diff --git a/library/res/values/attrs.xml b/library/res/values/attrs.xml
index a626288f..afbd3563 100644
--- a/library/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/library/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -2,27 +2,11 @@
 <resources>
 
     <declare-styleable name="StickyListHeadersListView">
-        <!-- Android attributes -->
+        <!-- View attributes -->
         <attr name="android:clipToPadding" />
-        <attr name="android:padding" />
-        <attr name="android:paddingLeft" />
-        <attr name="android:paddingTop" />
-        <attr name="android:paddingRight" />
-        <attr name="android:paddingBottom" />
 
         <!-- ListView attributes -->
-        <attr name="android:fadingEdgeLength" />
-        <attr name="android:requiresFadingEdge" />
-        <attr name="android:cacheColorHint" />
-        <attr name="android:choiceMode" />
         <attr name="android:drawSelectorOnTop" />
-        <attr name="android:fastScrollEnabled" />
-        <attr name="android:fastScrollAlwaysVisible" />
-        <attr name="android:listSelector" />
-        <attr name="android:scrollingCache" />
-        <attr name="android:scrollbarStyle" />
-        <attr name="android:divider" />
-        <attr name="android:dividerHeight" />
 
         <!-- StickyListHeaders attributes -->
         <attr name="hasStickyHeaders" format="boolean" />
diff --git a/library/src/se/emilsjolander/stickylistheaders/StickyListHeadersListView.java b/library/src/se/emilsjolander/stickylistheaders/StickyListHeadersListView.java
index 5aec3756..5ffe670f 100644
--- a/library/src/se/emilsjolander/stickylistheaders/StickyListHeadersListView.java
+++ b/library/src/se/emilsjolander/stickylistheaders/StickyListHeadersListView.java
@@ -95,99 +95,61 @@ public StickyListHeadersListView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
     public StickyListHeadersListView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
         super(context, attrs, defStyle);
 
-        // Initialize the list
+        // Initialize the wrapped list
         mList = new WrapperViewList(context);
-        mDivider = mList.getDivider();
-        mDividerHeight = mList.getDividerHeight();
 
-        // null out divider, dividers are handled by adapter so they look good
-        // with headers
+        // null out divider, dividers are handled by adapter so they look good with headers
         mList.setDivider(null);
         mList.setDividerHeight(0);
 
-        mList.setLifeCycleListener(new WrapperViewListLifeCycleListener());
-        mList.setOnScrollListener(new WrapperListScrollListener());
-        addView(mList);
+        // create a temporary ListView that is used to parse the attributes.
+        // this will ensure default parsing behaviour of ListView styles while
+        // still ensuring control over what attributes can be styled.
+        // don't pass defStyle to this list as it belongs to a frame layout.
+        ListView attrsList = new ListView(context, attrs);
+
+        mDivider = attrsList.getDivider();
+        mDividerHeight = attrsList.getDividerHeight();
+        setPadding(attrsList.getPaddingLeft(), attrsList.getPaddingTop(),
+                attrsList.getPaddingRight(), attrsList.getPaddingBottom());
+        mList.setFadingEdgeLength(attrsList.getVerticalFadingEdgeLength());
+        mList.setHorizontalFadingEdgeEnabled(attrsList.isHorizontalFadingEdgeEnabled());
+        mList.setVerticalFadingEdgeEnabled(attrsList.isVerticalFadingEdgeEnabled());
+        mList.setCacheColorHint(attrsList.getCacheColorHint());
+        mList.setFastScrollEnabled(attrsList.isFastScrollEnabled());
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
+            mList.setChoiceMode(attrsList.getChoiceMode());
+            mList.setFastScrollAlwaysVisible(attrsList.isFastScrollAlwaysVisible());
+        }
+        mList.setScrollBarStyle(attrsList.getScrollBarStyle());
+        mList.setVerticalScrollBarEnabled(attrsList.isVerticalScrollBarEnabled());
+        mList.setHorizontalScrollBarEnabled(attrsList.isHorizontalScrollBarEnabled());
+        mList.setSelector(attrsList.getSelector());
+        mList.setScrollingCacheEnabled(attrsList.isScrollingCacheEnabled());
 
         if (attrs != null) {
-            TypedArray a = context.getTheme().obtainStyledAttributes(attrs,R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView, 0, 0);
+            TypedArray a = context.getTheme().obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView, 0, 0);
 
             try {
-                // Android attributes
-                if (a.hasValue(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_padding)) {
-                    int padding = a.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_padding, 0);
-                    mPaddingLeft = padding;
-                    mPaddingTop = padding;
-                    mPaddingRight = padding;
-                    mPaddingBottom = padding;
-                } else {
-                    mPaddingLeft = a.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_paddingLeft, 0);
-                    mPaddingTop = a.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_paddingTop, 0);
-                    mPaddingRight = a.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_paddingRight, 0);
-                    mPaddingBottom = a.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_paddingBottom, 0);
-                }
-                setPadding(mPaddingLeft, mPaddingTop, mPaddingRight,
-                        mPaddingBottom);
-
-                // Set clip to padding on the list and reset value to default on
-                // wrapper
+                // Set clip to padding on the list and reset value to default on wrapper
                 mClippingToPadding = a.getBoolean(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_clipToPadding, true);
                 super.setClipToPadding(true);
                 mList.setClipToPadding(mClippingToPadding);
-
-                // ListView attributes
-                mList.setFadingEdgeLength(a.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_fadingEdgeLength,
-                        mList.getVerticalFadingEdgeLength()));
-                final int fadingEdge = a.getInt(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_requiresFadingEdge, 0);
-                if (fadingEdge == 0x00001000) {
-                    mList.setVerticalFadingEdgeEnabled(false);
-                    mList.setHorizontalFadingEdgeEnabled(true);
-                } else if (fadingEdge == 0x00002000) {
-                    mList.setVerticalFadingEdgeEnabled(true);
-                    mList.setHorizontalFadingEdgeEnabled(false);
-                } else {
-                    mList.setVerticalFadingEdgeEnabled(false);
-                    mList.setHorizontalFadingEdgeEnabled(false);
-                }
-                mList.setCacheColorHint(a
-                        .getColor(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_cacheColorHint, mList.getCacheColorHint()));
-                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
-                    mList.setChoiceMode(a.getInt(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_choiceMode,
-                            mList.getChoiceMode()));
-                }
                 mList.setDrawSelectorOnTop(a.getBoolean(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_drawSelectorOnTop, false));
-                mList.setFastScrollEnabled(a.getBoolean(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_fastScrollEnabled,
-                        mList.isFastScrollEnabled()));
-                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
-                    mList.setFastScrollAlwaysVisible(a.getBoolean(
-                            R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_fastScrollAlwaysVisible,
-                            mList.isFastScrollAlwaysVisible()));
-                }
-                mList.setScrollBarStyle(a.getInt(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_scrollbarStyle, 0));
-                if (a.hasValue(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_listSelector)) {
-                    mList.setSelector(a.getDrawable(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_listSelector));
-                }
-                mList.setScrollingCacheEnabled(a.getBoolean(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_scrollingCache,
-                        mList.isScrollingCacheEnabled()));
-                if (a.hasValue(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_divider)) {
-                    mDivider = a.getDrawable(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_divider);
-                }
 
-                mDividerHeight = a.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_android_dividerHeight,
-                        mDividerHeight);
-
-                // StickyListHeaders attributes
                 mAreHeadersSticky = a.getBoolean(R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_hasStickyHeaders, true);
                 mIsDrawingListUnderStickyHeader = a.getBoolean(
-                        R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_isDrawingListUnderStickyHeader,
-                        true);
+                        R.styleable.StickyListHeadersListView_isDrawingListUnderStickyHeader, true);
             } finally {
                 a.recycle();
             }
         }
 
-        mList.setVerticalScrollBarEnabled(isVerticalScrollBarEnabled());
-        mList.setHorizontalScrollBarEnabled(isHorizontalScrollBarEnabled());
+        // attach some listeners to the wrapped list
+        mList.setLifeCycleListener(new WrapperViewListLifeCycleListener());
+        mList.setOnScrollListener(new WrapperListScrollListener());
+
+        addView(mList);
     }
 
     @Override