diff --git a/library/build.gradle b/library/build.gradle
index 9bbb26a..69a767c 100644
--- a/library/build.gradle
+++ b/library/build.gradle
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ publish {
     userOrg = 'mmin18'
     groupId = 'com.github.mmin18'
     artifactId = 'realtimeblurview'
-    publishVersion = '1.2.1'
+    publishVersion = '1.3.0'
     desc = 'A realtime blurring overlay for Android (like iOS UIVisualEffectView)'
     website = 'https://github.com/mmin18/RealtimeBlurView'
 }
diff --git a/library/res/values/attrs.xml b/library/res/values/attrs.xml
index 7cd0278..111f8f9 100644
--- a/library/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/library/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 		<attr name="realtimeBlurRadius" format="dimension"/>
 		<attr name="realtimeDownsampleFactor" format="float"/>
 		<attr name="realtimeOverlayColor" format="color"/>
+		<attr name="realtimeIsCircle" format="boolean"/>
 	</declare-styleable>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/library/src/com/github/mmin18/widget/RealtimeBlurView.java b/library/src/com/github/mmin18/widget/RealtimeBlurView.java
index 157ba1e..09c4097 100644
--- a/library/src/com/github/mmin18/widget/RealtimeBlurView.java
+++ b/library/src/com/github/mmin18/widget/RealtimeBlurView.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
+import android.graphics.Path;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
  * <li>realtimeBlurRadius (10dp)</li>
  * <li>realtimeDownsampleFactor (4)</li>
  * <li>realtimeOverlayColor (#aaffffff)</li>
+ * <li>realtimeIsCircle (false)</li>
  * </ul>
  */
 public class RealtimeBlurView extends View {
@@ -30,6 +32,9 @@ public class RealtimeBlurView extends View {
 	private float mDownsampleFactor; // default 4
 	private int mOverlayColor; // default #aaffffff
 	private float mBlurRadius; // default 10dp (0 < r <= 25)
+	private boolean mIsCircle = false,  // default false
+			isCircleDrawn = false;
+
 
 	private final BlurImpl mBlurImpl;
 	private boolean mDirty;
@@ -56,6 +61,7 @@ public RealtimeBlurView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
 				TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, 10, context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics()));
 		mDownsampleFactor = a.getFloat(R.styleable.RealtimeBlurView_realtimeDownsampleFactor, 4);
 		mOverlayColor = a.getColor(R.styleable.RealtimeBlurView_realtimeOverlayColor, 0xAAFFFFFF);
+		mIsCircle = a.getBoolean(R.styleable.RealtimeBlurView_realtimeIsCircle, false);
 		a.recycle();
 
 		mPaint = new Paint();
@@ -270,7 +276,16 @@ public boolean onPreDraw() {
 					mBlurringCanvas.restoreToCount(rc);
 				}
 
-				blur(mBitmapToBlur, mBlurredBitmap);
+				if(mIsCircle) {
+					if(!isCircleDrawn) {
+						isCircleDrawn = true;
+						mBitmapToBlur = getBitmapClippedCircle(mBitmapToBlur);
+
+						blur(mBitmapToBlur, mBlurredBitmap);
+					}
+				} else {
+					blur(mBitmapToBlur, mBlurredBitmap);
+				}
 
 				if (redrawBitmap || mDifferentRoot) {
 					invalidate();
@@ -351,11 +366,41 @@ protected void drawBlurredBitmap(Canvas canvas, Bitmap blurredBitmap, int overla
 			canvas.drawBitmap(blurredBitmap, mRectSrc, mRectDst, null);
 		}
 		mPaint.setColor(overlayColor);
-		canvas.drawRect(mRectDst, mPaint);
-	}
 
-	private static class StopException extends RuntimeException {
+		if(mIsCircle) {
+			canvas.drawCircle(getWidth() / 2f, getHeight() / 2f, getWidth() / 2f, mPaint);
+		} else {
+			canvas.drawRect(mRectDst, mPaint);
+		}
 	}
 
+    /**
+     * https://stackoverflow.com/a/15489830
+     *
+     * @param bitmap - the Bitmap that needs to be circle clipped
+     * @return - returns the new clipped Bitmap
+     */
+    public static Bitmap getBitmapClippedCircle(Bitmap bitmap) {
+
+        final int width = bitmap.getWidth();
+        final int height = bitmap.getHeight();
+        final Bitmap outputBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
+
+        final Path path = new Path();
+        path.addCircle(
+                (float)(width / 2)
+                , (float)(height / 2)
+                , (float) Math.min(width, (height / 2))
+                , Path.Direction.CCW);
+
+        final Canvas canvas = new Canvas(outputBitmap);
+        canvas.clipPath(path);
+        canvas.drawBitmap(bitmap, 0, 0, null);
+        return outputBitmap;
+    }
+
+	private static class StopException extends RuntimeException { }
+
 	private static StopException STOP_EXCEPTION = new StopException();
+
 }