diff --git a/dist/opencv.js b/dist/opencv.js
index 0ad5948a0b3bc2caa751c80b17a8ccd237dd3a70..6d8b46952219f83023860e4d1abed3a7272c113c 100644
--- a/dist/opencv.js
+++ b/dist/opencv.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     // Node. Does not work with strict CommonJS, but
     // only CommonJS-like environments that support module.exports,
     // like Node.
-    module.exports = factory();
+    module.exports = { cvReadyPromise: factory() };
   } else if (typeof window === 'object') {
     // Browser globals
     root.cv = factory();
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@
 
   if (typeof Module === 'undefined')
     var Module = {};
+  // expose the heap's WebAssembly.Memory as cv.wasmMemory, so kernels can
+  // run in place on Mat data (the runtime keeps it private)
+  var instantiate = WebAssembly.instantiate;
+  WebAssembly.instantiate = function (binary, imports) {
+    WebAssembly.instantiate = instantiate;
+    return instantiate(binary, imports).then(function (result) {
+      var exports = result.instance.exports;
+      for (var key in exports) {
+        if (exports[key] instanceof WebAssembly.Memory) Module.wasmMemory = exports[key];
+      }
+      return result;
+    });
+  };
   return cv(Module);
 }));