diff --git a/src/item/Raster.js b/src/item/Raster.js
index ef8944a8..c21303f5 100644
--- a/src/item/Raster.js
+++ b/src/item/Raster.js
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ var Raster = this.Raster = PlacedItem.extend(/** @lends Raster# */{
 			// If it's a string, get the element with this id first.
 			if (typeof object === 'string') {
 				var str = object,
-					that = this;
+					that = this,
+					done = function() {
+						that.fire('load');
+						if (that._project.view)
+							that._project.view.draw(true);
+					};
 				object = document.getElementById(str);
 				if (!object) {
 					// str could be a URL to load the image from?
@@ -55,18 +60,14 @@ var Raster = this.Raster = PlacedItem.extend(/** @lends Raster# */{
 				DomEvent.add(object, {
 					load: function() {
 						that.setImage(object);
-						that.fire('load');
+						done();
 					}
 				});
 				// If the image is already loaded, fire a 'load' event anyway,
 				// so code does not need to make the distinction, and cachig is
 				// transparently handled too.
-				if (object.naturalWidth) {
-					setTimeout(function() {
-						that.fire('load');
-					}, 0);
-				}
-
+				if (object.naturalWidth)
+					setTimeout(done, 0);
 			}
 /*#*/ } else if (options.server) {
 			// If we're running on the server and it's a string,