diff --git a/jquery.treeTable.js b/jquery.treeTable.js
index 847b8f3..9ce3e83 100644
--- a/jquery.treeTable.js
+++ b/jquery.treeTable.js
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@
         });
 
         if(options.expandable) {
-          cell.prepend('<span style="margin-left: -' + options.indent + 'px; padding-left: ' + options.indent + 'px" class="expander"></span>');
+          var cellText = cell.text(); 
+          cell.empty();
+          cell.prepend('<span style="color: #0074BD;font-weight: bold;margin-left: -' + options.indent + 'px; padding-left: ' + options.indent + 'px" class="expander">'+cellText+'</span>');
           $(cell[0].firstChild).click(function() { node.toggleBranch(); });
 
           if(options.clickableNodeNames) {