diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js
index 774aa52d53..76107d09e8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js
@@ -381,9 +381,9 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.Image = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Tile, {
         OpenLayers.Event.stopObservingElement(img);
         img.style.visibility = 'inherit';
         img.style.opacity = this.layer.opacity;
-        this.events.triggerEvent("loadend");
         this.isLoading = false;
         this.canvasContext = null;
+        this.events.triggerEvent("loadend");
 
         if (this.layerAlphaHack === true) {
             img.style.filter =