diff --git a/jme3-blender/src/main/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/textures/blending/TextureBlenderAWT.java b/jme3-blender/src/main/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/textures/blending/TextureBlenderAWT.java
index 1c6f2549d..88130fa3f 100644
--- a/jme3-blender/src/main/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/textures/blending/TextureBlenderAWT.java
+++ b/jme3-blender/src/main/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/textures/blending/TextureBlenderAWT.java
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ public class TextureBlenderAWT extends AbstractTextureBlender {
             dataArray.add(newData);
         }
 
-        Image result = depth > 1 ? new Image(Format.RGBA8, width, height, depth, dataArray, ColorSpace.Linear) : new Image(Format.RGBA8, width, height, dataArray.get(0), ColorSpace.Linear);
+        ColorSpace colorSpace = baseImage.getColorSpace() != null ? baseImage.getColorSpace() : ColorSpace.Linear;
+        Image result = depth > 1 ? new Image(Format.RGBA8, width, height, depth, dataArray, colorSpace) : new Image(Format.RGBA8, width, height, dataArray.get(0), colorSpace);
         if (image.getMipMapSizes() != null) {
             result.setMipMapSizes(image.getMipMapSizes().clone());
         }
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/material/Material.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/material/Material.java
index ea0ac70b9..f8e4a9b15 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/material/Material.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/material/Material.java
@@ -537,9 +537,10 @@ public class Material implements CloneableSmartAsset, Cloneable, Savable {
         MatParamTexture val = getTextureParam(name);
         if (val == null) {
             checkTextureParamColorSpace(name, value);
-            paramValues.put(name, new MatParamTexture(type, name, value, null));
+            paramValues.put(name, new MatParamTexture(type, name, value, value.getImage() != null ? value.getImage().getColorSpace() : null));
         } else {
             val.setTextureValue(value);
+            val.setColorSpace(value.getImage() != null ? value.getImage().getColorSpace() : null);
         }
 
         if (technique != null) {