diff --git a/src/servers/app/BitmapDrawingEngine.cpp b/src/servers/app/BitmapDrawingEngine.cpp
index a14b268810..3c360b143b 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/BitmapDrawingEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/BitmapDrawingEngine.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 #include <new>
 
 
-BitmapDrawingEngine::BitmapDrawingEngine()
+BitmapDrawingEngine::BitmapDrawingEngine(color_space colorSpace)
 	:	DrawingEngine(),
+		fColorSpace(colorSpace),
 		fHWInterface(NULL),
 		fBitmap(NULL)
 {
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ BitmapDrawingEngine::SetSize(int32 newWidth, int32 newHeight)
 		return B_OK;
 
 	fBitmap = new(std::nothrow) UtilityBitmap(BRect(0, 0, newWidth - 1,
-		newHeight - 1), B_RGB32, 0);
+		newHeight - 1), fColorSpace, 0);
 	if (fBitmap == NULL)
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;
 
diff --git a/src/servers/app/BitmapDrawingEngine.h b/src/servers/app/BitmapDrawingEngine.h
index f81fa3597b..11e5b814bd 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/BitmapDrawingEngine.h
+++ b/src/servers/app/BitmapDrawingEngine.h
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ class UtilityBitmap;
 
 class BitmapDrawingEngine : public DrawingEngine {
 public:
-								BitmapDrawingEngine();
+								BitmapDrawingEngine(
+									color_space colorSpace = B_RGB32);
 virtual							~BitmapDrawingEngine();
 
 #if DEBUG
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ virtual							~BitmapDrawingEngine();
 									color_space space);
 
 private:
+			color_space			fColorSpace;
 			BitmapHWInterface*	fHWInterface;
 			UtilityBitmap*		fBitmap;
 			BRegion				fClipping;