diff --git a/src/terminal/display.c b/src/terminal/display.c
index 3ad1cba8..9391ec17 100644
--- a/src/terminal/display.c
+++ b/src/terminal/display.c
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ int __guac_terminal_set(guac_terminal_display* display, int row, int col, int co
 
 guac_terminal_display* guac_terminal_display_alloc(guac_client* client,
         const char* font_name, int font_size, int dpi,
-        guac_terminal_color* foreground, guac_terminal_color* background) {
+        guac_terminal_color* foreground, guac_terminal_color* background,
+        const guac_terminal_color (*palette)[256]) {
 
     PangoFontMap* font_map;
     PangoFont* font;
@@ -294,6 +295,7 @@ guac_terminal_display* guac_terminal_display_alloc(guac_client* client,
 
     display->default_foreground = display->glyph_foreground = *foreground;
     display->default_background = display->glyph_background = *background;
+    display->default_palette = palette;
 
     /* Calculate character dimensions */
     display->char_width =
@@ -317,6 +319,9 @@ guac_terminal_display* guac_terminal_display_alloc(guac_client* client,
 
 void guac_terminal_display_free(guac_terminal_display* display) {
 
+    /* Free default palette. */
+    free((void*) display->default_palette);
+
     /* Free operations buffers */
     free(display->operations);
 
@@ -328,6 +333,12 @@ void guac_terminal_display_free(guac_terminal_display* display) {
 void guac_terminal_display_reset_palette(guac_terminal_display* display) {
 
     /* Reinitialize palette with default values */
+    if (display->default_palette) {
+        memcpy(display->palette, *display->default_palette,
+               sizeof(GUAC_TERMINAL_INITIAL_PALETTE));
+        return;
+    }
+
     memcpy(display->palette, GUAC_TERMINAL_INITIAL_PALETTE,
             sizeof(GUAC_TERMINAL_INITIAL_PALETTE));
 
diff --git a/src/terminal/terminal.c b/src/terminal/terminal.c
index 076305a9..a9f5ae51 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal/terminal.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ guac_terminal* guac_terminal_create(guac_client* client,
     term->display = guac_terminal_display_alloc(client,
             font_name, font_size, dpi,
             &default_char.attributes.foreground,
-            &default_char.attributes.background);
+            &default_char.attributes.background, NULL);
 
     /* Fail if display init failed */
     if (term->display == NULL) {
diff --git a/src/terminal/terminal/display.h b/src/terminal/terminal/display.h
index e51b07fd..98337fd2 100644
--- a/src/terminal/terminal/display.h
+++ b/src/terminal/terminal/display.h
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ typedef struct guac_terminal_display {
      */
     guac_terminal_color palette[256];
 
+    /**
+     * The default palette. Use GUAC_TERMINAL_INITIAL_PALETTE if null.
+     * Must free on destruction if not null.
+     */
+    const guac_terminal_color (*default_palette)[256];
+
     /**
      * Default foreground color for all glyphs.
      */
@@ -215,7 +221,8 @@ typedef struct guac_terminal_display {
  */
 guac_terminal_display* guac_terminal_display_alloc(guac_client* client,
         const char* font_name, int font_size, int dpi,
-        guac_terminal_color* foreground, guac_terminal_color* background);
+        guac_terminal_color* foreground, guac_terminal_color* background,
+        const guac_terminal_color (*palette)[256]);
 
 /**
  * Frees the given display.
@@ -224,7 +231,7 @@ void guac_terminal_display_free(guac_terminal_display* display);
 
 /**
  * Resets the palette of the given display to the initial, default color
- * values, as defined by GUAC_TERMINAL_INITIAL_PALETTE.
+ * values, as defined by default_palette or GUAC_TERMINAL_INITIAL_PALETTE.
  *
  * @param display
  *     The display to reset.