diff --git a/src/ints/int10.cpp b/src/ints/int10.cpp
index 86af6f84..ccbb5097 100644
--- a/src/ints/int10.cpp
+++ b/src/ints/int10.cpp
@@ -712,11 +712,18 @@ static void INT10_Seg40Init(void) {
 
 
 static void INT10_InitVGA(void) {
-/* switch to color mode and enable CPU access 480 lines */
-	IO_Write(0x3c2,0xc3);
-	/* More than 64k */
-	IO_Write(0x3c4,0x04);
-	IO_Write(0x3c5,0x02);
+	if (IS_EGAVGA_ARCH) {
+		/* switch to color mode and enable CPU access 480 lines */
+		IO_Write(0x3c2,0xc3);
+		/* More than 64k */
+		IO_Write(0x3c4,0x04);
+		IO_Write(0x3c5,0x02);
+		if (IS_VGA_ARCH) {
+			/* Initialize DAC */
+			IO_Write(0x3c8,0);
+			for (Bitu i=0;i<3*256;i++) IO_Write(0x3c9,0);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 static void SetupTandyBios(void) {
diff --git a/src/ints/int10_modes.cpp b/src/ints/int10_modes.cpp
index efc46eec..4c8d4609 100644
--- a/src/ints/int10_modes.cpp
+++ b/src/ints/int10_modes.cpp
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ static Bit8u cga_palette_2[64][3]=
 	{0x15,0x15,0x15}, {0x15,0x15,0x3f}, {0x15,0x3f,0x15}, {0x15,0x3f,0x3f}, {0x3f,0x15,0x15}, {0x3f,0x15,0x3f}, {0x3f,0x3f,0x15}, {0x3f,0x3f,0x3f},
 };
 
-static Bit8u vga_palette[256][3]=
+static Bit8u vga_palette[248][3]=
 {
   {0x00,0x00,0x00},{0x00,0x00,0x2a},{0x00,0x2a,0x00},{0x00,0x2a,0x2a},{0x2a,0x00,0x00},{0x2a,0x00,0x2a},{0x2a,0x15,0x00},{0x2a,0x2a,0x2a},
   {0x15,0x15,0x15},{0x15,0x15,0x3f},{0x15,0x3f,0x15},{0x15,0x3f,0x3f},{0x3f,0x15,0x15},{0x3f,0x15,0x3f},{0x3f,0x3f,0x15},{0x3f,0x3f,0x3f},
@@ -361,8 +361,7 @@ static Bit8u vga_palette[256][3]=
   {0x08,0x10,0x08},{0x08,0x10,0x0a},{0x08,0x10,0x0c},{0x08,0x10,0x0e},{0x08,0x10,0x10},{0x08,0x0e,0x10},{0x08,0x0c,0x10},{0x08,0x0a,0x10},
   {0x0b,0x0b,0x10},{0x0c,0x0b,0x10},{0x0d,0x0b,0x10},{0x0f,0x0b,0x10},{0x10,0x0b,0x10},{0x10,0x0b,0x0f},{0x10,0x0b,0x0d},{0x10,0x0b,0x0c},
   {0x10,0x0b,0x0b},{0x10,0x0c,0x0b},{0x10,0x0d,0x0b},{0x10,0x0f,0x0b},{0x10,0x10,0x0b},{0x0f,0x10,0x0b},{0x0d,0x10,0x0b},{0x0c,0x10,0x0b},
-  {0x0b,0x10,0x0b},{0x0b,0x10,0x0c},{0x0b,0x10,0x0d},{0x0b,0x10,0x0f},{0x0b,0x10,0x10},{0x0b,0x0f,0x10},{0x0b,0x0d,0x10},{0x0b,0x0c,0x10},
-  {0x00,0x00,0x00},{0x00,0x00,0x00},{0x00,0x00,0x00},{0x00,0x00,0x00},{0x00,0x00,0x00},{0x00,0x00,0x00},{0x00,0x00,0x00},{0x00,0x00,0x00}
+  {0x0b,0x10,0x0b},{0x0b,0x10,0x0c},{0x0b,0x10,0x0d},{0x0b,0x10,0x0f},{0x0b,0x10,0x10},{0x0b,0x0f,0x10},{0x0b,0x0d,0x10},{0x0b,0x0c,0x10}
 };
 VideoModeBlock * CurMode;
 
@@ -1229,7 +1228,10 @@ dac_text16:
 		case M_LIN15:
 		case M_LIN16:
 		case M_LIN32:
-			for (i=0;i<256;i++) {
+			// IBM and clones use 248 default colors in the palette for 256-color mode.
+			// The last 8 colors of the palette are only initialized to 0 at BIOS init.
+			// Palette index is left at 0xf8 as on most clones, IBM leaves it at 0x10.
+			for (i=0;i<248;i++) {
 				IO_Write(0x3c9,vga_palette[i][0]);
 				IO_Write(0x3c9,vga_palette[i][1]);
 				IO_Write(0x3c9,vga_palette[i][2]);