diff --git a/scumm/palette.cpp b/scumm/palette.cpp
index e659b624884..726a69ccb6c 100644
--- a/scumm/palette.cpp
+++ b/scumm/palette.cpp
@@ -857,14 +857,24 @@ void ScummEngine::setPalColor(int idx, int r, int g, int b) {
 	setDirtyColors(idx, idx);
 }
 
-void ScummEngine::setPalette(int palindex, int room) {
+void ScummEngine::setPalette(int palindex) {
 	const byte *pals;
 
 	_curPalIndex = palindex;
-	pals = getPalettePtr(_curPalIndex, room);
+	pals = getPalettePtr(_curPalIndex, _roomResource);
 	setPaletteFromPtr(pals);
 }
 
+void ScummEngine::setRoomPalette(int palindex, int room) {
+	const byte *roomptr = getResourceAddress(rtRoom, room);
+	assert(roomptr);
+	const byte *pals = findResource(MKID('PALS'), roomptr);
+	assert(pals);
+	const byte *rgbs = findPalInPals(pals, palindex);
+	assert(rgbs);
+	setPaletteFromPtr(rgbs);
+}
+
 const byte *ScummEngine::findPalInPals(const byte *pal, int idx) {
 	const byte *offs;
 	uint32 size;
diff --git a/scumm/room.cpp b/scumm/room.cpp
index bd1094d46a8..ae495f757a8 100644
--- a/scumm/room.cpp
+++ b/scumm/room.cpp
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ void ScummEngine::initRoomSubBlocks() {
 	}
 
 	if (_PALS_offs || _CLUT_offs)
-		setPalette(0, _roomResource);
+		setPalette(0);
 
 	initBGBuffers(_roomHeight);
 }
diff --git a/scumm/script_v100he.cpp b/scumm/script_v100he.cpp
index b6e6a93bd3e..b9485cf0b3a 100644
--- a/scumm/script_v100he.cpp
+++ b/scumm/script_v100he.cpp
@@ -1573,13 +1573,13 @@ void ScummEngine_v100he::o100_roomOps() {
 
 	case 134:		// SO_ROOM_NEW_PALETTE
 		a = pop();
-		setPalette(a, _roomResource);
+		setPalette(a);
 		break;
 
 	case 135:
 		b = pop();
 		a = pop();
-		setPalette(a, b);
+		setRoomPalette(a, b);
 		break;
 
 	case 136:		// SO_ROOM_SAVEGAME
diff --git a/scumm/script_v6.cpp b/scumm/script_v6.cpp
index 680192a4beb..7e8b89862ed 100644
--- a/scumm/script_v6.cpp
+++ b/scumm/script_v6.cpp
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ void ScummEngine_v6::o6_roomOps() {
 		if (_gameId == GID_SAMNMAX && vm.slot[_currentScript].number == 64)
 			setDirtyColors(0, 255);
 		else
-			setPalette(a, _roomResource);
+			setPalette(a);
 		break;
 	default:
 		error("o6_roomOps: default case %d", op);
diff --git a/scumm/script_v6he.cpp b/scumm/script_v6he.cpp
index ab3f45d962c..a3aabf3c292 100644
--- a/scumm/script_v6he.cpp
+++ b/scumm/script_v6he.cpp
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ void ScummEngine_v60he::o60_roomOps() {
 
 	case 213:		// SO_ROOM_NEW_PALETTE
 		a = pop();
-		setPalette(a, _roomResource);
+		setPalette(a);
 		break;
 	case 220:
 		a = pop();
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ void ScummEngine_v60he::o60_roomOps() {
 	case 236:		// HE 7.2
 		b = pop();
 		a = pop();
-		setPalette(a, b);
+		setRoomPalette(a, b);
 		break;
 	default:
 		error("o60_roomOps: default case %d", op);
diff --git a/scumm/script_v72he.cpp b/scumm/script_v72he.cpp
index 49543dc245c..3ad79b794ac 100644
--- a/scumm/script_v72he.cpp
+++ b/scumm/script_v72he.cpp
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ void ScummEngine_v72he::o72_roomOps() {
 
 	case 213:		// SO_ROOM_NEW_PALETTE
 		a = pop();
-		setPalette(a, _roomResource);
+		setPalette(a);
 		break;
 
 	case 220:
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ void ScummEngine_v72he::o72_roomOps() {
 	case 236:
 		b = pop();
 		a = pop();
-		setPalette(a, b);
+		setRoomPalette(a, b);
 		break;
 
 	default:
diff --git a/scumm/script_v8.cpp b/scumm/script_v8.cpp
index 6e29b88fff1..738b0c69f07 100644
--- a/scumm/script_v8.cpp
+++ b/scumm/script_v8.cpp
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ void ScummEngine_v8::o8_roomOps() {
 		break;
 	case 0x5C:		// SO_ROOM_NEW_PALETTE New palette
 		a = pop();
-		setPalette(a, _roomResource);
+		setPalette(a);
 		break;
 	case 0x5D:		// SO_ROOM_SAVE_GAME Save game
 		_saveTemporaryState = true;
diff --git a/scumm/scumm.h b/scumm/scumm.h
index 76ba8263bde..6ad002e63c8 100644
--- a/scumm/scumm.h
+++ b/scumm/scumm.h
@@ -978,7 +978,8 @@ protected:
 	void setupEGAPalette();
 	void setupV1ManiacPalette();
 	void setupV1ZakPalette();
-	void setPalette(int pal, int room);
+	void setPalette(int pal);
+	void setRoomPalette(int pal, int room);
 	virtual void setPaletteFromPtr(const byte *ptr, int numcolor = -1);
 	virtual void setPalColor(int index, int r, int g, int b);
 	void setDirtyColors(int min, int max);