diff --git a/src/tmxviewer/main.cpp b/src/tmxviewer/main.cpp
index 63bc6f9876..b4f91baf94 100644
--- a/src/tmxviewer/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tmxviewer/main.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #include "pluginmanager.h"
 #include "tiled.h"
+#include "tmxmapformat.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     Tiled::PluginManager::instance()->loadPlugins();
 
+    // Necessary to enable loading of object templates in XML format
+    Tiled::XmlObjectTemplateFormat xmlObjectTemplateFormat;
+    Tiled::PluginManager::addObject(&xmlObjectTemplateFormat);
+
     QCommandLineParser parser;
     parser.setApplicationDescription(QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Displays a Tiled map."));
     parser.addHelpOption();