diff --git a/ios/GLCanvas.h b/ios/GLCanvas.h
index 1cf1874d91a6b10376a785a7441c41107527679e..3c4e17f61752927323c85143114e96f5b2b054a5 100644
--- a/ios/GLCanvas.h
+++ b/ios/GLCanvas.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 @property (nonatomic) BOOL autoRedraw;
 @property (nonatomic) BOOL eventsThrough;
 @property (nonatomic) BOOL visibleContent;
+@property (nonatomic) BOOL preserveImages;
 @property (nonatomic) NSNumber *nbContentTextures;
 @property (nonatomic) NSNumber *renderId;
 @property (nonatomic) NSNumber *pixelRatio;
diff --git a/ios/GLCanvas.m b/ios/GLCanvas.m
index 8ba25dfca341f3a303845b2dca4643ca5d59dbf6..d4ab3745ff0084b207ef58c9559401e99d8aaf8b 100644
--- a/ios/GLCanvas.m
+++ b/ios/GLCanvas.m
@@ -183,7 +183,10 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(-init)
   @autoreleasepool {
 
     NSDictionary *prevImages = _images;
-    NSMutableDictionary *images = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
+    NSMutableDictionary *images =
+      self.preserveImages
+      ? _images.mutableCopy
+      : [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
 
     GLRenderData * (^traverseTree) (GLData *data);
     __block __weak GLRenderData * (^weak_traverseTree)(GLData *data);
diff --git a/ios/GLCanvasManager.m b/ios/GLCanvasManager.m
index 1b0bd06c6665a2857b2ed7ae4d85424227855aac..bc5a05d4c9e4fda00a5a219332d7029444434e9f 100644
--- a/ios/GLCanvasManager.m
+++ b/ios/GLCanvasManager.m
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE();
 
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(nbContentTextures, NSNumber);
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(autoRedraw, BOOL);
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(preserveImages, BOOL);
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(data, GLData);
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(renderId, NSNumber);
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(pixelRatio, NSNumber);
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(capture: (nonnull NSNumber *)reactTag withConfig:(id)config)
   GLCanvas * v;
   v = [[GLCanvas alloc] initWithBridge:self.bridge];
   return v;
-  
+
 }
 
 @end