diff --git a/src/tiledimage.js b/src/tiledimage.js
index a289026a..bfc67fc8 100644
--- a/src/tiledimage.js
+++ b/src/tiledimage.js
@@ -311,6 +311,10 @@ $.extend($.TiledImage.prototype, $.EventSource.prototype, /** @lends OpenSeadrag
             this._updateViewport();
             this._midDraw = false;
         }
+        // Images with opacity 0 should not need to be drawn in future. this._needsDraw = false is set in this._updateViewport() for other images.
+        else {
+            this._needsDraw = false;
+        }
     },
 
     /**