diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/dccgui.c b/src/fe-gtk/dccgui.c
index baa25764..cbf4e697 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/dccgui.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/dccgui.c
@@ -160,8 +160,15 @@ dcc_store_color (GtkListStore *store, GtkTreeIter *iter, int column, int color_i
 		color = &colors[color_index];
 
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,0,0)
-	const GdkRGBA *rgba = color;
-	gtk_list_store_set (store, iter, column, rgba, -1);
+	if (color)
+	{
+		GdkRGBA rgba = *color;
+		gtk_list_store_set (store, iter, column, &rgba, -1);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		gtk_list_store_set (store, iter, column, NULL, -1);
+	}
 #else
 	gtk_list_store_set (store, iter, column, color, -1);
 #endif
@@ -728,9 +735,15 @@ dcc_add_column (GtkWidget *tree, int textcol, int colorcol, char *title, gboolea
 	renderer = gtk_cell_renderer_text_new ();
 	if (right_justified)
 		g_object_set (G_OBJECT (renderer), "xalign", (float) 1.0, NULL);
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,0,0)
 	gtk_tree_view_insert_column_with_attributes (GTK_TREE_VIEW (tree), -1, title, renderer,
-																"text", textcol, PALETTE_FOREGROUND_PROPERTY, colorcol,
+																"text", textcol, "foreground-rgba", colorcol,
 																NULL);
+#else
+	gtk_tree_view_insert_column_with_attributes (GTK_TREE_VIEW (tree), -1, title, renderer,
+																"text", textcol, "foreground-gdk", colorcol,
+																NULL);
+#endif
 	gtk_cell_renderer_text_set_fixed_height_from_font (GTK_CELL_RENDERER_TEXT (renderer), 1);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/notifygui.c b/src/fe-gtk/notifygui.c
index ab9794bc..b7d8b86f 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/notifygui.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/notifygui.c
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ notify_treecell_property_mapper (GtkTreeViewColumn *col, GtkCellRenderer *cell,
 	                    COLOUR_COLUMN, &colour,
 	                    model_column, &text, -1);
 	g_object_set (G_OBJECT (cell), "text", text, NULL);
-	g_object_set (G_OBJECT (cell), PALETTE_FOREGROUND_PROPERTY, colour, NULL);
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,0,0)
+	g_object_set (G_OBJECT (cell), "foreground-rgba", colour, NULL);
+#else
+	g_object_set (G_OBJECT (cell), "foreground-gdk", colour, NULL);
+#endif
 	g_free (text);
 }
 
@@ -87,8 +91,15 @@ static void
 notify_store_color (GtkListStore *store, GtkTreeIter *iter, const PaletteColor *color)
 {
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,0,0)
-	const GdkRGBA *rgba = color;
-	gtk_list_store_set (store, iter, COLOUR_COLUMN, rgba, -1);
+	if (color)
+	{
+		GdkRGBA rgba = *color;
+		gtk_list_store_set (store, iter, COLOUR_COLUMN, &rgba, -1);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		gtk_list_store_set (store, iter, COLOUR_COLUMN, NULL, -1);
+	}
 #else
 	gtk_list_store_set (store, iter, COLOUR_COLUMN, color, -1);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/palette.c b/src/fe-gtk/palette.c
index f6b59fbf..de94be44 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/palette.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/palette.c
@@ -50,9 +50,17 @@ palette_color_set_rgb16 (PaletteColor *color, guint16 red, guint16 green, guint1
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,0,0)
 	char buf[8];
 	GdkRGBA parsed;
+	gboolean parsed_ok;
 
 	g_snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "#%02x%02x%02x", red >> 8, green >> 8, blue >> 8);
-	gdk_rgba_parse (&parsed, buf);
+	parsed_ok = gdk_rgba_parse (&parsed, buf);
+	if (!parsed_ok)
+	{
+		parsed.red = red / 65535.0;
+		parsed.green = green / 65535.0;
+		parsed.blue = blue / 65535.0;
+		parsed.alpha = 1.0;
+	}
 	*color = parsed;
 #else
 	color->red = red;
diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/setup.c b/src/fe-gtk/setup.c
index 08648a06..9ebb6ea2 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/setup.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/setup.c
@@ -1594,12 +1594,14 @@ setup_color_cb (GtkWidget *button, gpointer userdata)
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,0,0)
         GtkWidget *dialog;
         PaletteColor *color;
+        GdkRGBA rgba;
         setup_color_dialog_data *data;
 
         color = &colors[GPOINTER_TO_INT (userdata)];
 
         dialog = gtk_color_chooser_dialog_new (_("Select color"), GTK_WINDOW (setup_window));
-        gtk_color_chooser_set_rgba (GTK_COLOR_CHOOSER (dialog), color);
+        rgba = *color;
+        gtk_color_chooser_set_rgba (GTK_COLOR_CHOOSER (dialog), &rgba);
         gtk_window_set_modal (GTK_WINDOW (dialog), TRUE);
 
         data = g_new0 (setup_color_dialog_data, 1);
diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/userlistgui.c b/src/fe-gtk/userlistgui.c
index 77d40e5b..76a9bef9 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/userlistgui.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/userlistgui.c
@@ -474,8 +474,15 @@ userlist_store_color (GtkListStore *store, GtkTreeIter *iter, int color_index)
 	const PaletteColor *color = color_index ? &colors[color_index] : NULL;
 
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,0,0)
-	const GdkRGBA *rgba = color;
-	gtk_list_store_set (store, iter, COL_GDKCOLOR, rgba, -1);
+	if (color)
+	{
+		GdkRGBA rgba = *color;
+		gtk_list_store_set (store, iter, COL_GDKCOLOR, &rgba, -1);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		gtk_list_store_set (store, iter, COL_GDKCOLOR, NULL, -1);
+	}
 #else
 	gtk_list_store_set (store, iter, COL_GDKCOLOR, color, -1);
 #endif
@@ -540,9 +547,15 @@ userlist_add_columns (GtkTreeView * treeview)
 	if (prefs.hex_gui_compact)
 		g_object_set (G_OBJECT (renderer), "ypad", 0, NULL);
 	gtk_cell_renderer_text_set_fixed_height_from_font (GTK_CELL_RENDERER_TEXT (renderer), 1);
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,0,0)
 	gtk_tree_view_insert_column_with_attributes (GTK_TREE_VIEW (treeview),
 																-1, NULL, renderer,
-													"text", 1, PALETTE_FOREGROUND_PROPERTY, 4, NULL);
+													"text", 1, "foreground-rgba", 4, NULL);
+#else
+	gtk_tree_view_insert_column_with_attributes (GTK_TREE_VIEW (treeview),
+																-1, NULL, renderer,
+													"text", 1, "foreground-gdk", 4, NULL);
+#endif
 
 	if (prefs.hex_gui_ulist_show_hosts)
 	{