diff --git a/src/r_data/voxels.cpp b/src/r_data/voxels.cpp
index 70975c7a46..3c6f8b1f9a 100644
--- a/src/r_data/voxels.cpp
+++ b/src/r_data/voxels.cpp
@@ -401,7 +401,9 @@ FVoxel::~FVoxel()
 
 void FVoxel::CreateBgraSlabData()
 {
-	assert(Palette != NULL);
+	uint8_t *palette = Palette;
+	if (palette == nullptr)
+		palette = (uint8_t *)GPalette.BaseColors;
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < NumMips; ++i)
 	{
@@ -424,9 +426,9 @@ void FVoxel::CreateBgraSlabData()
 			{
 				int colorIndex = src->col[j];
 
-				uint32_t red = (Palette[colorIndex * 3 + 0] << 2) | (Palette[colorIndex * 3 + 0] >> 4);
-				uint32_t green = (Palette[colorIndex * 3 + 1] << 2) | (Palette[colorIndex * 3 + 1] >> 4);
-				uint32_t blue = (Palette[colorIndex * 3 + 2] << 2) | (Palette[colorIndex * 3 + 2] >> 4);
+				uint32_t red = (palette[colorIndex * 3 + 0] << 2) | (palette[colorIndex * 3 + 0] >> 4);
+				uint32_t green = (palette[colorIndex * 3 + 1] << 2) | (palette[colorIndex * 3 + 1] >> 4);
+				uint32_t blue = (palette[colorIndex * 3 + 2] << 2) | (palette[colorIndex * 3 + 2] >> 4);
 
 				dest->col[j] = 0xff000000 | (red << 16) | (green << 8) | blue;
 			}
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/things/r_voxel.cpp b/src/swrenderer/things/r_voxel.cpp
index 597aa7a842..3d27ac903e 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/things/r_voxel.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/things/r_voxel.cpp
@@ -532,8 +532,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 							}
 
 							const uint8_t *columnColors = col;
-							bool bgra = viewport->RenderTarget->IsBgra();
-							if (bgra)
+							if (!drawerargs.DrawerNeedsPalInput() && viewport->RenderTarget->IsBgra())
 							{
 								// The true color slab data array is identical, except its using uint32_t instead of uint8.
 								//
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/viewport/r_spritedrawer.h b/src/swrenderer/viewport/r_spritedrawer.h
index 31d3861d9c..eaee878059 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/viewport/r_spritedrawer.h
+++ b/src/swrenderer/viewport/r_spritedrawer.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		
 		uint32_t DynamicLight() const { return dynlightcolor; }
 
+		bool DrawerNeedsPalInput() const { return drawer_needs_pal_input; }
+
 	private:
 		bool SetBlendFunc(int op, fixed_t fglevel, fixed_t bglevel, int flags);
 		static fixed_t GetAlpha(int type, fixed_t alpha);