diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3e4ae8..154d101 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ImageEditor.cropImage(uri, cropData).then((url) => {
 | `offset`      | Yes      | The top-left corner of the cropped image, specified in the original image's coordinate space                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
 | `size`        | Yes      | Size (dimensions) of the cropped image                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
 | `displaySize` | No       | Size to which you want to scale the cropped image                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
-| `resizeMode`  | No       | Resizing mode to use when scaling the image (iOS only, Android resize mode is always 'cover', Web - no support) **Default value**: 'contain'                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
+| `resizeMode`  | No       | Resizing mode to use when scaling the image (iOS only, Android resize mode is always `'cover'`, Web - no support) **Default value**: `'cover'`                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
 | `quality`     | No       | The quality of the resulting image, expressed as a value from `0.0` to `1.0`. <br/>The value `0.0` represents the maximum compression (or lowest quality) while the value `1.0` represents the least compression (or best quality).<br/>iOS supports only `JPEG` format, while Android/Web supports both `JPEG`, `WEBP` and `PNG` formats.<br/>**Default value**: `0.9` |
 | `format`      | No       | The format of the resulting image, possible values are `jpeg`, `png`, `webp`. <br/> **Default value**: based on the provided image; if value determination is not possible, `jpeg` will be used as a fallback. <br/> `webp` isn't supported by iOS.                                                                                                                     |
 
diff --git a/ios/RNCImageEditor.mm b/ios/RNCImageEditor.mm
index d02b477..01e9eb6 100644
--- a/ios/RNCImageEditor.mm
+++ b/ios/RNCImageEditor.mm
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #define DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_QUALITY 0.9
+#define DEFAULT_RESIZE_MODE "cover"
 
 @implementation RNCImageEditor
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ - (void) cropImage:(NSString *)uri
     // in pixels
     displaySize = [RCTConvert CGSize:@{ @"width": @(rawDisplaySize.width()), @"height": @(rawDisplaySize.height()) }];
   }
-  RCTResizeMode resizeMode = [RCTConvert RCTResizeMode:data.resizeMode() ?: @"contain"];
+  RCTResizeMode resizeMode = [RCTConvert RCTResizeMode:data.resizeMode() ?: @(DEFAULT_RESIZE_MODE)];
   NSURLRequest *imageRequest = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString: uri]];
   CGFloat compressionQuality = DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_QUALITY;
   if (data.quality().has_value()) {
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ - (void) cropImage:(NSString *)uri
   NSString *format = cropData[@"format"];
   CGSize size = [RCTConvert CGSize:cropData[@"size"]];
   CGPoint offset = [RCTConvert CGPoint:cropData[@"offset"]];
-  RCTResizeMode resizeMode = [RCTConvert RCTResizeMode:cropData[@"resizeMode"] ?: @"contain"];
+  RCTResizeMode resizeMode = [RCTConvert RCTResizeMode:cropData[@"resizeMode"] ?: @(DEFAULT_RESIZE_MODE)];
   CGSize displaySize = CGSizeZero;
   BOOL hasDisplaySizeValue = cropData[@"displaySize"];
   if(hasDisplaySizeValue){
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 8647b38..47da088 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ type ImageCropDataFromSpec = Parameters<Spec['cropImage']>[1];
 export interface ImageCropData
   extends Omit<ImageCropDataFromSpec, 'resizeMode' | 'format'> {
   format?: 'png' | 'jpeg' | 'webp';
-  resizeMode?: 'contain' | 'cover' | 'stretch';
+  resizeMode?: 'contain' | 'cover' | 'stretch' | 'center';
   // ^^^ codegen doesn't support union types yet
   // so to provide more type safety we override the type here
 }