diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_main.c b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
index f2022bcea..78c0b1dab 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_main.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ void HWR_Lighting(FSurfaceInfo *Surface, INT32 light_level, extracolormap_t *col
 	// Clamp the light level, since it can sometimes go out of the 0-255 range from animations
 	light_level = min(max(light_level, 0), 255);
 
+	V_CubeApply(&tint_color.s.red, &tint_color.s.green, &tint_color.s.blue);
+	V_CubeApply(&fade_color.s.red, &fade_color.s.green, &fade_color.s.blue);
 	Surface->PolyColor.rgba = poly_color.rgba;
 	Surface->TintColor.rgba = tint_color.rgba;
 	Surface->FadeColor.rgba = fade_color.rgba;