diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Bullet.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Bullet.cs
index ba7be41ef2..cd74d5b833 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Bullet.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Bullet.cs
@@ -287,21 +287,22 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Projectiles
 			var world = args.SourceActor.World;
 			if (!world.FogObscures(pos))
 			{
-				if (info.Shadow)
-				{
-					var dat = world.Map.DistanceAboveTerrain(pos);
-					var shadowPos = pos - new WVec(0, 0, dat.Length);
-					foreach (var r in anim.Render(shadowPos, wr.Palette(info.Palette)))
-						yield return ((IModifyableRenderable)r)
-							.WithTint(shadowColor, ((IModifyableRenderable)r).TintModifiers | TintModifiers.ReplaceColor)
-							.WithAlpha(shadowAlpha);
-				}
-
 				var paletteName = info.Palette;
 				if (paletteName != null && info.IsPlayerPalette)
 					paletteName += args.SourceActor.Owner.InternalName;
 
 				var palette = wr.Palette(paletteName);
+
+				if (info.Shadow)
+				{
+					var dat = world.Map.DistanceAboveTerrain(pos);
+					var shadowPos = pos - new WVec(0, 0, dat.Length);
+					foreach (var r in anim.Render(shadowPos, palette))
+						yield return ((IModifyableRenderable)r)
+							.WithTint(shadowColor, ((IModifyableRenderable)r).TintModifiers | TintModifiers.ReplaceColor)
+							.WithAlpha(shadowAlpha);
+				}
+
 				foreach (var r in anim.Render(pos, palette))
 					yield return r;
 			}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/GravityBomb.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/GravityBomb.cs
index 14026c49f8..cae3589d08 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/GravityBomb.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/GravityBomb.cs
@@ -120,17 +120,22 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Projectiles
 			var world = args.SourceActor.World;
 			if (!world.FogObscures(pos))
 			{
+				var paletteName = info.Palette;
+				if (paletteName != null && info.IsPlayerPalette)
+					paletteName += args.SourceActor.Owner.InternalName;
+
+				var palette = wr.Palette(paletteName);
+
 				if (info.Shadow)
 				{
 					var dat = world.Map.DistanceAboveTerrain(pos);
 					var shadowPos = pos - new WVec(0, 0, dat.Length);
-					foreach (var r in anim.Render(shadowPos, wr.Palette(info.Palette)))
+					foreach (var r in anim.Render(shadowPos, palette))
 						yield return ((IModifyableRenderable)r)
 							.WithTint(shadowColor, ((IModifyableRenderable)r).TintModifiers | TintModifiers.ReplaceColor)
 							.WithAlpha(shadowAlpha);
 				}
 
-				var palette = wr.Palette(info.Palette + (info.IsPlayerPalette ? args.SourceActor.Owner.InternalName : ""));
 				foreach (var r in anim.Render(pos, palette))
 					yield return r;
 			}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Missile.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Missile.cs
index 5ab2a22ed9..4be6349d10 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Missile.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Missile.cs
@@ -921,17 +921,22 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Projectiles
 			var world = args.SourceActor.World;
 			if (!world.FogObscures(pos))
 			{
+				var paletteName = info.Palette;
+				if (paletteName != null && info.IsPlayerPalette)
+					paletteName += args.SourceActor.Owner.InternalName;
+
+				var palette = wr.Palette(paletteName);
+
 				if (info.Shadow)
 				{
 					var dat = world.Map.DistanceAboveTerrain(pos);
 					var shadowPos = pos - new WVec(0, 0, dat.Length);
-					foreach (var r in anim.Render(shadowPos, wr.Palette(info.Palette)))
+					foreach (var r in anim.Render(shadowPos, palette))
 						yield return ((IModifyableRenderable)r)
 							.WithTint(shadowColor, ((IModifyableRenderable)r).TintModifiers | TintModifiers.ReplaceColor)
 							.WithAlpha(shadowAlpha);
 				}
 
-				var palette = wr.Palette(info.Palette + (info.IsPlayerPalette ? args.SourceActor.Owner.InternalName : ""));
 				foreach (var r in anim.Render(pos, palette))
 					yield return r;
 			}