diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs
index b9f1ed46bf..34ec41c879 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 		}
 	}
 
-	public class RenderSimple : IRender, IAutoSelectionSize, ITick
+	public class RenderSimple : IRender, IAutoSelectionSize, ITick, INotifyOwnerChanged
 	{
 		public Dictionary<string, AnimationWithOffset> anims = new Dictionary<string, AnimationWithOffset>();
 
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 			return Info.Image ?? actor.Name;
 		}
 
-		string cachedImage = null;
 		public string GetImage(Actor self)
 		{
 			if (cachedImage != null)
@@ -66,6 +65,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 		}
 
 		RenderSimpleInfo Info;
+		string cachedImage = null;
+		bool initializePalette = true;
+		protected PaletteReference palette;
 
 		public RenderSimple(Actor self, Func<int> baseFacing)
 		{
@@ -78,17 +80,26 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 			anim.PlayRepeating("idle");
 		}
 
-		protected PaletteReference Palette(Player p, WorldRenderer wr)
+		protected virtual string PaletteName(Actor self)
 		{
-			return wr.Palette(Info.Palette ?? Info.PlayerPalette + p.InternalName);
+			return Info.Palette ?? Info.PlayerPalette + self.Owner.InternalName;
 		}
 
+		protected void UpdatePalette() { initializePalette = true; }
+		public void OnOwnerChanged(Actor self, Player oldOwner, Player newOwner) { UpdatePalette(); }
+
 		public virtual IEnumerable<Renderable> Render(Actor self, WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
+			if (initializePalette)
+			{
+				palette = wr.Palette(PaletteName(self));
+				initializePalette = false;
+			}
+
 			foreach (var a in anims.Values)
 				if (a.DisableFunc == null || !a.DisableFunc())
 				{
-					Renderable ret = a.Image(self, Palette(self.Owner, wr));
+					Renderable ret = a.Image(self, palette);
 					if (Info.Scale != 1f)
 						ret = ret.WithScale(Info.Scale).WithPos(ret.Pos + 0.5f * ret.Sprite.size * (1 - Info.Scale));
 					yield return ret;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Missions/Allies04Script.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Missions/Allies04Script.cs
index 2b89f9194d..a667170785 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Missions/Allies04Script.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Missions/Allies04Script.cs
@@ -496,19 +496,21 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Missions
 		public override object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new Allies04RenderHijacked(init.self, this); }
 	}
 
-	class Allies04RenderHijacked : RenderUnit, IRenderModifier
+	class Allies04RenderHijacked : RenderUnit
 	{
 		Allies04Hijackable hijackable;
+		Allies04RenderHijackedInfo info;
 
 		public Allies04RenderHijacked(Actor self, Allies04RenderHijackedInfo info)
 			: base(self)
 		{
+			this.info = info;
 			hijackable = self.Trait<Allies04Hijackable>();
 		}
 
-		public IEnumerable<Renderable> ModifyRender(Actor self, WorldRenderer wr, IEnumerable<Renderable> r)
+		protected override string PaletteName(Actor self)
 		{
-			return r.Select(a => a.WithPalette(Palette(hijackable.OldOwner, wr)));
+			return info.Palette ?? info.PlayerPalette + hijackable.OldOwner.InternalName;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderSpy.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderSpy.cs
index 2d5d6dab23..966401cd68 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderSpy.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderSpy.cs
@@ -21,20 +21,23 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 		public override object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new RenderSpy(init.self, this); }
 	}
 
-	class RenderSpy : RenderInfantryProne, IRenderModifier
+	class RenderSpy : RenderInfantryProne
 	{
+		RenderSpyInfo info;
 		string disguisedAsSprite;
 		Spy spy;
 
 		public RenderSpy(Actor self, RenderSpyInfo info) : base(self, info)
 		{
+			this.info = info;
 			spy = self.Trait<Spy>();
 			disguisedAsSprite = spy.disguisedAsSprite;
 		}
 
-		public IEnumerable<Renderable> ModifyRender(Actor self, WorldRenderer wr, IEnumerable<Renderable> r)
+		protected override string PaletteName(Actor self)
 		{
-			return spy.disguisedAsPlayer != null ? r.Select(a => a.WithPalette(Palette(spy.disguisedAsPlayer, wr))) : r;
+			var player = spy.disguisedAsPlayer != null ? spy.disguisedAsPlayer : self.Owner;
+			return info.Palette ?? info.PlayerPalette + player.InternalName;
 		}
 
 		public override void Tick(Actor self)
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 					anim.ChangeImage(disguisedAsSprite, "stand");
 				else
 					anim.ChangeImage(GetImage(self), "stand");
+				UpdatePalette();
 			}
 			base.Tick(self);
 		}