diff --git a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index 06c869d..a415275 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ class Configuration implements ConfigurationInterface
                 ->scalarNode('interpolation')->defaultValue(true)->end()
                 ->arrayNode('text_color')->prototype('scalar')->end()->end()
                 ->arrayNode('background_color')->prototype('scalar')->end()->end()
+                ->arrayNode('background_images')->prototype('scalar')->end()->end()
                 ->scalarNode('disabled')->defaultValue(false)->end()
+                ->scalarNode('ignore_all_effects')->defaultValue(false)->end()
             ->end()
         ;
 
diff --git a/Generator/CaptchaGenerator.php b/Generator/CaptchaGenerator.php
index 04e424d..0d653a7 100644
--- a/Generator/CaptchaGenerator.php
+++ b/Generator/CaptchaGenerator.php
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ class CaptchaGenerator
 
         $fingerprint = isset($options['fingerprint']) ? $options['fingerprint'] : null;
 
+        $this->builder->setBackgroundImages($options['background_images']);
+        $this->builder->setIgnoreAllEffects($options['ignore_all_effects']);
+
         $content = $this->builder->build(
             $options['width'],
             $options['height'],
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8c4c95c..dfe42ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ You can define the following configuration options globally or on the CaptchaTyp
 * **max_front_lines**, **max_behind_lines**: the maximum number of lines to draw on top/behind the image. `0` will draw no lines; `null` will use the default algorithm (the
 number of lines depends on the size of the image). (default=null)
 * **background_color**: sets the background color, if you want to force it, this should be an array of r,g &b, for instance [255, 255, 255] will force the background to be white
+* **background_images**: Sets custom user defined images as the captcha background (1 image is selected randomly). It is recommended to turn off all the effects on the image (ignore_all_effects). The full paths to the images must be passed.
 * **interpolation**: enable or disable the interpolation on the captcha
+* **ignore_all_effects**: Recommended to use when setting background images, will disable all image effects.
 
 Example :