diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/tokenautocomplete/TokenCompleteTextView.java b/library/src/main/java/com/tokenautocomplete/TokenCompleteTextView.java
index 588b018c..2ef7e6f7 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/tokenautocomplete/TokenCompleteTextView.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/tokenautocomplete/TokenCompleteTextView.java
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ private void clearSelections() {
         invalidate();
     }
 
-    protected class TokenImageSpan extends ViewSpan implements NoCopySpan {
+    public class TokenImageSpan extends ViewSpan implements NoCopySpan {
         private T token;
 
         public TokenImageSpan(View d, T token, int maxWidth) {