diff --git a/src/dotnet/MonoGame.Extended.Tiled/Serialization/TiledMapImageContent.cs b/src/dotnet/MonoGame.Extended.Tiled/Serialization/TiledMapImageContent.cs
index 5b5269c3..714da372 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/MonoGame.Extended.Tiled/Serialization/TiledMapImageContent.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/MonoGame.Extended.Tiled/Serialization/TiledMapImageContent.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace MonoGame.Extended.Tiled.Serialization
 		[XmlIgnore]
 		public Color TransparentColor
 		{
-			get => RawTransparentColor == string.Empty ? Color.TransparentBlack : ColorHelper.FromHex(RawTransparentColor);
+			get => RawTransparentColor == string.Empty ? Color.Transparent : ColorHelper.FromHex(RawTransparentColor);
 			set => RawTransparentColor = ColorHelper.ToHex(value);
 		}
 
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ namespace MonoGame.Extended.Tiled.Serialization
             return Source;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}