diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 8167efd..438ddb6 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 jQuery grayscale
 
 converts image(s) to grayscale using html5 canvas
+Now also works with css background images
 
 requires jQuery, HTML5 canvas
 
 usage:                   
 
 		$('img').grayscale();
+		OR
+		$('div.bg-image').grayscale();
 		
 (c) Josef Richter 2011
 licensed under MIT license
-(see http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license)		
\ No newline at end of file
+(see http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license)		
diff --git a/js/grayscale.js b/js/grayscale.js
index 576ba6c..77af61d 100644
--- a/js/grayscale.js
+++ b/js/grayscale.js
@@ -4,57 +4,81 @@
    https://github.com/josefrichter/jquery-grayscale
    licensed under MIT license
    (see http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license)
+   Updated by MintyStark
 */
 
 (function( $ ){
 
-$.fn.grayscale = function() {
+	$.fn.grayscale = function() {
 
-return this.each(function(){
+		return this.each(function(){
 
-	var $this = $(this);
+			var $this = $(this);
+	
+			/* Set Css incase canvas doesn't work */
+			$this.css('filter', 'grayscale(100%)');
+			$this.css('-webkit-filter', 'grayscale(100%)');
+			$this.css('-moz-filter', 'grayscale(100%)');
+			$this.css('-ms-filter', 'grayscale(100%)');
+			$this.css('-o-filter', 'grayscale(100%)');
+			$this.css('filter', 'url(resources.svg#desaturate)');
+			$this.css('filter', 'gray');
+			$this.css('-webkit-filter', 'grayscale(1)');
 
-	$this.one('load', function(){
+			var type = $this.prop("tagName").toUpperCase();
 
-	if($.browser.msie){
+			var canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+			var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
 
-		$this.css({
-			filter:'progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(grayScale=1)',
-			MsFilter:'progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(grayscale=1)'
-			});
+			var imgObj = new Image();
+			var image_src;
 
-	}
-
-	else{
+			if(type == 'IMG')
+			{
+				image_src = $this.attr('src');
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				/* This could be done cleaner works for now */
+				image_src = $this.css('background-image').split('(');
+				image_src = image_src[1];
+				image_src = image_src.replace('"', '').replace(')', '').replace('"', '').replace("'", '');
+			}
 
-		var canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
-		var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+			imgObj.src = image_src;
 
-		var imgObj = new Image();
-		imgObj.src = $this.attr('src');
-		canvas.width = imgObj.width;
-		canvas.height = imgObj.height;
-		ctx.drawImage(this, 0, 0);
+			imgObj.onload = function(){
+				canvas.width = imgObj.width;
+				canvas.height = imgObj.height;
+				ctx.drawImage(imgObj, 0, 0);
 
-		var imgPixels = ctx.getImageData(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+				var imgPixels = ctx.getImageData(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
 
-			for(var y = 0; y < imgPixels.height; y++){
-				for(var x = 0; x < imgPixels.width; x++){
-					var i = (y * 4) * imgPixels.width + x * 4;
-					var avg = (imgPixels.data[i + 0] +  imgPixels.data[i + 1] + imgPixels.data[i + 2]) / 3;
+				for(var y = 0; y < imgPixels.height; y++)
+				{
+					for(var x = 0; x < imgPixels.width; x++)
+					{
+						var i = (y * 4) * imgPixels.width + x * 4;
+						var avg = (imgPixels.data[i + 0] +  imgPixels.data[i + 1] + imgPixels.data[i + 2]) / 3;
 
-					imgPixels.data[i + 0] = avg;
-					imgPixels.data[i + 1] = avg;
-					imgPixels.data[i + 2] = avg;
+						imgPixels.data[i + 0] = avg;
+						imgPixels.data[i + 1] = avg;
+						imgPixels.data[i + 2] = avg;
+					}
 				}
-			}
 
 				ctx.putImageData(imgPixels, 0, 0, 0, 0, imgPixels.width, imgPixels.height);
+
+				if(type == 'IMG')
+				{
 					$this.attr('src',canvas.toDataURL());
-		}
-				});
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					$this.css('background-image','url('+canvas.toDataURL()+')');
+				}
 
+			}
 		});
-
-  };
+	};
 })( jQuery );