diff --git a/curspriv.h b/curspriv.h
index f87a6a38..3460cfe5 100644
--- a/curspriv.h
+++ b/curspriv.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * See the file maintain.er for details of the current maintainer.	*
  ************************************************************************/
 
-/* $Id: curspriv.h,v 1.121 2006/09/25 06:34:41 wmcbrine Exp $ */
+/* $Id: curspriv.h,v 1.122 2006/09/25 19:25:19 wmcbrine Exp $ */
 
 /*                         CURSPRIV.H
 
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ extern unsigned char *pdc_atrtab;
  */
 
 void	PDC_beep(void);
+bool	PDC_can_change_color(void);
+int	PDC_color_content(short, short *, short *, short *);
 bool	PDC_check_bios_key(void);
 int	PDC_curs_set(int);
 void	PDC_flushinp(void);
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ int	PDC_get_cursor_mode(void);
 int	PDC_get_rows(void);
 void	PDC_gotoyx(int, int);
 void	PDC_init_atrtab(void);
+int	PDC_init_color(short, short, short, short);
 WINDOW *PDC_makenew(int, int, int, int);
 int	PDC_mouse_in_slk(int, int);
 void	PDC_napms(int);
diff --git a/dos/pdcscrn.c b/dos/pdcscrn.c
index fb27d7ef..ce934bd2 100644
--- a/dos/pdcscrn.c
+++ b/dos/pdcscrn.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # include <sys/movedata.h>
 #endif
 
-RCSID("$Id: pdcscrn.c,v 1.53 2006/09/20 08:56:30 wmcbrine Exp $");
+RCSID("$Id: pdcscrn.c,v 1.54 2006/09/25 19:25:19 wmcbrine Exp $");
 
 int	pdc_adapter;		/* screen type				*/
 int	pdc_scrnmode;		/* default screen mode			*/
@@ -722,3 +722,18 @@ void PDC_save_screen_mode(int i)
 		saved_scrnmode[i] = pdc_scrnmode;
 	}
 }
+
+bool PDC_can_change_color(void)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+int PDC_color_content(short color, short *red, short *blue, short *green)
+{
+	return ERR;
+}
+
+int PDC_init_color(short color, short red, short blue, short green)
+{
+	return ERR;
+}
diff --git a/os2/pdcscrn.c b/os2/pdcscrn.c
index bc587498..fed53ec3 100644
--- a/os2/pdcscrn.c
+++ b/os2/pdcscrn.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <curses.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-RCSID("$Id: pdcscrn.c,v 1.48 2006/09/20 08:56:30 wmcbrine Exp $");
+RCSID("$Id: pdcscrn.c,v 1.49 2006/09/25 19:25:19 wmcbrine Exp $");
 
 int pdc_font;			/* default font size	*/
 
@@ -341,3 +341,18 @@ void PDC_save_screen_mode(int i)
 	}
 #endif
 }
+
+bool PDC_can_change_color(void)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+int PDC_color_content(short color, short *red, short *blue, short *green)
+{
+	return ERR;
+}
+
+int PDC_init_color(short color, short red, short blue, short green)
+{
+	return ERR;
+}
diff --git a/pdcurses/color.c b/pdcurses/color.c
index b53290a9..b67ce262 100644
--- a/pdcurses/color.c
+++ b/pdcurses/color.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-RCSID("$Id: color.c,v 1.57 2006/09/24 21:22:33 wmcbrine Exp $");
+RCSID("$Id: color.c,v 1.58 2006/09/25 19:25:19 wmcbrine Exp $");
 
 /*man-start**************************************************************
 
@@ -194,31 +194,40 @@ int init_color(short color, short red, short green, short blue)
 {
 	PDC_LOG(("init_color() - called\n"));
 
-	return ERR;
+	if (color >= COLORS || color < 0 || !PDC_can_change_color())
+		return ERR;
+
+	return PDC_init_color(color, red, green, blue);
 }
 
 int color_content(short color, short *red, short *green, short *blue)
 {
 	PDC_LOG(("color_content() - called\n"));
 
-	/* A crude implementation. Does not account for intensity. 
-	   ncurses uses 680 for non-A_BOLD, so let's copy that. - WJM3 	*/
-
 	if ((color >= COLORS || color < 0) || (!red || !green || !blue))
 		return ERR;
 
-	*red = (color & COLOR_RED) ? 680 : 0;
-	*green = (color & COLOR_GREEN) ? 680 : 0;
-	*blue = (color & COLOR_BLUE) ? 680 : 0;
+	if (PDC_can_change_color())
+		return PDC_color_content(color, red, green, blue);
+	else
+	{
+		/* A crude implementation. Does not account for
+		   intensity. ncurses uses 680 for non-A_BOLD, so let's 
+		   copy that. - WJM3 	*/
 
-	return OK;
+		*red = (color & COLOR_RED) ? 680 : 0;
+		*green = (color & COLOR_GREEN) ? 680 : 0;
+		*blue = (color & COLOR_BLUE) ? 680 : 0;
+
+		return OK;
+	}
 }
 
 bool can_change_color(void)
 {
 	PDC_LOG(("can_change_color() - called\n"));
 
-	return FALSE;
+	return PDC_can_change_color();
 }
 
 int pair_content(short colorpair, short *foreground, short *background)
diff --git a/win32/pdcscrn.c b/win32/pdcscrn.c
index 94e621fa..1160284b 100644
--- a/win32/pdcscrn.c
+++ b/win32/pdcscrn.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #define CURSES_LIBRARY 1
 #include <curses.h>
 
-RCSID("$Id: pdcscrn.c,v 1.59 2006/09/20 08:56:30 wmcbrine Exp $");
+RCSID("$Id: pdcscrn.c,v 1.60 2006/09/25 19:25:19 wmcbrine Exp $");
 
 #define PDC_RESTORE_NONE     0
 #define PDC_RESTORE_BUFFER   1
@@ -397,6 +397,21 @@ void PDC_save_screen_mode(int i)
 {
 }
 
+bool PDC_can_change_color(void)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+int PDC_color_content(short color, short *red, short *blue, short *green)
+{
+	return ERR;
+}
+
+int PDC_init_color(short color, short red, short blue, short green)
+{
+	return ERR;
+}
+
 #ifdef PDC_DLL_BUILD
 
 BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hDLL, DWORD dwReason, LPVOID pReserved)
diff --git a/x11/pdcscrn.c b/x11/pdcscrn.c
index 8ea356bc..881ee53d 100644
--- a/x11/pdcscrn.c
+++ b/x11/pdcscrn.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "pdcx11.h"
 
-RCSID("$Id: pdcscrn.c,v 1.41 2006/09/20 08:56:30 wmcbrine Exp $");
+RCSID("$Id: pdcscrn.c,v 1.42 2006/09/25 19:25:19 wmcbrine Exp $");
 
 /*man-start**************************************************************
 
@@ -161,3 +161,18 @@ void PDC_restore_screen_mode(int i)
 void PDC_save_screen_mode(int i)
 {
 }
+
+bool PDC_can_change_color(void)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+int PDC_color_content(short color, short *red, short *blue, short *green)
+{
+	return ERR;
+}
+
+int PDC_init_color(short color, short red, short blue, short green)
+{
+	return ERR;
+}