diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/tests/ddraw1.c b/dlls/ddraw/tests/ddraw1.c
index c8485935ea6..b4d0f80d51d 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/tests/ddraw1.c
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/tests/ddraw1.c
@@ -5921,6 +5921,9 @@ static void test_palette_gdi(void)
     PALETTEENTRY palette_entries[256];
     UINT i;
     HDC dc;
+    DDBLTFX fx;
+    RECT r;
+    COLORREF color;
     /* On the Windows 8 testbot palette index 0 of the onscreen palette is forced to
      * r = 0, g = 0, b = 0. Do not attempt to set it to something else as this is
      * not the point of this test. */
@@ -6064,6 +6067,8 @@ static void test_palette_gdi(void)
     refcount = IDirectDrawSurface_Release(surface);
     ok(!refcount, "Got unexpected refcount %u.\n", refcount);
 
+    hr = IDirectDraw_SetCooperativeLevel(ddraw, window, DDSCL_FULLSCREEN | DDSCL_EXCLUSIVE);
+    ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set cooperative level, hr %#x.\n", hr);
     if (FAILED(IDirectDraw_SetDisplayMode(ddraw, 640, 480, 8)))
     {
         win_skip("Failed to set 8 bpp display mode, skipping test.\n");
@@ -6073,8 +6078,6 @@ static void test_palette_gdi(void)
         return;
     }
     ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set display mode, hr %#x.\n", hr);
-    hr = IDirectDraw_SetCooperativeLevel(ddraw, window, DDSCL_FULLSCREEN | DDSCL_EXCLUSIVE);
-    ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set cooperative level, hr %#x.\n", hr);
 
     memset(&surface_desc, 0, sizeof(surface_desc));
     surface_desc.dwSize = sizeof(surface_desc);
@@ -6083,10 +6086,27 @@ static void test_palette_gdi(void)
     hr = IDirectDraw_CreateSurface(ddraw, &surface_desc, &primary, NULL);
     ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create surface, hr %#x.\n", hr);
 
+    memset(&fx, 0, sizeof(fx));
+    fx.dwSize = sizeof(fx);
+    fx.dwFillColor = 3;
+    SetRect(&r, 0, 0, 319, 479);
+    hr = IDirectDrawSurface_Blt(primary, &r, NULL, NULL, DDBLT_COLORFILL | DDBLT_WAIT, &fx);
+    ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to clear surface, hr %#x.\n", hr);
+    SetRect(&r, 320, 0, 639, 479);
+    fx.dwFillColor = 4;
+    hr = IDirectDrawSurface_Blt(primary, &r, NULL, NULL, DDBLT_COLORFILL | DDBLT_WAIT, &fx);
+    ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to clear surface, hr %#x.\n", hr);
+
     hr = IDirectDrawSurface_SetPalette(primary, palette);
     ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set palette, hr %#x.\n", hr);
     hr = IDirectDrawSurface_GetDC(primary, &dc);
     ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to get DC, hr %#x.\n", hr);
+
+    color = GetPixel(dc, 160, 240);
+    ok(color == 0x00030000, "Clear index 3: Got unexpected color 0x%08x.\n", color);
+    color = GetPixel(dc, 480, 240);
+    ok(color == 0x00252423, "Clear index 4: Got unexpected color 0x%08x.\n", color);
+
     ddraw_palette_handle = SelectPalette(dc, GetStockObject(DEFAULT_PALETTE), FALSE);
     /* Windows 2000 on the testbot assigns a different palette to the primary. Refrast? */
     ok(ddraw_palette_handle == GetStockObject(DEFAULT_PALETTE) || broken(TRUE),
diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/tests/ddraw2.c b/dlls/ddraw/tests/ddraw2.c
index eefa3341f3c..1a33220f86e 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/tests/ddraw2.c
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/tests/ddraw2.c
@@ -7167,6 +7167,9 @@ static void test_palette_gdi(void)
     PALETTEENTRY palette_entries[256];
     UINT i;
     HDC dc;
+    DDBLTFX fx;
+    RECT r;
+    COLORREF color;
     /* On the Windows 8 testbot palette index 0 of the onscreen palette is forced to
      * r = 0, g = 0, b = 0. Do not attempt to set it to something else as this is
      * not the point of this test. */
@@ -7310,6 +7313,8 @@ static void test_palette_gdi(void)
     refcount = IDirectDrawSurface_Release(surface);
     ok(!refcount, "Got unexpected refcount %u.\n", refcount);
 
+    hr = IDirectDraw2_SetCooperativeLevel(ddraw, window, DDSCL_FULLSCREEN | DDSCL_EXCLUSIVE);
+    ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set cooperative level, hr %#x.\n", hr);
     if (FAILED(IDirectDraw2_SetDisplayMode(ddraw, 640, 480, 8, 0, 0)))
     {
         win_skip("Failed to set 8 bpp display mode, skipping test.\n");
@@ -7319,8 +7324,6 @@ static void test_palette_gdi(void)
         return;
     }
     ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set display mode, hr %#x.\n", hr);
-    hr = IDirectDraw2_SetCooperativeLevel(ddraw, window, DDSCL_FULLSCREEN | DDSCL_EXCLUSIVE);
-    ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set cooperative level, hr %#x.\n", hr);
 
     memset(&surface_desc, 0, sizeof(surface_desc));
     surface_desc.dwSize = sizeof(surface_desc);
@@ -7329,10 +7332,27 @@ static void test_palette_gdi(void)
     hr = IDirectDraw2_CreateSurface(ddraw, &surface_desc, &primary, NULL);
     ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create surface, hr %#x.\n", hr);
 
+    memset(&fx, 0, sizeof(fx));
+    fx.dwSize = sizeof(fx);
+    fx.dwFillColor = 3;
+    SetRect(&r, 0, 0, 319, 479);
+    hr = IDirectDrawSurface_Blt(primary, &r, NULL, NULL, DDBLT_COLORFILL | DDBLT_WAIT, &fx);
+    ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to clear surface, hr %#x.\n", hr);
+    SetRect(&r, 320, 0, 639, 479);
+    fx.dwFillColor = 4;
+    hr = IDirectDrawSurface_Blt(primary, &r, NULL, NULL, DDBLT_COLORFILL | DDBLT_WAIT, &fx);
+    ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to clear surface, hr %#x.\n", hr);
+
     hr = IDirectDrawSurface_SetPalette(primary, palette);
     ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set palette, hr %#x.\n", hr);
     hr = IDirectDrawSurface_GetDC(primary, &dc);
     ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to get DC, hr %#x.\n", hr);
+
+    color = GetPixel(dc, 160, 240);
+    ok(color == 0x00030000, "Clear index 3: Got unexpected color 0x%08x.\n", color);
+    color = GetPixel(dc, 480, 240);
+    ok(color == 0x00252423, "Clear index 4: Got unexpected color 0x%08x.\n", color);
+
     ddraw_palette_handle = SelectPalette(dc, GetStockObject(DEFAULT_PALETTE), FALSE);
     /* Windows 2000 on the testbot assigns a different palette to the primary. Refrast? */
     ok(ddraw_palette_handle == GetStockObject(DEFAULT_PALETTE) || broken(TRUE),
diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/tests/ddraw4.c b/dlls/ddraw/tests/ddraw4.c
index ab5ccab7be3..819cecfe6da 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/tests/ddraw4.c
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/tests/ddraw4.c
@@ -8172,6 +8172,9 @@ static void test_palette_gdi(void)
     PALETTEENTRY palette_entries[256];
     UINT i;
     HDC dc;
+    DDBLTFX fx;
+    RECT r;
+    COLORREF color;
     /* On the Windows 8 testbot palette index 0 of the onscreen palette is forced to
      * r = 0, g = 0, b = 0. Do not attempt to set it to something else as this is
      * not the point of this test. */
@@ -8315,6 +8318,8 @@ static void test_palette_gdi(void)
     refcount = IDirectDrawSurface4_Release(surface);
     ok(!refcount, "Got unexpected refcount %u.\n", refcount);
 
+    hr = IDirectDraw4_SetCooperativeLevel(ddraw, window, DDSCL_FULLSCREEN | DDSCL_EXCLUSIVE);
+    ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set cooperative level, hr %#x.\n", hr);
     if (FAILED(IDirectDraw4_SetDisplayMode(ddraw, 640, 480, 8, 0, 0)))
     {
         win_skip("Failed to set 8 bpp display mode, skipping test.\n");
@@ -8324,8 +8329,6 @@ static void test_palette_gdi(void)
         return;
     }
     ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set display mode, hr %#x.\n", hr);
-    hr = IDirectDraw4_SetCooperativeLevel(ddraw, window, DDSCL_FULLSCREEN | DDSCL_EXCLUSIVE);
-    ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set cooperative level, hr %#x.\n", hr);
 
     memset(&surface_desc, 0, sizeof(surface_desc));
     surface_desc.dwSize = sizeof(surface_desc);
@@ -8334,10 +8337,27 @@ static void test_palette_gdi(void)
     hr = IDirectDraw4_CreateSurface(ddraw, &surface_desc, &primary, NULL);
     ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create surface, hr %#x.\n", hr);
 
+    memset(&fx, 0, sizeof(fx));
+    fx.dwSize = sizeof(fx);
+    fx.dwFillColor = 3;
+    SetRect(&r, 0, 0, 319, 479);
+    hr = IDirectDrawSurface4_Blt(primary, &r, NULL, NULL, DDBLT_COLORFILL | DDBLT_WAIT, &fx);
+    ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to clear surface, hr %#x.\n", hr);
+    SetRect(&r, 320, 0, 639, 479);
+    fx.dwFillColor = 4;
+    hr = IDirectDrawSurface4_Blt(primary, &r, NULL, NULL, DDBLT_COLORFILL | DDBLT_WAIT, &fx);
+    ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to clear surface, hr %#x.\n", hr);
+
     hr = IDirectDrawSurface4_SetPalette(primary, palette);
     ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set palette, hr %#x.\n", hr);
     hr = IDirectDrawSurface4_GetDC(primary, &dc);
     ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to get DC, hr %#x.\n", hr);
+
+    color = GetPixel(dc, 160, 240);
+    ok(color == 0x00030000, "Clear index 3: Got unexpected color 0x%08x.\n", color);
+    color = GetPixel(dc, 480, 240);
+    ok(color == 0x00252423, "Clear index 4: Got unexpected color 0x%08x.\n", color);
+
     ddraw_palette_handle = SelectPalette(dc, GetStockObject(DEFAULT_PALETTE), FALSE);
     /* Windows 2000 on the testbot assigns a different palette to the primary. Refrast? */
     ok(ddraw_palette_handle == GetStockObject(DEFAULT_PALETTE) || broken(TRUE),
diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/tests/ddraw7.c b/dlls/ddraw/tests/ddraw7.c
index 9a3bfe313f9..07e07eb9de5 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/tests/ddraw7.c
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/tests/ddraw7.c
@@ -7976,6 +7976,9 @@ static void test_palette_gdi(void)
     PALETTEENTRY palette_entries[256];
     UINT i;
     HDC dc;
+    DDBLTFX fx;
+    RECT r;
+    COLORREF color;
     /* On the Windows 8 testbot palette index 0 of the onscreen palette is forced to
      * r = 0, g = 0, b = 0. Do not attempt to set it to something else as this is
      * not the point of this test. */
@@ -8119,6 +8122,8 @@ static void test_palette_gdi(void)
     refcount = IDirectDrawSurface7_Release(surface);
     ok(!refcount, "Got unexpected refcount %u.\n", refcount);
 
+    hr = IDirectDraw7_SetCooperativeLevel(ddraw, window, DDSCL_FULLSCREEN | DDSCL_EXCLUSIVE);
+    ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set cooperative level, hr %#x.\n", hr);
     if (FAILED(IDirectDraw7_SetDisplayMode(ddraw, 640, 480, 8, 0, 0)))
     {
         win_skip("Failed to set 8 bpp display mode, skipping test.\n");
@@ -8128,8 +8133,6 @@ static void test_palette_gdi(void)
         return;
     }
     ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set display mode, hr %#x.\n", hr);
-    hr = IDirectDraw7_SetCooperativeLevel(ddraw, window, DDSCL_FULLSCREEN | DDSCL_EXCLUSIVE);
-    ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set cooperative level, hr %#x.\n", hr);
 
     memset(&surface_desc, 0, sizeof(surface_desc));
     surface_desc.dwSize = sizeof(surface_desc);
@@ -8138,10 +8141,27 @@ static void test_palette_gdi(void)
     hr = IDirectDraw7_CreateSurface(ddraw, &surface_desc, &primary, NULL);
     ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create surface, hr %#x.\n", hr);
 
+    memset(&fx, 0, sizeof(fx));
+    fx.dwSize = sizeof(fx);
+    fx.dwFillColor = 3;
+    SetRect(&r, 0, 0, 319, 479);
+    hr = IDirectDrawSurface7_Blt(primary, &r, NULL, NULL, DDBLT_COLORFILL | DDBLT_WAIT, &fx);
+    ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to clear surface, hr %#x.\n", hr);
+    SetRect(&r, 320, 0, 639, 479);
+    fx.dwFillColor = 4;
+    hr = IDirectDrawSurface7_Blt(primary, &r, NULL, NULL, DDBLT_COLORFILL | DDBLT_WAIT, &fx);
+    ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to clear surface, hr %#x.\n", hr);
+
     hr = IDirectDrawSurface7_SetPalette(primary, palette);
     ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set palette, hr %#x.\n", hr);
     hr = IDirectDrawSurface7_GetDC(primary, &dc);
     ok(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to get DC, hr %#x.\n", hr);
+
+    color = GetPixel(dc, 160, 240);
+    ok(color == 0x00030000, "Clear index 3: Got unexpected color 0x%08x.\n", color);
+    color = GetPixel(dc, 480, 240);
+    ok(color == 0x00252423, "Clear index 4: Got unexpected color 0x%08x.\n", color);
+
     ddraw_palette_handle = SelectPalette(dc, GetStockObject(DEFAULT_PALETTE), FALSE);
     /* Windows 2000 on the testbot assigns a different palette to the primary. Refrast? */
     ok(ddraw_palette_handle == GetStockObject(DEFAULT_PALETTE) || broken(TRUE),