diff --git a/parse.c b/parse.c
index 593df8d..d04ad5c 100644
--- a/parse.c
+++ b/parse.c
@@ -2473,6 +2473,7 @@ static void LeadingHudMessage(void)
 // replacement: palrep | colorrep
 // palrep: exp : exp
 // colorrep: [exp,exp,exp]:[exp,exp,exp]
+// desatrep: %colorrep
 //==========================================================================
 
 static void LeadingCreateTranslation(void)
@@ -2484,6 +2485,8 @@ static void LeadingCreateTranslation(void)
 	PC_AppendCmd(PCD_STARTTRANSLATION);
 	while (tk_Token == TK_COMMA)
 	{
+		pcd_t translationcode;
+
 		TK_NextToken();
 		EvalExpression();	// Get first palette entry in range
 		TK_TokenMustBe(TK_COLON, ERR_MISSING_COLON);
@@ -2492,6 +2495,15 @@ static void LeadingCreateTranslation(void)
 		TK_TokenMustBe(TK_ASSIGN, ERR_MISSING_ASSIGN);
 
 		TK_NextToken();
+		if(tk_Token == TK_PERCENT)
+		{
+			translationcode = PCD_TRANSLATIONRANGE3;
+			TK_NextTokenMustBe(TK_LBRACKET, ERR_MISSING_LBRACKET);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			translationcode = PCD_TRANSLATIONRANGE2;
+		}
 		if(tk_Token == TK_LBRACKET)
 		{ // Replacement is color range
 			int i, j;
@@ -2520,7 +2532,6 @@ static void LeadingCreateTranslation(void)
 					TK_NextToken();
 				}
 			}
-			PC_AppendCmd(PCD_TRANSLATIONRANGE2);
 		}
 		else
 		{ // Replacement is palette range
@@ -2528,8 +2539,9 @@ static void LeadingCreateTranslation(void)
 			TK_TokenMustBe(TK_COLON, ERR_MISSING_COLON);
 			TK_NextToken();
 			EvalExpression();
-			PC_AppendCmd(PCD_TRANSLATIONRANGE1);
+			translationcode = PCD_TRANSLATIONRANGE1;
 		}
+		PC_AppendCmd(translationcode);
 	}
 	PC_AppendCmd(PCD_ENDTRANSLATION);
 	TK_TokenMustBe(TK_RPAREN, ERR_MISSING_RPAREN);
diff --git a/pcode.c b/pcode.c
index 9b4f2fe..9d5fd41 100644
--- a/pcode.c
+++ b/pcode.c
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ static char *PCDNames[PCODE_COMMAND_COUNT] =
 	"PCD_PUSHFUNCTION",			// from Eternity
 	"PCD_CALLSTACK",			// from Eternity
 	"PCD_SCRIPTWAITNAMED",
+	"PCD_TRANSLATIONRANGE3",
 };
 
 // CODE --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/pcode.h b/pcode.h
index 5b10c87..fdad84e 100644
--- a/pcode.h
+++ b/pcode.h
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ typedef enum
 	PCD_PUSHFUNCTION,		// from Eternity
 	PCD_CALLSTACK,			// from Eternity
 	PCD_SCRIPTWAITNAMED,
+	PCD_TRANSLATIONRANGE3,
 
 	PCODE_COMMAND_COUNT
 } pcd_t;