diff --git a/src/static_canvas.class.js b/src/static_canvas.class.js
index 6ffd756f250..89dd80449db 100644
--- a/src/static_canvas.class.js
+++ b/src/static_canvas.class.js
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@
      */
     clipPath: undefined,
 
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether the background objects of this canvas can be erased by @class fabric.EraserBrush
+     */
+    erasable: false,
+
     /**
      * @private
      * @param {HTMLElement | String} el <canvas> element to initialize instance on