diff --git a/src/resources.c b/src/resources.c
index aee511bc..3d7ba65f 100644
--- a/src/resources.c
+++ b/src/resources.c
@@ -35,19 +35,24 @@
 #include "resources.h"
 #include "screen.h"
 
-int wGetColor(WScreen * scr, char *color_name, XColor * color)
+int wGetColorForColormap(Colormap colormap, char *color_name, XColor * color)
 {
-	if (!XParseColor(dpy, scr->w_colormap, color_name, color)) {
+	if (!XParseColor(dpy, colormap, color_name, color)) {
 		wwarning(_("could not parse color \"%s\""), color_name);
 		return False;
 	}
-	if (!XAllocColor(dpy, scr->w_colormap, color)) {
+	if (!XAllocColor(dpy, colormap, color)) {
 		wwarning(_("could not allocate color \"%s\""), color_name);
 		return False;
 	}
 	return True;
 }
 
+int wGetColor(WScreen * scr, char *color_name, XColor * color)
+{
+	return wGetColorForColormap(scr->w_colormap, color_name, color);
+}
+
 void wFreeColor(WScreen * scr, unsigned long pixel)
 {
 	if (pixel != scr->white_pixel && pixel != scr->black_pixel) {
diff --git a/src/resources.h b/src/resources.h
index 90aab340..bbc92784 100644
--- a/src/resources.h
+++ b/src/resources.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #ifndef WMRESOURCES_H_
 #define WMRESOURCES_H_
 
+int wGetColorForColormap(Colormap colormap, char *color_name, XColor *color);
 int wGetColor(WScreen *scr, char *color_name, XColor *color);
 void wFreeColor(WScreen *scr, unsigned long pixel);