diff --git a/src/signature_pad.js b/src/signature_pad.js
index 274de503..ccfff038 100644
--- a/src/signature_pad.js
+++ b/src/signature_pad.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Point from './point';
 import Bezier from './bezier';
+import throttle from './throttle';
 
 function SignaturePad(canvas, options) {
   const self = this;
@@ -8,6 +9,14 @@ function SignaturePad(canvas, options) {
   this.velocityFilterWeight = opts.velocityFilterWeight || 0.7;
   this.minWidth = opts.minWidth || 0.5;
   this.maxWidth = opts.maxWidth || 2.5;
+  this.throttle = opts.throttle || 0;
+
+  if (this.throttle) {
+    this._strokeMoveUpdate = throttle(SignaturePad.prototype._strokeUpdate, this.throttle);
+  } else {
+    this._strokeMoveUpdate = SignaturePad.prototype._strokeUpdate;
+  }
+
   this.dotSize = opts.dotSize || function () {
     return (this.minWidth + this.maxWidth) / 2;
   };
@@ -31,7 +40,7 @@ function SignaturePad(canvas, options) {
 
   this._handleMouseMove = function (event) {
     if (self._mouseButtonDown) {
-      self._strokeUpdate(event);
+      self._strokeMoveUpdate(event);
     }
   };
 
@@ -54,7 +63,7 @@ function SignaturePad(canvas, options) {
     event.preventDefault();
 
     const touch = event.targetTouches[0];
-    self._strokeUpdate(touch);
+    self._strokeMoveUpdate(touch);
   };
 
   this._handleTouchEnd = function (event) {
diff --git a/src/throttle.js b/src/throttle.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a49aee86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/throttle.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/* eslint-disable */
+
+// http://stackoverflow.com/a/27078401/815507
+export default function throttle(func, wait, options) {
+  var context, args, result;
+  var timeout = null;
+  var previous = 0;
+  if (!options) options = {};
+  var later = function () {
+    previous = options.leading === false ? 0 : Date.now();
+    timeout = null;
+    result = func.apply(context, args);
+    if (!timeout) context = args = null;
+  };
+  return function () {
+    var now = Date.now();
+    if (!previous && options.leading === false) previous = now;
+    var remaining = wait - (now - previous);
+    context = this;
+    args = arguments;
+    if (remaining <= 0 || remaining > wait) {
+      if (timeout) {
+        clearTimeout(timeout);
+        timeout = null;
+      }
+      previous = now;
+      result = func.apply(context, args);
+      if (!timeout) context = args = null;
+    } else if (!timeout && options.trailing !== false) {
+      timeout = setTimeout(later, remaining);
+    }
+    return result;
+  };
+}