diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/grid/editors/media.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/grid/editors/media.controller.js
index 0e794c29d8..69a85957d9 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/grid/editors/media.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/grid/editors/media.controller.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ angular.module("umbraco")
                     $scope.control.value = {
                         focalPoint: data.focalPoint,
                         id: data.id,
-                        image: data.image
+                        image: data.image,
+                        altText: data.altText
                     };
 
                     $scope.setUrl();
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Views/Partials/Grid/Editors/Media.cshtml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Views/Partials/Grid/Editors/Media.cshtml
index 09d04219f2..f5dfc6459c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Views/Partials/Grid/Editors/Media.cshtml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Views/Partials/Grid/Editors/Media.cshtml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         }
     }
     
-    <img src="@url" alt="@Model.value.caption">
+    <img src="@url" alt="@Model.value.altText">
     
     if (Model.value.caption != null)
     {