diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Bullet.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Bullet.cs
index 827d26564e..bf2457a6e5 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Bullet.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Bullet.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Projectiles
 		[Desc("The palette used to draw this projectile.")]
 		[PaletteReference] public readonly string Palette = "effect";
 
+		[Desc("Palette is a player palette BaseName")]
+		public readonly bool IsPlayerPalette = false;
+
 		[Desc("Does this projectile have a shadow?")]
 		public readonly bool Shadow = false;
 
@@ -277,7 +280,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Projectiles
 						yield return r;
 				}
 
-				var palette = wr.Palette(info.Palette);
+				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/GravityBomb.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/GravityBomb.cs
index 2bb5637736..08d365c30c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/GravityBomb.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/GravityBomb.cs
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Projectiles
 		[Desc("Sequence to play when launched. Skipped if null or empty.")]
 		[SequenceReference("Image")] public readonly string OpenSequence = null;
 
+		[Desc("The palette used to draw this projectile.")]
 		[PaletteReference] public readonly string Palette = "effect";
 
+		[Desc("Palette is a player palette BaseName")]
+		public readonly bool IsPlayerPalette = false;
+
 		public readonly bool Shadow = false;
 
 		[PaletteReference] public readonly string ShadowPalette = "shadow";
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Projectiles
 						yield return r;
 				}
 
-				var palette = wr.Palette(info.Palette);
+				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 b533e93388..d2b116256e 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Missile.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Projectiles/Missile.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Projectiles
 		[Desc("Palette used to render the projectile sequence.")]
 		[PaletteReference] public readonly string Palette = "effect";
 
+		[Desc("Palette is a player palette BaseName")]
+		public readonly bool IsPlayerPalette = false;
+
 		[Desc("Should the projectile's shadow be rendered?")]
 		public readonly bool Shadow = false;
 
@@ -911,7 +914,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Projectiles
 						yield return r;
 				}
 
-				var palette = wr.Palette(info.Palette);
+				var palette = wr.Palette(info.Palette + (info.IsPlayerPalette ? args.SourceActor.Owner.InternalName : ""));
 				foreach (var r in anim.Render(pos, palette))
 					yield return r;
 			}