean, default: true)
       field(:placeholder, :string, default: "Search for a city")
       field(:search_delay, :integer, default: 10)
@@ -94,10 +99,10 @@ defmodule LiveSelectWeb.ShowcaseLive do
           :allow_clear,
           :debounce,
           :disabled,
+          :custom_option_html,
           :max_selectable,
           :user_defined_options,
           :mode,
-          :tags_mode,
           :options,
           :selection,
           :placeholder,
@@ -121,7 +126,7 @@ defmodule LiveSelectWeb.ShowcaseLive do
       default_opts = Component.default_opts()
 
       settings
-      |> Map.drop([:search_delay, :new, :selection])
+      |> Map.drop([:search_delay, :new, :selection, :custom_option_html])
       |> Map.from_struct()
       |> then(
         &if is_nil(&1.style) do
@@ -140,8 +145,12 @@ defmodule LiveSelectWeb.ShowcaseLive do
     end
 
     defp maybe_set_classes_for_multiselect(opts) do
-      if LiveSelectWeb.ShowcaseLive.multiple_select?(opts) |> dbg do
-        Keyword.put(opts, :selected_option_class, "cursor-pointer font-bold hover:bg-gray-400 rounded")
+      if LiveSelectWeb.ShowcaseLive.quick_tags?(opts[:mode]) do
+        Keyword.put(
+          opts,
+          :selected_option_class,
+          "cursor-pointer font-bold hover:bg-gray-400 rounded"
+        )
       else
         opts
       end
@@ -250,20 +259,55 @@ defmodule LiveSelectWeb.ShowcaseLive do
       assigns = assign(assigns, opts: opts, format_value: format_value)
 
       ~H"""
-      <div>
-        <span class="text-success">&lt;.live_select</span>
-        <br />&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="text-success">field</span>=<span class="text-info">{my_form[:city_search]}</span>
-        <%= for {key, value} <- @opts, !is_nil(value) do %>
-          <%= if value == true do %>
-            <br />&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="text-success"><%= key %></span>
-          <% else %>
-            <br />&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="text-success"><%= key %></span>=<span class="text-info"><%= @format_value.(value) %></span>
+      <%= if @custom_option_html do %>
+        <div>
+          <span class="text-success">&lt;.live_select</span>
+          <br />&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="text-success">field</span>=<span class="text-info">{my_form[:city_search]}</span>
+          <%= for {key, value} <- @opts, !is_nil(value) do %>
+            <%= if value == true do %>
+              <br />&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="text-success"><%= key %></span>
+            <% else %>
+              <br />&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="text-success"><%= key %></span>=<span class="text-info"><%= @format_value.(value) %></span>
+            <% end %>
+          <% end %>
+          <br /><span class="text-success">&gt;</span>
+
+          <br />&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="text-success">
+            &lt;:option :let</span>=<span class="text-info">&#123;%&#123;label: label, value: value, selected: selected&#125;&#125;</span>
+          <span class="text-success">
+            &gt;
+          </span>
+          <br /><%= indent(2) %> <span class="text-success">&lt;div class</span>=<span class="text-info">"flex justify-content items-center"&gt;</span>
+          <br /><%= indent(3) %> <span class="text-success">&lt;input</span>
+          <br /><%= indent(4) %> <span class="text-success">class</span>=<span class="text-info">"rounded w-4 h-4 mr-3 border border-border"</span>
+          <br /><%= indent(4) %> <span class="text-success">type</span>=<span class="text-info">"checkbox"</span>
+          <br /><%= indent(4) %> <span class="text-success">checked</span>=<span class="text-info">&#123;selected&#125;</span>
+          <br /><%= indent(3) %> <span class="text-success">/&gt;</span>
+          <br /><%= indent(4) %> <span class="text-success">&lt;span class</span>=<span class="text-info">"text-sm"&gt;&lt;&#37;= label &#37;&gt;</span>
+          <br /><%= indent(2) %> <span class="text-success">&lt;/div&gt;</span>
+          <br /><%= indent(1) %> <span class="text-success">&lt;/:option&gt;</span>
+          <br /><span class="text-success">&lt;.live_select/&gt;</span>
+        </div>
+      <% else %>
+        <div>
+          <span class="text-success">&lt;.live_select</span>
+          <br />&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="text-success">field</span>=<span class="text-info">{my_form[:city_search]}</span>
+          <%= for {key, value} <- @opts, !is_nil(value) do %>
+            <%= if value == true do %>
+              <br />&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="text-success"><%= key %></span>
+            <% else %>
+              <br />&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="text-success"><%= key %></span>=<span class="text-info"><%= @format_value.(value) %></span>
+            <% end %>
           <% end %>
-        <% end %>
-        <span class="text-success">/&gt;</span>
-      </div>
+          <span class="text-success">/&gt;</span>
+        </div>
+      <% end %>
       """
     end
+
+    defp indent(amount) do
+      raw(for _ <- 1..amount, do: "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;")
+    end
   end
 
   @impl true
@@ -310,11 +354,12 @@ defmodule LiveSelectWeb.ShowcaseLive do
       {:ok, settings} ->
         socket.assigns
 
-        attrs = if settings.tags_mode == :multiple_select do
-          %{selected_option_class: "cursor-pointer font-bold hover:bg-gray-400 rounded"}
-        else
-          %{}
-        end
+        attrs =
+          if settings.mode == :quick_select do
+            %{selected_option_class: "cursor-pointer font-bold hover:bg-gray-400 rounded"}
+          else
+            %{}
+          end
 
         socket =
           socket
@@ -505,9 +550,8 @@ defmodule LiveSelectWeb.ShowcaseLive do
     {:noreply, socket}
   end
 
-  def multiple_select?(assigns) do
-    assigns[:mode] == :tags && Keyword.has_key?(assigns, :tags_mode) &&
-      assigns[:tags_mode] == :multiple_select
+  def quick_tags?(mode) do
+    mode == :quick_tags
   end
 
   defp value_mapper(%City{name: name} = value), do: %{label: name, value: Map.from_struct(value)}
diff --git a/lib/support/live_select_web/live/showcase_live.html.heex b/lib/support/live_select_web/live/showcase_live.html.heex
index 52880d6..9b20cde 100644
--- a/lib/support/live_select_web/live/showcase_live.html.heex
+++ b/lib/support/live_select_web/live/showcase_live.html.heex
@@ -40,13 +40,7 @@
         <div class="flex flex-wrap p-5 gap-2">
           <div class="form-control max-w-sm">
             <%= label(@settings_form, :mode, "Mode:", class: "label label-text font-semibold") %>
-            <%= select(@settings_form, :mode, [:single, :tags],
-              class: "select select-sm select-bordered text-xs"
-            ) %>
-          </div>
-          <div :if={@settings_form[:mode].value == :tags} class="form-control max-w-sm">
-            <%= label(@settings_form, :tags_mode, "Tags mode:", class: "label label-text font-semibold") %>
-            <%= select(@settings_form, :tags_mode, [:default, :multiple_select],
+            <%= select(@settings_form, :mode, [:single, :tags, :quick_tags],
               class: "select select-sm select-bordered text-xs"
             ) %>
           </div>
@@ -77,6 +71,10 @@
               <span class="label-text mr-1">Disabled:&nbsp;</span>
               <%= checkbox(@settings_form, :disabled, class: "toggle") %>
             <% end %>
+            <%= label class: "label cursor-pointer" do %>
+              <span class="label-text mr-1">Custom option HTML:&nbsp;</span>
+              <%= checkbox(@settings_form, :custom_option_html, class: "toggle") %>
+            <% end %>
           </div>
           <div class="form-control max-w-sm">
             <%= label(@settings_form, :search_delay, "Search delay in ms:",
@@ -292,7 +290,22 @@
                 field={@live_select_form[:city_search]}
                 value_mapper={&value_mapper/1}
                 {live_select_assigns(@settings_form.source)}
-              />
+              >
+              <:option :let={%{label: label, value: value, selected: selected}}>
+                <%= if @settings_form[:custom_option_html].value do %>
+                  <div class="flex justify-content items-center">
+                    <input
+                      class="rounded w-4 h-4 mr-3 border border-border"
+                      type="checkbox"
+                      checked={selected}
+                    />
+                    <span class="text-sm"><%= label %></span>
+                  </div>
+                <% else %>
+                  <%= label %>
+                <% end %>
+              </:option>
+            </.live_select>
             </div>
             <div class="flex flex-col gap-y-1">
               <%= submit("Submit",
@@ -316,7 +329,7 @@
       </div>
 
       <div
-        class="w-full md:w-2/3 mt-5 relative border-info border rounded-lg p-2"
+        class="w-full md:w-2/3 mt-5 mb-5 relative border-info border rounded-lg p-2"
         id="live-select-code"
       >
         <div
@@ -332,7 +345,7 @@
             <.copy_to_clipboard_icon />
           </button>
         </div>
-        <Render.live_select opts={Settings.live_select_opts(@settings_form.data, true)} />
+        <Render.live_select custom_option_html={@settings_form[:custom_option_html].value} opts={Settings.live_select_opts(@settings_form.data, true)} />
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/test/live_select/component_test.exs b/test/live_select/component_test.exs
index b6a8090..c36a49e 100644
--- a/test/live_select/component_test.exs
+++ b/test/live_select/component_test.exs
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ defmodule LiveSelect.ComponentTest do
   test "raises if unknown mode is given", %{form: form} do
     assert_raise(
       RuntimeError,
-      ~s(Invalid mode: "not_a_valid_mode". Mode must be one of: [:single, :tags]),
+      ~s(Invalid mode: "not_a_valid_mode". Mode must be one of: [:single, :tags, :quick_tags]),
       fn ->
         render_component(&LiveSelect.live_select/1,
           field: form[:input],
@@ -539,6 +539,11 @@ defmodule LiveSelect.ComponentTest do
            ]
   end
 
+  describe "in quick_tags mode" do
+    test "" do
+    end
+  end
+
   for style <- [:daisyui, :tailwind, :none, nil] do
     @style style