diff --git a/inc/IDirectDrawSurface.h b/inc/IDirectDrawSurface.h
index f04e03a..e20b506 100644
--- a/inc/IDirectDrawSurface.h
+++ b/inc/IDirectDrawSurface.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ typedef struct IDirectDrawSurfaceImpl
     CRITICAL_SECTION cs;
 
     IDirectDrawPaletteImpl* palette;
+    PALETTEENTRY selected_pal[256];
+    UINT selected_pal_count;
 
     void* surface;
     HANDLE mapping;
diff --git a/inc/hook.h b/inc/hook.h
index 235d579..e17e1ec 100644
--- a/inc/hook.h
+++ b/inc/hook.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ typedef HFONT(WINAPI* CREATEFONTINDIRECTAPROC)(CONST LOGFONT*);
 typedef HFONT(WINAPI* CREATEFONTAPROC)(int, int, int, int, int, DWORD, DWORD, DWORD, DWORD, DWORD, DWORD, DWORD, DWORD, LPCTSTR);
 typedef UINT(WINAPI* GETSYSTEMPALETTEENTRIESPROC)(HDC, UINT, UINT, LPPALETTEENTRY);
 typedef HPALETTE(WINAPI* SELECTPALETTEPROC)(HDC, HPALETTE, BOOL);
+typedef UINT (WINAPI* REALIZEPALETTEPROC)(HDC);
 
 typedef HMODULE(WINAPI* LOADLIBRARYAPROC)(LPCSTR);
 typedef HMODULE(WINAPI* LOADLIBRARYWPROC)(LPCWSTR);
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ extern CREATEFONTINDIRECTAPROC real_CreateFontIndirectA;
 extern CREATEFONTAPROC real_CreateFontA;
 extern GETSYSTEMPALETTEENTRIESPROC real_GetSystemPaletteEntries;
 extern SELECTPALETTEPROC real_SelectPalette;
+extern REALIZEPALETTEPROC real_RealizePalette;
 extern LOADLIBRARYAPROC real_LoadLibraryA;
 extern LOADLIBRARYWPROC real_LoadLibraryW;
 extern LOADLIBRARYEXAPROC real_LoadLibraryExA;
diff --git a/inc/winapi_hooks.h b/inc/winapi_hooks.h
index ccbea4b..6bb5250 100644
--- a/inc/winapi_hooks.h
+++ b/inc/winapi_hooks.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ HFONT WINAPI fake_CreateFontIndirectA(CONST LOGFONTA*);
 HFONT WINAPI fake_CreateFontA(int, int, int, int, int, DWORD, DWORD, DWORD, DWORD, DWORD, DWORD, DWORD, DWORD, LPCTSTR);
 UINT WINAPI fake_GetSystemPaletteEntries(HDC, UINT, UINT, LPPALETTEENTRY);
 HPALETTE WINAPI fake_SelectPalette(HDC, HPALETTE, BOOL);
+UINT WINAPI fake_RealizePalette(HDC);
 
 HMODULE WINAPI fake_LoadLibraryA(LPCSTR lpLibFileName);
 HMODULE WINAPI fake_LoadLibraryW(LPCWSTR lpLibFileName);
diff --git a/src/hook.c b/src/hook.c
index f73f31c..debebbf 100644
--- a/src/hook.c
+++ b/src/hook.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ CREATEFONTINDIRECTAPROC real_CreateFontIndirectA = CreateFontIndirectA;
 CREATEFONTAPROC real_CreateFontA = CreateFontA;
 GETSYSTEMPALETTEENTRIESPROC real_GetSystemPaletteEntries = GetSystemPaletteEntries;
 SELECTPALETTEPROC real_SelectPalette = SelectPalette;
+REALIZEPALETTEPROC real_RealizePalette = RealizePalette;
 LOADLIBRARYAPROC real_LoadLibraryA = LoadLibraryA;
 LOADLIBRARYWPROC real_LoadLibraryW = LoadLibraryW;
 LOADLIBRARYEXAPROC real_LoadLibraryExA = LoadLibraryExA;
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ HOOKLIST g_hook_hooklist[] =
             { "CreateFontA", (PROC)fake_CreateFontA, (PROC*)&real_CreateFontA, 0 },
             { "GetSystemPaletteEntries", (PROC)fake_GetSystemPaletteEntries, (PROC*)&real_GetSystemPaletteEntries, 0 },
             { "SelectPalette", (PROC)fake_SelectPalette, (PROC*)&real_SelectPalette, 0 },
+            { "RealizePalette", (PROC)fake_RealizePalette, (PROC*)&real_RealizePalette, 0 },
             { "CreateFontIndirectA", (PROC)fake_CreateFontIndirectA, (PROC*)&real_CreateFontIndirectA, 0 },
             { "", NULL, NULL, 0 }
         }
diff --git a/src/winapi_hooks.c b/src/winapi_hooks.c
index 081bdee..9cf2ad3 100644
--- a/src/winapi_hooks.c
+++ b/src/winapi_hooks.c
@@ -905,11 +905,11 @@ int WINAPI fake_GetDeviceCaps(HDC hdc, int index)
                 return 20;
             }
             else
-        {
-            return 256;
+            {
+                return 256;
+            }
         }
     }
-    }
 
     return real_GetDeviceCaps(hdc, index);
 }
@@ -1410,18 +1410,39 @@ HPALETTE WINAPI fake_SelectPalette(HDC hdc, HPALETTE hPal, BOOL bForceBkgd)
         {
             TRACE("%s [%p]\n", __FUNCTION__, _ReturnAddress());
 
-            PALETTEENTRY pal[256];
-            UINT count = GetPaletteEntries(hPal, 0, 256, pal);
-            
-            ddp_SetEntries(g_ddraw.primary->palette, 0, 0, count, pal);
+            g_ddraw.primary->selected_pal_count = GetPaletteEntries(hPal, 0, 256, g_ddraw.primary->selected_pal);
 
-            return real_SelectPalette(g_ddraw.primary->hdc, hPal, bForceBkgd);
+            return real_SelectPalette(g_ddraw.primary->hdc, hPal, bForceBkgd);;
         }
     }
 
     return real_SelectPalette(hdc, hPal, bForceBkgd);
 }
 
+UINT WINAPI fake_RealizePalette(HDC hdc)
+{
+    if (g_ddraw.ref &&
+        g_ddraw.bpp == 8 &&
+        ((g_ddraw.hwnd && WindowFromDC(hdc) == g_ddraw.hwnd) || WindowFromDC(hdc) == GetDesktopWindow()))
+    {
+        if (g_ddraw.primary && g_ddraw.primary->palette)
+        {
+            TRACE("%s [%p]\n", __FUNCTION__, _ReturnAddress());
+
+            ddp_SetEntries(
+                g_ddraw.primary->palette, 
+                0, 
+                0, 
+                g_ddraw.primary->selected_pal_count,
+                g_ddraw.primary->selected_pal);
+
+            return g_ddraw.primary->selected_pal_count;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return real_RealizePalette(hdc);
+}
+
 HMODULE WINAPI fake_LoadLibraryA(LPCSTR lpLibFileName)
 {
     HMODULE hmod_old = GetModuleHandleA(lpLibFileName);