diff --git a/example/components/container/Container.js b/example/components/container/Container.js
index e97bcc9..55202e4 100644
--- a/example/components/container/Container.js
+++ b/example/components/container/Container.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function Container() {
           </div>
           <div className='container__zoomed_image'>
             <div className='container__zoomed_image_content'>
-              <ReactImageZoom ref={refContainer} {...zoomProps} />
+              <ReactImageZoom ref={refContainer} alt="Image" {...zoomProps} />
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 046c98a..47a7901 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ ReactImageZoom.propTypes = {
   offset: _propTypes2.default.object,
   zoomStyle: _propTypes2.default.string,
   zoomLensStyle: _propTypes2.default.string,
-  zoomPosition: _propTypes2.default.oneOf(['top', 'left', 'bottom', 'right', 'original'])
+  zoomPosition: _propTypes2.default.oneOf(['top', 'left', 'bottom', 'right', 'original']),
+  alt: _propTypes2.default.string,
 };
 
 exports.default = ReactImageZoom;
diff --git a/src/react-image-zoom.js b/src/react-image-zoom.js
index 73d51e3..69a4871 100644
--- a/src/react-image-zoom.js
+++ b/src/react-image-zoom.js
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ ReactImageZoom.propTypes = {
   offset: PropTypes.object,
   zoomStyle: PropTypes.string,
   zoomLensStyle: PropTypes.string,
-  zoomPosition: PropTypes.oneOf(['top', 'left', 'bottom', 'right', 'original'])
+  zoomPosition: PropTypes.oneOf(['top', 'left', 'bottom', 'right', 'original']),
+  alt: PropTypes.string,
 };
 
 export default ReactImageZoom;