diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 4316e3c..68f0a45 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import {
   rgbToHsv,
   multiplyMatrices,
   growBoundingBox,
+  createMissingTexturePattern,
 } from "./utils.js";
 import {
   backgroundColor,
@@ -2940,7 +2941,13 @@ class BaseShape {
     if (this.filled) {
       ctx.beginPath();
       if (this.fillImage) {
-        let pat = ctx.createPattern(this.fillImage, "no-repeat");
+        let pat;
+        if (this.fillImage instanceof Element ||
+          Object.keys(this.fillImage).length !== 0) {
+          pat = ctx.createPattern(this.fillImage, "no-repeat");
+        } else {
+          pat = createMissingTexturePattern(ctx)
+        }
         ctx.fillStyle = pat;
       } else {
         ctx.fillStyle = this.fillStyle;
@@ -3162,12 +3169,20 @@ class Shape extends BaseShape {
     this.inProgress = true;
   }
   static fromJSON(json) {
+    let fillImage = undefined;
+    if (json.fillImage && Object.keys(json.fillImage).length !== 0) {
+      let img = new Image();
+      img.src = json.fillImage.src
+      fillImage = img
+    } else {
+      fillImage = {}
+    }
     const shape = new Shape(
       json.startx,
       json.starty,
       {
         fillStyle: json.fillStyle,
-        fillImage: json.fillImage,
+        fillImage: fillImage,
         strokeStyle: json.strokeStyle,
         lineWidth: json.lineWidth,
         fillShape: json.filled,
@@ -3199,7 +3214,11 @@ class Shape extends BaseShape {
     json.startx = this.startx;
     json.starty = this.starty;
     json.fillStyle = this.fillStyle;
-    json.fillImage = this.fillImage;
+    if (this.fillImage instanceof Element) {
+      json.fillImage = {
+        src: this.fillImage.src
+      }
+    }
     json.strokeStyle = this.fillStyle;
     json.lineWidth = this.lineWidth;
     json.filled = this.filled;
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 59318df..d0c996c 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -461,6 +461,32 @@ function drawCheckerboardBackground(ctx, x, y, width, height, squareSize) {
     ctx.fillRect(x, y, width, height);
 }
 
+const missingTexturePatternCache = new Map();
+
+function createMissingTexturePattern(ctx) {
+  // Return cached pattern if it exists
+  if (missingTexturePatternCache.has(ctx)) return missingTexturePatternCache.get(ctx);
+
+  // Create an offscreen canvas for the checkerboard pattern
+  const size = 16;
+  const patternCanvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+  patternCanvas.width = patternCanvas.height = size * 2;
+  const patternCtx = patternCanvas.getContext('2d');
+
+  // Draw the magenta and black checkerboard pattern
+  for (let y = 0; y < 2; y++) {
+    for (let x = 0; x < 2; x++) {
+      patternCtx.fillStyle = (x + y) % 2 === 0 ? 'magenta' : 'black';
+      patternCtx.fillRect(x * size, y * size, size, size);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Cache and return the pattern
+  const pattern = ctx.createPattern(patternCanvas, 'repeat');
+  missingTexturePatternCache.set(ctx, pattern);
+  return pattern;
+}
+
 function hexToHsl(hex) {
   // Step 1: Convert hex to RGB
   let r = parseInt(hex.substring(1, 3), 16) / 255;
@@ -919,6 +945,7 @@ export {
   rgbToHex,
   rgbToHsv,
   drawCheckerboardBackground,
+  createMissingTexturePattern,
   clamp,
   signedAngleBetweenVectors,
   rotateAroundPoint,