diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js
index 322b462f72..be6fee2397 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js
@@ -381,9 +381,13 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.Image = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Tile, {
         OpenLayers.Event.stopObservingElement(img);
 
         OpenLayers.Animation.requestFrame(OpenLayers.Function.bind(function() {
-            img.style.visibility = 'inherit';
-            img.style.opacity = this.layer.opacity;
-            this.events.triggerEvent("loadend");
+            // make sure we are not destroyed and not being reused for a
+            // different image
+            if (this.imgDiv === img) {
+                img.style.visibility = 'inherit';
+                img.style.opacity = this.layer.opacity;
+                this.events.triggerEvent("loadend");
+            }
         }, this));
 
         this.isLoading = false;