diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/NEStools/NESPPU.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/NEStools/NESPPU.cs
index 3c2ae9a6df..a1a70c8c2a 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/NEStools/NESPPU.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/NEStools/NESPPU.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
             if (!this.IsHandleCreated || this.IsDisposed) return;
             for (int x = 0; x < 16; x++)
             {
-				PaletteView.bgPalettes[x].SetValue(Nes.ppu.PALRAM[PaletteView.bgPalettes[x].address]);
+				PaletteView.bgPalettes[x].SetValue(Nes.ConvertColor(Nes.ppu.PALRAM[PaletteView.bgPalettes[x].address]));
 				PaletteView.spritePalettes[x].SetValue(Nes.ppu.PALRAM[PaletteView.spritePalettes[x].address]);
             }
             PaletteView.Refresh();
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/NEStools/PaletteViewer.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/NEStools/PaletteViewer.cs
index 20b53ca7d6..10a2458c41 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/NEStools/PaletteViewer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/NEStools/PaletteViewer.cs
@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
             public void SetValue(int val)
             {
-                value = val;
-                color = Color.FromArgb(val);
+                unchecked
+                {
+                    value = val | (int)0xFF000000;
+                }
+                color = Color.FromArgb(value);
             }
 
             public Color GetColor()