diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_draw.c b/src/hardware/hw_draw.c
index f1e53bb28..d9e688c0a 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_draw.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_draw.c
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ void HWR_drawAMline(const fline_t *fl, INT32 color)
 // -------------------+
 // HWR_DrawConsoleFill     : draw flat coloured transparent rectangle because that's cool, and hw sucks less than sw for that.
 // -------------------+
-void HWR_DrawConsoleFill(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 w, INT32 h, UINT32 color)
+void HWR_DrawConsoleFill(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 w, INT32 h, INT32 color, UINT32 actualcolor)
 {
 	FOutVector v[4];
 	FSurfaceInfo Surf;
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ void HWR_DrawConsoleFill(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 w, INT32 h, UINT32 color)
 	v[0].tow = v[1].tow = 0.0f;
 	v[2].tow = v[3].tow = 1.0f;
 
-	Surf.FlatColor.rgba = UINT2RGBA(color);
+	Surf.FlatColor.rgba = UINT2RGBA(actualcolor);
 	Surf.FlatColor.s.alpha = 0x80;
 
 	HWD.pfnDrawPolygon(&Surf, v, 4, PF_NoTexture|PF_Modulated|PF_Translucent|PF_NoDepthTest);
diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_main.h b/src/hardware/hw_main.h
index d706aae86..f8524990f 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_main.h
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_main.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void HWR_CreateStaticLightmaps(INT32 bspnum);
 void HWR_PrepLevelCache(size_t pnumtextures);
 void HWR_DrawFill(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 w, INT32 h, INT32 color);
 void HWR_DrawFadeFill(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 w, INT32 h, INT32 color, UINT16 actualcolor, UINT8 strength);
-void HWR_DrawConsoleFill(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 w, INT32 h, UINT32 color);	// Lat: separate flags from color since color needs to be an uint to work right.
+void HWR_DrawConsoleFill(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 w, INT32 h, INT32 color, UINT32 actualcolor);	// Lat: separate flags from color since color needs to be an uint to work right.
 void HWR_DrawPic(INT32 x,INT32 y,lumpnum_t lumpnum);
 
 UINT8 *HWR_GetScreenshot(void);
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index cc9040f04..2ec06a787 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ void V_DrawFillConsoleMap(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 w, INT32 h, INT32 c)
 	if (rendermode != render_soft && rendermode != render_none)
 	{
 		UINT32 hwcolor = V_GetHWConsBackColor();
-		HWR_DrawConsoleFill(x, y, w, h, hwcolor);	// we still use the regular color stuff but only for flags. actual draw color is "hwcolor" for this.
+		HWR_DrawConsoleFill(x, y, w, h, c, hwcolor);	// we still use the regular color stuff but only for flags. actual draw color is "hwcolor" for this.
 		return;
 	}
 #endif