diff --git a/dlls/msvideo/msvideo16.c b/dlls/msvideo/msvideo16.c
index b3889ac918a..fc735704eb3 100644
--- a/dlls/msvideo/msvideo16.c
+++ b/dlls/msvideo/msvideo16.c
@@ -32,13 +32,11 @@ WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(msvideo);
 #define HDC_32(h16)		((HDC)(ULONG_PTR)(h16))
 #define HDRAWDIB_32(h16)	((HDRAWDIB)(ULONG_PTR)(h16))
 #define HIC_32(h16)		((HIC)(ULONG_PTR)(h16))
-#define HPALETTE_32(h16)	((HPALETTE)(ULONG_PTR)(h16))
 
 /* handle --> handle16 conversions */
 #define HDC_16(h32)		(LOWORD(h32))
 #define HDRAWDIB_16(h32)	(LOWORD(h32))
 #define HIC_16(h32)		(LOWORD(h32))
-#define HPALETTE_16(h32)	(LOWORD(h32))
 
 
 /***********************************************************************
diff --git a/dlls/msvideo/msvideo_main.c b/dlls/msvideo/msvideo_main.c
index 17aae3100a0..6eba1f48859 100644
--- a/dlls/msvideo/msvideo_main.c
+++ b/dlls/msvideo/msvideo_main.c
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ LPVOID MSVIDEO_MapMsg16To32(UINT msg, LPDWORD lParam1, LPDWORD lParam2) {
 			ret = icdb16;
 
 			COPY(icdb,dwFlags);
-			COPY(icdb,hpal);
+			icdb->hpal = HPALETTE_32(icdb16->hpal);
 			COPY(icdb,hwnd);
 			COPY(icdb,hdc);
 			COPY(icdb,xDst);
diff --git a/dlls/msvideo/vfw16.h b/dlls/msvideo/vfw16.h
index 4266104d947..7d46da28d5b 100644
--- a/dlls/msvideo/vfw16.h
+++ b/dlls/msvideo/vfw16.h
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ HIC16   VFWAPI  ICOpen16(DWORD,DWORD,UINT16);
 HIC16   VFWAPI  ICOpenFunction16(DWORD,DWORD,UINT16,FARPROC16);
 LRESULT VFWAPI  ICSendMessage16(HIC16,UINT16,DWORD,DWORD);
 
+/* handle <-> handle16 conversions */
+#define HPALETTE_32(h16)	((HPALETTE)(ULONG_PTR)(h16))
+#define HPALETTE_16(h32)	(LOWORD(h32))
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif  /* __cplusplus */
diff --git a/graphics/x11drv/palette.c b/graphics/x11drv/palette.c
index 740a6d939fc..05345c631dd 100644
--- a/graphics/x11drv/palette.c
+++ b/graphics/x11drv/palette.c
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ int X11DRV_PALETTE_ToPhysical( X11DRV_PDEVICE *physDev, COLORREF color )
 {
     DC *dc = physDev ? physDev->dc : NULL;
     WORD 		 index = 0;
-    HPALETTE16		 hPal = (dc)? dc->hPalette: GetStockObject(DEFAULT_PALETTE);
+    HPALETTE		 hPal = (dc)? dc->hPalette: GetStockObject(DEFAULT_PALETTE);
     unsigned char	 spec_type = color >> 24;
     PALETTEOBJ* 	 palPtr = (PALETTEOBJ *) GDI_GetObjPtr( hPal, PALETTE_MAGIC );
 
diff --git a/include/windef.h b/include/windef.h
index 07bc6173984..8e0af592c87 100644
--- a/include/windef.h
+++ b/include/windef.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ DECLARE_HANDLE(HKL);
 DECLARE_OLD_HANDLE(HMENU);
 DECLARE_HANDLE(HMETAFILE);
 DECLARE_HANDLE(HMONITOR);
-DECLARE_OLD_HANDLE(HPALETTE);
+DECLARE_HANDLE(HPALETTE);
 DECLARE_OLD_HANDLE(HPEN);
 DECLARE_OLD_HANDLE(HRGN);
 DECLARE_OLD_HANDLE(HRSRC);