diff --git a/src/menu/menu.h b/src/menu/menu.h
index 55884ab84..f9611433c 100644
--- a/src/menu/menu.h
+++ b/src/menu/menu.h
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ class FListMenuItemPlayerDisplay : public FListMenuItem
 	void SetPlayerClass(int classnum, bool force = false);
 	bool UpdatePlayerClass();
 	void UpdateRandomClass();
+	void UpdateTranslation();
 
 public:
 
diff --git a/src/menu/playerdisplay.cpp b/src/menu/playerdisplay.cpp
index ec3f512ce..aa8208004 100644
--- a/src/menu/playerdisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/playerdisplay.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "gi.h"
 #include "r_defs.h"
 #include "r_state.h"
+#include "r_data/r_translate.h"
 
 
 //=============================================================================
@@ -386,9 +387,33 @@ void FListMenuItemPlayerDisplay::UpdateRandomClass()
 		mPlayerState = GetDefaultByType (mPlayerClass->Type)->SeeState;
 		mPlayerTics = mPlayerState->GetTics();
 		mRandomTimer = 6;
+
+		// Since the newly displayed class may used a different translation
+		// range than the old one, we need to update the translation, too.
+		UpdateTranslation();
 	}
 }
 
+//=============================================================================
+//
+//
+//
+//=============================================================================
+
+void FListMenuItemPlayerDisplay::UpdateTranslation()
+{
+	int PlayerColor = players[consoleplayer].userinfo.color;
+	int	PlayerSkin = players[consoleplayer].userinfo.skin;
+	int PlayerColorset = players[consoleplayer].userinfo.colorset;
+
+	if (mPlayerClass != NULL)
+	{
+		PlayerSkin = R_FindSkin (skins[PlayerSkin].name, int(mPlayerClass - &PlayerClasses[0]));
+		R_GetPlayerTranslation(PlayerColor,
+			P_GetPlayerColorSet(mPlayerClass->Type->TypeName, PlayerColorset),
+			&skins[PlayerSkin], translationtables[TRANSLATION_Players][MAXPLAYERS]);
+	}
+}
 
 //=============================================================================
 //
diff --git a/src/menu/playermenu.cpp b/src/menu/playermenu.cpp
index 7aa668eaa..99eedfe66 100644
--- a/src/menu/playermenu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/playermenu.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ EXTERN_CVAR (Float, autoaim)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, neverswitchonpickup)
 EXTERN_CVAR (Bool, cl_run)
 
-void R_GetPlayerTranslation (int color, const FPlayerColorSet *colorset, FPlayerSkin *skin, FRemapTable *table);
-
 //=============================================================================
 //
 // Player's name
diff --git a/src/r_data/r_translate.cpp b/src/r_data/r_translate.cpp
index 10bbc6539..b7f2ca69f 100644
--- a/src/r_data/r_translate.cpp
+++ b/src/r_data/r_translate.cpp
@@ -1117,4 +1117,3 @@ void R_GetPlayerTranslation (int color, const FPlayerColorSet *colorset, FPlayer
 
 	R_CreatePlayerTranslation (h, s, v, colorset, skin, table, NULL);
 }
-
diff --git a/src/r_data/r_translate.h b/src/r_data/r_translate.h
index 21488155b..d61a9a22e 100644
--- a/src/r_data/r_translate.h
+++ b/src/r_data/r_translate.h
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ FRemapTable *TranslationToTable(int translation);
 void R_InitTranslationTables (void);
 void R_DeinitTranslationTables();
 
-// [RH] Actually create a player's translation table.
-void R_BuildPlayerTranslation (int player);
+void R_BuildPlayerTranslation (int player);		// [RH] Actually create a player's translation table.
+void R_GetPlayerTranslation (int color, const struct FPlayerColorSet *colorset, class FPlayerSkin *skin, struct FRemapTable *table);
 
 extern const BYTE IcePalette[16][3];