diff --git a/indra/llui/llbutton.cpp b/indra/llui/llbutton.cpp
index f10e211f1..12906fd92 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llbutton.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/llbutton.cpp
@@ -1063,11 +1063,13 @@ void LLButton::setImageOverlay(const std::string& image_name, LLFontGL::HAlign a
 	if (image_name.empty())
 	{
 		mImageOverlay = NULL;
+		mImageOverlaySelectedColor = LLColor4::white;
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		mImageOverlay = LLUI::getUIImage(image_name);
 		mImageOverlayAlignment = alignment;
+		mImageOverlaySelectedColor = color;
 		mImageOverlayColor = color;
 	}
 }
@@ -1077,11 +1079,13 @@ void LLButton::setImageOverlay(const LLUUID& image_id, LLFontGL::HAlign alignmen
 	if (image_id.isNull())
 	{
 		mImageOverlay = NULL;
+		mImageOverlaySelectedColor = LLColor4::white;
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		mImageOverlay = LLUI::getUIImageByID(image_id);
 		mImageOverlayAlignment = alignment;
+		mImageOverlaySelectedColor = color;
 		mImageOverlayColor = color;
 	}
 }