diff --git a/src/common/fonts/font.cpp b/src/common/fonts/font.cpp
index a27e7f238..c1373e373 100644
--- a/src/common/fonts/font.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fonts/font.cpp
@@ -328,14 +328,14 @@ FFont::FFont (const char *name, const char *nametemplate, const char *filetempla
 
 				auto orig = pic->GetTexture();
 				auto tex = MakeGameTexture(orig, nullptr, ETextureType::FontChar); 
-				tex->CopySize(pic);
+				tex->CopySize(pic, true);
 				TexMan.AddGameTexture(tex);
 				Chars[i].OriginalPic = tex;
 
 				if (!noTranslate)
 				{
 					Chars[i].TranslatedPic = MakeGameTexture(new FImageTexture(new FFontChar1(orig->GetImage())), nullptr, ETextureType::FontChar);
-					Chars[i].TranslatedPic->CopySize(pic);
+					Chars[i].TranslatedPic->CopySize(pic, true);
 					TexMan.AddGameTexture(Chars[i].TranslatedPic);
 				}
 				else
@@ -441,9 +441,9 @@ void FFont::ReadSheetFont(TArray<FolderEntry> &folderdata, int width, int height
 			auto pic = (*lump)->GetTexture();
 			Chars[i].OriginalPic = (*lump)->GetUseType() == ETextureType::FontChar? (*lump) : MakeGameTexture(pic, nullptr, ETextureType::FontChar);
 			Chars[i].OriginalPic->SetUseType(ETextureType::FontChar);
-			Chars[i].OriginalPic->CopySize(*lump);
+			Chars[i].OriginalPic->CopySize(*lump, true);
 			Chars[i].TranslatedPic = MakeGameTexture(new FImageTexture(new FFontChar1(pic->GetImage())), nullptr, ETextureType::FontChar);
-			Chars[i].TranslatedPic->CopySize(*lump);
+			Chars[i].TranslatedPic->CopySize(*lump, true);
 			Chars[i].TranslatedPic->SetUseType(ETextureType::FontChar);
 			if (Chars[i].OriginalPic != *lump) TexMan.AddGameTexture(Chars[i].OriginalPic);
 			TexMan.AddGameTexture(Chars[i].TranslatedPic);
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ int FFont::GetColorTranslation (EColorRange range, PalEntry *color) const
 		}
 		if (color != nullptr) *color = retcolor;
 	}
-	if (ActiveColors == 0)
+	if (ActiveColors == 0 || range == CR_UNDEFINED)
 		return -1;
 	else if (range >= NumTextColors)
 		range = CR_UNTRANSLATED;
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ FGameTexture *FFont::GetChar (int code, int translation, int *const width, bool
 	if (code < 0) return nullptr;
 
 
-	if (translation == CR_UNTRANSLATED && !forceremap)
+	if ((translation == CR_UNTRANSLATED || translation == CR_UNDEFINED) && !forceremap)
 	{
 		bool redirect = Chars[code].OriginalPic && Chars[code].OriginalPic != Chars[code].TranslatedPic;
 		if (redirected) *redirected = redirect;
diff --git a/src/common/fonts/singlepicfont.cpp b/src/common/fonts/singlepicfont.cpp
index 46a723bd1..aefede946 100644
--- a/src/common/fonts/singlepicfont.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fonts/singlepicfont.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public:
 
 	// FFont interface
 	FGameTexture *GetChar(int code, int translation, int *const width, bool *redirected = nullptr) const override;
-	int GetCharWidth (int code) const;
+	int GetCharWidth (int code) const override;
 
 protected:
 	FTextureID PicNum;
diff --git a/src/common/fonts/specialfont.cpp b/src/common/fonts/specialfont.cpp
index 4dca54d3f..7e9c0778d 100644
--- a/src/common/fonts/specialfont.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fonts/specialfont.cpp
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ FSpecialFont::FSpecialFont (const char *name, int first, int count, FGameTexture
 		{
 			auto pic = charlumps[i];
 			Chars[i].OriginalPic = MakeGameTexture(pic->GetTexture(), nullptr, ETextureType::FontChar);
-			Chars[i].OriginalPic->CopySize(pic);
+			Chars[i].OriginalPic->CopySize(pic, true);
 			TexMan.AddGameTexture(Chars[i].OriginalPic);
 
 			if (!noTranslate)
 			{
 				Chars[i].TranslatedPic = MakeGameTexture(new FImageTexture(new FFontChar1 (charlumps[i]->GetTexture()->GetImage())), nullptr, ETextureType::FontChar);
-				Chars[i].TranslatedPic->CopySize(charlumps[i]);
+				Chars[i].TranslatedPic->CopySize(charlumps[i], true);
 				TexMan.AddGameTexture(Chars[i].TranslatedPic);
 			}
 			else Chars[i].TranslatedPic = Chars[i].OriginalPic;