diff --git a/include/atari.h b/include/atari.h
index e47d1ccea..61de88beb 100644
--- a/include/atari.h
+++ b/include/atari.h
@@ -131,6 +131,24 @@
 #define COLOR_LIGHTBLUE         _gtia_mkcolor(HUE_BLUE,6)
 #define COLOR_GRAY3             _gtia_mkcolor(HUE_GREY,5)
 
+/* TGI color defines */
+#define TGI_COLOR_BLACK         COLOR_BLACK
+#define TGI_COLOR_WHITE         COLOR_WHITE
+#define TGI_COLOR_RED           COLOR_RED
+#define TGI_COLOR_CYAN          COLOR_CYAN
+#define TGI_COLOR_VIOLET        COLOR_VIOLET
+#define TGI_COLOR_GREEN         COLOR_GREEN
+#define TGI_COLOR_BLUE          COLOR_BLUE
+#define TGI_COLOR_YELLOW        COLOR_YELLOW
+#define TGI_COLOR_ORANGE        COLOR_ORANGE
+#define TGI_COLOR_BROWN         COLOR_BROWN
+#define TGI_COLOR_LIGHTRED      COLOR_LIGHTRED
+#define TGI_COLOR_GRAY1         COLOR_GRAY1
+#define TGI_COLOR_GRAY2         COLOR_GRAY2
+#define TGI_COLOR_LIGHTGREEN    COLOR_LIGHTGREEN
+#define TGI_COLOR_LIGHTBLUE     COLOR_LIGHTBLUE
+#define TGI_COLOR_GRAY3         COLOR_GRAY3
+
 /* color register functions */
 extern void __fastcall__ _setcolor     (unsigned char color_reg, unsigned char hue, unsigned char luminace);
 extern void __fastcall__ _setcolor_low (unsigned char color_reg, unsigned char color_value);