diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md
index d8cb5a3a4c..5903c65fb0 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.md
+++ b/AUTHORS.md
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 - Scott Kieronski <baroes0239@gmail.com>
 - Samuel Asensi <asensi.samuel@gmail.com>
 - Takahiro Nishino <sapics.dev@gmail.com>
+- Peter Bucher <bucher.peter16@gmail.com>
diff --git a/src/view/CanvasView.js b/src/view/CanvasView.js
index cabb135938..9533993cac 100644
--- a/src/view/CanvasView.js
+++ b/src/view/CanvasView.js
@@ -131,10 +131,11 @@ var CanvasView = View.extend(/** @lends CanvasView# */{
      * event handlers for interaction, animation and load events, this method is
      * invoked for you automatically at the end.
      *
+     * @param {Boolean} {forceUpdate} force the view to update
      * @return {Boolean} {@true if the view was updated}
      */
-    update: function() {
-        if (!this._needsUpdate)
+    update: function(forceUpdate) {
+        if (!this._needsUpdate && !forceUpdate )
             return false;
         var project = this._project,
             ctx = this._context,