diff --git a/src/overlay/overlay.cpp b/src/overlay/overlay.cpp
index 5c7e67c..3eb8f81 100644
--- a/src/overlay/overlay.cpp
+++ b/src/overlay/overlay.cpp
@@ -1399,8 +1399,12 @@ class tmap_visualizer
 
 			for (uint32_t i = 0; i < num_dots; i++) {
 				uint8_t tdat = tile_data[i];
-				if (tdat > 0 && tdat < 16) // 8bpp quirk handling
+				if (tdat > 0 && tdat < 16) { // 8bpp quirk handling
 					tdat += palette_offset;
+					if (t256c) {
+						tdat |= 0x80;
+					}
+				}
 				pixels[i] = palette[tdat];
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -1450,8 +1454,13 @@ class tmap_visualizer
 							for (int tj = 0; tj < tile_width; tj++) {
 								uint8_t tdat = tile_data[src2];
 								src2 += src2_add;
-								if (tdat > 0 && tdat < 16)
+								if (tdat > 0 && tdat < 16) {
 									tdat += pal;
+									if (t256c) {
+										tdat |= 0x80;
+									}
+								}
+									
 								pixels[dst2++] = palette[tdat];
 							}
 						}
diff --git a/src/vera/vera_video.cpp b/src/vera/vera_video.cpp
index f8aee85..5f98971 100644
--- a/src/vera/vera_video.cpp
+++ b/src/vera/vera_video.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 // Version
 #define VERA_VERSION_MAJOR  0x00
 #define VERA_VERSION_MINOR  0x03
-#define VERA_VERSION_PATCH  0x01
+#define VERA_VERSION_PATCH  0x02
 
 static bool is_fullscreen = false;
 
@@ -761,8 +761,11 @@ static void render_layer_line_tile(uint16_t y)
 		uint8_t col_index = (s >> color_shift) & props->color_mask;
 
 		// Apply Palette Offset
-		if (palette_offset && col_index > 0 && col_index < 16) {
+		if (col_index > 0 && col_index < 16) {
 			col_index += palette_offset;
+			if (props->text_mode_256c) {
+				col_index |= 0x80;
+			}
 		}
 		layer_line[layer][i] = col_index;
 
@@ -810,8 +813,11 @@ static void render_layer_line_bitmap(uint16_t y)
 		uint8_t col_index = (s >> (props->first_color_pos - ((xx & props->color_fields_max) << props->color_depth))) & props->color_mask;
 
 		// Apply Palette Offset
-		if (palette_offset && col_index > 0 && col_index < 16) {
+		if (col_index > 0 && col_index < 16) {
 			col_index += palette_offset << 4;
+			if (props->text_mode_256c) {
+				col_index |= 0x80;
+			}
 		}
 		layer_line[layer][i] = col_index;
 
@@ -2109,4 +2115,4 @@ vera_video_rect vera_video_get_scan_visible()
 			VGA_Y_OFFSET, VGA_Y_OFFSET + SCREEN_HEIGHT
 		};
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}