diff --git a/src/ofxKinectCommonBridge.cpp b/src/ofxKinectCommonBridge.cpp
index 2291ec8..256a031 100644
--- a/src/ofxKinectCommonBridge.cpp
+++ b/src/ofxKinectCommonBridge.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ ofxKinectCommonBridge::ofxKinectCommonBridge(){
 	bVideoIsInfrared = false;
 	bInited = false;
 	bStarted = false;
-
+	bNearWhite = true;
+	
 	mappingColorToDepth = false;
 	mappingDepthToColor = false;
 
@@ -75,6 +76,11 @@ void ofxKinectCommonBridge::setDepthClipping(float nearClip, float farClip){
 	updateDepthLookupTable();
 }
 
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void ofxKinectCommonBridge::setNearWhite(bool nearWhite) {
+	bNearWhite = nearWhite;
+}
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void ofxKinectCommonBridge::updateDepthLookupTable()
 {
diff --git a/src/ofxKinectCommonBridge.h b/src/ofxKinectCommonBridge.h
index 17f22d8..f1b542c 100644
--- a/src/ofxKinectCommonBridge.h
+++ b/src/ofxKinectCommonBridge.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class ofxKinectCommonBridge : protected ofThread {
 	bool initBodyIndexStream();
 
 	void setDepthClipping(float nearClip=500, float farClip=4000);
+	void setNearWhite(bool nearWhite);
 	
 	/// updates the pixel buffers and textures
 	///