diff --git a/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_editor_main_window.cpp b/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_editor_main_window.cpp
index 66a73cfd1..a2b2525ca 100644
--- a/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_editor_main_window.cpp
+++ b/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_editor_main_window.cpp
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ void TileEditorMainWindow::onActionDeleteImage( int tabId )
 	}
 
 	TileItemNode *n = reinterpret_cast< TileItemNode* >( idx.internalPointer() );
-	n->setTileFilename( TileModel::TileDiffuse, "" );
+	n->setTileFilename( TileItemNode::displayChannel(), "" );
 }
 
 void TileEditorMainWindow::onActionReplaceImage( int tabId )
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ void TileEditorMainWindow::onActionReplaceImage( int tabId )
 		return;
 	
 	TileItemNode *n = reinterpret_cast< TileItemNode* >( idx.internalPointer() );
-	n->setTileFilename( TileModel::TileDiffuse, fileName );
+	n->setTileFilename( TileItemNode::displayChannel(), fileName );
 }
 
 void TileEditorMainWindow::onTileSetRemoved( const QString &set )
diff --git a/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_item.h b/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_item.h
index 4e00c12c3..5c5f8017c 100644
--- a/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_item.h
+++ b/code/studio/src/plugins/tile_editor/tile_item.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ public:
 	int id() const{ return m_tileId; }
 
 	static void setDisplayChannel( TileModel::TTileChannel channel ){ s_displayChannel = channel; }
+	static TileModel::TTileChannel displayChannel(){ return s_displayChannel; }
 
 private:
 	int m_tileId;