diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index 589123f11d..3920dc28fe 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 December 26, 2007 (Changes by Graf Zahl)
+- Fixed: The FSpecialFont constructor copied the untranslated colors directly
+  from the source palette instead of the font's identity map.
 - Split off the entire translation code from r_draw.cpp into r_translate.cpp.
 - Moved the common code of ACS and DECORATE translation generation into the
   FRemapTable class.
diff --git a/src/v_font.cpp b/src/v_font.cpp
index 8c97c232cb..9ae1bf3d2b 100644
--- a/src/v_font.cpp
+++ b/src/v_font.cpp
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ FSpecialFont::FSpecialFont (const char *name, int first, int count, int *lumplis
 			for (j = ActiveColors; j < TotalColors; ++j)
 			{
 				remap->Remap[j] = identity[j];
-				remap->Palette[j] = GPalette.BaseColors[j];
+				remap->Palette[j] = GPalette.BaseColors[identity[j]];
 			}
 		}
 	}