diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c b/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c
index 3fe32040195..140ee88ce1e 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c
@@ -3609,7 +3609,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI ddraw7_CreatePalette(IDirectDraw7 *iface, DWORD Flags,
     }
 
     TRACE("Created palette %p.\n", object);
-    *Palette = (IDirectDrawPalette *)object;
+    *Palette = &object->IDirectDrawPalette_iface;
     LeaveCriticalSection(&ddraw_cs);
     return DD_OK;
 }
@@ -3626,7 +3626,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI ddraw4_CreatePalette(IDirectDraw4 *iface, DWORD flags, PAL
     hr = ddraw7_CreatePalette(&This->IDirectDraw7_iface, flags, entries, palette, outer_unknown);
     if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && *palette)
     {
-        IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *impl = (IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *)*palette;
+        IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *impl = impl_from_IDirectDrawPalette(*palette);
         IDirectDraw7_Release(&This->IDirectDraw7_iface);
         IDirectDraw4_AddRef(iface);
         impl->ifaceToRelease = (IUnknown *)iface;
@@ -3646,7 +3646,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI ddraw2_CreatePalette(IDirectDraw2 *iface, DWORD flags,
     hr = ddraw7_CreatePalette(&This->IDirectDraw7_iface, flags, entries, palette, outer_unknown);
     if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && *palette)
     {
-        IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *impl = (IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *)*palette;
+        IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *impl = impl_from_IDirectDrawPalette(*palette);
         IDirectDraw7_Release(&This->IDirectDraw7_iface);
         impl->ifaceToRelease = NULL;
     }
@@ -3666,7 +3666,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI ddraw1_CreatePalette(IDirectDraw *iface, DWORD flags,
     hr = ddraw7_CreatePalette(&This->IDirectDraw7_iface, flags, entries, palette, outer_unknown);
     if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && *palette)
     {
-        IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *impl = (IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *)*palette;
+        IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *impl = impl_from_IDirectDrawPalette(*palette);
         IDirectDraw7_Release(&This->IDirectDraw7_iface);
         impl->ifaceToRelease = NULL;
     }
diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/ddraw_private.h b/dlls/ddraw/ddraw_private.h
index 7898d28bdf2..f587126aafb 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/ddraw_private.h
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/ddraw_private.h
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ IDirectDrawClipperImpl *unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawClipper(IDirectDrawClipper *
 struct IDirectDrawPaletteImpl
 {
     /* IUnknown fields */
-    const IDirectDrawPaletteVtbl *lpVtbl;
+    IDirectDrawPalette IDirectDrawPalette_iface;
     LONG ref;
 
     struct wined3d_palette *wineD3DPalette;
@@ -369,6 +369,11 @@ struct IDirectDrawPaletteImpl
     IUnknown                  *ifaceToRelease;
 };
 
+static inline IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *impl_from_IDirectDrawPalette(IDirectDrawPalette *iface)
+{
+    return CONTAINING_RECORD(iface, IDirectDrawPaletteImpl, IDirectDrawPalette_iface);
+}
+
 IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawPalette(IDirectDrawPalette *iface) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
 HRESULT ddraw_palette_init(IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *palette,
diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/palette.c b/dlls/ddraw/palette.c
index ff784119d9e..534255ab61d 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/palette.c
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/palette.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ IDirectDrawPaletteImpl_QueryInterface(IDirectDrawPalette *iface,
 static ULONG WINAPI
 IDirectDrawPaletteImpl_AddRef(IDirectDrawPalette *iface)
 {
-    IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *This = (IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *)iface;
+    IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *This = impl_from_IDirectDrawPalette(iface);
     ULONG ref = InterlockedIncrement(&This->ref);
 
     TRACE("%p increasing refcount to %u.\n", This, ref);
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ IDirectDrawPaletteImpl_AddRef(IDirectDrawPalette *iface)
 static ULONG WINAPI
 IDirectDrawPaletteImpl_Release(IDirectDrawPalette *iface)
 {
-    IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *This = (IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *)iface;
+    IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *This = impl_from_IDirectDrawPalette(iface);
     ULONG ref = InterlockedDecrement(&This->ref);
 
     TRACE("%p decreasing refcount to %u.\n", This, ref);
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI
 IDirectDrawPaletteImpl_GetCaps(IDirectDrawPalette *iface,
                                DWORD *Caps)
 {
-    IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *This = (IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *)iface;
+    IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *This = impl_from_IDirectDrawPalette(iface);
 
     TRACE("iface %p, caps %p.\n", iface, Caps);
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ IDirectDrawPaletteImpl_SetEntries(IDirectDrawPalette *iface,
                                   DWORD Count,
                                   PALETTEENTRY *PalEnt)
 {
-    IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *This = (IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *)iface;
+    IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *This = impl_from_IDirectDrawPalette(iface);
     HRESULT hr;
 
     TRACE("iface %p, flags %#x, start %u, count %u, entries %p.\n",
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ IDirectDrawPaletteImpl_GetEntries(IDirectDrawPalette *iface,
                                   DWORD Count,
                                   PALETTEENTRY *PalEnt)
 {
-    IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *This = (IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *)iface;
+    IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *This = impl_from_IDirectDrawPalette(iface);
     HRESULT hr;
 
     TRACE("iface %p, flags %#x, start %u, count %u, entries %p.\n",
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *unsafe_impl_from_IDirectDrawPalette(IDirectDrawPalette *
 {
     if (!iface) return NULL;
     assert(iface->lpVtbl == &ddraw_palette_vtbl);
-    return CONTAINING_RECORD(iface, IDirectDrawPaletteImpl, lpVtbl);
+    return CONTAINING_RECORD(iface, IDirectDrawPaletteImpl, IDirectDrawPalette_iface);
 }
 
 HRESULT ddraw_palette_init(IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *palette,
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ HRESULT ddraw_palette_init(IDirectDrawPaletteImpl *palette,
 {
     HRESULT hr;
 
-    palette->lpVtbl = &ddraw_palette_vtbl;
+    palette->IDirectDrawPalette_iface.lpVtbl = &ddraw_palette_vtbl;
     palette->ref = 1;
 
     hr = wined3d_palette_create(ddraw->wined3d_device, flags,