diff --git a/renderdoc/core/image_viewer.cpp b/renderdoc/core/image_viewer.cpp
index ca41771a0..c7b6575ed 100644
--- a/renderdoc/core/image_viewer.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/core/image_viewer.cpp
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ void ImageViewer::RefreshFile()
   rgba8_unorm.compCount = 4;
   rgba8_unorm.compType = CompType::UNorm;
   rgba8_unorm.type = ResourceFormatType::Regular;
+  rgba8_unorm.srgbCorrected = true;
 
   ResourceFormat rgba32_float = rgba8_unorm;
   rgba32_float.compByteWidth = 4;