diff --git a/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c b/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
index 71c8ffa93..e9ee5358f 100644
--- a/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
+++ b/src/gba/renderers/video-software.c
@@ -91,8 +91,10 @@ static void GBAVideoSoftwareRendererReset(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer) {
 	softwareRenderer->target2Obj = 0;
 	softwareRenderer->target2Bd = 0;
 	softwareRenderer->blendEffect = BLEND_NONE;
-	memset(softwareRenderer->normalPalette, 0, sizeof(softwareRenderer->normalPalette));
-	memset(softwareRenderer->variantPalette, 0, sizeof(softwareRenderer->variantPalette));
+	for (i = 0; i < 1024; i += 2) {
+		GBAVideoSoftwareRendererWritePalette(renderer, i, softwareRenderer->d.palette[i >> 1]);
+	}
+	_updatePalettes(softwareRenderer);
 
 	softwareRenderer->blda = 0;
 	softwareRenderer->bldb = 0;
diff --git a/src/gba/serialize.c b/src/gba/serialize.c
index 53ebf83ba..1a0100c8d 100644
--- a/src/gba/serialize.c
+++ b/src/gba/serialize.c
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ bool GBADeserialize(struct GBA* gba, const struct GBASerializedState* state) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	GBAVideoDeserialize(&gba->video, state);
 	GBAMemoryDeserialize(&gba->memory, state);
 	GBAIODeserialize(gba, state);
-	GBAVideoDeserialize(&gba->video, state);
 	GBAAudioDeserialize(&gba->audio, state);
 	GBASavedataDeserialize(&gba->memory.savedata, state);
 
diff --git a/src/gba/video.c b/src/gba/video.c
index 9ec7aa6fe..09a68f01b 100644
--- a/src/gba/video.c
+++ b/src/gba/video.c
@@ -334,4 +334,5 @@ void GBAVideoDeserialize(struct GBAVideo* video, const struct GBASerializedState
 	LOAD_32(video->nextVcounterIRQ, 0, &state->video.nextVcounterIRQ);
 	LOAD_32(video->frameCounter, 0, &state->video.frameCounter);
 	LOAD_16(video->vcount, REG_VCOUNT, state->io);
+	video->renderer->reset(video->renderer);
 }