diff --git a/Quake/image.c b/Quake/image.c
index b242ef13..c724fd19 100644
--- a/Quake/image.c
+++ b/Quake/image.c
@@ -285,11 +285,19 @@ byte *Image_LoadTGA (FILE *fin, int *width, int *height)
 	targa_header.pixel_size = fgetc(fin);
 	targa_header.attributes = fgetc(fin);
 
-	if (targa_header.image_type!=2 && targa_header.image_type!=10)
-		Sys_Error ("Image_LoadTGA: %s is not a type 2 or type 10 targa\n", loadfilename);
+	if (targa_header.image_type==1)
+	{
+		if (targa_header.pixel_size != 8 || targa_header.colormap_size != 24 || targa_header.colormap_length > 256)
+			Sys_Error ("Image_LoadTGA: %s has an %ibit palette\n", loadfilename, targa_header.colormap_type);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		if (targa_header.image_type!=2 && targa_header.image_type!=10)
+			Sys_Error ("Image_LoadTGA: %s is not a type 2 or type 10 targa (%i)\n", loadfilename, targa_header.image_type);
 
-	if (targa_header.colormap_type !=0 || (targa_header.pixel_size!=32 && targa_header.pixel_size!=24))
-		Sys_Error ("Image_LoadTGA: %s is not a 24bit or 32bit targa\n", loadfilename);
+		if (targa_header.colormap_type !=0 || (targa_header.pixel_size!=32 && targa_header.pixel_size!=24))
+			Sys_Error ("Image_LoadTGA: %s is not a 24bit or 32bit targa\n", loadfilename);
+	}
 
 	columns = targa_header.width;
 	rows = targa_header.height;
@@ -303,7 +311,36 @@ byte *Image_LoadTGA (FILE *fin, int *width, int *height)
 
 	buf = Buf_Alloc(fin);
 
-	if (targa_header.image_type==2) // Uncompressed, RGB images
+	if (targa_header.image_type==1) // Uncompressed, paletted images
+	{
+		byte palette[256*4];
+		int i;
+		//palette data comes first
+		for (i = 0; i < targa_header.colormap_length; i++)
+		{	//this palette data is bgr.
+			palette[i*3+2] = Buf_GetC(buf);
+			palette[i*3+1] = Buf_GetC(buf);
+			palette[i*3+0] = Buf_GetC(buf);
+			palette[i*3+3] = 255;
+		}
+		for (i = targa_header.colormap_length*4; i < sizeof(palette); i++)
+			palette[i] = 0;
+		for(row=rows-1; row>=0; row--)
+		{
+			realrow = upside_down ? row : rows - 1 - row;
+			pixbuf = targa_rgba + realrow*columns*4;
+
+			for(column=0; column<columns; column++)
+			{
+				i = Buf_GetC(buf);
+				*pixbuf++= palette[i*3+0];
+				*pixbuf++= palette[i*3+1];
+				*pixbuf++= palette[i*3+2];
+				*pixbuf++= palette[i*3+3];
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	else if (targa_header.image_type==2) // Uncompressed, RGB images
 	{
 		for(row=rows-1; row>=0; row--)
 		{