diff --git a/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/AbstractTileSourceLayer.java b/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/AbstractTileSourceLayer.java
index 0813aaf25d..16e81102ee 100644
--- a/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/AbstractTileSourceLayer.java
+++ b/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/AbstractTileSourceLayer.java
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ implements ImageObserver, TileLoaderListener, ZoomChangeListener, FilterChangeLi
         Tile tile = getTile(x, y, zoom);
         if (tile == null) {
             if (coordinateConverter.requiresReprojection()) {
-                tile = new ReprojectionTile(tileSource, x, y, zoom);
+                tile = new ReprojectionTile(createTile(tileSource, x, y, zoom));
             } else {
                 tile = createTile(tileSource, x, y, zoom);
             }
diff --git a/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/imagery/ReprojectionTile.java b/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/imagery/ReprojectionTile.java
index 2f3d948b46..0da3cdf346 100644
--- a/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/imagery/ReprojectionTile.java
+++ b/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/imagery/ReprojectionTile.java
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ package org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.layer.imagery;
 import java.awt.Dimension;
 import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 
 import org.openstreetmap.gui.jmapviewer.Tile;
 import org.openstreetmap.gui.jmapviewer.interfaces.TileSource;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.ProjectionBounds;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.coor.EastNorth;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.imagery.CoordinateConversion;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.imagery.vectortile.VectorTile;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.projection.Projection;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.projection.ProjectionRegistry;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.projection.Projections;
@@ -25,19 +28,30 @@ import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.bugreport.BugReport;
  */
 public class ReprojectionTile extends Tile {
 
+    private final Tile tile;
     protected TileAnchor anchor;
     private double nativeScale;
     protected boolean maxZoomReached;
 
     /**
      * Constructs a new {@code ReprojectionTile}.
-     * @param source sourec tile
+     * @param source source tile
      * @param xtile X coordinate
      * @param ytile Y coordinate
      * @param zoom zoom level
      */
     public ReprojectionTile(TileSource source, int xtile, int ytile, int zoom) {
         super(source, xtile, ytile, zoom);
+        this.tile = null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a reprojection tile for a specific tile
+     * @param tile The tile to use
+     */
+    public ReprojectionTile(Tile tile) {
+        super(tile.getTileSource(), tile.getXtile(), tile.getYtile(), tile.getZoom());
+        this.tile = tile;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -74,6 +88,15 @@ public class ReprojectionTile extends Tile {
         return !maxZoomReached || currentScale >= nativeScale;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void loadImage(InputStream inputStream) throws IOException {
+        if (this.tile instanceof VectorTile) {
+            this.tile.loadImage(inputStream);
+        } else {
+            super.loadImage(inputStream);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void setImage(BufferedImage image) {
         if (image == null) {