diff --git a/src/include/86box/video.h b/src/include/86box/video.h
index 24ecdbd1c..2dd6f3627 100644
--- a/src/include/86box/video.h
+++ b/src/include/86box/video.h
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ extern void video_setblit(void (*blit)(int, int, int, int, int));
 extern void video_blend(int x, int y);
 extern void video_blit_memtoscreen_8(int x, int y, int w, int h);
 extern void video_blend_monitor(int x, int y, int monitor_index);
+extern void video_process_8_monitor(int x, int y, int monitor_index);
 extern void video_blit_memtoscreen_8_monitor(int x, int y, int w, int h, int monitor_index);
 extern void video_blit_memtoscreen_monitor(int x, int y, int w, int h, int monitor_index);
 extern void video_blit_complete_monitor(int monitor_index);
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ extern uint32_t video_color_transform(uint32_t color);
 #define video_get_type()                      video_get_type_monitor(0)
 #define video_blend(x, y)                     video_blend_monitor(x, y, monitor_index_global)
 #define video_blit_memtoscreen(x, y, w, h)    video_blit_memtoscreen_monitor(x, y, w, h, monitor_index_global)
+#define video_process_8(x, y)                 video_process_8_monitor(x, y, monitor_index_global)
 #define video_blit_memtoscreen_8(x, y, w, h)  video_blit_memtoscreen_8_monitor(x, y, w, h, monitor_index_global)
 #define video_blit_complete()                 video_blit_complete_monitor(monitor_index_global)
 #define video_wait_for_blit()                 video_wait_for_blit_monitor(monitor_index_global)
diff --git a/src/video/vid_cga.c b/src/video/vid_cga.c
index b68f093e1..3cd581488 100644
--- a/src/video/vid_cga.c
+++ b/src/video/vid_cga.c
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ cga_poll(void *p)
 
             Composite_Process(cga->cgamode, border, x >> 2, buffer32->line[(cga->displine << 1)]);
             Composite_Process(cga->cgamode, border, x >> 2, buffer32->line[(cga->displine << 1) + 1]);
+        } else {
+            video_process_8(x, cga->displine << 1);
+            video_process_8(x, (cga->displine << 1) + 1);
         }
 
         cga->sc = oldsc;
@@ -448,19 +451,11 @@ cga_poll(void *p)
                         }
 
                         if (enable_overscan) {
-                            if (cga->composite)
-                                video_blit_memtoscreen(0, (cga->firstline - 4) << 1,
-                                                       xsize, ((cga->lastline - cga->firstline) + 8) << 1);
-                            else
-                                video_blit_memtoscreen_8(0, (cga->firstline - 4) << 1,
-                                                         xsize, ((cga->lastline - cga->firstline) + 8) << 1);
+                            video_blit_memtoscreen(0, (cga->firstline - 4) << 1,
+                                                   xsize, ((cga->lastline - cga->firstline) + 8) << 1);
                         } else {
-                            if (cga->composite)
-                                video_blit_memtoscreen(8, cga->firstline << 1,
-                                                       xsize, (cga->lastline - cga->firstline) << 1);
-                            else
-                                video_blit_memtoscreen_8(8, cga->firstline << 1,
-                                                         xsize, (cga->lastline - cga->firstline) << 1);
+                            video_blit_memtoscreen(8, cga->firstline << 1,
+                                                   xsize, (cga->lastline - cga->firstline) << 1);
                         }
                     }
 
diff --git a/src/video/video.c b/src/video/video.c
index ae2fcf5eb..f6cf6623a 100644
--- a/src/video/video.c
+++ b/src/video/video.c
@@ -535,6 +535,19 @@ video_blend_monitor(int x, int y, int monitor_index)
     }
 }
 
+void
+video_process_8_monitor(int x, int y, int monitor_index)
+{
+    int xx;
+
+    for (xx = 0; xx < x; xx++) {
+        if (monitors[monitor_index].target_buffer->line[y][xx] <= 0xff)
+            monitors[monitor_index].target_buffer->line[y][xx] = monitors[monitor_index].mon_pal_lookup[monitors[monitor_index].target_buffer->line[y][xx]];
+        else
+             monitors[monitor_index].target_buffer->line[y][xx] = 0x00000000;
+    }
+}
+
 void
 video_blit_memtoscreen_8_monitor(int x, int y, int w, int h, int monitor_index)
 {