diff --git a/dlls/gdi/gdi16.c b/dlls/gdi/gdi16.c
index 14e8826f84c..3ba6d17c853 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi/gdi16.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi/gdi16.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "winbase.h"
 #include "wingdi.h"
 #include "wine/wingdi16.h"
+#include "gdi.h"
 #include "wine/debug.h"
 
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(gdi);
@@ -1593,6 +1594,24 @@ HPALETTE16 WINAPI CreatePalette16( const LOGPALETTE* palette )
 }
 
 
+/***********************************************************************
+ *           GDISelectPalette    (GDI.361)
+ */
+HPALETTE16 WINAPI GDISelectPalette16( HDC16 hdc, HPALETTE16 hpalette, WORD wBkg )
+{
+    return HPALETTE_16( GDISelectPalette( HDC_32(hdc), HPALETTE_32(hpalette), wBkg ));
+}
+
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ *           GDIRealizePalette    (GDI.362)
+ */
+UINT16 WINAPI GDIRealizePalette16( HDC16 hdc )
+{
+    return GDIRealizePalette( HDC_32(hdc) );
+}
+
+
 /***********************************************************************
  *           GetPaletteEntries    (GDI.363)
  */
diff --git a/include/gdi.h b/include/gdi.h
index 6947e9fd7e0..558379d9f0f 100644
--- a/include/gdi.h
+++ b/include/gdi.h
@@ -455,6 +455,10 @@ extern METAHEADER *MF_CreateMetaHeaderDisk(METAHEADER *mr, LPCSTR filename);
 /* region.c */
 extern BOOL REGION_FrameRgn( HRGN dest, HRGN src, INT x, INT y );
 
+/* palette.c */
+extern HPALETTE WINAPI GDISelectPalette( HDC hdc, HPALETTE hpal, WORD wBkg);
+extern UINT WINAPI GDIRealizePalette( HDC hdc );
+
 #define WINE_GGO_GRAY16_BITMAP 0x7f
 
 #endif  /* __WINE_GDI_H */
diff --git a/objects/dc.c b/objects/dc.c
index 28f25bf2f02..50e0bea61b8 100644
--- a/objects/dc.c
+++ b/objects/dc.c
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ void WINAPI SetDCState16( HDC16 hdc, HDC16 hdcs )
     SelectObject( hdc, dcs->hPen );
     SetBkColor( hdc, dcs->backgroundColor);
     SetTextColor( hdc, dcs->textColor);
-    GDISelectPalette16( hdc, dcs->hPalette, FALSE );
+    GDISelectPalette( hdc, dcs->hPalette, FALSE );
     GDI_ReleaseObj( hdcs );
     GDI_ReleaseObj( hdc );
 }
diff --git a/objects/palette.c b/objects/palette.c
index bc441fb228e..238e7ad0324 100644
--- a/objects/palette.c
+++ b/objects/palette.c
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ static const struct gdi_obj_funcs palette_funcs =
 
 /* Pointers to USER implementation of SelectPalette/RealizePalette */
 /* they will be patched by USER on startup */
-FARPROC pfnSelectPalette = NULL;
-FARPROC pfnRealizePalette = NULL;
+HPALETTE (WINAPI *pfnSelectPalette)(HDC hdc, HPALETTE hpal, WORD bkgnd ) = NULL;
+UINT (WINAPI *pfnRealizePalette)(HDC hdc) = NULL;
 
 static UINT SystemPaletteUse = SYSPAL_STATIC;  /* currently not considered */
 
@@ -657,11 +657,11 @@ static BOOL PALETTE_DeleteObject( HGDIOBJ handle, void *obj )
 
 
 /***********************************************************************
- *           GDISelectPalette    (GDI.361)
+ *           GDISelectPalette    (Not a Windows API)
  */
-HPALETTE16 WINAPI GDISelectPalette16( HDC16 hdc, HPALETTE16 hpal, WORD wBkg)
+HPALETTE WINAPI GDISelectPalette( HDC hdc, HPALETTE hpal, WORD wBkg)
 {
-    HPALETTE16 prev;
+    HPALETTE prev;
     DC *dc;
 
     TRACE("%04x %04x\n", hdc, hpal );
@@ -681,9 +681,9 @@ HPALETTE16 WINAPI GDISelectPalette16( HDC16 hdc, HPALETTE16 hpal, WORD wBkg)
 
 
 /***********************************************************************
- *           GDIRealizePalette    (GDI.362)
+ *           GDIRealizePalette    (Not a Windows API)
  */
-UINT16 WINAPI GDIRealizePalette16( HDC16 hdc )
+UINT WINAPI GDIRealizePalette( HDC hdc )
 {
     UINT realized = 0;
     DC* dc = DC_GetDCPtr( hdc );
@@ -694,11 +694,10 @@ UINT16 WINAPI GDIRealizePalette16( HDC16 hdc )
 
     if( dc->hPalette == GetStockObject( DEFAULT_PALETTE ))
     {
-        GDI_ReleaseObj( hdc );
-        return RealizeDefaultPalette16( hdc );
+        if (dc->funcs->pRealizeDefaultPalette)
+            realized = dc->funcs->pRealizeDefaultPalette( dc->physDev );
     }
-
-    if(dc->hPalette != hLastRealizedPalette )
+    else if(dc->hPalette != hLastRealizedPalette )
     {
         if (dc->funcs->pRealizePalette)
             realized = dc->funcs->pRealizePalette( dc->physDev, dc->hPalette,
@@ -707,10 +706,10 @@ UINT16 WINAPI GDIRealizePalette16( HDC16 hdc )
         pLastRealizedDC = dc->funcs;
     }
     else TRACE("  skipping (hLastRealizedPalette = %04x)\n", hLastRealizedPalette);
-    GDI_ReleaseObj( hdc );
 
+    GDI_ReleaseObj( hdc );
     TRACE("   realized %i colors.\n", realized );
-    return (UINT16)realized;
+    return realized;
 }