diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/dooyong.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/dooyong.cpp
index 0620392d110..f0bd45d42ed 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/dooyong.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/dooyong.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static ADDRESS_MAP_START( pollux_map, AS_PROGRAM, 8, dooyong_z80_ym2203_state )
 	AM_RANGE(0xf010, 0xf010) AM_WRITE(soundlatch_byte_w)
 	AM_RANGE(0xf018, 0xf01f) AM_WRITE(bgscroll_w)
 	AM_RANGE(0xf020, 0xf027) AM_WRITE(fgscroll_w)
-	AM_RANGE(0xf800, 0xffff) AM_RAM_WRITE(paletteram_flytiger_w)
+	AM_RANGE(0xf800, 0xffff) AM_READWRITE(paletteram_flytiger_r, paletteram_flytiger_w)
 ADDRESS_MAP_END
 
 static ADDRESS_MAP_START( gulfstrm_map, AS_PROGRAM, 8, dooyong_z80_ym2203_state )
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static ADDRESS_MAP_START( flytiger_map, AS_PROGRAM, 8, dooyong_z80_state )
 	AM_RANGE(0xe020, 0xe020) AM_WRITE(soundlatch_byte_w)
 	AM_RANGE(0xe030, 0xe037) AM_WRITE(bgscroll_w)
 	AM_RANGE(0xe040, 0xe047) AM_WRITE(fgscroll_w)
-	AM_RANGE(0xe800, 0xefff) AM_RAM_WRITE(paletteram_flytiger_w)
+	AM_RANGE(0xe800, 0xefff) AM_READWRITE(paletteram_flytiger_r, paletteram_flytiger_w)
 	AM_RANGE(0xf000, 0xffff) AM_RAM_WRITE(txvideoram_w) AM_SHARE("txvideoram")
 ADDRESS_MAP_END
 
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/dooyong.h b/src/mame/includes/dooyong.h
index ed72bbb6a57..6b30492d5a9 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/dooyong.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/dooyong.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public:
 	DECLARE_WRITE8_MEMBER(bankswitch_w);
 	DECLARE_WRITE8_MEMBER(txvideoram_w);
 	DECLARE_WRITE8_MEMBER(primella_ctrl_w);
+	DECLARE_READ8_MEMBER(paletteram_flytiger_r);
 	DECLARE_WRITE8_MEMBER(paletteram_flytiger_w);
 	DECLARE_WRITE8_MEMBER(flytiger_ctrl_w);
 	TILE_GET_INFO_MEMBER(get_tx_tile_info);
diff --git a/src/mame/video/dooyong.cpp b/src/mame/video/dooyong.cpp
index b8f819cb503..979a3b31e21 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/dooyong.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/video/dooyong.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,14 @@ WRITE8_MEMBER(dooyong_z80_state::primella_ctrl_w)
 //  logerror("%04x: bankswitch = %02x\n",space.device().safe_pc(),data&0xe0);
 }
 
+READ8_MEMBER(dooyong_z80_state::paletteram_flytiger_r)
+{
+	if (m_palette_bank) offset+= 0x800;
+	
+	return m_paletteram_flytiger[offset];
+}
+
+
 WRITE8_MEMBER(dooyong_z80_state::paletteram_flytiger_w)
 {
 	if (m_palette_bank) offset+= 0x800;