diff --git a/src/__test__/index.test.tsx b/src/__test__/index.test.tsx
index 24687c1..877319f 100644
--- a/src/__test__/index.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__test__/index.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {QRCodeSVG, QRCodeCanvas} from '..';
-import {describe, expect, test} from '@jest/globals';
+import type {QRCodeCanvasUpdateAPIs} from '..';
+import {describe, expect, test, jest, beforeAll, afterAll} from '@jest/globals';
 import {render} from '@testing-library/react';
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
 
@@ -170,3 +171,60 @@ describe('`style` is passed to rendered nodes and merged correctly', () => {
     expect(container.firstChild).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 });
+
+describe('onUpdate prop', () => {
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    jest.spyOn(HTMLCanvasElement.prototype, 'getContext').mockReturnValue({
+      fillRect: jest.fn(),
+      scale: jest.fn(),
+      drawImage: jest.fn(),
+    } as unknown as CanvasRenderingContext2D);
+  });
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    jest.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  test('calls onUpdate with canvas APIs', () => {
+    const onUpdateMock = jest.fn();
+    render(<QRCodeCanvas {...BASIC_PROPS} onUpdate={onUpdateMock} />);
+    expect(onUpdateMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onUpdateMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        toDataURL: expect.any(Function),
+        toBlob: expect.any(Function),
+      })
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('keeps api reference stable on rerenders to prevent infinite loops', () => {
+    const onUpdateMock = jest.fn();
+    const {rerender} = render(
+      <QRCodeCanvas {...BASIC_PROPS} onUpdate={onUpdateMock} />
+    );
+
+    expect(onUpdateMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const firstApis = onUpdateMock.mock.calls[0][0] as QRCodeCanvasUpdateAPIs;
+
+    // Rerender with different props (e.g. value changes)
+    rerender(
+      <QRCodeCanvas
+        {...BASIC_PROPS}
+        value="https://example.com/updated"
+        onUpdate={onUpdateMock}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(onUpdateMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    const secondApis = onUpdateMock.mock.calls[1][0] as QRCodeCanvasUpdateAPIs;
+
+    // The API object reference must remain identical
+    expect(firstApis).toBe(secondApis);
+    expect(firstApis.toDataURL).toBe(secondApis.toDataURL);
+    expect(firstApis.toBlob).toBe(secondApis.toBlob);
+
+    // Verify calling toDataURL works and returns a string
+    const dataUrl = firstApis.toDataURL();
+    expect(typeof dataUrl).toBe('string');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index b6dd37a..8791949 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -135,7 +135,14 @@ type QRProps = {
    */
   imageSettings?: ImageSettings;
 };
-type QRPropsCanvas = QRProps & React.CanvasHTMLAttributes<HTMLCanvasElement>;
+export type QRCodeCanvasUpdateAPIs = {
+  toDataURL: HTMLCanvasElement['toDataURL'];
+  toBlob: HTMLCanvasElement['toBlob'];
+};
+type QRPropsCanvas = QRProps &
+  React.CanvasHTMLAttributes<HTMLCanvasElement> & {
+    onUpdate?: (apis: QRCodeCanvasUpdateAPIs) => void;
+  };
 type QRPropsSVG = QRProps & React.SVGAttributes<SVGSVGElement>;
 
 const DEFAULT_SIZE = 128;
@@ -358,6 +365,7 @@ const QRCodeCanvas = React.forwardRef<HTMLCanvasElement, QRPropsCanvas>(
       boostLevel,
       marginSize,
       imageSettings,
+      onUpdate,
       ...extraProps
     } = props;
     const {style, ...otherProps} = extraProps;
@@ -365,6 +373,22 @@ const QRCodeCanvas = React.forwardRef<HTMLCanvasElement, QRPropsCanvas>(
     const _canvas = React.useRef<HTMLCanvasElement | null>(null);
     const _image = React.useRef<HTMLImageElement>(null);
 
+    const apis = React.useMemo<QRCodeCanvasUpdateAPIs>(() => {
+      return {
+        toDataURL: (type?: string, quality?: number) => {
+          return _canvas.current?.toDataURL(type, quality) ?? '';
+        },
+        toBlob: (callback: BlobCallback, type?: string, quality?: number) => {
+          _canvas.current?.toBlob(callback, type, quality);
+        },
+      };
+    }, []);
+
+    const onUpdateRef = React.useRef(onUpdate);
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+      onUpdateRef.current = onUpdate;
+    });
+
     // Set the local ref (_canvas) and also the forwarded ref from outside
     const setCanvasRef = React.useCallback(
       (node: HTMLCanvasElement | null) => {
@@ -464,6 +488,10 @@ const QRCodeCanvas = React.forwardRef<HTMLCanvasElement, QRPropsCanvas>(
             calculatedImageSettings.h
           );
         }
+
+        if (onUpdateRef.current) {
+          onUpdateRef.current(apis);
+        }
       }
     });