diff --git a/doc/content/docs/2dViewer.jpg b/doc/content/docs/2dViewer.jpg
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diff --git a/doc/content/docs/cli.md b/doc/content/docs/cli.md
index d7387dc9..0c8b8d0e 100644
--- a/doc/content/docs/cli.md
+++ b/doc/content/docs/cli.md
@@ -64,3 +64,10 @@ $ ItkVtkImageViewer -p
 ```
 
 ![ItkVtkImageViewer](./viewer.jpg)
+
+### Force 2D viewer
+
+To force the 2D viewer on 3D dataset, just add `?use2D` at the end of the URL. 
+
+![ItkVtkImageViewer](./2dViewer.jpg)
+
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index f4bc0567..28908f46 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function processParameters(container, addOnParameters = {}, keyName = 'fi
     if (userParams.fullscreen) {
       helper.applyStyle(myContainer, helper.STYLES.fullScreen);
     }
-    return createViewer(myContainer, userParams[keyName]);
+    return createViewer(myContainer, userParams[keyName], !!userParams.use2D);
   }
   return null;
 }