diff --git a/spec/Layers/RasterLayerSpec.js b/spec/Layers/RasterLayerSpec.js
index 5fa2a568a..7570a849c 100644
--- a/spec/Layers/RasterLayerSpec.js
+++ b/spec/Layers/RasterLayerSpec.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ describe('L.esri.RasterLayer', function () {
   // Extend 'abstract' RasterLayer object and implement functionality required for tests
   var TestRasterLayer = L.esri.RasterLayer.extend({
     initialize: function (options) {
+      L.setOptions(this, options);
       this.service = {
         metadata: function () {}
       };
@@ -91,6 +92,13 @@ describe('L.esri.RasterLayer', function () {
 
         expect(imageOverlay.off.calledWith('error', sinon.match.func, layer)).to.be.true;
       });
+
+      it('should send credentials', function () {
+        var layer = new TestRasterLayer({withCredentials: true});
+        layer.addTo(map);
+        var imageOverlay = map.addLayer.getCall(1).args[0];
+        expect(imageOverlay._image.crossOrigin).to.be.equal('use-credentials');
+      });
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/spec/RequestSpec.js b/spec/RequestSpec.js
index 78a336948..0df42e295 100644
--- a/spec/RequestSpec.js
+++ b/spec/RequestSpec.js
@@ -48,6 +48,24 @@ describe('L.esri request helpers', function () {
     requests[0].respond(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain; charset=utf-8' }, JSON.stringify(sampleResponse));
   });
 
+  it('should be able to make a GET request with CORS and credentials', function (done) {
+    L.esri.get.CORS('http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/info', {}, function (error, response) {
+      expect(this.foo).to.equal('bar');
+      expect(response).to.deep.equal(sampleResponse);
+      done();
+    }, {
+      foo: 'bar',
+      options: {
+        withCredentials: true
+      }
+    });
+
+    expect(requests[0].url).to.equal('http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/info?f=json');
+    expect(requests[0].method).to.equal('GET');
+    expect(requests[0].withCredentials).to.equal(true);
+    requests[0].respond(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain; charset=utf-8' }, JSON.stringify(sampleResponse));
+  });
+
   it('should be able to make a GET request with JSONP', function (done) {
     var request = L.esri.get.JSONP('http://example.com/foo', {}, function (error, response) {
       expect(this.foo).to.equal('bar');
diff --git a/src/Layers/RasterLayer.js b/src/Layers/RasterLayer.js
index ea0bb2e0a..e554dcb76 100644
--- a/src/Layers/RasterLayer.js
+++ b/src/Layers/RasterLayer.js
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export var RasterLayer = Layer.extend({
       // opacity is 0 while the image is loading
       var image = new Overlay(url, bounds, {
         opacity: 0,
-        crossOrigin: this.options.useCors,
+        crossOrigin: this.options.withCredentials ? 'use-credentials' : this.options.useCors,
         alt: this.options.alt,
         pane: this.options.pane || this.getPane(),
         interactive: this.options.interactive
diff --git a/src/Request.js b/src/Request.js
index 249d7416f..87d122385 100644
--- a/src/Request.js
+++ b/src/Request.js
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ function xmlHttpGet (url, params, callback, context) {
   if (typeof context !== 'undefined' && context !== null) {
     if (typeof context.options !== 'undefined') {
       httpRequest.timeout = context.options.timeout;
+      if (context.options.withCredentials) {
+        httpRequest.withCredentials = true;
+      }
     }
   }
   httpRequest.send(null);
@@ -128,6 +131,9 @@ export function request (url, params, callback, context) {
   if (typeof context !== 'undefined' && context !== null) {
     if (typeof context.options !== 'undefined') {
       httpRequest.timeout = context.options.timeout;
+      if (context.options.withCredentials) {
+        httpRequest.withCredentials = true;
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/Util.js b/src/Util.js
index 75b76f7a7..4f8e48d33 100644
--- a/src/Util.js
+++ b/src/Util.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export function _findIdAttributeFromFeature (feature) {
 export function responseToFeatureCollection (response, idAttribute) {
   var objectIdField;
   var features = response.features || response.results;
-  var count = features.length;
+  var count = features && features.length;
 
   if (idAttribute) {
     objectIdField = idAttribute;