diff --git a/libheif/image-items/tiled.cc b/libheif/image-items/tiled.cc
index 121257269b..0adf0d707c 100644
--- a/libheif/image-items/tiled.cc
+++ b/libheif/image-items/tiled.cc
@@ -770,12 +770,9 @@ Error ImageItem_Tiled::append_compressed_tile_data(std::vector<uint8_t>& data, u
 }
 
 
-Result<std::shared_ptr<HeifPixelImage>>
-ImageItem_Tiled::decode_grid_tile(const heif_decoding_options& options, uint32_t tx, uint32_t ty) const
+Result<DataExtent>
+ImageItem_Tiled::get_compressed_data_for_tile(uint32_t tx, uint32_t ty) const
 {
-//  heif_compression_format format = compression_format_from_fourcc_infe_type(
-//          m_tild_header.get_parameters().compression_format_fourcc);
-
   // --- get compressed data
 
   Error err = m_tile_item->init_decoder_from_item(0);
@@ -799,7 +796,19 @@ ImageItem_Tiled::decode_grid_tile(const heif_decoding_options& options, uint32_t
   DataExtent extent;
   extent.m_raw = data;
 
-  m_tile_decoder->set_data_extent(std::move(extent));
+  return extent;
+}
+
+
+Result<std::shared_ptr<HeifPixelImage>>
+ImageItem_Tiled::decode_grid_tile(const heif_decoding_options& options, uint32_t tx, uint32_t ty) const
+{
+  Result<DataExtent> extentResult = get_compressed_data_for_tile(tx, ty);
+  if (extentResult.error) {
+    return extentResult.error;
+  }
+
+  m_tile_decoder->set_data_extent(std::move(*extentResult));
 
   return m_tile_decoder->decode_single_frame_from_compressed_data(options);
 }
@@ -844,6 +853,15 @@ void ImageItem_Tiled::get_tile_size(uint32_t& w, uint32_t& h) const
 
 Error ImageItem_Tiled::get_coded_image_colorspace(heif_colorspace* out_colorspace, heif_chroma* out_chroma) const
 {
+  uint32_t tx=0, ty=0; // TODO: find a tile that is defined.
+
+  Result<DataExtent> extentResult = get_compressed_data_for_tile(tx, ty);
+  if (extentResult.error) {
+    return extentResult.error;
+  }
+
+  m_tile_decoder->set_data_extent(std::move(*extentResult));
+
   Error err = m_tile_decoder->get_coded_image_colorspace(out_colorspace, out_chroma);
   if (err) {
     return err;
diff --git a/libheif/image-items/tiled.h b/libheif/image-items/tiled.h
index f895bc38f4..4ff32afa89 100644
--- a/libheif/image-items/tiled.h
+++ b/libheif/image-items/tiled.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 
 #include "image_item.h"
+#include "codecs/decoder.h"
 #include "box.h"
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
@@ -205,6 +206,9 @@ class ImageItem_Tiled : public ImageItem
   std::shared_ptr<ImageItem> m_tile_item;
   std::shared_ptr<class Decoder> m_tile_decoder;
 
+  Result<DataExtent>
+  get_compressed_data_for_tile(uint32_t tx, uint32_t ty) const;
+
   Result<std::shared_ptr<HeifPixelImage>> decode_grid_tile(const heif_decoding_options& options, uint32_t tx, uint32_t ty) const;
 
   Error load_tile_offset_entry(uint32_t idx);