2 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/docx/docx-reader.js b/lib/docx/docx-reader.js
index 342ec46..f343dae 100644
--- a/lib/docx/docx-reader.js
+++ b/lib/docx/docx-reader.js
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ var commentsReader = require("./comments-reader");
 var Files = require("./files").Files;
 
 
-function read(docxFile, input) {
+function read(docxFile, input, options) {
     input = input || {};
+    options = options || {};
 
     var files = new Files({
+        externalFileAccess: options.externalFileAccess,
         relativeToFile: input.path
     });
 
diff --git a/lib/docx/files.js b/lib/docx/files.js
index 4b09b69..cb8655c 100644
--- a/lib/docx/files.js
+++ b/lib/docx/files.js
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ exports.uriToPath = uriToPath;
 
 
 function Files(options) {
+    options = options || {};
+    if (!options.externalFileAccess) {
+        return {
+            read: function(uri) {
+                return promises.reject(new Error("could not read external image '" + uri + "', external file access is disabled"));
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     var base = options.relativeToFile ? dirname(options.relativeToFile) : null;
 
     function read(uri, encoding) {