diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp
index 645c6a12..8771f178 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp
@@ -1689,6 +1689,7 @@ void gamelogic()
                     ghost.x = obj.entities[i].xp;
                     ghost.y = obj.entities[i].yp;
                     ghost.col = obj.entities[i].colour;
+                    ghost.realcol = obj.entities[i].realcol;
                     ghost.frame = obj.entities[i].drawframe;
                 }
                 ed.ghosts.push_back(ghost);
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/editor.cpp b/desktop_version/src/editor.cpp
index ded07952..5397dfe2 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/editor.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/editor.cpp
@@ -2889,7 +2889,7 @@ void editorrender()
                 point tpoint;
                 tpoint.x = ed.ghosts[i].x;
                 tpoint.y = ed.ghosts[i].y;
-                graphics.setcol(ed.ghosts[i].col);
+                graphics.setcolreal(ed.ghosts[i].realcol);
                 Uint32 alpha = graphics.ct.colour & graphics.backBuffer->format->Amask;
                 Uint32 therest = graphics.ct.colour & 0x00FFFFFF;
                 alpha = (3 * (alpha >> 24) / 4) << 24;
@@ -3621,6 +3621,19 @@ void editorlogic()
 
     if (game.ghostsenabled)
     {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < ed.ghosts.size(); i++)
+        {
+            GhostInfo& ghost = ed.ghosts[i];
+
+            if ((int) i > ed.currentghosts || ghost.rx != ed.levx || ghost.ry != ed.levy)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            graphics.setcol(ghost.col);
+            ghost.realcol = graphics.ct.colour;
+        }
+
         if (ed.currentghosts + 1 < (int)ed.ghosts.size()) {
             ed.currentghosts++;
             if (ed.zmod) ed.currentghosts++;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/editor.h b/desktop_version/src/editor.h
index 7e1a7dcf..44a1ebea 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/editor.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/editor.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ struct GhostInfo {
     int x; // .xp
     int y; // .yp
     int col; // .colour
+    Uint32 realcol;
     int frame; // .drawframe
 };