diff --git a/src/ol/ImageTile.js b/src/ol/ImageTile.js
index dcf604787c..bb172b07e6 100644
--- a/src/ol/ImageTile.js
+++ b/src/ol/ImageTile.js
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ class ImageTile extends Tile {
    * @private
    */
   handleImageLoad_() {
-    if (this.image_.naturalWidth && this.image_.naturalHeight) {
+    if (this.image_ instanceof HTMLImageElement &&
+      this.image_.naturalWidth && this.image_.naturalHeight) {
       this.state = TileState.LOADED;
     } else {
       this.state = TileState.EMPTY;