diff --git a/es-core/src/components/ImageComponent.cpp b/es-core/src/components/ImageComponent.cpp
index c167f4994..ba516edc5 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/ImageComponent.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/components/ImageComponent.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ ImageComponent::ImageComponent(bool forceLoad, bool dynamic)
     , mLinearInterpolation {false}
     , mMipmapping {false}
     , mTileHorizontalAlignment {ALIGN_LEFT}
-    , mTileVerticalAlignment {ALIGN_TOP}
+    , mTileVerticalAlignment {ALIGN_BOTTOM}
     , mTopLeftCrop {0.0f, 0.0f}
     , mBottomRightCrop {1.0f, 1.0f}
     , mClipRegion {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f}