diff --git a/examples/contours.js b/examples/contours.js
index 238ca04..dcbf48a 100755
--- a/examples/contours.js
+++ b/examples/contours.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ cv.readImage('./files/stuff.png', function(err, im) {
 
   contours = im_canny.findContours();
   const lineType = 8;
+  const maxLevel = 0;
   const thickness = 1;
 
   for(i = 0; i < contours.size(); i++) {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ cv.readImage('./files/stuff.png', function(err, im) {
       var moments = contours.moments(i);
       var cgx = Math.round(moments.m10 / moments.m00);
       var cgy = Math.round(moments.m01 / moments.m00);
-      big.drawContour(contours, i, GREEN, thickness, lineType, [0, 0]);
+      big.drawContour(contours, i, GREEN, thickness, lineType, maxLevel, [0, 0]);
       big.line([cgx - 5, cgy], [cgx + 5, cgy], RED);
       big.line([cgx, cgy - 5], [cgx, cgy + 5], RED);
     }
diff --git a/src/Matrix.cc b/src/Matrix.cc
index a70c125..3d5db2d 100755
--- a/src/Matrix.cc
+++ b/src/Matrix.cc
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ NAN_METHOD(Matrix::DrawContour) {
 
   int thickness = info.Length() < 4 ? 1 : info[3]->NumberValue();
   int lineType = info.Length() < 5 ? 8 : info[4]->NumberValue();
-  int maxLevel = 0;
+  int maxLevel = info.Length() < 6 ? 0 : info[5]->NumberValue();
 
   cv::Point offset;
   if (info.Length() == 6) {