diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d9cb15e..5452be9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ### Changelog ###
 
 #### v1.0.0-alpha3 - TBD ####
+ * Disable `foreignObjectRendering` by default (#1295)
  * Fix background-size when using background-origin and background-size: cover/contain (#1299)
  * Added support for background-origin: content-box (#1299)
 
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 01e016e..3dc3027 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const html2canvas = (element: HTMLElement, conf: ?Options): Promise<*> => {
         imageTimeout: 15000,
         proxy: null,
         removeContainer: true,
-        foreignObjectRendering: true,
+        foreignObjectRendering: false,
         scale: defaultView.devicePixelRatio || 1,
         target: new CanvasRenderer(config.canvas),
         x: left,