diff --git a/cfg/kernal-x16.cfgtpl b/cfg/kernal-x16.cfgtpl
index f7809c9d..26e62c24 100644
--- a/cfg/kernal-x16.cfgtpl
+++ b/cfg/kernal-x16.cfgtpl
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
 	CONSOLE:  load = KERNAL,   type = ro;
 	SPRITES:  load = KERNAL,   type = ro;
 	VERA_DRV: load = KERNAL,   type = ro;
+	PALETTE:  load = KERNAL,   type = ro, align = $100;
 	KERNRAM:  load = KERNAL,   run = KERNRAM,  type = ro, define = yes;
 	KERNRAM2: load = KERNAL,   run = KERNRAM2, type = ro, define = yes;
 	VECB0:    load = KERNAL,   run = VECB0, type = ro, define = yes;
diff --git a/kernal/drivers/x16/screen.s b/kernal/drivers/x16/screen.s
index b88015b8..ede7085c 100644
--- a/kernal/drivers/x16/screen.s
+++ b/kernal/drivers/x16/screen.s
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ screen_init:
 	lda #2
 	jsr screen_set_charset
 
+	jsr upload_default_palette
+
 	; Layer 1 configuration
 	lda #((1<<6)|(2<<4)|(0<<0))
 	sta VERA_L1_CONFIG
@@ -975,3 +977,62 @@ screen_set_default_nvram:
 	.byte $03,$29,$40,$40,$00,$00,$A0,$00,$F0,$61,$00,$00,$00
 	; expansion
 	.byte $00,$00,$00,$00
+
+upload_default_palette:
+	stz VERA_CTRL
+	lda #<VERA_PALETTE_BASE
+	sta VERA_ADDR_L
+	lda #>VERA_PALETTE_BASE
+	sta VERA_ADDR_M
+	lda #(^VERA_PALETTE_BASE) | $10
+	sta VERA_ADDR_H
+
+	ldx #0
+@1:
+	lda default_palette,x
+	sta VERA_DATA0
+	inx
+	bne @1
+@2:
+	lda default_palette+256,x
+	sta VERA_DATA0
+	inx
+	bne @2
+
+	rts
+
+.segment "PALETTE"
+
+default_palette:
+	.word $0000,$0fff,$0800,$0afe,$0c4c,$00c5,$000a,$0ee7
+	.word $0d85,$0640,$0f77,$0333,$0777,$0af6,$008f,$0bbb
+	.word $0000,$0111,$0222,$0333,$0444,$0555,$0666,$0777
+	.word $0888,$0999,$0aaa,$0bbb,$0ccc,$0ddd,$0eee,$0fff
+	.word $0211,$0433,$0644,$0866,$0a88,$0c99,$0fbb,$0211
+	.word $0422,$0633,$0844,$0a55,$0c66,$0f77,$0200,$0411
+	.word $0611,$0822,$0a22,$0c33,$0f33,$0200,$0400,$0600
+	.word $0800,$0a00,$0c00,$0f00,$0221,$0443,$0664,$0886
+	.word $0aa8,$0cc9,$0feb,$0211,$0432,$0653,$0874,$0a95
+	.word $0cb6,$0fd7,$0210,$0431,$0651,$0862,$0a82,$0ca3
+	.word $0fc3,$0210,$0430,$0640,$0860,$0a80,$0c90,$0fb0
+	.word $0121,$0343,$0564,$0786,$09a8,$0bc9,$0dfb,$0121
+	.word $0342,$0463,$0684,$08a5,$09c6,$0bf7,$0120,$0241
+	.word $0461,$0582,$06a2,$08c3,$09f3,$0120,$0240,$0360
+	.word $0480,$05a0,$06c0,$07f0,$0121,$0343,$0465,$0686
+	.word $08a8,$09ca,$0bfc,$0121,$0242,$0364,$0485,$05a6
+	.word $06c8,$07f9,$0020,$0141,$0162,$0283,$02a4,$03c5
+	.word $03f6,$0020,$0041,$0061,$0082,$00a2,$00c3,$00f3
+	.word $0122,$0344,$0466,$0688,$08aa,$09cc,$0bff,$0122
+	.word $0244,$0366,$0488,$05aa,$06cc,$07ff,$0022,$0144
+	.word $0166,$0288,$02aa,$03cc,$03ff,$0022,$0044,$0066
+	.word $0088,$00aa,$00cc,$00ff,$0112,$0334,$0456,$0668
+	.word $088a,$09ac,$0bcf,$0112,$0224,$0346,$0458,$056a
+	.word $068c,$079f,$0002,$0114,$0126,$0238,$024a,$035c
+	.word $036f,$0002,$0014,$0016,$0028,$002a,$003c,$003f
+	.word $0112,$0334,$0546,$0768,$098a,$0b9c,$0dbf,$0112
+	.word $0324,$0436,$0648,$085a,$096c,$0b7f,$0102,$0214
+	.word $0416,$0528,$062a,$083c,$093f,$0102,$0204,$0306
+	.word $0408,$050a,$060c,$070f,$0212,$0434,$0646,$0868
+	.word $0a8a,$0c9c,$0fbe,$0211,$0423,$0635,$0847,$0a59
+	.word $0c6b,$0f7d,$0201,$0413,$0615,$0826,$0a28,$0c3a
+	.word $0f3c,$0201,$0403,$0604,$0806,$0a08,$0c09,$0f0b