diff --git a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/flutter_chat_view.dart b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/flutter_chat_view.dart
index 056699e..1a5fd18 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/flutter_chat_view.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/flutter_chat_view.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export "package:flutter_chat_interface/flutter_chat_interface.dart";
 
 export "src/components/chat_row.dart";
 export "src/config/chat_options.dart";
+export "src/config/chat_text_styles.dart";
 export "src/config/chat_translations.dart";
 export "src/screens/chat_detail_screen.dart";
 export "src/screens/chat_profile_screen.dart";
diff --git a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/components/chat_detail_row.dart b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/components/chat_detail_row.dart
index 395bffd..7b10779 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/components/chat_detail_row.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/components/chat_detail_row.dart
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class ChatDetailRow extends StatefulWidget {
     required this.message,
     required this.userAvatarBuilder,
     required this.onPressUserProfile,
+    required this.options,
     this.usernameBuilder,
     this.previousMessage,
     this.showTime = false,
@@ -37,16 +38,17 @@ class ChatDetailRow extends StatefulWidget {
   /// Flag indicating whether to show the time.
   final bool showTime;
 
+  final ChatOptions options;
+
   @override
   State<ChatDetailRow> createState() => _ChatDetailRowState();
 }
 
 class _ChatDetailRowState extends State<ChatDetailRow> {
-  final DateFormatter _dateFormatter = DateFormatter();
-
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     var theme = Theme.of(context);
+    var dateFormatter = DateFormatter(options: widget.options);
 
     var isNewDate = widget.previousMessage != null &&
         widget.message.timestamp.day != widget.previousMessage?.timestamp.day;
@@ -103,17 +105,20 @@ class _ChatDetailRowState extends State<ChatDetailRow> {
                               Text(
                                 widget.message.sender.fullName ??
                                     widget.translations.anonymousUser,
-                                style: theme.textTheme.titleMedium,
+                                style: widget
+                                        .options.textstyles?.senderTextStyle ??
+                                    theme.textTheme.titleMedium,
                               ),
                         ),
                         Padding(
                           padding: const EdgeInsets.only(top: 5.0),
                           child: Text(
-                            _dateFormatter.format(
+                            dateFormatter.format(
                               date: widget.message.timestamp,
-                              showFullDate: false,
+                              showFullDate: true,
                             ),
-                            style: theme.textTheme.labelSmall,
+                            style: widget.options.textstyles?.dateTextStyle ??
+                                theme.textTheme.labelSmall,
                           ),
                         ),
                       ],
@@ -129,7 +134,9 @@ class _ChatDetailRowState extends State<ChatDetailRow> {
                               Flexible(
                                 child: Text(
                                   (widget.message as ChatTextMessageModel).text,
-                                  style: theme.textTheme.bodySmall,
+                                  style: widget.options.textstyles
+                                          ?.messageTextStyle ??
+                                      theme.textTheme.bodySmall,
                                 ),
                               ),
                               if (widget.showTime &&
@@ -137,14 +144,16 @@ class _ChatDetailRowState extends State<ChatDetailRow> {
                                   !isNewDate &&
                                   !hasHeader)
                                 Text(
-                                  _dateFormatter
+                                  dateFormatter
                                       .format(
                                         date: widget.message.timestamp,
                                         showFullDate: true,
                                       )
                                       .split(" ")
                                       .last,
-                                  style: theme.textTheme.labelSmall,
+                                  style: widget
+                                          .options.textstyles?.dateTextStyle ??
+                                      theme.textTheme.labelSmall,
                                   textAlign: TextAlign.end,
                                 ),
                             ],
diff --git a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/components/chat_row.dart b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/components/chat_row.dart
index fd9414f..044051a 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/components/chat_row.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/components/chat_row.dart
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
 import "package:flutter/material.dart";
+import "package:flutter_chat_view/flutter_chat_view.dart";
 
 class ChatRow extends StatelessWidget {
   const ChatRow({
     required this.title,
+    required this.options,
     this.unreadMessages = 0,
     this.lastUsed,
     this.subTitle,
@@ -29,6 +31,8 @@ class ChatRow extends StatelessWidget {
   /// The avatar associated with the chat.
   final Widget? avatar;
 
+  final ChatOptions options;
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     var theme = Theme.of(context);
@@ -49,7 +53,8 @@ class ChatRow extends StatelessWidget {
                   title,
                   maxLines: 1,
                   overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
-                  style: theme.textTheme.titleMedium,
+                  style: options.textstyles?.senderTextStyle ??
+                      theme.textTheme.titleMedium,
                 ),
                 if (subTitle != null) ...[
                   Padding(
@@ -57,10 +62,14 @@ class ChatRow extends StatelessWidget {
                     child: Text(
                       subTitle!,
                       style: unreadMessages > 0
-                          ? theme.textTheme.bodySmall!.copyWith(
-                              fontWeight: FontWeight.w800,
-                            )
-                          : theme.textTheme.bodySmall,
+                          ? options.textstyles?.messageTextStyle!.copyWith(
+                                fontWeight: FontWeight.w800,
+                              ) ??
+                              theme.textTheme.bodySmall!.copyWith(
+                                fontWeight: FontWeight.w800,
+                              )
+                          : options.textstyles?.messageTextStyle ??
+                              theme.textTheme.bodySmall,
                       overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
                       maxLines: 2,
                     ),
@@ -79,7 +88,8 @@ class ChatRow extends StatelessWidget {
                 padding: const EdgeInsets.only(bottom: 4.0),
                 child: Text(
                   lastUsed!,
-                  style: theme.textTheme.labelSmall,
+                  style: options.textstyles?.dateTextStyle ??
+                      theme.textTheme.labelSmall,
                 ),
               ),
             ],
diff --git a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/config/chat_options.dart b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/config/chat_options.dart
index b055bca..4eeba87 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/config/chat_options.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/config/chat_options.dart
@@ -13,12 +13,19 @@ class ChatOptions {
     this.messageInputBuilder = _createMessageInput,
     this.chatRowContainerBuilder = _createChatRowContainer,
     this.imagePickerContainerBuilder = _createImagePickerContainer,
-    this.scaffoldBuilder = _createScaffold,
+    this.chatScreenScaffoldBuilder = _createChatScreenScaffold,
+    this.chatDetailScaffoldBuilder = _createChatScreenScaffold,
+    this.chatProfileScaffoldBuilder = _createChatScreenScaffold,
+    this.newChatScreenScaffoldBuilder = _createChatScreenScaffold,
+    this.newGroupChatScreenScaffoldBuilder = _createChatScreenScaffold,
+    this.newGroupChatOverviewScaffoldBuilder = _createChatScreenScaffold,
     this.userAvatarBuilder = _createUserAvatar,
     this.groupAvatarBuilder = _createGroupAvatar,
     this.noChatsPlaceholderBuilder = _createNoChatsPlaceholder,
     this.noUsersPlaceholderBuilder = _createNoUsersPlaceholder,
     this.paddingAroundChatList,
+    this.textstyles,
+    this.dateformat,
   });
 
   /// Builder function for the new chat button.
@@ -34,7 +41,23 @@ class ChatOptions {
   final ImagePickerContainerBuilder imagePickerContainerBuilder;
 
   /// Builder function for the scaffold containing the chat view.
-  final ScaffoldBuilder scaffoldBuilder;
+  final ScaffoldBuilder chatScreenScaffoldBuilder;
+
+  /// Builder function for the scaffold containing the chat detail view.
+  final ScaffoldBuilder chatDetailScaffoldBuilder;
+
+  /// Builder function for the scaffold containing the chat profile view.
+  final ScaffoldBuilder chatProfileScaffoldBuilder;
+
+  /// Builder function for the scaffold containing the new chat view.
+  final ScaffoldBuilder newChatScreenScaffoldBuilder;
+
+  /// Builder function for the scaffold containing the new groupchat view.
+  final ScaffoldBuilder newGroupChatScreenScaffoldBuilder;
+
+  /// Builder function for the scaffold containing the new
+  /// groupchat overview view.
+  final ScaffoldBuilder newGroupChatOverviewScaffoldBuilder;
 
   /// Builder function for the user avatar.
   final UserAvatarBuilder userAvatarBuilder;
@@ -50,6 +73,11 @@ class ChatOptions {
 
   /// The padding around the chat list.
   final EdgeInsets? paddingAroundChatList;
+
+  final ChatTextStyles? textstyles;
+
+  // ignore: avoid_positional_boolean_parameters
+  final String Function(bool showFullDate, DateTime date)? dateformat;
 }
 
 Widget _createNewChatButton(
@@ -182,7 +210,7 @@ Widget _createImagePickerContainer(
   );
 }
 
-Scaffold _createScaffold(
+Scaffold _createChatScreenScaffold(
   AppBar appbar,
   Widget body,
   Color backgroundColor,
diff --git a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/config/chat_text_styles.dart b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/config/chat_text_styles.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ec6dd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/config/chat_text_styles.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import "package:flutter/material.dart";
+
+class ChatTextStyles {
+  ChatTextStyles({
+    this.senderTextStyle,
+    this.messageTextStyle,
+    this.dateTextStyle,
+  });
+
+  final TextStyle? senderTextStyle;
+  final TextStyle? messageTextStyle;
+  final TextStyle? dateTextStyle;
+}
diff --git a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/chat_detail_screen.dart b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/chat_detail_screen.dart
index 5241092..7b7faec 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/chat_detail_screen.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/chat_detail_screen.dart
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class _ChatDetailScreenState extends State<ChatDetailScreen> {
     for (var message in chatMessages) {
       detailRows.add(
         ChatDetailRow(
+          options: widget.options,
           showTime: true,
           message: message,
           translations: widget.translations,
@@ -149,9 +150,8 @@ class _ChatDetailScreenState extends State<ChatDetailScreen> {
             : (chatModel is PersonalChatModel)
                 ? chatModel.user.firstName ?? widget.translations.anonymousUser
                 : "";
-
-        return Scaffold(
-          appBar: AppBar(
+        return widget.options.chatDetailScaffoldBuilder(
+          AppBar(
             iconTheme: theme.appBarTheme.iconTheme ??
                 const IconThemeData(color: Colors.white),
             centerTitle: true,
@@ -168,12 +168,11 @@ class _ChatDetailScreenState extends State<ChatDetailScreen> {
               child: widget.chatTitleBuilder?.call(chatTitle) ??
                   Text(
                     chatTitle,
-                    style: theme.textTheme.headlineLarge,
                     overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
                   ),
             ),
           ),
-          body: Stack(
+          Stack(
             children: [
               Column(
                 children: [
@@ -262,6 +261,7 @@ class _ChatDetailScreenState extends State<ChatDetailScreen> {
               ],
             ],
           ),
+          theme.scaffoldBackgroundColor,
         );
       },
     );
diff --git a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/chat_profile_screen.dart b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/chat_profile_screen.dart
index af87290..b16ff06 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/chat_profile_screen.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/chat_profile_screen.dart
@@ -77,9 +77,8 @@ class _ProfileScreenState extends State<ChatProfileScreen> {
             imageUrl: data.imageUrl,
           );
         }
-
-        return Scaffold(
-          appBar: AppBar(
+        return widget.options.chatProfileScaffoldBuilder(
+          AppBar(
             iconTheme: theme.appBarTheme.iconTheme ??
                 const IconThemeData(color: Colors.white),
             title: Text(
@@ -90,10 +89,9 @@ class _ProfileScreenState extends State<ChatProfileScreen> {
                       : (data is GroupChatModel)
                           ? data.title
                           : "",
-              style: theme.textTheme.headlineLarge,
             ),
           ),
-          body: snapshot.hasData
+          snapshot.hasData
               ? Stack(
                   children: [
                     ListView(
@@ -210,7 +208,10 @@ class _ProfileScreenState extends State<ChatProfileScreen> {
                     ],
                   ],
                 )
-              : const Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator()),
+              : const Center(
+                  child: CircularProgressIndicator(),
+                ),
+          theme.scaffoldBackgroundColor,
         );
       },
     );
diff --git a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/chat_screen.dart b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/chat_screen.dart
index fefa53c..d1a387c 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/chat_screen.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/chat_screen.dart
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class ChatScreen extends StatefulWidget {
 }
 
 class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen> {
-  final DateFormatter _dateFormatter = DateFormatter();
   bool _hasCalledOnNoChats = false;
   ScrollController controller = ScrollController();
   bool showIndicator = false;
@@ -73,13 +72,14 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen> {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    var dateFormatter = DateFormatter(options: widget.options);
+
     var translations = widget.translations;
     var theme = Theme.of(context);
-    return widget.options.scaffoldBuilder(
+    return widget.options.chatScreenScaffoldBuilder(
       AppBar(
         title: Text(
           translations.chatsTitle,
-          style: theme.textTheme.headlineLarge,
         ),
         centerTitle: true,
         actions: [
@@ -202,14 +202,14 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen> {
                                             widget: widget,
                                             chat: chat,
                                             translations: translations,
-                                            dateFormatter: _dateFormatter,
+                                            dateFormatter: dateFormatter,
                                           ),
                                         )
                                       : ChatListItem(
                                           widget: widget,
                                           chat: chat,
                                           translations: translations,
-                                          dateFormatter: _dateFormatter,
+                                          dateFormatter: dateFormatter,
                                         ),
                             ),
                           ),
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen> {
             ),
         ],
       ),
-      theme.colorScheme.surface,
+      theme.scaffoldBackgroundColor,
     );
   }
 
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ class ChatListItem extends StatelessWidget {
         child: widget.options.chatRowContainerBuilder(
           (chat is PersonalChatModel)
               ? ChatRow(
+                  options: widget.options,
                   unreadMessages: chat.unreadMessages ?? 0,
                   avatar: widget.options.userAvatarBuilder(
                     (chat as PersonalChatModel).user,
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ class ChatListItem extends StatelessWidget {
                       : null,
                 )
               : ChatRow(
+                  options: widget.options,
                   title: (chat as GroupChatModel).title,
                   unreadMessages: chat.unreadMessages ?? 0,
                   subTitle: chat.lastMessage != null
diff --git a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/new_chat_screen.dart b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/new_chat_screen.dart
index 54d68ca..0e7903e 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/new_chat_screen.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/new_chat_screen.dart
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ class _NewChatScreenState extends State<NewChatScreen> {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     var theme = Theme.of(context);
-    return Scaffold(
-      appBar: AppBar(
+    return widget.options.newChatScreenScaffoldBuilder(
+      AppBar(
         iconTheme: theme.appBarTheme.iconTheme ??
             const IconThemeData(color: Colors.white),
         title: _buildSearchField(),
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class _NewChatScreenState extends State<NewChatScreen> {
           _buildSearchIcon(),
         ],
       ),
-      body: Column(
+      Column(
         children: [
           if (widget.showGroupChatButton && !_isSearching) ...[
             Padding(
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class _NewChatScreenState extends State<NewChatScreen> {
           ),
         ],
       ),
+      theme.scaffoldBackgroundColor,
     );
   }
 
@@ -135,7 +136,6 @@ class _NewChatScreenState extends State<NewChatScreen> {
           )
         : Text(
             widget.translations.newChatTitle,
-            style: theme.textTheme.headlineLarge,
           );
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/new_group_chat_overview_screen.dart b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/new_group_chat_overview_screen.dart
index 5c6dbb2..168ce86 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/new_group_chat_overview_screen.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/new_group_chat_overview_screen.dart
@@ -51,17 +51,16 @@ class _NewGroupChatOverviewScreenState
       });
     }
 
-    return Scaffold(
-      appBar: AppBar(
+    return widget.options.newGroupChatOverviewScaffoldBuilder(
+      AppBar(
         iconTheme: theme.appBarTheme.iconTheme ??
             const IconThemeData(color: Colors.white),
         backgroundColor: theme.appBarTheme.backgroundColor,
         title: Text(
           widget.translations.newGroupChatTitle,
-          style: theme.appBarTheme.titleTextStyle,
         ),
       ),
-      body: Stack(
+      Stack(
         children: [
           SingleChildScrollView(
             child: Padding(
@@ -286,7 +285,7 @@ class _NewGroupChatOverviewScreenState
           ),
         ],
       ),
-      // floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
+      theme.scaffoldBackgroundColor,
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/new_group_chat_screen.dart b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/new_group_chat_screen.dart
index ddd34b3..b8b7be2 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/new_group_chat_screen.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/screens/new_group_chat_screen.dart
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ class _NewGroupChatScreenState extends State<NewGroupChatScreen> {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     var theme = Theme.of(context);
-    return Scaffold(
-      backgroundColor: theme.colorScheme.surface,
-      appBar: AppBar(
+    return widget.options.newGroupChatScreenScaffoldBuilder(
+      AppBar(
         iconTheme: theme.appBarTheme.iconTheme ??
             const IconThemeData(color: Colors.white),
         backgroundColor: theme.appBarTheme.backgroundColor,
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ class _NewGroupChatScreenState extends State<NewGroupChatScreen> {
           _buildSearchIcon(),
         ],
       ),
-      body: FutureBuilder<List<ChatUserModel>>(
+      FutureBuilder<List<ChatUserModel>>(
         // ignore: discarded_futures
         future: widget.service.chatUserService.getAllUsers(),
         builder: (context, snapshot) {
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@ class _NewGroupChatScreenState extends State<NewGroupChatScreen> {
           return const SizedBox.shrink();
         },
       ),
+      theme.scaffoldBackgroundColor,
     );
   }
 
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ class _NewGroupChatScreenState extends State<NewGroupChatScreen> {
           )
         : Text(
             widget.translations.newGroupChatButton,
-            style: theme.appBarTheme.titleTextStyle,
           );
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/services/date_formatter.dart b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/services/date_formatter.dart
index 4d4f0c1..e1c4352 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/services/date_formatter.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_chat_view/lib/src/services/date_formatter.dart
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
+import "package:flutter_chat_view/flutter_chat_view.dart";
 import "package:intl/intl.dart";
 
 class DateFormatter {
+  DateFormatter({
+    required this.options,
+  });
+  final ChatOptions options;
   final _now = DateTime.now();
 
   bool _isToday(DateTime date) =>
@@ -45,17 +50,20 @@ class DateFormatter {
     required DateTime date,
     bool showFullDate = false,
   }) {
-    if(showFullDate) {
-      return DateFormat("dd - MM - yyyy HH:mm").format(date);
+    if (options.dateformat != null) {
+      return options.dateformat!(showFullDate, date);
     }
     if (_isToday(date)) {
-      return DateFormat("HH:mm").format(date);
+      return DateFormat(
+        "HH:mm",
+      ).format(date);
     } else if (_isYesterday(date)) {
       return "yesterday";
     } else if (_isThisYear(date)) {
-      return DateFormat("dd MMMM").format(date);
+      return DateFormat("dd-MM${showFullDate ? " HH:mm" : ""}").format(date);
     } else {
-      return DateFormat("dd - MM - yyyy").format(date);
+      return DateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy${showFullDate ? " HH:mm" : ""}")
+          .format(date);
     }
   }
 }