diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 1f920dc..b9a4f43 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ createWorker is a factory function that creates a tesseract worker, a worker is
   - `workerBlobURL` a boolean to define whether to use Blob URL for worker script, default: true
   - `gzip` a boolean to define whether the traineddata from the remote is gzipped, default: true
   - `logger` a function to log the progress, a quick example is `m => console.log(m)`
+  - `errorHandler` a function to handle worker errors, a quick example is `err => console.error(err)`
 
 
 **Examples:**
@@ -143,17 +144,17 @@ Worker.setParameters() set parameters for Tesseract API (using SetVariable()), i
 
 **Supported Paramters:**
 
-| name | type | default value | description |
-| ---- | ---- | ------------- | ----------- |
-| tessedit\_ocr\_engine\_mode | enum | OEM.DEFAULT | Check [HERE](https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/blob/4.0.0/src/ccstruct/publictypes.h#L268) for definition of each mode | 
-| tessedit\_pageseg\_mode | enum | PSM.SINGLE\_BLOCK | Check [HERE](https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/blob/4.0.0/src/ccstruct/publictypes.h#L163) for definition of each mode |
-| tessedit\_char\_whitelist | string | '' | setting white list characters makes the result only contains these characters, useful the content in image is limited |
-| preserve\_interword\_spaces | string | '0' | '0' or '1', keeps the space between words |
-| tessjs\_create\_hocr | string | '1' | only 2 values, '0' or '1', when the value is '1', tesseract.js includes hocr in the result |
-| tessjs\_create\_tsv | string | '1' | only 2 values, '0' or '1', when the value is '1', tesseract.js includes tsv in the result |
-| tessjs\_create\_box | string | '0' | only 2 values, '0' or '1', when the value is '1', tesseract.js includes box in the result |
-| tessjs\_create\_unlv | string | '0' | only 2 values, '0' or '1', when the value is '1', tesseract.js includes unlv in the result |
-| tessjs\_create\_osd | string | '0' | only 2 values, '0' or '1', when the value is '1', tesseract.js includes osd in the result |
+| name                        | type   | default value     | description                                                                                                                     |
+| --------------------------- | ------ | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| tessedit\_ocr\_engine\_mode | enum   | OEM.DEFAULT       | Check [HERE](https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/blob/4.0.0/src/ccstruct/publictypes.h#L268) for definition of each mode |
+| tessedit\_pageseg\_mode     | enum   | PSM.SINGLE\_BLOCK | Check [HERE](https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/blob/4.0.0/src/ccstruct/publictypes.h#L163) for definition of each mode |
+| tessedit\_char\_whitelist   | string | ''                | setting white list characters makes the result only contains these characters, useful the content in image is limited           |
+| preserve\_interword\_spaces | string | '0'               | '0' or '1', keeps the space between words                                                                                       |
+| tessjs\_create\_hocr        | string | '1'               | only 2 values, '0' or '1', when the value is '1', tesseract.js includes hocr in the result                                      |
+| tessjs\_create\_tsv         | string | '1'               | only 2 values, '0' or '1', when the value is '1', tesseract.js includes tsv in the result                                       |
+| tessjs\_create\_box         | string | '0'               | only 2 values, '0' or '1', when the value is '1', tesseract.js includes box in the result                                       |
+| tessjs\_create\_unlv        | string | '0'               | only 2 values, '0' or '1', when the value is '1', tesseract.js includes unlv in the result                                      |
+| tessjs\_create\_osd         | string | '0'               | only 2 values, '0' or '1', when the value is '1', tesseract.js includes osd in the result                                       |
 
 **Examples:**
 
diff --git a/src/createWorker.js b/src/createWorker.js
index 792e439..0f42c1e 100644
--- a/src/createWorker.js
+++ b/src/createWorker.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ module.exports = (_options = {}) => {
   const id = getId('Worker', workerCounter);
   const {
     logger,
+    errorHandler,
     ...options
   } = resolvePaths({
     ...defaultOptions,
@@ -132,7 +133,11 @@ module.exports = (_options = {}) => {
       resolves[action]({ jobId, data: d });
     } else if (status === 'reject') {
       rejects[action](data);
-      throw Error(data);
+      if (errorHandler) {
+        errorHandler(data);
+      } else {
+        throw Error(data);
+      }
     } else if (status === 'progress') {
       logger(data);
     }
diff --git a/src/index.d.ts b/src/index.d.ts
index 364e618..50bb3a7 100644
--- a/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/index.d.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ declare namespace Tesseract {
     cacheMethod: string
     workerBlobURL: boolean
     gzip: boolean
-    logger: (arg: any) => void
+    logger: (arg: any) => void,
+    errorHandler: (arg: any) => void
   }
   interface WorkerParams {
     tessedit_ocr_engine_mode: OEM