diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/World/ResourceLayer.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/World/ResourceLayer.cs
index 3661191ac7..bf7dc4536a 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/World/ResourceLayer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/World/ResourceLayer.cs
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 		}
 
 		public ResourceType GetResource(CPos p) { return content[p.X, p.Y].Type; }
+		public ResourceType GetRenderedResource(CPos p) { return render[p.X, p.Y].Type; }
 		public int GetResourceDensity(CPos p) { return content[p.X, p.Y].Density; }
 		public int GetMaxResourceDensity(CPos p)
 		{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Harvester.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Harvester.cs
index 562364f255..ec1860261d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Harvester.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Harvester.cs
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 				if (!self.Owner.Shroud.IsExplored(location))
 					return false;
 
-				var res = self.World.WorldActor.Trait<ResourceLayer>().GetResource(location);
+				var res = self.World.WorldActor.Trait<ResourceLayer>().GetRenderedResource(location);
 				var info = self.Info.Traits.Get<HarvesterInfo>();
 
 				if (res == null || !info.Resources.Contains(res.info.Name))