diff --git a/src/shapes/Image.js b/src/shapes/Image.js
index 6c8cecb5..c0da56e3 100644
--- a/src/shapes/Image.js
+++ b/src/shapes/Image.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 (function() {
+
     // CONSTANTS
     var IMAGE = 'Image',
         CROP = 'crop',
@@ -118,15 +119,21 @@
                 filter = this.getFilter(),
                 filterCanvas, context, imageData;
 
-            filterCanvas = this.filterCanvas = new Kinetic.SceneCanvas({
-                width: width,
-                height: height,
-                pixelRatio: 1
-            });
+            if (this.filterCanvas){
+                filterCanvas = this.filterCanvas;
+            }
+            else {
+                filterCanvas = this.filterCanvas = new Kinetic.SceneCanvas({
+                    width: width,
+                    height: height,
+                    pixelRatio: 1
+                });
+            }
 
             context = filterCanvas.getContext();
 
             try {
+                context.clearRect(0,0,filterCanvas.getWidth(), filterCanvas.getHeight());
                 this._drawImage(context, [image, 0, 0, filterCanvas.getWidth(), filterCanvas.getHeight()]);
                 imageData = context.getImageData(0, 0, filterCanvas.getWidth(), filterCanvas.getHeight());
                 filter.call(this, imageData);