diff --git a/dlls/winex11.drv/bitblt.c b/dlls/winex11.drv/bitblt.c
index 0343d967f33..2ae9d4bbafa 100644
--- a/dlls/winex11.drv/bitblt.c
+++ b/dlls/winex11.drv/bitblt.c
@@ -1911,12 +1911,9 @@ static void x11drv_surface_flush( struct window_surface *window_surface )
 
         if (src != dst)
         {
-            const int *mapping = NULL;
+            int map[256], *mapping = get_window_surface_mapping( surface->image->bits_per_pixel, map );
             int width_bytes = surface->image->bytes_per_line;
 
-            if (surface->image->bits_per_pixel == 4 || surface->image->bits_per_pixel == 8)
-                mapping = X11DRV_PALETTE_PaletteToXPixel;
-
             src += coords.visrect.top * width_bytes;
             dst += coords.visrect.top * width_bytes;
             copy_image_byteswap( &surface->info, src, dst, width_bytes, width_bytes,
@@ -2016,7 +2013,7 @@ struct window_surface *create_surface( Window window, const XVisualInfo *vis, co
     surface->info.bmiHeader.biPlanes      = 1;
     surface->info.bmiHeader.biBitCount    = format->bits_per_pixel;
     surface->info.bmiHeader.biSizeImage   = get_dib_image_size( &surface->info );
-    set_color_info( vis, &surface->info, use_alpha );
+    if (format->bits_per_pixel > 8) set_color_info( vis, &surface->info, use_alpha );
 
     InitializeCriticalSection( &surface->crit );
     surface->crit.DebugInfo->Spare[0] = (DWORD_PTR)(__FILE__ ": surface");
diff --git a/dlls/winex11.drv/palette.c b/dlls/winex11.drv/palette.c
index f9503349daf..3212fa6920b 100644
--- a/dlls/winex11.drv/palette.c
+++ b/dlls/winex11.drv/palette.c
@@ -116,6 +116,97 @@ static int *palette_get_mapping( HPALETTE hpal )
     return mapping;
 }
 
+/* copied from gdi32 */
+static const RGBQUAD *get_default_color_table( int bpp )
+{
+    static const RGBQUAD table_1[2] =
+    {
+        { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 }, { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff }
+    };
+    static const RGBQUAD table_4[16] =
+    {
+        { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 }, { 0x00, 0x00, 0x80 }, { 0x00, 0x80, 0x00 }, { 0x00, 0x80, 0x80 },
+        { 0x80, 0x00, 0x00 }, { 0x80, 0x00, 0x80 }, { 0x80, 0x80, 0x00 }, { 0x80, 0x80, 0x80 },
+        { 0xc0, 0xc0, 0xc0 }, { 0x00, 0x00, 0xff }, { 0x00, 0xff, 0x00 }, { 0x00, 0xff, 0xff },
+        { 0xff, 0x00, 0x00 }, { 0xff, 0x00, 0xff }, { 0xff, 0xff, 0x00 }, { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff },
+    };
+    static const RGBQUAD table_8[256] =
+    {
+        /* first and last 10 entries are the default system palette entries */
+        { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 }, { 0x00, 0x00, 0x80 }, { 0x00, 0x80, 0x00 }, { 0x00, 0x80, 0x80 },
+        { 0x80, 0x00, 0x00 }, { 0x80, 0x00, 0x80 }, { 0x80, 0x80, 0x00 }, { 0xc0, 0xc0, 0xc0 },
+        { 0xc0, 0xdc, 0xc0 }, { 0xf0, 0xca, 0xa6 }, { 0x00, 0x20, 0x40 }, { 0x00, 0x20, 0x60 },
+        { 0x00, 0x20, 0x80 }, { 0x00, 0x20, 0xa0 }, { 0x00, 0x20, 0xc0 }, { 0x00, 0x20, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x00, 0x40, 0x00 }, { 0x00, 0x40, 0x20 }, { 0x00, 0x40, 0x40 }, { 0x00, 0x40, 0x60 },
+        { 0x00, 0x40, 0x80 }, { 0x00, 0x40, 0xa0 }, { 0x00, 0x40, 0xc0 }, { 0x00, 0x40, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x00, 0x60, 0x00 }, { 0x00, 0x60, 0x20 }, { 0x00, 0x60, 0x40 }, { 0x00, 0x60, 0x60 },
+        { 0x00, 0x60, 0x80 }, { 0x00, 0x60, 0xa0 }, { 0x00, 0x60, 0xc0 }, { 0x00, 0x60, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x00, 0x80, 0x00 }, { 0x00, 0x80, 0x20 }, { 0x00, 0x80, 0x40 }, { 0x00, 0x80, 0x60 },
+        { 0x00, 0x80, 0x80 }, { 0x00, 0x80, 0xa0 }, { 0x00, 0x80, 0xc0 }, { 0x00, 0x80, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x00, 0xa0, 0x00 }, { 0x00, 0xa0, 0x20 }, { 0x00, 0xa0, 0x40 }, { 0x00, 0xa0, 0x60 },
+        { 0x00, 0xa0, 0x80 }, { 0x00, 0xa0, 0xa0 }, { 0x00, 0xa0, 0xc0 }, { 0x00, 0xa0, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x00, 0xc0, 0x00 }, { 0x00, 0xc0, 0x20 }, { 0x00, 0xc0, 0x40 }, { 0x00, 0xc0, 0x60 },
+        { 0x00, 0xc0, 0x80 }, { 0x00, 0xc0, 0xa0 }, { 0x00, 0xc0, 0xc0 }, { 0x00, 0xc0, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x00, 0xe0, 0x00 }, { 0x00, 0xe0, 0x20 }, { 0x00, 0xe0, 0x40 }, { 0x00, 0xe0, 0x60 },
+        { 0x00, 0xe0, 0x80 }, { 0x00, 0xe0, 0xa0 }, { 0x00, 0xe0, 0xc0 }, { 0x00, 0xe0, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x40, 0x00, 0x00 }, { 0x40, 0x00, 0x20 }, { 0x40, 0x00, 0x40 }, { 0x40, 0x00, 0x60 },
+        { 0x40, 0x00, 0x80 }, { 0x40, 0x00, 0xa0 }, { 0x40, 0x00, 0xc0 }, { 0x40, 0x00, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x40, 0x20, 0x00 }, { 0x40, 0x20, 0x20 }, { 0x40, 0x20, 0x40 }, { 0x40, 0x20, 0x60 },
+        { 0x40, 0x20, 0x80 }, { 0x40, 0x20, 0xa0 }, { 0x40, 0x20, 0xc0 }, { 0x40, 0x20, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x40, 0x40, 0x00 }, { 0x40, 0x40, 0x20 }, { 0x40, 0x40, 0x40 }, { 0x40, 0x40, 0x60 },
+        { 0x40, 0x40, 0x80 }, { 0x40, 0x40, 0xa0 }, { 0x40, 0x40, 0xc0 }, { 0x40, 0x40, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x40, 0x60, 0x00 }, { 0x40, 0x60, 0x20 }, { 0x40, 0x60, 0x40 }, { 0x40, 0x60, 0x60 },
+        { 0x40, 0x60, 0x80 }, { 0x40, 0x60, 0xa0 }, { 0x40, 0x60, 0xc0 }, { 0x40, 0x60, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x40, 0x80, 0x00 }, { 0x40, 0x80, 0x20 }, { 0x40, 0x80, 0x40 }, { 0x40, 0x80, 0x60 },
+        { 0x40, 0x80, 0x80 }, { 0x40, 0x80, 0xa0 }, { 0x40, 0x80, 0xc0 }, { 0x40, 0x80, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x40, 0xa0, 0x00 }, { 0x40, 0xa0, 0x20 }, { 0x40, 0xa0, 0x40 }, { 0x40, 0xa0, 0x60 },
+        { 0x40, 0xa0, 0x80 }, { 0x40, 0xa0, 0xa0 }, { 0x40, 0xa0, 0xc0 }, { 0x40, 0xa0, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x40, 0xc0, 0x00 }, { 0x40, 0xc0, 0x20 }, { 0x40, 0xc0, 0x40 }, { 0x40, 0xc0, 0x60 },
+        { 0x40, 0xc0, 0x80 }, { 0x40, 0xc0, 0xa0 }, { 0x40, 0xc0, 0xc0 }, { 0x40, 0xc0, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x40, 0xe0, 0x00 }, { 0x40, 0xe0, 0x20 }, { 0x40, 0xe0, 0x40 }, { 0x40, 0xe0, 0x60 },
+        { 0x40, 0xe0, 0x80 }, { 0x40, 0xe0, 0xa0 }, { 0x40, 0xe0, 0xc0 }, { 0x40, 0xe0, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x80, 0x00, 0x00 }, { 0x80, 0x00, 0x20 }, { 0x80, 0x00, 0x40 }, { 0x80, 0x00, 0x60 },
+        { 0x80, 0x00, 0x80 }, { 0x80, 0x00, 0xa0 }, { 0x80, 0x00, 0xc0 }, { 0x80, 0x00, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x80, 0x20, 0x00 }, { 0x80, 0x20, 0x20 }, { 0x80, 0x20, 0x40 }, { 0x80, 0x20, 0x60 },
+        { 0x80, 0x20, 0x80 }, { 0x80, 0x20, 0xa0 }, { 0x80, 0x20, 0xc0 }, { 0x80, 0x20, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x80, 0x40, 0x00 }, { 0x80, 0x40, 0x20 }, { 0x80, 0x40, 0x40 }, { 0x80, 0x40, 0x60 },
+        { 0x80, 0x40, 0x80 }, { 0x80, 0x40, 0xa0 }, { 0x80, 0x40, 0xc0 }, { 0x80, 0x40, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x80, 0x60, 0x00 }, { 0x80, 0x60, 0x20 }, { 0x80, 0x60, 0x40 }, { 0x80, 0x60, 0x60 },
+        { 0x80, 0x60, 0x80 }, { 0x80, 0x60, 0xa0 }, { 0x80, 0x60, 0xc0 }, { 0x80, 0x60, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x80, 0x80, 0x00 }, { 0x80, 0x80, 0x20 }, { 0x80, 0x80, 0x40 }, { 0x80, 0x80, 0x60 },
+        { 0x80, 0x80, 0x80 }, { 0x80, 0x80, 0xa0 }, { 0x80, 0x80, 0xc0 }, { 0x80, 0x80, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x80, 0xa0, 0x00 }, { 0x80, 0xa0, 0x20 }, { 0x80, 0xa0, 0x40 }, { 0x80, 0xa0, 0x60 },
+        { 0x80, 0xa0, 0x80 }, { 0x80, 0xa0, 0xa0 }, { 0x80, 0xa0, 0xc0 }, { 0x80, 0xa0, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x80, 0xc0, 0x00 }, { 0x80, 0xc0, 0x20 }, { 0x80, 0xc0, 0x40 }, { 0x80, 0xc0, 0x60 },
+        { 0x80, 0xc0, 0x80 }, { 0x80, 0xc0, 0xa0 }, { 0x80, 0xc0, 0xc0 }, { 0x80, 0xc0, 0xe0 },
+        { 0x80, 0xe0, 0x00 }, { 0x80, 0xe0, 0x20 }, { 0x80, 0xe0, 0x40 }, { 0x80, 0xe0, 0x60 },
+        { 0x80, 0xe0, 0x80 }, { 0x80, 0xe0, 0xa0 }, { 0x80, 0xe0, 0xc0 }, { 0x80, 0xe0, 0xe0 },
+        { 0xc0, 0x00, 0x00 }, { 0xc0, 0x00, 0x20 }, { 0xc0, 0x00, 0x40 }, { 0xc0, 0x00, 0x60 },
+        { 0xc0, 0x00, 0x80 }, { 0xc0, 0x00, 0xa0 }, { 0xc0, 0x00, 0xc0 }, { 0xc0, 0x00, 0xe0 },
+        { 0xc0, 0x20, 0x00 }, { 0xc0, 0x20, 0x20 }, { 0xc0, 0x20, 0x40 }, { 0xc0, 0x20, 0x60 },
+        { 0xc0, 0x20, 0x80 }, { 0xc0, 0x20, 0xa0 }, { 0xc0, 0x20, 0xc0 }, { 0xc0, 0x20, 0xe0 },
+        { 0xc0, 0x40, 0x00 }, { 0xc0, 0x40, 0x20 }, { 0xc0, 0x40, 0x40 }, { 0xc0, 0x40, 0x60 },
+        { 0xc0, 0x40, 0x80 }, { 0xc0, 0x40, 0xa0 }, { 0xc0, 0x40, 0xc0 }, { 0xc0, 0x40, 0xe0 },
+        { 0xc0, 0x60, 0x00 }, { 0xc0, 0x60, 0x20 }, { 0xc0, 0x60, 0x40 }, { 0xc0, 0x60, 0x60 },
+        { 0xc0, 0x60, 0x80 }, { 0xc0, 0x60, 0xa0 }, { 0xc0, 0x60, 0xc0 }, { 0xc0, 0x60, 0xe0 },
+        { 0xc0, 0x80, 0x00 }, { 0xc0, 0x80, 0x20 }, { 0xc0, 0x80, 0x40 }, { 0xc0, 0x80, 0x60 },
+        { 0xc0, 0x80, 0x80 }, { 0xc0, 0x80, 0xa0 }, { 0xc0, 0x80, 0xc0 }, { 0xc0, 0x80, 0xe0 },
+        { 0xc0, 0xa0, 0x00 }, { 0xc0, 0xa0, 0x20 }, { 0xc0, 0xa0, 0x40 }, { 0xc0, 0xa0, 0x60 },
+        { 0xc0, 0xa0, 0x80 }, { 0xc0, 0xa0, 0xa0 }, { 0xc0, 0xa0, 0xc0 }, { 0xc0, 0xa0, 0xe0 },
+        { 0xc0, 0xc0, 0x00 }, { 0xc0, 0xc0, 0x20 }, { 0xc0, 0xc0, 0x40 }, { 0xc0, 0xc0, 0x60 },
+        { 0xc0, 0xc0, 0x80 }, { 0xc0, 0xc0, 0xa0 }, { 0xf0, 0xfb, 0xff }, { 0xa4, 0xa0, 0xa0 },
+        { 0x80, 0x80, 0x80 }, { 0x00, 0x00, 0xff }, { 0x00, 0xff, 0x00 }, { 0x00, 0xff, 0xff },
+        { 0xff, 0x00, 0x00 }, { 0xff, 0x00, 0xff }, { 0xff, 0xff, 0x00 }, { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff },
+    };
+
+    switch (bpp)
+    {
+    case 1: return table_1;
+    case 4: return table_4;
+    case 8: return table_8;
+    default: return NULL;
+    }
+}
 
 /***********************************************************************
  *           palette_set_mapping
@@ -1022,6 +1113,21 @@ static int X11DRV_PALETTE_LookupSystemXPixel(COLORREF col)
  return (X11DRV_PALETTE_PaletteToXPixel)? X11DRV_PALETTE_PaletteToXPixel[best] : best;
 }
 
+/* window surfaces use the default color table */
+int *get_window_surface_mapping( int bpp, int *mapping )
+{
+    const RGBQUAD *table = get_default_color_table( bpp );
+    int i;
+
+    if (!table) return NULL;
+    for (i = 0; i < 1 << bpp; i++)
+        mapping[i] = X11DRV_PALETTE_LookupSystemXPixel( RGB( table[i].rgbRed,
+                                                             table[i].rgbGreen,
+                                                             table[i].rgbBlue) );
+    return mapping;
+}
+
+
 /***********************************************************************
  *           X11DRV_PALETTE_FormatSystemPalette
  */
diff --git a/dlls/winex11.drv/x11drv.h b/dlls/winex11.drv/x11drv.h
index e6f4c2a8b98..0d0da2984f0 100644
--- a/dlls/winex11.drv/x11drv.h
+++ b/dlls/winex11.drv/x11drv.h
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ extern BOOL X11DRV_IsSolidColor(COLORREF color) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern COLORREF X11DRV_PALETTE_ToLogical(X11DRV_PDEVICE *physDev, int pixel) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern int X11DRV_PALETTE_ToPhysical(X11DRV_PDEVICE *physDev, COLORREF color) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern COLORREF X11DRV_PALETTE_GetColor( X11DRV_PDEVICE *physDev, COLORREF color ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+extern int *get_window_surface_mapping( int bpp, int *mapping ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
 /* GDI escapes */