diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_colortools.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_colortools.h
index 345ec68f457..d9b6e874c25 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_colortools.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_colortools.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  *  \ingroup bke
  */
 
+struct ColorManagedColorspaceSettings;
 struct ColorManagedDisplaySettings;
 struct ColorManagedViewSettings;
 struct CurveMapping;
@@ -90,4 +91,8 @@ void BKE_color_managed_view_settings_init(struct ColorManagedViewSettings *setti
 void BKE_color_managed_view_settings_copy(struct ColorManagedViewSettings *new_settings,
                                           const struct ColorManagedViewSettings *settings);
 
+void BKE_color_managed_colorspace_settings_init(struct ColorManagedColorspaceSettings *colorspace_settings);
+void BKE_color_managed_colorspace_settings_copy(struct ColorManagedColorspaceSettings *colorspace_settings,
+                                                const struct ColorManagedColorspaceSettings *settings);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/colortools.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/colortools.c
index c489c08f4df..ec9198590ed 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/colortools.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/colortools.c
@@ -1244,3 +1244,14 @@ void BKE_color_managed_view_settings_copy(ColorManagedViewSettings *new_settings
 	new_settings->exposure = settings->exposure;
 	new_settings->gamma = settings->gamma;
 }
+
+void BKE_color_managed_colorspace_settings_init(ColorManagedColorspaceSettings *colorspace_settings)
+{
+	BLI_strncpy(colorspace_settings->name, "NONE", sizeof(colorspace_settings->name));
+}
+
+void BKE_color_managed_colorspace_settings_copy(ColorManagedColorspaceSettings *colorspace_settings,
+                                                const ColorManagedColorspaceSettings *settings)
+{
+	BLI_strncpy(colorspace_settings->name, settings->name, sizeof(colorspace_settings->name));
+}
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/image.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/image.c
index fa0070de76b..e65099cc621 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/image.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/image.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 #include "BLI_bpath.h"
 
 #include "BKE_bmfont.h"
+#include "BKE_colortools.h"
 #include "BKE_global.h"
 #include "BKE_icons.h"
 #include "BKE_image.h"
@@ -245,6 +246,8 @@ static Image *image_alloc(const char *name, short source, short type)
 
 		ima->source = source;
 		ima->type = type;
+
+		BKE_color_managed_colorspace_settings_init(&ima->colorspace_settings);
 	}
 	return ima;
 }
@@ -327,6 +330,8 @@ Image *BKE_image_copy(Image *ima)
 	nima->aspx = ima->aspx;
 	nima->aspy = ima->aspy;
 
+	BKE_color_managed_colorspace_settings_copy(&nima->colorspace_settings, &ima->colorspace_settings);
+
 	return nima;
 }