diff --git a/src/item/Item.js b/src/item/Item.js
index 75c82d0e..3579f74c 100644
--- a/src/item/Item.js
+++ b/src/item/Item.js
@@ -1307,9 +1307,13 @@ var Item = Base.extend(Callback, /** @lends Item# */{
 		matrix.applyToContext(ctx);
 		// See Project#draw() for an explanation of Base.merge()
 		this.draw(ctx, Base.merge({ transforms: [matrix] }));
-		var raster = new Raster(canvas);
-		raster.setPosition(topLeft.add(size.divide(2)));
 		ctx.restore();
+		var raster = new Raster({
+			canvas: canvas,
+			insert: false
+		});
+		raster.setPosition(topLeft.add(size.divide(2)));
+		raster.insertAbove(this);
 		// NOTE: We don't need to release the canvas since it now belongs to the
 		// Raster!
 		return raster;
diff --git a/src/item/Raster.js b/src/item/Raster.js
index 17e0a1e9..b81f300f 100644
--- a/src/item/Raster.js
+++ b/src/item/Raster.js
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ var Raster = Item.extend(/** @lends Raster# */{
 		this._size = new Size(image.width, image.height);
 		this._canvas = null;
 		this._context = null;
-		this._changed(/*#=*/ Change.GEOMETRY);
+		this._changed(/*#=*/ Change.GEOMETRY | /*#=*/ Change.PIXELS);
 	},
 
 	/**
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ var Raster = Item.extend(/** @lends Raster# */{
 	 *
 	 * @return {Canvas} the sub image as a Canvas object
 	 */
-	getSubImage: function(rect) {
+	getSubCanvas: function(rect) {
 		rect = Rectangle.read(arguments);
 		var ctx = CanvasProvider.getContext(rect.getSize());
 		ctx.drawImage(this.getCanvas(), rect.x, rect.y,
@@ -349,9 +349,13 @@ var Raster = Item.extend(/** @lends Raster# */{
 	 */
 	getSubRaster: function(rect) {
 		rect = Rectangle.read(arguments);
-		var raster = new Raster(this.getSubImage(rect));
+		var raster = new Raster({
+			canvas: this.getSubCanvas(rect),
+			insert: false
+		});
 		raster.translate(rect.getCenter().subtract(this.getSize().divide(2)));
 		raster._matrix.preConcatenate(this._matrix);
+		raster.insertAbove(this);
 		return raster;
 	},
 
diff --git a/test/tests/Raster.js b/test/tests/Raster.js
index 0331a2c8..551b76f2 100644
--- a/test/tests/Raster.js
+++ b/test/tests/Raster.js
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ asyncTest('Raster#getPixel / setPixel', function(callback) {
 	};
 });
 
-asyncTest('Raster#getSubImage', function(callback) {
+asyncTest('Raster#getSubCanvas', function(callback) {
 	var raster = new Raster('data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAIAAAACCAIAAAD91JpzAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAABlJREFUeNpi+s/AwPCfgYmR4f9/hv8AAQYAHiAFAS8Lwy8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=');
 	raster.onLoad = function() {
-		var canvas = raster.getSubImage(new Rectangle({
+		var canvas = raster.getSubCanvas(new Rectangle({
 			point: [1, 0],
 			size: [1, 2]
 		}));