diff --git a/engines/voyeur/animation.cpp b/engines/voyeur/animation.cpp
index 5bda66e7fe1..42172b7a334 100644
--- a/engines/voyeur/animation.cpp
+++ b/engines/voyeur/animation.cpp
@@ -355,9 +355,9 @@ void RL2Decoder::RL2VideoTrack::rl2DecodeFrameWithTransparency(int screenOffset)
 			++screenOffset;
 			--frameSize;
 		} else if (nextByte < 0x80) {
-			// Raw byte to copy to output
+			// Single 7-bit pixel to output (128-255)
 			assert(frameSize > 0);
-			destP[screenOffset] = nextByte;
+			destP[screenOffset] = nextByte | 0x80;
 			++screenOffset;
 			--frameSize;
 		} else if (nextByte == 0x80) {
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@ void RL2Decoder::RL2VideoTrack::rl2DecodeFrameWithTransparency(int screenOffset)
 		} else {
 			// Run length of a single pixel value
 			int runLength = _fileStream->readByte();
-			nextByte &= 0x7f;
 			runLength = MIN(runLength, frameSize);
 
 			Common::fill(destP + screenOffset, destP + screenOffset + runLength, nextByte);
diff --git a/engines/voyeur/animation.h b/engines/voyeur/animation.h
index ed237775cf0..34cc9eec128 100644
--- a/engines/voyeur/animation.h
+++ b/engines/voyeur/animation.h
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ public:
 	void copyDirtyRectsToBuffer(uint8 *dst, uint pitch);
 	RL2VideoTrack *getVideoTrack();
 	void play(::Voyeur::VoyeurEngine *vm);
+	int getPaletteCount() const { return _header._colorCount; }
 };
 
 } // End of namespace Video
diff --git a/engines/voyeur/voyeur.cpp b/engines/voyeur/voyeur.cpp
index 24738fa639b..52bcd05930d 100644
--- a/engines/voyeur/voyeur.cpp
+++ b/engines/voyeur/voyeur.cpp
@@ -564,11 +564,6 @@ void VoyeurEngine::playAVideoDuration(int videoId, int duration) {
 
 	while (!shouldQuit() && !decoder.endOfVideo() && !_eventsManager._mouseClicked &&
 			(decoder.getCurFrame() < endFrame)) {
-		if (decoder.hasDirtyPalette()) {
-			const byte *palette = decoder.getPalette();
-			_graphicsManager.setPalette(palette, 0, 256);
-		}
-
 		if (decoder.needsUpdate()) {
 			const Graphics::Surface *frame = decoder.decodeNextFrame();
 
@@ -576,7 +571,13 @@ void VoyeurEngine::playAVideoDuration(int videoId, int duration) {
 				(byte *)_graphicsManager._screenSurface.getPixels());
 		}
 
-		_eventsManager.pollEvents();
+		if (decoder.hasDirtyPalette()) {
+			const byte *palette = decoder.getPalette();
+			_graphicsManager.setPalette(palette, 0, decoder.getPaletteCount());
+			_graphicsManager.setOneColor(128, 220, 20, 20);
+		}
+
+		_eventsManager.getMouseInfo();
 		g_system->delayMillis(10);
 	}