diff --git a/modules/imgfmt/HGTiff.cpp b/modules/imgfmt/HGTiff.cpp
index acb9be80..b194a51a 100644
--- a/modules/imgfmt/HGTiff.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgfmt/HGTiff.cpp
@@ -338,6 +338,12 @@ HGResult HGAPI HGImgFmt_SaveImageToTiffWriter(HGTiffWriter writer, HGImage image
 		TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_RESOLUTIONUNIT, info->resolutionUnit);
 		TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_XRESOLUTION, info->xResolution);
 		TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_YRESOLUTION, info->yResolution);
+
+		if (info->compression == HGIMGFMT_TIFFCOMP_JPEG)
+		{
+			TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_JPEGCOLORMODE, JPEGCOLORMODE_RGB);
+			TIFFSetField(tif, TIFFTAG_PHOTOMETRIC, PHOTOMETRIC_YCBCR);
+		}
 	}
 	else
 	{