diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/PaletteFromCurrentTileset.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/PaletteFromCurrentTileset.cs
index 45b98b8306..dd12d3e8b7 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/PaletteFromCurrentTileset.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/PaletteFromCurrentTileset.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 #endregion
 
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using OpenRA.FileSystem;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new PaletteFromCurrentTileset(init.World, this); }
 	}
 
-	class PaletteFromCurrentTileset : ILoadsPalettes
+	class PaletteFromCurrentTileset : ILoadsPalettes, IProvidesAssetBrowserPalettes
 	{
 		readonly World world;
 		readonly PaletteFromCurrentTilesetInfo info;
@@ -41,5 +42,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		{
 			wr.AddPalette(info.Name, new ImmutablePalette(GlobalFileSystem.Open(world.TileSet.Palette), info.ShadowIndex), info.AllowModifiers);
 		}
+
+		public IEnumerable<string> PaletteNames { get { yield return info.Name; } }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/PaletteFromFile.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/PaletteFromFile.cs
index f81e54c4d1..f5fa5c7040 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/PaletteFromFile.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/PaletteFromFile.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 #endregion
 
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using OpenRA.FileSystem;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new PaletteFromFile(init.World, this); }
 	}
 
-	class PaletteFromFile : ILoadsPalettes
+	class PaletteFromFile : ILoadsPalettes, IProvidesAssetBrowserPalettes
 	{
 		readonly World world;
 		readonly PaletteFromFileInfo info;
@@ -45,14 +46,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 				wr.AddPalette(info.Name, new ImmutablePalette(GlobalFileSystem.Open(info.Filename), info.ShadowIndex), info.AllowModifiers);
 		}
 
-		public string Filename
+		public IEnumerable<string> PaletteNames
 		{
-			get { return info.Filename; }
-		}
-
-		public string Name
-		{
-			get { return info.Name; }
+			get
+			{
+				// Only expose the palette if it is available for the shellmap's tileset (which is a requirement for its use).
+				if (info.Tileset == null || info.Tileset == world.TileSet.Id)
+					yield return info.Name;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/ShroudPalette.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/ShroudPalette.cs
index 083c59aa33..eca4002cbb 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/ShroudPalette.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/ShroudPalette.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 #endregion
 
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new ShroudPalette(this); }
 	}
 
-	class ShroudPalette : ILoadsPalettes
+	class ShroudPalette : ILoadsPalettes, IProvidesAssetBrowserPalettes
 	{
 		readonly ShroudPaletteInfo info;
 
@@ -58,5 +59,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 			Color.FromArgb(128, 0, 0, 0),
 			Color.FromArgb(64, 0, 0, 0)
 		};
+
+		public IEnumerable<string> PaletteNames { get { yield return info.Name; } }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
index 654b65021d..ec07d9d23a 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
@@ -71,4 +71,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		CVec DeliveryOffset { get; }
 		bool AllowDocking { get; }
 	}
+
+	public interface IProvidesAssetBrowserPalettes
+	{
+		IEnumerable<string> PaletteNames { get; }
+	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/AssetBrowserLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/AssetBrowserLogic.cs
index 9c41b22b7c..5e91c1a117 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/AssetBrowserLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/AssetBrowserLogic.cs
@@ -369,9 +369,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 
 		bool ShowPaletteDropdown(DropDownButtonWidget dropdown, World world)
 		{
-			Func<PaletteFromFile, ScrollItemWidget, ScrollItemWidget> setupItem = (palette, itemTemplate) =>
+			Func<string, ScrollItemWidget, ScrollItemWidget> setupItem = (name, itemTemplate) =>
 			{
-				var name = palette.Name;
 				var item = ScrollItemWidget.Setup(itemTemplate,
 					() => currentPalette == name,
 					() => currentPalette = name);
@@ -380,7 +379,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 				return item;
 			};
 
-			var palettes = world.WorldActor.TraitsImplementing<PaletteFromFile>();
+			var palettes = world.WorldActor.TraitsImplementing<IProvidesAssetBrowserPalettes>()
+				.SelectMany(p => p.PaletteNames);
 			dropdown.ShowDropDown("LABEL_DROPDOWN_TEMPLATE", 280, palettes, setupItem);
 			return true;
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/Traits/World/FogPaletteFromR8.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/Traits/World/FogPaletteFromR8.cs
index b5b0913b7d..df51a3b768 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/Traits/World/FogPaletteFromR8.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/Traits/World/FogPaletteFromR8.cs
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
  */
 #endregion
 
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using OpenRA.FileSystem;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.D2k.Traits
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.D2k.Traits
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new FogPaletteFromR8(this); }
 	}
 
-	class FogPaletteFromR8 : ILoadsPalettes
+	class FogPaletteFromR8 : ILoadsPalettes, IProvidesAssetBrowserPalettes
 	{
 		readonly FogPaletteFromR8Info info;
 		public FogPaletteFromR8(FogPaletteFromR8Info info) { this.info = info; }
@@ -55,5 +57,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.D2k.Traits
 
 			wr.AddPalette(info.Name, new ImmutablePalette(colors), info.AllowModifiers);
 		}
+
+		public IEnumerable<string> PaletteNames { get { yield return info.Name; } }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/Traits/World/PaletteFromR8.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/Traits/World/PaletteFromR8.cs
index fd6c4637e4..6ef623db12 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/Traits/World/PaletteFromR8.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/Traits/World/PaletteFromR8.cs
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
  */
 #endregion
 
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using OpenRA.FileSystem;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.D2k.Traits
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.D2k.Traits
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new PaletteFromR8(this); }
 	}
 
-	class PaletteFromR8 : ILoadsPalettes
+	class PaletteFromR8 : ILoadsPalettes, IProvidesAssetBrowserPalettes
 	{
 		readonly PaletteFromR8Info info;
 		public PaletteFromR8(PaletteFromR8Info info) { this.info = info; }
@@ -53,5 +55,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.D2k.Traits
 
 			wr.AddPalette(info.Name, new ImmutablePalette(colors), info.AllowModifiers);
 		}
+
+		public IEnumerable<string> PaletteNames { get { yield return info.Name; } }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/Traits/World/PaletteFromScaledPalette.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/Traits/World/PaletteFromScaledPalette.cs
index 99d0338134..d0609df4db 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/Traits/World/PaletteFromScaledPalette.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/Traits/World/PaletteFromScaledPalette.cs
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
  */
 #endregion
 
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Drawing;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.D2k.Traits
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.D2k.Traits
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new PaletteFromScaledPalette(this); }
 	}
 
-	class PaletteFromScaledPalette : ILoadsPalettes
+	class PaletteFromScaledPalette : ILoadsPalettes, IProvidesAssetBrowserPalettes
 	{
 		readonly PaletteFromScaledPaletteInfo info;
 		public PaletteFromScaledPalette(PaletteFromScaledPaletteInfo info) { this.info = info; }
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.D2k.Traits
 			var remap = new ScaledPaletteRemap(info.Scale, info.Offset);
 			wr.AddPalette(info.Name, new ImmutablePalette(wr.Palette(info.BasePalette).Palette, remap), info.AllowModifiers);
 		}
+
+		public IEnumerable<string> PaletteNames { get { yield return info.Name; } }
 	}
 
 	class ScaledPaletteRemap : IPaletteRemap
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.TS/OpenRA.Mods.TS.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.TS/OpenRA.Mods.TS.csproj
index 8fc3330016..51b8a47797 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.TS/OpenRA.Mods.TS.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.TS/OpenRA.Mods.TS.csproj
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
     <Compile Include="Traits\Render\WithVoxelWalkerBody.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\Render\WithVoxelUnloadBody.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\World\VoxelNormalsPalette.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Traits\World\ShroudPalette.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UtilityCommands\LegacyTilesetImporter.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Traits\World\TSShroudPalette.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.TS/Traits/World/ShroudPalette.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.TS/Traits/World/TSShroudPalette.cs
similarity index 83%
rename from OpenRA.Mods.TS/Traits/World/ShroudPalette.cs
rename to OpenRA.Mods.TS/Traits/World/TSShroudPalette.cs
index 4e6e2bcf93..77bc73060a 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.TS/Traits/World/ShroudPalette.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.TS/Traits/World/TSShroudPalette.cs
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
 #endregion
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.TS.Traits
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.TS.Traits
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new TSShroudPalette(this); }
 	}
 
-	class TSShroudPalette : ILoadsPalettes
+	class TSShroudPalette : ILoadsPalettes, IProvidesAssetBrowserPalettes
 	{
 		readonly TSShroudPaletteInfo info;
 
@@ -41,5 +43,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.TS.Traits
 
 			wr.AddPalette(info.Name, new ImmutablePalette(Enumerable.Range(0, Palette.Size).Select(i => makeColor(i))));
 		}
+
+		public IEnumerable<string> PaletteNames { get { yield return info.Name; } }
 	}
 }