diff --git a/client/DirectFB/dfreerdp.c b/client/DirectFB/dfreerdp.c
index 95b8cc7a4..1af7cc95e 100644
--- a/client/DirectFB/dfreerdp.c
+++ b/client/DirectFB/dfreerdp.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ boolean df_post_connect(freerdp* instance)
 	context = ((dfContext*) instance->context);
 	dfi = context->dfi;
 
-	gdi_init(instance, CLRCONV_ALPHA | CLRBUF_16BPP | CLRBUF_32BPP, NULL);
+	gdi_init(instance, CLRCONV_ALPHA | CLRCONV_INVERT | CLRBUF_16BPP | CLRBUF_32BPP, NULL);
 	gdi = instance->context->gdi;
 
 	dfi->err = DirectFBCreate(&(dfi->dfb));
diff --git a/client/Windows/wfreerdp.c b/client/Windows/wfreerdp.c
index 3811f4acb..987cccdfc 100644
--- a/client/Windows/wfreerdp.c
+++ b/client/Windows/wfreerdp.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ boolean wf_post_connect(freerdp* instance)
 
 	if (wfi->sw_gdi)
 	{
-		gdi_init(instance, CLRCONV_ALPHA | CLRBUF_32BPP, NULL);
+		gdi_init(instance, CLRCONV_ALPHA | CLRCONV_INVERT | CLRBUF_32BPP, NULL);
 		gdi = instance->context->gdi;
 		wfi->hdc = gdi->primary->hdc;
 		wfi->primary = wf_image_new(wfi, width, height, wfi->dstBpp, gdi->primary_buffer);
diff --git a/client/X11/xfreerdp.c b/client/X11/xfreerdp.c
index 4675c0397..7881c816a 100644
--- a/client/X11/xfreerdp.c
+++ b/client/X11/xfreerdp.c
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ boolean xf_post_connect(freerdp* instance)
 		rdpGdi* gdi;
 		uint32 flags;
 
-		flags = CLRCONV_ALPHA;
+		flags = CLRCONV_ALPHA | CLRCONV_INVERT;
 
 		if (xfi->bpp > 16)
 			flags |= CLRBUF_32BPP;
diff --git a/client/test/freerdp.c b/client/test/freerdp.c
index 804d5dfe1..6c0a19790 100644
--- a/client/test/freerdp.c
+++ b/client/test/freerdp.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ boolean tf_post_connect(freerdp* instance)
 {
 	rdpGdi* gdi;
 
-	gdi_init(instance, CLRCONV_ALPHA | CLRBUF_16BPP | CLRBUF_32BPP, NULL);
+	gdi_init(instance, CLRCONV_ALPHA | CLRCONV_INVERT | CLRBUF_16BPP | CLRBUF_32BPP, NULL);
 	gdi = instance->context->gdi;
 
 	instance->update->BeginPaint = tf_begin_paint;