diff --git a/src/Renderer/c3DEngine.js b/src/Renderer/c3DEngine.js
index 80b95b8c3f..d83f69a4ed 100644
--- a/src/Renderer/c3DEngine.js
+++ b/src/Renderer/c3DEngine.js
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class c3DEngine {
 
     bufferToImage(pixelBuffer, width, height) {
         var canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
-        var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+        var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d', { willReadFrequently: true });
 
         // size the canvas to your desired image
         canvas.width = width;
diff --git a/src/Utils/DEMUtils.js b/src/Utils/DEMUtils.js
index 2881b47c89..d4ad018c7a 100644
--- a/src/Utils/DEMUtils.js
+++ b/src/Utils/DEMUtils.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function _readTextureValueAt(metadata, texture, ...uv) {
         _canvas.width = Math.max(_canvas.width, dw);
         _canvas.height = Math.max(_canvas.height, dh);
 
-        const ctx = _canvas.getContext('2d');
+        const ctx = _canvas.getContext('2d', { willReadFrequently: true });
         ctx.drawImage(texture.image, minx, miny, dw, dh, 0, 0, dw, dh);
         const d = ctx.getImageData(0, 0, dw, dh);