diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_main.c b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
index 01a88186c..1647e23f8 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_main.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
@@ -5344,7 +5344,7 @@ static void HWR_ProjectSprite(mobj_t *thing)
 		else if (vis->mobj->type == MT_METALSONIC_BATTLE)
 			vis->colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_METALSONIC, 0, GTC_CACHE);
 		else
-			vis->colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_BOSS, 0, GTC_CACHE);
+			vis->colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_BOSS, vis->mobj->color, GTC_CACHE);
 	}
 	else if (thing->color)
 	{
diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_md2.c b/src/hardware/hw_md2.c
index 9c3aa9e58..fd7b67aad 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_md2.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_md2.c
@@ -777,24 +777,7 @@ static void HWR_CreateBlendedTexture(patch_t *gpatch, patch_t *blendgpatch, GLMi
 
 	while (size--)
 	{
-		if (skinnum == TC_BOSS)
-		{
-			// Turn everything below a certain threshold white
-			if ((image->s.red == image->s.green) && (image->s.green == image->s.blue) && image->s.blue < 127)
-			{
-				// Lactozilla: Invert the colors
-				cur->s.red = cur->s.green = cur->s.blue = (255 - image->s.blue);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				cur->s.red = image->s.red;
-				cur->s.green = image->s.green;
-				cur->s.blue = image->s.blue;
-			}
-
-			cur->s.alpha = image->s.alpha;
-		}
-		else if (skinnum == TC_ALLWHITE)
+		if (skinnum == TC_ALLWHITE)
 		{
 			// Turn everything white
 			cur->s.red = cur->s.green = cur->s.blue = 255;
@@ -1065,6 +1048,15 @@ skippixel:
 
 					cur->s.alpha = image->s.alpha;
 				}
+				else if (skinnum == TC_BOSS)
+				{
+					// Turn everything below a certain threshold white
+					if ((image->s.red == image->s.green) && (image->s.green == image->s.blue) && image->s.blue < 127)
+					{
+						// Lactozilla: Invert the colors
+						cur->s.red = cur->s.green = cur->s.blue = (255 - image->s.blue);
+					}
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/r_draw.c b/src/r_draw.c
index d433ccf19..d0f28b753 100644
--- a/src/r_draw.c
+++ b/src/r_draw.c
@@ -482,8 +482,12 @@ static void R_GenerateTranslationColormap(UINT8 *dest_colormap, INT32 skinnum, U
 		// White!
 		if (skinnum == TC_BOSS)
 		{
+			UINT8 *originalColormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_DEFAULT, (skincolornum_t)color, GTC_CACHE);
 			for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
+			{
+				dest_colormap[DEFAULT_STARTTRANSCOLOR + i] = originalColormap[DEFAULT_STARTTRANSCOLOR + i];
 				dest_colormap[31-i] = i;
+			}
 		}
 		else if (skinnum == TC_METALSONIC)
 		{
diff --git a/src/r_things.c b/src/r_things.c
index 3b61e4862..0283712b8 100644
--- a/src/r_things.c
+++ b/src/r_things.c
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ UINT8 *R_GetSpriteTranslation(vissprite_t *vis)
 		else if (vis->mobj->type == MT_METALSONIC_BATTLE)
 			return R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_METALSONIC, 0, GTC_CACHE);
 		else
-			return R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_BOSS, 0, GTC_CACHE);
+			return R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_BOSS, vis->mobj->color, GTC_CACHE);
 	}
 	else if (vis->mobj->color)
 	{