diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 2df6a90..0b40bc9 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ export default class App extends React.Component {
 | minScale                   | number                                                                                                                             | minimum zoom scale                                                                                                                                                    | 0.6          |
 | maxScale                   | number                                                                                                                             | maximum zoom scale                                                                                                                                                    | 10           |
 | useNativeDriver            | boolean                                                                                                                            | Whether to animate using [`useNativeDriver`](https://reactnative.dev/docs/animations#using-the-native-driver)                                                         | false        |
+| useHardwareTextureAndroid  | boolean                                                                                                                          | for disabling rendering to hardware texture on Android                                                                                                           | true         |
 
 | Method     | params    | Description                                                                                                      |
 | ---------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
diff --git a/src/image-zoom/image-zoom.component.tsx b/src/image-zoom/image-zoom.component.tsx
index f21545d..68c4100 100644
--- a/src/image-zoom/image-zoom.component.tsx
+++ b/src/image-zoom/image-zoom.component.tsx
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ export default class ImageViewer extends React.Component<Props, State> {
         }}
         {...this.imagePanResponder!.panHandlers}
       >
-        <Animated.View style={animateConf} renderToHardwareTextureAndroid>
+        <Animated.View style={animateConf} renderToHardwareTextureAndroid={this.props.useHardwareTextureAndroid}>
           <View
             onLayout={this.handleLayout.bind(this)}
             style={{
diff --git a/src/image-zoom/image-zoom.type.ts b/src/image-zoom/image-zoom.type.ts
index 8eaf9fb..170e67a 100644
--- a/src/image-zoom/image-zoom.type.ts
+++ b/src/image-zoom/image-zoom.type.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ export class Props {
    */
   public enableCenterFocus?: boolean = true;
 
+  /**
+   * for disabling rendering to hardware texture on Android
+   */
+  public useHardwareTextureAndroid?: boolean = true;
+
   /**
    * minimum zoom scale
    */