diff --git a/src/pattern.class.js b/src/pattern.class.js
index ea4b4cf5..a5d99971 100644
--- a/src/pattern.class.js
+++ b/src/pattern.class.js
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@
      */
     offsetY: 0,
 
+    /**
+     * crossOrigin value (one of "", "anonymous", "use-credentials")
+     * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/HTML/CORS_settings_attributes
+     * @type String
+     * @default
+     */
+    crossOrigin: '',
+
+    /**
+     * transform matrix to change the pattern, imported from svgs.
+     * @type Array
+     * @default
+     */
+    patternTransform: null,
+
     /**
      * Constructor
      * @param {Object} [options] Options object
@@ -63,7 +78,7 @@
         fabric.util.loadImage(options.source, function(img) {
           _this.source = img;
           callback && callback(_this);
-        });
+        }, null, this.crossOrigin);
       }
     },
 
@@ -93,6 +108,7 @@
         type: 'pattern',
         source: source,
         repeat: this.repeat,
+        crossOrigin: this.crossOrigin,
         offsetX: toFixed(this.offsetX, NUM_FRACTION_DIGITS),
         offsetY: toFixed(this.offsetY, NUM_FRACTION_DIGITS),
         patternTransform: this.patternTransform ? this.patternTransform.concat() : null
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 615260df..3c423119 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ testrunner.run({
       './test/unit/intersection.js',
       './test/unit/stateful.js'
     ],
+    tests: ['./test/unit/pattern.js'],
 }, function(err, report) {
   if (err) {
     console.log(err);
diff --git a/test/unit/pattern.js b/test/unit/pattern.js
index 855dca69..e7585b58 100644
--- a/test/unit/pattern.js
+++ b/test/unit/pattern.js
@@ -1,35 +1,20 @@
 (function() {
   var IMG_SRC = fabric.isLikelyNode ? (__dirname + '/../fixtures/greyfloral.png') : '../fixtures/greyfloral.png';
 
-  function createImageElement() {
-    return fabric.isLikelyNode
-      ? new (require(fabric.canvasModule).Image)()
-      : fabric.document.createElement('img');
-  }
   function setSrc(img, src, callback) {
-    if (fabric.isLikelyNode) {
-      require('fs').readFile(src, function(err, imgData) {
-        if (err) { throw err; };
-        img.src = imgData;
-        img._src = src;
-        callback && callback();
-      });
-    }
-    else {
-      img.src = src;
-      callback && callback();
-    }
+    img.onload = callback;
+    img.src = src;
   }
 
   QUnit.module('fabric.Pattern');
 
-  var img = createImageElement();
+  var img = fabric.document.createElement('img');
   setSrc(img, IMG_SRC);
 
-  function createPattern() {
+  function createPattern(callback) {
     return new fabric.Pattern({
       source: img
-    });
+    }, callback);
   }
 
   QUnit.test('constructor', function(assert) {
@@ -41,12 +26,7 @@
   QUnit.test('constructor with source string and with callback', function(assert) {
     var done = assert.async();
     function callback(pattern) {
-      if (fabric.isLikelyNode) {
-        assert.equal(pattern.source.src, IMG_SRC, 'pattern source has been loaded');
-      }
-      else {
-        assert.equal(pattern.source.complete, true, 'pattern source has been loaded');
-      }
+      assert.equal(pattern.source.complete, true, 'pattern source has been loaded');
       done();
     }
     new fabric.Pattern({
@@ -56,11 +36,11 @@
 
   QUnit.test('properties', function(assert) {
     var pattern = createPattern();
-
     assert.equal(pattern.source, img);
     assert.equal(pattern.repeat, 'repeat');
     assert.equal(pattern.offsetX, 0);
     assert.equal(pattern.offsetY, 0);
+    assert.equal(pattern.crossOrigin, '');
   });
 
   QUnit.test('toObject', function(assert) {
@@ -70,13 +50,11 @@
 
     var object = pattern.toObject();
 
-    // node-canvas doesn't give <img> "src"
-    if (img.src) {
-      assert.ok(object.source.indexOf('fixtures/greyfloral.png') > -1);
-    }
+    assert.ok(object.source.indexOf('fixtures/greyfloral.png') > -1);
     assert.equal(object.repeat, 'repeat');
     assert.equal(object.offsetX, 0);
     assert.equal(object.offsetY, 0);
+    assert.equal(object.patternTransform, null);
 
     var patternWithGetSource = new fabric.Pattern({
       source: function () {return fabric.document.createElement('canvas');}
@@ -89,9 +67,40 @@
 
   QUnit.test('toObject with custom props', function(assert) {
     var pattern = createPattern();
+    pattern.patternTransform = [1, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0];
     pattern.id = 'myId';
     var object = pattern.toObject(['id']);
     assert.equal(object.id, 'myId');
+    assert.deepEqual(object.patternTransform, pattern.patternTransform);
+  });
+
+  QUnit.test('toObject with custom props', function(assert) {
+    var pattern = createPattern();
+    pattern.patternTransform = [1, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0];
+    pattern.id = 'myId';
+    var object = pattern.toObject(['id']);
+    assert.equal(object.id, 'myId');
+    assert.deepEqual(object.patternTransform, pattern.patternTransform);
+  });
+
+  QUnit.test('toObject with crossOrigin', function(assert) {
+    var pattern = new fabric.Pattern({
+      source: IMG_SRC,
+      crossOrigin: 'anonymous'
+    });
+    var object = pattern.toObject();
+    assert.equal(object.crossOrigin, 'anonymous');
+  });
+
+  QUnit.test('fromObject with crossOrigin', function(assert) {
+    var pattern = new fabric.Pattern({
+      source: IMG_SRC,
+      crossOrigin: 'anonymous'
+    });
+
+    var object = pattern.toObject();
+    var pattern2 = new fabric.Pattern(object);
+    assert.equal(pattern2.crossOrigin, 'anonymous');
   });
 
   QUnit.test('toLive', function(assert) {
@@ -128,14 +137,9 @@
     var obj = pattern.toObject();
 
     // node-canvas doesn't give <img> "src"
-    if (obj.src) {
-      var patternDeserialized = new fabric.Pattern(obj);
-      assert.equal(typeof patternDeserialized.source, 'object');
-      assert.equal(patternDeserialized.repeat, 'repeat');
-    }
-    else {
-      assert.ok(true);
-    }
+    var patternDeserialized = new fabric.Pattern(obj);
+    assert.equal(typeof patternDeserialized.source, 'object');
+    assert.equal(patternDeserialized.repeat, 'repeat');
   });
 
   QUnit.test('toSVG', function(assert) {