diff --git a/dlls/winex11.drv/window.c b/dlls/winex11.drv/window.c
index e1f1d30170a..4e01eb201c9 100644
--- a/dlls/winex11.drv/window.c
+++ b/dlls/winex11.drv/window.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static unsigned long get_mwm_decorations( struct x11drv_win_data *data,
 static int get_window_attributes( struct x11drv_win_data *data, XSetWindowAttributes *attr )
 {
     attr->override_redirect = !data->managed;
-    attr->colormap          = data->colormap ? data->colormap : default_colormap;
+    attr->colormap          = data->whole_colormap ? data->whole_colormap : default_colormap;
     attr->save_under        = ((GetClassLongW( data->hwnd, GCL_STYLE ) & CS_SAVEBITS) != 0);
     attr->bit_gravity       = NorthWestGravity;
     attr->backing_store     = NotUseful;
@@ -1445,12 +1445,12 @@ Window create_client_window( HWND hwnd, const XVisualInfo *visual )
         TRACE( "%p reparent xwin %lx/%lx\n", data->hwnd, data->whole_window, data->client_window );
     }
 
-    if (data->colormap) XFreeColormap( gdi_display, data->colormap );
-    data->colormap = XCreateColormap( gdi_display, dummy_parent, visual->visual,
-                                      (visual->class == PseudoColor ||
-                                       visual->class == GrayScale ||
-                                       visual->class == DirectColor) ? AllocAll : AllocNone );
-    attr.colormap = data->colormap;
+    if (data->client_colormap) XFreeColormap( gdi_display, data->client_colormap );
+    data->client_colormap = XCreateColormap( gdi_display, dummy_parent, visual->visual,
+                                            (visual->class == PseudoColor ||
+                                             visual->class == GrayScale ||
+                                             visual->class == DirectColor) ? AllocAll : AllocNone );
+    attr.colormap = data->client_colormap;
     attr.bit_gravity = NorthWestGravity;
     attr.win_gravity = NorthWestGravity;
     attr.backing_store = NotUseful;
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ static void create_whole_window( struct x11drv_win_data *data )
     data->shaped = (win_rgn != 0);
 
     if (data->vis.visualid != default_visual.visualid)
-        data->colormap = XCreateColormap( data->display, root_window, data->vis.visual, AllocNone );
+        data->whole_colormap = XCreateColormap( data->display, root_window, data->vis.visual, AllocNone );
 
     mask = get_window_attributes( data, &attr );
 
@@ -1586,9 +1586,9 @@ static void destroy_whole_window( struct x11drv_win_data *data, BOOL already_des
         XDeleteContext( data->display, data->whole_window, winContext );
         if (!already_destroyed) XDestroyWindow( data->display, data->whole_window );
     }
-    if (data->colormap) XFreeColormap( data->display, data->colormap );
+    if (data->whole_colormap) XFreeColormap( data->display, data->whole_colormap );
     data->whole_window = data->client_window = 0;
-    data->colormap = 0;
+    data->whole_colormap = 0;
     data->wm_state = WithdrawnState;
     data->net_wm_state = 0;
     data->mapped = FALSE;
@@ -1694,6 +1694,7 @@ void CDECL X11DRV_DestroyWindow( HWND hwnd )
     if (thread_data->last_xic_hwnd == hwnd) thread_data->last_xic_hwnd = 0;
     if (data->icon_pixmap) XFreePixmap( gdi_display, data->icon_pixmap );
     if (data->icon_mask) XFreePixmap( gdi_display, data->icon_mask );
+    if (data->client_colormap) XFreeColormap( data->display, data->client_colormap );
     HeapFree( GetProcessHeap(), 0, data->icon_bits );
     XDeleteContext( gdi_display, (XID)hwnd, win_data_context );
     release_win_data( data );
diff --git a/dlls/winex11.drv/x11drv.h b/dlls/winex11.drv/x11drv.h
index 9ac83e57b1a..e71156cbb0e 100644
--- a/dlls/winex11.drv/x11drv.h
+++ b/dlls/winex11.drv/x11drv.h
@@ -553,7 +553,8 @@ struct x11drv_win_data
 {
     Display    *display;        /* display connection for the thread owning the window */
     XVisualInfo vis;            /* X visual used by this window */
-    Colormap    colormap;       /* colormap if non-default visual */
+    Colormap    whole_colormap; /* colormap if non-default visual */
+    Colormap    client_colormap; /* colormap for the client window */
     HWND        hwnd;           /* hwnd that this private data belongs to */
     Window      whole_window;   /* X window for the complete window */
     Window      client_window;  /* X window for the client area */