diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/ddraw_private.h b/dlls/ddraw/ddraw_private.h
index 2bf8132d043..8cc5201d4c1 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/ddraw_private.h
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/ddraw_private.h
@@ -575,6 +575,13 @@ void DDSD2_to_DDSD(const DDSURFACEDESC2 *in, DDSURFACEDESC *out) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN
 
 void multiply_matrix(D3DMATRIX *dst, const D3DMATRIX *src1, const D3DMATRIX *src2) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
+static inline BOOL format_is_paletteindexed(const DDPIXELFORMAT *fmt)
+{
+    DWORD flags = DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED1 | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED2 | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED4
+            | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED8 | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXEDTO8;
+    return !!(fmt->dwFlags & flags);
+}
+
 /* Used for generic dumping */
 struct flag_info
 {
diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/device.c b/dlls/ddraw/device.c
index e184cfd2469..4f270fd44ca 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/device.c
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/device.c
@@ -1798,10 +1798,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI d3d_device2_GetCurrentViewport(IDirect3DDevice2 *iface, ID
 
 static BOOL validate_surface_palette(struct ddraw_surface *surface)
 {
-    return !(surface->surface_desc.u4.ddpfPixelFormat.dwFlags
-            & (DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED1 | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED2
-            | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED4 | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED8
-            | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXEDTO8))
+    return !format_is_paletteindexed(&surface->surface_desc.u4.ddpfPixelFormat)
             || surface->palette;
 }
 
diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/surface.c b/dlls/ddraw/surface.c
index 2efc98c9694..3f230a2cbe0 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/surface.c
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/surface.c
@@ -461,8 +461,7 @@ static HRESULT ddraw_surface_set_palette(struct ddraw_surface *surface, IDirectD
         return DDERR_INVALIDSURFACETYPE;
     }
 
-    if (!(surface->surface_desc.u4.ddpfPixelFormat.dwFlags & (DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED1 | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED2
-            | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED4 | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED8 | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXEDTO8)))
+    if (!format_is_paletteindexed(&surface->surface_desc.u4.ddpfPixelFormat))
         return DDERR_INVALIDPIXELFORMAT;
 
     wined3d_mutex_lock();
@@ -2017,6 +2016,22 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI ddraw_surface7_GetDC(IDirectDrawSurface7 *iface, HDC *hdc)
         hr = ddraw_surface_update_frontbuffer(surface, NULL, TRUE);
     if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
         hr = wined3d_surface_getdc(surface->wined3d_surface, hdc);
+
+    if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && format_is_paletteindexed(&surface->surface_desc.u4.ddpfPixelFormat))
+    {
+        const struct ddraw_palette *palette;
+
+        if (surface->palette)
+            palette = surface->palette;
+        else if (surface->ddraw->primary)
+            palette = surface->ddraw->primary->palette;
+        else
+            palette = NULL;
+
+        if (palette)
+            wined3d_palette_apply_to_dc(palette->wineD3DPalette, *hdc);
+    }
+
     wined3d_mutex_unlock();
     switch(hr)
     {
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/palette.c b/dlls/wined3d/palette.c
index e103b5bda4a..24b344cf543 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/palette.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/palette.c
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ HRESULT CDECL wined3d_palette_get_entries(const struct wined3d_palette *palette,
     return WINED3D_OK;
 }
 
+void CDECL wined3d_palette_apply_to_dc(const struct wined3d_palette *palette, HDC dc)
+{
+    if (SetDIBColorTable(dc, 0, 256, palette->colors) != 256)
+        ERR("Failed to set DIB color table.\n");
+}
+
 HRESULT CDECL wined3d_palette_set_entries(struct wined3d_palette *palette,
         DWORD flags, DWORD start, DWORD count, const PALETTEENTRY *entries)
 {
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/surface.c b/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
index dea27ab70f6..023439d99f5 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ static void gdi_surface_realize_palette(struct wined3d_surface *surface)
     /* Tell the swapchain to update the screen. */
     if (surface->swapchain && surface == surface->swapchain->front_buffer)
     {
-        SetDIBColorTable(surface->hDC, 0, 256, palette->colors);
+        wined3d_palette_apply_to_dc(palette, surface->hDC);
         x11_copy_to_screen(surface->swapchain, NULL);
     }
 }
@@ -3122,31 +3122,6 @@ HRESULT CDECL wined3d_surface_getdc(struct wined3d_surface *surface, HDC *dc)
     surface_load_location(surface, WINED3D_LOCATION_DIB);
     surface_invalidate_location(surface, ~WINED3D_LOCATION_DIB);
 
-    if (surface->resource.format->id == WINED3DFMT_P8_UINT
-            || surface->resource.format->id == WINED3DFMT_P8_UINT_A8_UNORM)
-    {
-        /* GetDC on palettized formats is unsupported in D3D9, and the method
-         * is missing in D3D8, so this should only be used for DX <=7
-         * surfaces (with non-device palettes). */
-        const RGBQUAD *colors = NULL;
-
-        if (surface->palette)
-        {
-            colors = surface->palette->colors;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            struct wined3d_swapchain *swapchain = surface->resource.device->swapchains[0];
-            struct wined3d_surface *dds_primary = swapchain->front_buffer;
-
-            if (dds_primary && dds_primary->palette)
-                colors = dds_primary->palette->colors;
-        }
-
-        if (colors)
-            SetDIBColorTable(surface->hDC, 0, 256, colors);
-    }
-
     surface->flags |= SFLAG_DCINUSE;
     surface->resource.map_count++;
 
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d.spec b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d.spec
index 41b31582bab..f1a45ddf43a 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d.spec
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d.spec
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
 @ cdecl wined3d_palette_create(ptr long long ptr ptr)
 @ cdecl wined3d_palette_decref(ptr)
 @ cdecl wined3d_palette_get_entries(ptr long long long ptr)
+@ cdecl wined3d_palette_apply_to_dc(ptr ptr)
 @ cdecl wined3d_palette_incref(ptr)
 @ cdecl wined3d_palette_set_entries(ptr long long long ptr)
 
diff --git a/include/wine/wined3d.h b/include/wine/wined3d.h
index db36fbf8c3f..328b5950414 100644
--- a/include/wine/wined3d.h
+++ b/include/wine/wined3d.h
@@ -2261,6 +2261,7 @@ HRESULT __cdecl wined3d_palette_create(struct wined3d_device *device, DWORD flag
 ULONG __cdecl wined3d_palette_decref(struct wined3d_palette *palette);
 HRESULT __cdecl wined3d_palette_get_entries(const struct wined3d_palette *palette,
         DWORD flags, DWORD start, DWORD count, PALETTEENTRY *entries);
+void __cdecl wined3d_palette_apply_to_dc(const struct wined3d_palette *palette, HDC dc);
 ULONG __cdecl wined3d_palette_incref(struct wined3d_palette *palette);
 HRESULT __cdecl wined3d_palette_set_entries(struct wined3d_palette *palette,
         DWORD flags, DWORD start, DWORD count, const PALETTEENTRY *entries);