diff --git a/examples/contours.js b/examples/contours.js
index 43bb0ac..dcbf48a 100755
--- a/examples/contours.js
+++ b/examples/contours.js
@@ -25,13 +25,16 @@ cv.readImage('./files/stuff.png', function(err, im) {
   im_canny.dilate(nIters);
 
   contours = im_canny.findContours();
+  const lineType = 8;
+  const maxLevel = 0;
+  const thickness = 1;
 
   for(i = 0; i < contours.size(); i++) {
     if(contours.area(i) > maxArea) {
       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);
+      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 faff68d..170c913 100755
--- a/src/Matrix.cc
+++ b/src/Matrix.cc
@@ -1486,7 +1486,16 @@ NAN_METHOD(Matrix::DrawContour) {
   }
 
   int thickness = info.Length() < 4 ? 1 : info[3]->NumberValue();
-  cv::drawContours(self->mat, cont->contours, pos, color, thickness);
+  int lineType = info.Length() < 5 ? 8 : info[4]->NumberValue();
+  int maxLevel = info.Length() < 6 ? 0 : info[5]->NumberValue();
+
+  cv::Point offset;
+  if (info.Length() == 6) {
+    Local<Array> _offset = Local<Array>::Cast(info[5]);
+    offset = cv::Point(_offset->Get(0)->ToNumber()->Value(), _offset->Get(1)->ToNumber()->Value());
+  }
+
+  cv::drawContours(self->mat, cont->contours, pos, color, thickness, lineType, cont->hierarchy, maxLevel, offset);
 
   return;
 }