diff --git a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_session.cpp b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_session.cpp
index 770b71afcdc..d0c7c06cbb3 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/blender/blender_session.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/blender/blender_session.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ void BlenderSession::reset_session(BL::BlendData b_data_, BL::Scene b_scene_)
 	session->progress.reset();
 	scene->reset();
 
+	session->tile_manager.set_tile_order(session_params.tile_order);
+
 	/* peak memory usage should show current render peak, not peak for all renders
 	 * made by this render session
 	 */
diff --git a/intern/cycles/render/tile.h b/intern/cycles/render/tile.h
index 7d3df6c1524..99cffb49c08 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/render/tile.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/render/tile.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public:
 	bool next_tile(Tile& tile, int device = 0);
 	bool done();
 
+	void set_tile_order(int tile_order_) { tile_order = tile_order_; }
 protected:
 	/* Note: this should match enum_tile_order in properties.py */
 	enum {