diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index c0195706b..9c837e133 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 February 21, 2009  (Changes by Graf Zahl)
+- Fixed: Untranslated colors in fonts had an alpha value of 0 but need 255.
 - Fixed: The Doom status bar's ammo display may not use the INDEXFONT for 
   the alternative HUD. Instead it has to create a separate one out of the
   STYSNUM characters.
diff --git a/src/v_font.cpp b/src/v_font.cpp
index 5e80ee563..bfc95fc31 100644
--- a/src/v_font.cpp
+++ b/src/v_font.cpp
@@ -1622,6 +1622,7 @@ FSpecialFont::FSpecialFont (const char *name, int first, int count, FTexture **l
 			{
 				remap->Remap[j] = identity[j];
 				remap->Palette[j] = GPalette.BaseColors[identity[j]];
+				remap->Palette[j].a = 0xff;
 			}
 		}
 	}