diff --git a/source/ngc/menu.cpp b/source/ngc/menu.cpp
index 3c6d9fd..74aa89f 100644
--- a/source/ngc/menu.cpp
+++ b/source/ngc/menu.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ GuiImageData * pointer[4];
 
 static int MenuPalette();
 void gbSetPalette(u32 RRGGBB[]);
+void StopColorizing();
 extern char RomTitle[17];
 
+
 static GuiButton * btnLogo = NULL;
 static GuiImage * gameScreenImg = NULL;
 static GuiImage * bgImg = NULL;
@@ -2778,6 +2780,8 @@ static int MenuSettingsVideo()
 			case 5:
 				if (GCSettings.colorize) GCSettings.colorize = 0;
 				else GCSettings.colorize = 1;
+				if (GCSettings.colorize) LoadPalette(RomTitle);
+				else StopColorizing();
 				break;
 
 			case 6:
diff --git a/source/ngc/vbasupport.cpp b/source/ngc/vbasupport.cpp
index 095a176..7c8ed39 100644
--- a/source/ngc/vbasupport.cpp
+++ b/source/ngc/vbasupport.cpp
@@ -792,7 +792,8 @@ static void gbApplyPerImagePreferences()
 	// look for matching palettes if a monochrome gameboy game
 	// (or if a Super Gameboy game, but the palette will be ignored later in that case)
 	if ((Colour != 0x80) && (Colour != 0xC0)) {
-		LoadPalette(RomTitle);
+		if (GCSettings.colorize) LoadPalette(RomTitle);
+		else StopColorizing();
 	}
 }