diff --git a/src/platform/qt/PaletteView.cpp b/src/platform/qt/PaletteView.cpp
index a41732672..10a3dd23d 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/PaletteView.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/PaletteView.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ void PaletteView::updatePalette() {
 		m_ui.bgGrid->setColor(i, palette[i]);
 		m_ui.objGrid->setColor(i, palette[i + 256]);
 	}
+	m_ui.bgGrid->update();
+	m_ui.objGrid->update();
 }
 
 void PaletteView::selectIndex(int index) {
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/PaletteView.ui b/src/platform/qt/PaletteView.ui
index 79a5c2bec..00eb54390 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/PaletteView.ui
+++ b/src/platform/qt/PaletteView.ui
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
      </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
+       <property name="sizePolicy">
+        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+        </sizepolicy>
+       </property>
        <property name="title">
         <string>Background</string>
        </property>
@@ -48,22 +54,13 @@
          <number>0</number>
         </property>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QGBA::Swatch" name="bgGrid">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
+         <widget class="QGBA::Swatch" name="bgGrid" native="true">
           <property name="minimumSize">
            <size>
             <width>175</width>
             <height>175</height>
            </size>
           </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string/>
-          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
        </layout>
@@ -101,22 +98,13 @@
          <number>0</number>
         </property>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QGBA::Swatch" name="objGrid">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
+         <widget class="QGBA::Swatch" name="objGrid" native="true">
           <property name="minimumSize">
            <size>
             <width>175</width>
             <height>175</height>
            </size>
           </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string/>
-          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
        </layout>
@@ -155,9 +143,9 @@
      <property name="title">
       <string>Selection</string>
      </property>
-     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
+     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_4">
       <item>
-       <widget class="QGBA::Swatch" name="selected">
+       <widget class="QGBA::Swatch" name="selected" native="true">
         <property name="sizePolicy">
          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
@@ -170,36 +158,33 @@
           <height>64</height>
          </size>
         </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string/>
-        </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <widget class="Line" name="line">
+       <widget class="Line" name="line_3">
         <property name="orientation">
          <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_5">
+       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_9">
         <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
           <property name="text">
            <string>Red</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
           <property name="text">
            <string>Green</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
           <property name="text">
            <string>Blue</string>
           </property>
@@ -208,7 +193,7 @@
        </layout>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_7">
+       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_10">
         <property name="leftMargin">
          <number>8</number>
         </property>
@@ -236,30 +221,30 @@
        </layout>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <widget class="Line" name="line_2">
+       <widget class="Line" name="line_4">
         <property name="orientation">
          <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_8">
+       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_11">
         <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_11">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_14">
           <property name="text">
            <string>16-bit value</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_12">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_15">
           <property name="text">
            <string>Hex code</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_13">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_16">
           <property name="text">
            <string>Palette index</string>
           </property>
@@ -268,7 +253,7 @@
        </layout>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_6">
+       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_12">
         <property name="leftMargin">
          <number>8</number>
         </property>
@@ -312,8 +297,9 @@
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
    <class>QGBA::Swatch</class>
-   <extends>QLabel</extends>
+   <extends>QWidget</extends>
    <header>Swatch.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/Swatch.cpp b/src/platform/qt/Swatch.cpp
index 308bec9cf..8fd834fb6 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/Swatch.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/Swatch.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 using namespace QGBA;
 
 Swatch::Swatch(QWidget* parent)
-	: QLabel(parent)
+	: QWidget(parent)
 {
 	m_size = 10;
 	setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding, QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding);
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ void Swatch::setColor(int index, uint16_t color) {
 }
 
 void Swatch::paintEvent(QPaintEvent* event) {
-	setPixmap(m_backing);
-	QLabel::paintEvent(event);
+	QPainter painter(this);
+	painter.drawPixmap(QPoint(), m_backing);
 }
 
 void Swatch::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event) {
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/Swatch.h b/src/platform/qt/Swatch.h
index 5a84c3c38..266b3dca2 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/Swatch.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/Swatch.h
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 #define QGBA_SWATCH
 
 #include <QColor>
-#include <QLabel>
+#include <QWidget>
 #include <QVector>
 
 namespace QGBA {
 
-class Swatch : public QLabel {
+class Swatch : public QWidget {
 Q_OBJECT
 
 public: