diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3f522b10..dc8c62b5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.5.3] - 2021-08-28
+
+Just a small bugfix in this release. Previously if a layer's offset was (0, 0), the values for it would not appear in the JSON file, so the `offset` value in the
+Layer class would be `None`. This can cause some unexpected behavior in engines or games, and puts the responsibility of checking if this value exists onto the game or engine using it.
+
+This value has been changed to default to (0, 0) if it is not present in the JSON so that games can apply it easily in one line and always get the same result without error.
+
 ## [1.5.2] - 2021-07-28
 
 This release contains some re-working to properly support templates.
diff --git a/pytiled_parser/layer.py b/pytiled_parser/layer.py
index 194e3cb4..6dd2fe78 100644
--- a/pytiled_parser/layer.py
+++ b/pytiled_parser/layer.py
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ class Layer:
 
     coordinates: OrderedPair = OrderedPair(0, 0)
     parallax_factor: OrderedPair = OrderedPair(1, 1)
+    offset: OrderedPair = OrderedPair(0, 0)
 
     id: Optional[int] = None
     size: Optional[Size] = None
-    offset: Optional[OrderedPair] = None
     properties: Optional[properties_.Properties] = None
     tint_color: Optional[Color] = None
 
diff --git a/pytiled_parser/version.py b/pytiled_parser/version.py
index a1d6e80c..d16cf061 100644
--- a/pytiled_parser/version.py
+++ b/pytiled_parser/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """pytiled_parser version"""
 
-__version__ = "1.5.2"
+__version__ = "1.5.3"
diff --git a/tests/test_data/layer_tests/all_layer_types/expected.py b/tests/test_data/layer_tests/all_layer_types/expected.py
index 0279b322..6b24eb0d 100644
--- a/tests/test_data/layer_tests/all_layer_types/expected.py
+++ b/tests/test_data/layer_tests/all_layer_types/expected.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
     ),
     layer.ImageLayer(
         name="Image Layer 1",
+        offset=common_types.OrderedPair(1, 4),
         opacity=1,
         visible=True,
         id=3,
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@
     ),
     layer.ImageLayer(
         name="Image Layer 2",
+        offset=common_types.OrderedPair(0, 0),
         opacity=1,
         visible=True,
         id=5,
diff --git a/tests/test_data/layer_tests/all_layer_types/map.json b/tests/test_data/layer_tests/all_layer_types/map.json
index 7229b3a6..a04bdd64 100644
--- a/tests/test_data/layer_tests/all_layer_types/map.json
+++ b/tests/test_data/layer_tests/all_layer_types/map.json
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
          "id":3,
          "image":"..\/..\/images\/tile_04.png",
          "name":"Image Layer 1",
+         "offsetx":1,
+         "offsety":4,
          "opacity":1,
          "tintcolor":"#ff0000",
          "transparentcolor":"#000000",
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@
  "nextobjectid":3,
  "orientation":"orthogonal",
  "renderorder":"right-down",
- "tiledversion":"1.6.0",
+ "tiledversion":"1.7.2",
  "tileheight":32,
  "tilesets":[
         {