diff --git a/Lib/fontParts/fontshell/glyph.py b/Lib/fontParts/fontshell/glyph.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/Lib/fontParts/fontshell/glyph.py
+++ b/Lib/fontParts/fontshell/glyph.py
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ class RGlyph(RBaseObject, BaseGlyph):
     def _addImage(self, data, transformation=None, color=None):
         image = self.naked().image
         image = self.imageClass(image)
+        image.glyph = self
         image.data = data
         image.transformation = transformation
         image.color = color
setting glyph attribute for the image object