diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index 3c3be30..8cd4ad9 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ const defaultConfig = {
   withoutChromaSubsampling: false,
   compressionLevel: 6,
   format: null,
-  trim: false
+  trim: false,
+  fit: 'cover'
 }
 
 function prepareConfig (config, globalConfig) {
diff --git a/lib/sharp.js b/lib/sharp.js
index fb696d7..7f286a2 100644
--- a/lib/sharp.js
+++ b/lib/sharp.js
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ module.exports = async function sharpVinyl (file, config, options) {
     image.resize(width, height, {
       background: config.background,
       kernel: config.kernel,
-      withoutEnlargement: config.withoutEnlargement
+      withoutEnlargement: config.withoutEnlargement,
+      fit: config.fit
     })
 
     if (config.extractAfterResize) {
diff --git a/test/config.js b/test/config.js
index 61e8bad..2ab6f43 100644
--- a/test/config.js
+++ b/test/config.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ describe('gulp-responsive', function () {
       assert.strictEqual(config[0].withoutChromaSubsampling, false)
       assert.strictEqual(config[0].compressionLevel, 6)
       assert.strictEqual(config[0].format, null)
+      assert.strictEqual(config[0].fit, 'cover')
     })
 
     it('should not override specified values', function () {