diff --git a/examples/main.jsx b/examples/main.jsx
index 94871ad6..1d5935f4 100644
--- a/examples/main.jsx
+++ b/examples/main.jsx
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ class SketchFieldDemo extends React.Component {
                     <Button
                       variant="outlined"
                       onClick={(e) => {
-                        this._sketch.addImg(this.state.imageUrl)
+                        this._sketch.addImg(this.state.imageUrl, { crossOrigin: '*' })
                       }}>
                       Load Image from URL
                     </Button>
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ class SketchFieldDemo extends React.Component {
                   <br/>
                   <Button
                     variant="outlined"
-                    onClick={(e) => this._sketch.addImg(dataUrl)}>
+                    onClick={(e) => this._sketch.addImg(dataUrl, { crossOrigin: '*' })}>
                     Load Image from Data URL
                   </Button>
                 </CardContent>
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index 3d722f80..d955d3dd 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ declare module '@kiddom/react-sketch' {
 		 *   scale: <Number: initial scale of image>
 		 * }
 		 */
-		addImg(dataUrl: string, options?: { left?: number, top?: number, scale?: number }): void
+		addImg(dataUrl: string, options?: { left?: number, top?: number, scale?: number, crossOrigin?: string }): void
 
 		/**
 		 * Zoom the drawing by the factor specified