diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_portal.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_portal.cpp
index 2e5df1da9..ed3812766 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_portal.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_portal.cpp
@@ -1180,6 +1180,7 @@ void GLHorizonPortal::DrawContents()
 
 
 	gl_RenderState.SetMaterial(gltexture, CLAMP_NONE, 0, -1, false);
+	gl_RenderState.SetObjectColor(origin->specialcolor);
 
 	gl_SetPlaneTextureRotation(sp, gltexture);
 	gl_RenderState.AlphaFunc(GL_GEQUAL, 0.f);
@@ -1237,6 +1238,7 @@ void GLEEHorizonPortal::DrawContents()
 		horz.plane.GetFromSector(sector, sector_t::ceiling);
 		horz.lightlevel = gl_ClampLight(sector->GetCeilingLight());
 		horz.colormap = sector->Colormap;
+		horz.specialcolor = 0xffffffff;
 		if (portal->mType == PORTS_PLANE)
 		{
 			horz.plane.Texheight = r_viewpoint.Pos.Z + fabs(horz.plane.Texheight);
@@ -1250,6 +1252,7 @@ void GLEEHorizonPortal::DrawContents()
 		horz.plane.GetFromSector(sector, sector_t::floor);
 		horz.lightlevel = gl_ClampLight(sector->GetFloorLight());
 		horz.colormap = sector->Colormap;
+		horz.specialcolor = 0xffffffff;
 		if (portal->mType == PORTS_PLANE)
 		{
 			horz.plane.Texheight = r_viewpoint.Pos.Z - fabs(horz.plane.Texheight);
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_portal.h b/src/gl/scene/gl_portal.h
index 9ef8cf5f7..010472c97 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_portal.h
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_portal.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct GLHorizonInfo
 	GLSectorPlane plane;
 	int lightlevel;
 	FColormap colormap;
+	PalEntry specialcolor;
 };
 
 struct GLSkyInfo
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_walls.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_walls.cpp
index 018f8ab67..529d46bb5 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_walls.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_walls.cpp
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ bool GLWall::DoHorizon(seg_t * seg,sector_t * fs, vertex_t * v1,vertex_t * v2)
 			hi.plane.GetFromSector(fs, sector_t::ceiling);
 			hi.lightlevel = gl_ClampLight(fs->GetCeilingLight());
 			hi.colormap = fs->Colormap;
+			hi.specialcolor = fs->SpecialColors[sector_t::ceiling];
 
 			if (fs->e->XFloor.ffloors.Size())
 			{
@@ -469,6 +470,7 @@ bool GLWall::DoHorizon(seg_t * seg,sector_t * fs, vertex_t * v1,vertex_t * v2)
 			hi.plane.GetFromSector(fs, sector_t::floor);
 			hi.lightlevel = gl_ClampLight(fs->GetFloorLight());
 			hi.colormap = fs->Colormap;
+			hi.specialcolor = fs->SpecialColors[sector_t::floor];
 
 			if (fs->e->XFloor.ffloors.Size())
 			{