diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 8a661e31..280a6516 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ OPENSEADRAGON CHANGELOG
 * The Viewer's tileSources option is now smarter about detecting JSON vs XML vs URL (#999)
 * The navigationControlAnchor option now works for custom toolbar as well (#1004)
 * Added getFullyLoaded method and "fully-loaded-change" event to TiledImage to know when tiles are fully loaded (#837)
+* Fixed: Initial tile load wasn't happening in parallel (#1014)
 
 2.2.1:
 
diff --git a/src/tiledimage.js b/src/tiledimage.js
index 75989142..446ed1f5 100644
--- a/src/tiledimage.js
+++ b/src/tiledimage.js
@@ -992,6 +992,7 @@ $.extend($.TiledImage.prototype, $.EventSource.prototype, /** @lends OpenSeadrag
         // Load the new 'best' tile
         if (bestTile && !bestTile.context2D) {
             loadTile(this, bestTile, currentTime);
+            this._needsDraw = true;
             this._setFullyLoaded(false);
         } else {
             this._setFullyLoaded(true);