diff --git a/Source/DiabloUI/diabloui.cpp b/Source/DiabloUI/diabloui.cpp
index 399268d4a..2d1e064e4 100644
--- a/Source/DiabloUI/diabloui.cpp
+++ b/Source/DiabloUI/diabloui.cpp
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ void LoadBackgroundArt(const char *pszFile, int frames)
 
 	if (IsHardwareCursorEnabled() && ArtCursor.surface != nullptr && GetCurrentCursorInfo().type() != CursorType::UserInterface) {
 #if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
-		SDL_SetSurfacePalette(ArtCursor.surface.get(), Palette);
+		SDL_SetSurfacePalette(ArtCursor.surface.get(), Palette.get());
 		SDL_SetColorKey(ArtCursor.surface.get(), 1, 0);
 #endif
 		SetHardwareCursor(CursorInfo::UserInterfaceCursor());
diff --git a/Source/dx.cpp b/Source/dx.cpp
index 05ad69d2e..13bebdbb0 100644
--- a/Source/dx.cpp
+++ b/Source/dx.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SDLTextureUniquePtr texture;
 #endif
 
 /** Currently active palette */
-SDL_Palette *Palette;
+SDLPaletteUniquePtr Palette;
 unsigned int pal_surface_palette_version = 0;
 
 /** 24-bit renderer texture surface */
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void CreateBackBuffer()
 
 #ifndef USE_SDL1
 	// In SDL2, `pal_surface` points to the global `palette`.
-	if (SDL_SetSurfacePalette(pal_surface, Palette) < 0)
+	if (SDL_SetSurfacePalette(pal_surface, Palette.get()) < 0)
 		ErrSdl();
 #else
 	// In SDL1, `pal_surface` owns its palette and we must update it every
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void dx_cleanup()
 		return;
 	SDL_FreeSurface(pal_surface);
 	pal_surface = nullptr;
-	SDL_FreePalette(Palette);
+	Palette = nullptr;
 	SDL_FreeSurface(renderer_texture_surface);
 #ifndef USE_SDL1
 	texture = nullptr;
@@ -240,10 +240,7 @@ void dx_reinit()
 
 void InitPalette()
 {
-	Palette = SDL_AllocPalette(256);
-	if (Palette == nullptr) {
-		ErrSdl();
-	}
+	Palette = SDLWrap::AllocPalette(256);
 }
 
 void BltFast(SDL_Rect *srcRect, SDL_Rect *dstRect)
diff --git a/Source/hwcursor.cpp b/Source/hwcursor.cpp
index d27df25a7..3b43df191 100644
--- a/Source/hwcursor.cpp
+++ b/Source/hwcursor.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ bool SetHardwareCursorFromSprite(int pcurs)
 		return false;
 
 	OwnedSurface out { size };
-	SDL_SetSurfacePalette(out.surface, Palette);
+	SDL_SetSurfacePalette(out.surface, Palette.get());
 
 	// Transparent color must not be used in the sprite itself.
 	// Colors 1-127 are outside of the UI palette so are safe to use.
diff --git a/Source/palette.cpp b/Source/palette.cpp
index 6ca8330f8..7b5a16892 100644
--- a/Source/palette.cpp
+++ b/Source/palette.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void CycleColorsReverse(int from, int to)
 void palette_update(int first, int ncolor)
 {
 	assert(Palette);
-	if (SDLC_SetSurfaceAndPaletteColors(pal_surface, Palette, system_palette, first, ncolor) < 0) {
+	if (SDLC_SetSurfaceAndPaletteColors(pal_surface, Palette.get(), system_palette, first, ncolor) < 0) {
 		ErrSdl();
 	}
 	pal_surface_palette_version++;
diff --git a/Source/utils/display.h b/Source/utils/display.h
index b1c2aa348..58ee24ff2 100644
--- a/Source/utils/display.h
+++ b/Source/utils/display.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ extern SDL_Renderer *renderer;
 extern SDLTextureUniquePtr texture;
 #endif
 
-extern SDL_Palette *Palette;
+extern SDLPaletteUniquePtr Palette;
 extern SDL_Surface *pal_surface;
 extern unsigned int pal_surface_palette_version;