diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-canvas/package.json b/addons/xterm-addon-canvas/package.json
index 701baafe..2c8fcb61 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-canvas/package.json
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-canvas/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
     "build": "../../node_modules/.bin/tsc -p .",
     "prepackage": "npm run build",
     "package": "../../node_modules/.bin/webpack",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run package"
+    "prepublishOnly": "npm run package",
+    "start": "node ../../demo/start"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "xterm": "^5.0.0"