diff --git a/llplot/google_maps_templates.py b/llplot/google_maps_templates.py
index a3e3f4d..89ace8e 100644
--- a/llplot/google_maps_templates.py
+++ b/llplot/google_maps_templates.py
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@
 
 """ % EARTH_RADIUS
 
+OVERLAY = """
+var imageUrl = "{imageUrl}",
+imageBounds = {imageBounds};
+var overlay = L.imageOverlay(imageUrl, imageBounds, {settings}).addTo(llMap);
+"""
 
 # FIXME: This generate a Xmark in cartesian frame rather than in lat/long.
 CROSS = """
diff --git a/llplot/llplot.py b/llplot/llplot.py
index fc644f9..6e4ee23 100644
--- a/llplot/llplot.py
+++ b/llplot/llplot.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
 
 from llplot.color_dicts import mpl_color_map, html_color_codes
-from llplot.google_maps_templates import SYMBOLS, CIRCLE
+from llplot.google_maps_templates import SYMBOLS, CIRCLE, OVERLAY
 
 
 Symbol = namedtuple('Symbol', ['symbol', 'lat', 'long', 'size'])
@@ -213,33 +213,32 @@ def _process_heatmap_kwargs(self, settings_dict):
 
         return settings_string
 
-    def ground_overlay(self, url, bounds_dict):
+    def ground_overlay(self, imageUrl, imageBounds, opacity=1.0, alt='',
+                       interactive=0, crossOrigin=0, errorOverlayUrl='',
+                       zIndex=1, className=''):
         '''
-        :param url: Url of image to overlay
-        :param bounds_dict: dict of the form  {'north': , 'south': , 'west': , 'east': }
+        :param imageUrl: Url of image to overlay
+        :param imageBounds: dict of the form  [[40.712216, -74.22655], [40.773941, -74.12544]]
         setting the image container
         :return: None
         Example use:
         import llplot
-        gmap = llplot.GoogleMapPlotter(37.766956, -122.438481, 13)
-        bounds_dict = {'north':37.832285, 'south': 37.637336, 'west': -122.520364, 'east': -122.346922}
-        gmap.ground_overlay('http://explore.museumca.org/creeks/images/TopoSFCreeks.jpg', bounds_dict)
-        gmap.draw("my_map.html")
-        Google Maps API documentation
-        https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/groundoverlays#introduction
+        lmap = llplot.LeafletPlotter(37.766956, -122.438481, 13)
+        bounds_dict = [[40.712216, -74.22655], [40.773941, -74.12544]]
+        lmap.ground_overlay('http://explore.museumca.org/creeks/images/TopoSFCreeks.jpg', bounds_dict)
+        lmap.draw("my_map.html")
+        Leaflet API documentation
+        https://leafletjs.com/reference-1.5.0.html#imageoverlay
         '''
-
-        bounds_string = self._process_ground_overlay_image_bounds(bounds_dict)
-        self.ground_overlays.append((url, bounds_string))
-
-    def _process_ground_overlay_image_bounds(self, bounds_dict):
-        bounds_string = 'var imageBounds = {'
-        bounds_string += "north:  %.4f,\n" % bounds_dict['north']
-        bounds_string += "south:  %.4f,\n" % bounds_dict['south']
-        bounds_string += "east:  %.4f,\n" % bounds_dict['east']
-        bounds_string += "west:  %.4f};\n" % bounds_dict['west']
-
-        return bounds_string
+        settings = {}
+        settings['opacity'] = opacity
+        settings['alt'] = alt
+        settings['interactive'] = interactive
+        settings['crossOrigin'] = crossOrigin
+        settings['errorOverlayUrl'] = errorOverlayUrl
+        settings['zIndex'] = zIndex
+        settings['className'] = className
+        self.ground_overlays.append((imageUrl, imageBounds, settings))
 
     def polygon(self, lats, lngs, color=None, c=None, **kwargs):
         color = color or c
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@ def draw(self, htmlfile, img_path=None, header=None, footer=None):
         # self.write_symbols(f)
         # self.write_shapes(f)
         # self.write_heatmap(f)
-        # self.write_ground_overlay(f)
+        self.write_ground_overlay(f)
         self.write_fitbounds(f)
         f.write('\t}\n')
         f.write('</script>\n')
@@ -509,14 +508,9 @@ def write_heatmap(self, f):
 
     def write_ground_overlay(self, f):
 
-        for url, bounds_string in self.ground_overlays:
-            f.write(bounds_string)
-            f.write('var groundOverlay;' + '\n')
-            f.write('groundOverlay = new google.maps.GroundOverlay(' + '\n')
-            f.write('\n')
-            f.write("'" + url + "'," + '\n')
-            f.write('imageBounds);' + '\n')
-            f.write('groundOverlay.setMap(map);' + '\n')
+        for url, bounds_string, settings in self.ground_overlays:
+            f.write(OVERLAY.format(imageUrl=url, imageBounds=bounds_string, settings=settings))
+
 
     def write_fitbounds(self, f):
         if self.bounding_box is None: