diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
index 85616d0a..e9aeb8a5 100644
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 --------------------------
 Changes in 1.9 (not yet released)
 
+- CImageLoaderBMP now supports loading 1-bit images with palette data
 - Hardware meshbuffers are now deleted when they hold the last reference to a meshbuffer
 - Variable order inside SMaterial and SMaterialLayer changed for better packing
 - line3d::getClosestPoint can now chose between using line or line segment
diff --git a/source/Irrlicht/CColorConverter.cpp b/source/Irrlicht/CColorConverter.cpp
index 93dd19a1..b464cc72 100644
--- a/source/Irrlicht/CColorConverter.cpp
+++ b/source/Irrlicht/CColorConverter.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace video
 {
 
 //! converts a monochrome bitmap to A1R5G5B5 data
-void CColorConverter::convert1BitTo16Bit(const u8* in, s16* out, u32 width, u32 height, u32 linepad, bool flip)
+void CColorConverter::convert1BitTo16Bit(const u8* in, s16* out, u32 width, u32 height, u32 linepad, bool flip, s16 col0, s16 col1)
 {
 	if (!in || !out)
 		return;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void CColorConverter::convert1BitTo16Bit(const u8* in, s16* out, u32 width, u32
 
 		for (u32 x=0; x<width; ++x)
 		{
-			out[x] = *in>>shift & 0x01 ? (s16)0xffff : (s16)0x8000;
+			out[x] = *in>>shift & 0x01 ? col1 : col0;
 
 			if ((--shift)<0) // 8 pixel done
 			{
diff --git a/source/Irrlicht/CColorConverter.h b/source/Irrlicht/CColorConverter.h
index 37e189eb..df26e16e 100644
--- a/source/Irrlicht/CColorConverter.h
+++ b/source/Irrlicht/CColorConverter.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class CColorConverter
 public:
 
 	//! converts a monochrome bitmap to A1R5G5B5
-	static void convert1BitTo16Bit(const u8* in, s16* out, u32 width, u32 height, u32 linepad=0, bool flip=false);
+	static void convert1BitTo16Bit(const u8* in, s16* out, u32 width, u32 height, u32 linepad=0, bool flip=false, s16 col0=(s16)0x8000, s16 col1=(s16)0xffff);
 
 	//! converts a 4 bit palettized image to A1R5G5B5
 	static void convert4BitTo16Bit(const u8* in, s16* out, u32 width, u32 height, const s32* palette, u32 linepad=0, bool flip=false);
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
 	//! converts a 8 bit palettized or non palettized image (A8) into A8R8G8B8
 	static void convert8BitTo32Bit(const u8* in, u8* out, u32 width, u32 height, const u8* palette, u32 linepad = 0, bool flip=false);
 
-	//! converts R8G8B8 16 bit data to A1R5G5B5 data
+	//! converts 16bit data to 16bit data (can flip and do endian conversion)
 	static void convert16BitTo16Bit(const s16* in, s16* out, u32 width, u32 height, u32 linepad=0, bool flip=false);
 
 	//! copies R8G8B8 24 bit data to 24 data, and flips and
diff --git a/source/Irrlicht/CImageLoaderBMP.cpp b/source/Irrlicht/CImageLoaderBMP.cpp
index 8fdb309e..4fd94f3c 100644
--- a/source/Irrlicht/CImageLoaderBMP.cpp
+++ b/source/Irrlicht/CImageLoaderBMP.cpp
@@ -414,7 +414,20 @@ IImage* CImageLoaderBMP::loadImage(io::IReadFile* file) const
 	case 1:
 		image = new CImage(ECF_A1R5G5B5, dim);
 		if (image)
-			CColorConverter::convert1BitTo16Bit(bmpData, (s16*)image->getData(), header.Width, header.Height, pitch, true);
+		{
+			s16 colors[2] = {(s16)0x8000, (s16)0xffff };	// off: only alpha set, on: all white
+			if ( paletteSize == 1 )
+			{
+				u8 in = 0;
+				CColorConverter::convert8BitTo16Bit(&in, colors, 1, 1, paletteData);
+			}
+			else if ( paletteSize >= 2 )
+			{
+				u8 in[2] = { 0, 1 };
+				CColorConverter::convert8BitTo16Bit(in, colors, 2, 1, paletteData);
+			}
+			CColorConverter::convert1BitTo16Bit(bmpData, (s16*)image->getData(), header.Width, header.Height, pitch, true, colors[0], colors[1]);
+		}
 		break;
 	case 4:
 		image = new CImage(ECF_A1R5G5B5, dim);