diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ColorBlockWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ColorBlockWidget.cs
index 8f2a63d85e..300ba78545 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ColorBlockWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ColorBlockWidget.cs
@@ -25,18 +25,18 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 {
 	class ColorBlockWidget : Widget 
 	{
-		public Func<int> GetPaletteIndex;
+		public Func<Color> GetColor;
 		
 		public ColorBlockWidget()
 			: base()
 		{
-			GetPaletteIndex = () => 0;
+			GetColor = () => Color.White;
 		}
 		
 		public ColorBlockWidget(Widget widget)
 			:base(widget)
 		{
-			GetPaletteIndex = (widget as ColorBlockWidget).GetPaletteIndex;
+			GetColor = (widget as ColorBlockWidget).GetColor;
 		}
 		
 		public override Widget Clone()
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 			
 			var pos = DrawPosition();
 			var paletteRect = new RectangleF(pos.X + Game.viewport.Location.X, pos.Y + Game.viewport.Location.Y, Bounds.Width, Bounds.Height);
-			Game.chrome.lineRenderer.FillRect(paletteRect, Player.PlayerColors(Game.world)[GetPaletteIndex() % Player.PlayerColors(Game.world).Count].c);
-			
+			Game.chrome.lineRenderer.FillRect(paletteRect, GetColor());
 			base.Draw(world);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/LobbyDelegate.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/LobbyDelegate.cs
index d37660c7f1..2800facc3a 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/LobbyDelegate.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/Delegates/LobbyDelegate.cs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets.Delegates
 					color.OnMouseUp = CyclePalette;
 
 					var colorBlock = color.GetWidget<ColorBlockWidget>("COLORBLOCK");
-					colorBlock.GetPaletteIndex = () => c.PaletteIndex;
+					colorBlock.GetColor = () => Player.PlayerColors(Game.world)[c.PaletteIndex % Player.PlayerColors(Game.world).Count].c;
 					
 					var faction = template.GetWidget<ButtonWidget>("FACTION");
 					faction.OnMouseUp = CycleRace;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets.Delegates
 				else 
 				{
 					var color = template.GetWidget<ColorBlockWidget>("COLOR");
-					color.GetPaletteIndex = () => c.PaletteIndex;
+					color.GetColor = () => Player.PlayerColors(Game.world)[c.PaletteIndex % Player.PlayerColors(Game.world).Count].c;
 					
 					var faction = template.GetWidget<LabelWidget>("FACTION");
 					faction.GetText = () => c.Country;