diff --git a/src/app/script/sprite_class.cpp b/src/app/script/sprite_class.cpp
index 699b23aa6..580a67719 100644
--- a/src/app/script/sprite_class.cpp
+++ b/src/app/script/sprite_class.cpp
@@ -632,7 +632,8 @@ int Sprite_newTileset(lua_State* L)
         grid = *g;
       }
       // Convert Rectangle into a Grid
-      else if (lua_istable(L, 2)) {
+      else if (lua_istable(L, 2) ||
+               may_get_obj<gfx::Rect>(L, 2)) {
         gfx::Rect rect = convert_args_into_rect(L, 2);
         grid = Grid(rect.size());
         grid.origin(rect.origin());
diff --git a/tests/scripts/tileset.lua b/tests/scripts/tileset.lua
index dec9b0dcd..f75414326 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/tileset.lua
+++ b/tests/scripts/tileset.lua
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ do
   assert(#spr.tilesets == 1)
 
   -- Create a tileset passing a grid
-  local tileset2 = spr:newTileset(Grid{0, 0 ,32, 32})
+  local tileset2 = spr:newTileset(Grid{0, 0, 32, 32})
   tileset2.name = "Tileset 2"
   assert(#tileset2 == 1)
   assert(tileset2.grid.origin.x == 0)
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ do
   assert(#spr.tilesets == 2)
 
   -- Create a tileset passing a table and a number of tiles
-  local tileset3 = spr:newTileset({0, 0 ,64, 64}, 5)
+  local tileset3 = spr:newTileset({0, 0, 64, 64}, 5)
   assert(#tileset3 == 5)
   assert(tileset3.grid.origin.x == 0)
   assert(tileset3.grid.origin.y == 0)
@@ -124,6 +124,17 @@ do
   app.undo()
   assert(#spr.tilesets == 3)
 
+  -- Create a tileset with a rectangle
+  local tileset5 = spr:newTileset(Rectangle(0, 0, 32, 64), 4)
+  assert(#tileset5 == 4)
+  assert(tileset5.grid.origin.x == 0)
+  assert(tileset5.grid.origin.y == 0)
+  assert(tileset5.grid.tileSize.width == 32)
+  assert(tileset5.grid.tileSize.height == 64)
+  assert(#spr.tilesets == 4)
+  app.undo()
+  assert(#spr.tilesets == 3)
+
   -- Delete tileset
   spr:deleteTileset(2)
   assert(#spr.tilesets == 2)