diff --git a/src/gameobjects/tilemap/dynamiclayer/DynamicTilemapLayer.js b/src/gameobjects/tilemap/dynamiclayer/DynamicTilemapLayer.js
index c3e2dea47..12a351188 100644
--- a/src/gameobjects/tilemap/dynamiclayer/DynamicTilemapLayer.js
+++ b/src/gameobjects/tilemap/dynamiclayer/DynamicTilemapLayer.js
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ var DynamicTilemapLayer = new Class({
          */
         this.culledTiles = [];
 
+        this.setAlpha(this.layer.alpha);
         this.setTexture(tileset.image.key);
         this.setPosition(x, y);
         this.setSizeToFrame();
diff --git a/src/gameobjects/tilemap/staticlayer/StaticTilemapLayer.js b/src/gameobjects/tilemap/staticlayer/StaticTilemapLayer.js
index 917c103fd..442e67c37 100644
--- a/src/gameobjects/tilemap/staticlayer/StaticTilemapLayer.js
+++ b/src/gameobjects/tilemap/staticlayer/StaticTilemapLayer.js
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ var StaticTilemapLayer = new Class({
         this.dirty = true;
         this.vertexCount = 0;
 
+        this.setAlpha(this.layer.alpha);
         this.setTexture(tileset.image.key);
         this.setPosition(x, y);
         this.setSizeToFrame();