diff --git a/gbdk-support/png2asset/testing/Makefile b/gbdk-support/png2asset/testing/Makefile
index 85725f37..1219b06a 100644
--- a/gbdk-support/png2asset/testing/Makefile
+++ b/gbdk-support/png2asset/testing/Makefile
@@ -157,3 +157,6 @@ generate-assets:
 # -no_palettes
 	$(PNG2ASSET) $(RES)/no_pal_map_test.png -c $(OUTDIR)/no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order.c -noflip -map -keep_palette_order -no_palettes
 	$(PNG2ASSET) $(RES)/no_pal_map_test.png -c $(OUTDIR)/no_pal_map_test.c -noflip -map -no_palettes
+
+# -use_metafile
+	$(PNG2ASSET) $(RES)/no_pal_map_test.png -c $(OUTDIR)/no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile.c -use_metafile
diff --git a/gbdk-support/png2asset/testing/ref/no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile.c b/gbdk-support/png2asset/testing/ref/no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d0582fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gbdk-support/png2asset/testing/ref/no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//AUTOGENERATED FILE FROM png2asset
+// Conversion args: /no_pal_map_test.png -c /no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile.c -use_metafile -noflip -map -keep_palette_order -no_palettes
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <gbdk/platform.h>
+#include <gbdk/metasprites.h>
+
+BANKREF(no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile)
+
+
+const uint8_t no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile_tiles[144] = {
+	0x7f,0x7f,0xff,0xff,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,
+	0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
+	0xfe,0xfe,0xff,0xff,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,
+	0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,
+	0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,
+	0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,
+	0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xc0,0xff,0xff,0x7f,0x7f,
+	0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff,
+	0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0x03,0xff,0xff,0xfe,0xfe
+	};
+
+
+const unsigned char no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile_map[108] = {
+	0x00,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x02,
+	0x03,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x05,
+	0x03,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x05,
+	0x03,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x05,
+	0x03,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x04,0x05,
+	0x06,0x07,0x07,0x07,0x07,0x07,0x07,0x07,0x07,0x07,0x07,0x07,0x07,0x07,0x07,0x07,0x07,0x08,
+};
diff --git a/gbdk-support/png2asset/testing/ref/no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile.h b/gbdk-support/png2asset/testing/ref/no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a912fcf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gbdk-support/png2asset/testing/ref/no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+//AUTOGENERATED FILE FROM png2asset
+// Conversion args: /no_pal_map_test.png -c /no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile.c -use_metafile -noflip -map -keep_palette_order -no_palettes
+
+#ifndef METASPRITE_no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile_H
+#define METASPRITE_no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <gbdk/platform.h>
+#include <gbdk/metasprites.h>
+
+#define no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile_TILE_ORIGIN 0
+#define no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile_TILE_W 8
+#define no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile_TILE_H 8
+#define no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile_WIDTH 144
+#define no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile_HEIGHT 48
+#define no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile_TILE_COUNT 9
+#define no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile_MAP_ATTRIBUTES 0
+extern const unsigned char no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile_map[108];
+#define no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile_map_attributes no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile_map
+
+BANKREF_EXTERN(no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile)
+
+extern const uint8_t no_pal_map_test_keep_pal_order_usemetafile_tiles[144];
+
+#endif
diff --git a/gbdk-support/png2asset/testing/res/no_pal_map_test.png.meta b/gbdk-support/png2asset/testing/res/no_pal_map_test.png.meta
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..521d586a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gbdk-support/png2asset/testing/res/no_pal_map_test.png.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-noflip  -map
+   -keep_palette_order
+ -no_palettes
+
+