diff --git a/components/formats-gpl/src/loci/formats/in/ImarisHDFReader.java b/components/formats-gpl/src/loci/formats/in/ImarisHDFReader.java
index 8c30d86d7bc..0856b32a330 100644
--- a/components/formats-gpl/src/loci/formats/in/ImarisHDFReader.java
+++ b/components/formats-gpl/src/loci/formats/in/ImarisHDFReader.java
@@ -415,6 +415,9 @@ protected void initFile(String id) throws FormatException, IOException {
             (int) (color[2] * 255), 255);
           store.setChannelColor(realColor, s, i);
         }
+        if (i < channelName.size()) {
+          store.setChannelName(channelName.get(i), s, i);
+        }
       }
     }
     setSeries(0);