diff --git a/pcl_ros/tools/convert_pointcloud_to_image.cpp b/pcl_ros/tools/convert_pointcloud_to_image.cpp
index 678bf0e4..a7a4e1c1 100644
--- a/pcl_ros/tools/convert_pointcloud_to_image.cpp
+++ b/pcl_ros/tools/convert_pointcloud_to_image.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public:
     try
     {
       pcl::toROSMsg (*cloud, image_); //convert the cloud
+      image_.header = cloud->header;
       image_pub_.publish (image_); //publish our cloud image
     }
     catch (std::runtime_error &e)