diff --git a/src/Core.js b/src/Core.js
index 7c432d2..3f269cd 100644
--- a/src/Core.js
+++ b/src/Core.js
@@ -37,16 +37,24 @@ _html2canvas.Util.parseBackgroundImage = function (value) {
     if(!value) { return results; }
 
     while( n++ < 100 && !!(match = value.match(rxBackgroundImage)) ) {
-      var def = match[2];
-      if(def.substr( 0, 1 ) === '"') {
-        def = def.substr(1, def.length-2);
-    }
-    results.push({
-        method: match[1],
-        definition: def,
-        value: match[0]
-    });  
-    value = value.replace( match[0], '' );
+        var def = match[2], 
+            method = match[1],
+            prefix = '', i;
+        if(def.substr( 0, 1 ) === '"') {
+            def = def.substr( 1, def.length-2 );
+        }
+        if(method.substr( 0, 1 ) === '-' && 
+                (i = method.indexOf( '-', 1 ) + 1) > 0) {
+            prefix = method.substr( 0, i);
+            method = method.substr( i );
+        }
+        results.push({
+            prefix: prefix,
+            method: method,
+            definition: def,
+            value: match[0]
+        });  
+        value = value.replace( match[0], '' );
     }  
     return results;
 };
diff --git a/tests/qunit/unit/css.js b/tests/qunit/unit/css.js
index 17ad3b6..2ada42b 100644
--- a/tests/qunit/unit/css.js
+++ b/tests/qunit/unit/css.js
@@ -148,20 +148,20 @@ $(function() {
     test('background-image', function () {
         test_parse_background_image(
             'url(test)', 
-            { method: 'url', definition: 'test', value: 'url(test)' }, 
+            { prefix: '', method: 'url', definition: 'test', value: 'url(test)' }, 
             'basic url'
         );
 
         test_parse_background_image(
             'url("test")', 
-            { method: 'url', definition: 'test', value: 'url("test")' }, 
+            { prefix: '', method: 'url', definition: 'test', value: 'url("test")' }, 
             'quoted url'
         );
 
         test_parse_background_image(
             'url(data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)', 
             { 
-                method: 'url', 
+                prefix: '', method: 'url', 
                 definition: 'data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7', 
                 value: 'url(data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)' 
             }, 
@@ -170,15 +170,21 @@ $(function() {
 
         test_parse_background_image(
             'linear-gradient(red,black)', 
-            { method: 'linear-gradient', definition: 'red,black', value: 'linear-gradient(red,black)' }, 
+            { prefix: '', method: 'linear-gradient', definition: 'red,black', value: 'linear-gradient(red,black)' }, 
+            'linear-gradient'
+        );
+
+        test_parse_background_image(
+            '-webkit-linear-gradient(red,black)', 
+            { prefix: '-webkit-', method: 'linear-gradient', definition: 'red,black', value: '-webkit-linear-gradient(red,black)' }, 
             'linear-gradient'
         );
 
         test_parse_background_image(
             'linear-gradient(red,black), url(test), url("test")', [
-            { method: 'linear-gradient', definition: 'red,black', value: 'linear-gradient(red,black)' },
-            { method: 'url', definition: 'test', value: 'url(test)' },
-            { method: 'url', definition: 'test', value: 'url("test")' }
+            { prefix: '', method: 'linear-gradient', definition: 'red,black', value: 'linear-gradient(red,black)' },
+            { prefix: '', method: 'url', definition: 'test', value: 'url(test)' },
+            { prefix: '', method: 'url', definition: 'test', value: 'url("test")' }
             ],
             'multiple backgrounds'
         );