diff --git a/Components/9918/Implementation/9918.cpp b/Components/9918/Implementation/9918.cpp
index 5da9d04a0..9ce7ed2e7 100644
--- a/Components/9918/Implementation/9918.cpp
+++ b/Components/9918/Implementation/9918.cpp
@@ -544,6 +544,8 @@ void Base<personality>::output_border(int cycles, [[maybe_unused]] uint32_t cram
 			crt_.output_level(4);
 			cycles -= 4;
 		}
+	} else	if constexpr (is_yamaha_vdp(personality)) {
+		border_colour = Storage<personality>::palette_[background_colour_];
 	} else {
 		border_colour = palette[background_colour_];
 	}