diff --git a/src/ol/source/TileImage.js b/src/ol/source/TileImage.js
index 55150e89fe..9e2e9dbd8e 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/TileImage.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/TileImage.js
@@ -395,7 +395,10 @@ class TileImage extends UrlTile {
  * @param {string} src Source.
  */
 function defaultTileLoadFunction(imageTile, src) {
-  imageTile.getImage().src = src;
+  const image = imageTile.getImage();
+  if (image instanceof HTMLImageElement || image instanceof HTMLVideoElement) {
+    image.src = src;
+  }
 }
 
 export default TileImage;