             imageDisplay.addEventListener(HTTPStatusEvent.HTTP_STATUS, dispatchEvent, false, 0, true);
             
             var newImageDisplayProperties:uint = 0;
+            
+            if (imageDisplayProperties.clearOnLoad !== undefined)
+            {
+                imageDisplay.clearOnLoad = imageDisplayProperties.clearOnLoad;
+                newImageDisplayProperties = BitFlagUtil.update(newImageDisplayProperties, 
+                    CLEAR_ON_LOAD_PROPERTY_FLAG, true);
+            }
             
             if (imageDisplayProperties.contentLoader !== undefined)
             {

    //  Class constants
    //
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    mx_internal static const CONTENT_LOADER_PROPERTY_FLAG:uint = 1 << 0;
    mx_internal static const CONTENT_LOADER_GROUPING_PROPERTY_FLAG:uint = 1 << 1;
    mx_internal static const FILL_MODE_PROPERTY_FLAG:uint = 1 << 2;
    mx_internal static const PRELIMINARY_WIDTH_PROPERTY_FLAG:uint = 1 << 3;
    mx_internal static const PRELIMINARY_HEIGHT_PROPERTY_FLAG:uint = 1 << 4;
    mx_internal static const HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_PROPERTY_FLAG:uint = 1 << 5;
    mx_internal static const SCALE_MODE_PROPERTY_FLAG:uint = 1 << 6;
    mx_internal static const SMOOTH_PROPERTY_FLAG:uint = 1 << 7;
    mx_internal static const SMOOTHING_QUALITY_PROPERTY_FLAG:uint = 1 << 8;
    mx_internal static const SOURCE_PROPERTY_FLAG:uint = 1 << 9;
    mx_internal static const SOURCE_WIDTH_PROPERTY_FLAG:uint = 1 << 10;
    mx_internal static const SOURCE_HEIGHT_PROPERTY_FLAG:uint = 1 << 11;
    mx_internal static const TRUSTED_SOURCE_PROPERTY_FLAG:uint = 1 << 12;
    mx_internal static const VERTICAL_ALIGN_PROPERTY_FLAG:uint = 1 << 13;
    
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //

            
            var newImageDisplayProperties:Object = {};
            
            if (BitFlagUtil.isSet(imageDisplayProperties as uint, CLEAR_ON_LOAD_PROPERTY_FLAG))
                newImageDisplayProperties.clearOnLoad = imageDisplay.clearOnLoad;
            
            if (BitFlagUtil.isSet(imageDisplayProperties as uint, CONTENT_LOADER_PROPERTY_FLAG))
                newImageDisplayProperties.contentLoader = imageDisplay.contentLoader;
            
