diff --git a/include/osgDB/PropertyInterface b/include/osgDB/PropertyInterface
index d8d94ea5c..581819910 100644
--- a/include/osgDB/PropertyInterface
+++ b/include/osgDB/PropertyInterface
@@ -268,7 +268,9 @@ inline bool PropertyInterface::getProperty(const osg::Object* object, const std:
 template<>
 inline bool PropertyInterface::setProperty(osg::Object* object, const std::string& propertyName, const ObjectPtr& value)
 {
-    if (copyPropertyObjectToObject(object, propertyName, &value, sizeof(ObjectPtr), getTypeEnum<ObjectPtr>())) return true;
+    osgDB::BaseSerializer::Type type = dynamic_cast<osg::Image*>(value) ? osgDB::BaseSerializer::RW_IMAGE : getTypeEnum<ObjectPtr>();
+    // osgDB::BaseSerializer::Type type = getTypeEnum<ObjectPtr>();
+    if (copyPropertyObjectToObject(object, propertyName, &value, sizeof(ObjectPtr), type)) return true;
     else
     {
         // fallback to using user data to store property data
diff --git a/src/osgDB/PropertyInterface.cpp b/src/osgDB/PropertyInterface.cpp
index 4d93f096f..50374e0a1 100644
--- a/src/osgDB/PropertyInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/osgDB/PropertyInterface.cpp
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ bool PropertyInterface::areTypesCompatible(osgDB::BaseSerializer::Type lhs, osgD
     if (lhs==osgDB::BaseSerializer::RW_ENUM) lhs = osgDB::BaseSerializer::RW_INT;
     if (rhs==osgDB::BaseSerializer::RW_ENUM) rhs = osgDB::BaseSerializer::RW_INT;
 
+    if (lhs==osgDB::BaseSerializer::RW_IMAGE) lhs = osgDB::BaseSerializer::RW_OBJECT;
+
     return lhs==rhs;
 }
 
@@ -392,7 +394,7 @@ bool PropertyInterface::copyPropertyObjectFromObject(const osg::Object* object,
     osgDB::BaseSerializer* serializer = getSerializer(object, propertyName, sourceType);
     if (serializer)
     {
-        if (areTypesCompatible(valueType, sourceType))
+        if (areTypesCompatible(sourceType, valueType))
         {
             return serializer->get(*object, valuePtr);
         }