diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 5a831281..abb9fed9 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ OPENSEADRAGON CHANGELOG
 
 * Fixed: Nav button highlight states aren't quite aligned on Firefox (#303)
 * Added ControlAnchor options for default controls (#304)
+* Enabled basic cross-domain tile loading without tainting canvas (works in Chrome and Firefox) (#308)
 
 1.0.0:
 
diff --git a/src/drawer.js b/src/drawer.js
index a25e0aee..a53d0d3b 100644
--- a/src/drawer.js
+++ b/src/drawer.js
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ $.Drawer.prototype = /** @lends OpenSeadragon.Drawer.prototype */{
             this.downloading++;
 
             image = new Image();
+            image.crossOrigin = 'Anonymous';
 
             complete = function( imagesrc, resultingImage ){
                 _this.downloading--;