diff --git a/terminatorlib/preferences.glade b/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
index a68eb149..74557e25 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
+++ b/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
@@ -229,6 +229,32 @@
       <column type="gchararray"/>
     </columns>
   </object>
+  <object class="GtkListStore" id="PaletteListStore">
+    <columns>
+      <!-- column-name Palette -->
+      <column type="gchararray"/>
+    </columns>
+    <data>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Tango</col>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Linux</col>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes">XTerm</col>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Rxvt</col>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Ambience</col>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Custom</col>
+      </row>
+    </data>
+  </object>
   <object class="GtkDialog" id="prefswin">
     <property name="border_width">5</property>
     <property name="type_hint">normal</property>
@@ -236,7 +262,6 @@
     <child internal-child="vbox">
       <object class="GtkVBox" id="dialog_vbox1">
         <property name="visible">True</property>
-        <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
         <property name="spacing">2</property>
         <child>
           <object class="GtkNotebook" id="notebook1">
@@ -249,7 +274,6 @@
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox5">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
-                    <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                     <property name="spacing">18</property>
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkTable" id="global_config_table">
@@ -453,7 +477,6 @@
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox7">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                         <property name="spacing">6</property>
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkLabel" id="label15">
@@ -676,7 +699,6 @@
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox1">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
-                    <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkTreeView" id="profilelist">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -762,7 +784,6 @@
                       <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox3">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="border_width">12</property>
-                        <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                         <property name="spacing">6</property>
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="system_font_checkbutton">
@@ -897,7 +918,6 @@
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox8">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
-                            <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                             <property name="spacing">6</property>
                             <child>
                               <object class="GtkLabel" id="label21">
@@ -919,7 +939,6 @@
                                 <child>
                                   <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox9">
                                     <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                    <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                                     <child>
                                       <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox4">
                                         <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -1033,7 +1052,6 @@
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox10">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
-                            <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                             <property name="spacing">6</property>
                             <child>
                               <object class="GtkLabel" id="label23">
@@ -1055,7 +1073,6 @@
                                 <child>
                                   <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox11">
                                     <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                    <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                                     <child>
                                       <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="icon_bell_checkbutton">
                                         <property name="label" translatable="yes">Titlebar icon</property>
@@ -1156,7 +1173,6 @@
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox80">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
-                            <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                             <property name="spacing">6</property>
                             <child>
                               <object class="GtkLabel" id="label36">
@@ -1178,11 +1194,9 @@
                                 <child>
                                   <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox81">
                                     <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                    <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                                     <child>
                                       <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox92">
                                         <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                        <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                                         <property name="spacing">6</property>
                                         <child>
                                           <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="login_shell_checkbutton">
@@ -1352,12 +1366,10 @@
                       <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox90">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="border_width">12</property>
-                        <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                         <property name="spacing">18</property>
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox82">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
-                            <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                             <property name="spacing">6</property>
                             <child>
                               <object class="GtkLabel" id="label39">
@@ -1547,7 +1559,6 @@
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox83">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
-                            <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                             <property name="spacing">6</property>
                             <child>
                               <object class="GtkLabel" id="label42">
@@ -1602,6 +1613,7 @@
                                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                                             <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                             <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                            <signal name="color_set" handler="on_palette_colorpicker_color_set"/>
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="x_options"></property>
@@ -1614,6 +1626,7 @@
                                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                                             <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                             <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                            <signal name="color_set" handler="on_palette_colorpicker_color_set"/>
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">1</property>
@@ -1628,6 +1641,7 @@
                                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                                             <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                             <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                            <signal name="color_set" handler="on_palette_colorpicker_color_set"/>
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">2</property>
@@ -1642,6 +1656,7 @@
                                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                                             <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                             <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                            <signal name="color_set" handler="on_palette_colorpicker_color_set"/>
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">3</property>
@@ -1656,6 +1671,7 @@
                                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                                             <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                             <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                            <signal name="color_set" handler="on_palette_colorpicker_color_set"/>
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">4</property>
@@ -1670,6 +1686,7 @@
                                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                                             <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                             <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                            <signal name="color_set" handler="on_palette_colorpicker_color_set"/>
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">5</property>
@@ -1684,6 +1701,7 @@
                                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                                             <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                             <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                            <signal name="color_set" handler="on_palette_colorpicker_color_set"/>
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">7</property>
@@ -1698,6 +1716,7 @@
                                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                                             <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                             <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                            <signal name="color_set" handler="on_palette_colorpicker_color_set"/>
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="top_attach">1</property>
@@ -1712,6 +1731,7 @@
                                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                                             <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                             <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                            <signal name="color_set" handler="on_palette_colorpicker_color_set"/>
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">1</property>
@@ -1728,6 +1748,7 @@
                                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                                             <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                             <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                            <signal name="color_set" handler="on_palette_colorpicker_color_set"/>
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">3</property>
@@ -1744,6 +1765,7 @@
                                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                                             <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                             <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                            <signal name="color_set" handler="on_palette_colorpicker_color_set"/>
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">2</property>
@@ -1760,6 +1782,7 @@
                                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                                             <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                             <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                            <signal name="color_set" handler="on_palette_colorpicker_color_set"/>
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">4</property>
@@ -1776,6 +1799,7 @@
                                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                                             <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                             <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                            <signal name="color_set" handler="on_palette_colorpicker_color_set"/>
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">7</property>
@@ -1792,6 +1816,7 @@
                                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                                             <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                             <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                            <signal name="color_set" handler="on_palette_colorpicker_color_set"/>
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">5</property>
@@ -1808,6 +1833,7 @@
                                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                                             <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                             <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                            <signal name="color_set" handler="on_palette_colorpicker_color_set"/>
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">6</property>
@@ -1822,6 +1848,7 @@
                                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                                             <property name="receives_default">True</property>
                                             <property name="color">#000000000000</property>
+                                            <signal name="color_set" handler="on_palette_colorpicker_color_set"/>
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">6</property>
@@ -1859,7 +1886,15 @@
                                     <child>
                                       <object class="GtkComboBox" id="palette_combobox">
                                         <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                        <property name="model">PaletteListStore</property>
+                                        <property name="active">0</property>
                                         <signal name="changed" handler="on_palette_combobox_changed"/>
+                                        <child>
+                                          <object class="GtkCellRendererText" id="cellrenderertext14"/>
+                                          <attributes>
+                                            <attribute name="text">0</attribute>
+                                          </attributes>
+                                        </child>
                                       </object>
                                       <packing>
                                         <property name="left_attach">1</property>
@@ -1921,7 +1956,6 @@
                       <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox86">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="border_width">12</property>
-                        <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                         <property name="spacing">6</property>
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkRadioButton" id="solid_radiobutton">
@@ -1943,7 +1977,6 @@
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox87">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
-                            <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                             <property name="spacing">6</property>
                             <child>
                               <object class="GtkRadioButton" id="image_radiobutton">
@@ -1969,7 +2002,6 @@
                                 <child>
                                   <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox89">
                                     <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                    <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                                     <property name="spacing">6</property>
                                     <child>
                                       <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox2">
@@ -2057,7 +2089,6 @@
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkVBox" id="darken_background_vbox">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
-                            <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                             <property name="spacing">6</property>
                             <child>
                               <object class="GtkLabel" id="darken_background_scale_label">
@@ -2293,9 +2324,6 @@
                             <property name="y_options">GTK_FILL</property>
                           </packing>
                         </child>
-                        <child>
-                          <placeholder/>
-                        </child>
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="scrollback_infinite">
                             <property name="label" translatable="yes">Infinite Scrollback</property>
@@ -2314,6 +2342,9 @@
                             <property name="y_options"></property>
                           </packing>
                         </child>
+                        <child>
+                          <placeholder/>
+                        </child>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="position">4</property>
@@ -2334,7 +2365,6 @@
                       <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox4">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="border_width">12</property>
-                        <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                         <property name="spacing">12</property>
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkLabel" id="label51">
@@ -2504,7 +2534,6 @@
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox2">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
-                    <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkTreeView" id="layoutlist">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -2635,7 +2664,6 @@
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox6">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
-                    <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment3">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
diff --git a/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py b/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
index 400a7d6f..61b2dc4f 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
@@ -41,7 +41,32 @@ class PrefsEditor:
                      'green_on_black': ['#00FF00', '#000000'],
                      'orange_on_black': ['#E53C00', '#000000'],
                      'ambience': ['#FFFFFF', '#300A24']}
-
+    palettevalues = {'tango': 0,
+                     'linux': 1,
+                     'xterm': 2,
+                     'rxvt': 3,
+                     'ambience': 4,
+                     'custom': 5}
+    palettes = {'tango': '#000000000000:#CCCC00000000:#4E4E9A9A0606:\
+#C4C4A0A00000:#34346565A4A4:#757550507B7B:#060698209A9A:#D3D3D7D7CFCF:\
+#555557575353:#EFEF29292929:#8A8AE2E23434:#FCFCE9E94F4F:#72729F9FCFCF:\
+#ADAD7F7FA8A8:#3434E2E2E2E2:#EEEEEEEEECEC',
+                'linux': '#000000000000:#AAAA00000000:#0000AAAA0000:\
+#AAAA55550000:#00000000AAAA:#AAAA0000AAAA:#0000AAAAAAAA:#AAAAAAAAAAAA:\
+#555555555555:#FFFF55555555:#5555FFFF5555:#FFFFFFFF5555:#55555555FFFF:\
+#FFFF5555FFFF:#5555FFFFFFFF:#FFFFFFFFFFFF',
+                'xterm': '#000000000000:#CDCB00000000:#0000CDCB0000:\
+#CDCBCDCB0000:#1E1A908FFFFF:#CDCB0000CDCB:#0000CDCBCDCB:#E5E2E5E2E5E2:\
+#4CCC4CCC4CCC:#FFFF00000000:#0000FFFF0000:#FFFFFFFF0000:#46458281B4AE:\
+#FFFF0000FFFF:#0000FFFFFFFF:#FFFFFFFFFFFF',
+                'rxvt': '#000000000000:#CDCD00000000:#0000CDCD0000:\
+#CDCDCDCD0000:#00000000CDCD:#CDCD0000CDCD:#0000CDCDCDCD:#FAFAEBEBD7D7:\
+#404040404040:#FFFF00000000:#0000FFFF0000:#FFFFFFFF0000:#00000000FFFF:\
+#FFFF0000FFFF:#0000FFFFFFFF:#FFFFFFFFFFFF',
+                'ambience': '#2E2E34343636:#CCCC00000000:#4E4E9A9A0606:\
+#C4C4A0A00000:#34346565A4A4:#757550507B7B:#060698209A9A:#D3D3D7D7CFCF:\
+#555557575353:#EFEF29292929:#8A8AE2E23434:#FCFCE9E94F4F:#72729F9FCFCF:\
+#ADAD7F7FA8A8:#3434E2E2E2E2:#EEEEEEEEECEC'}
     keybindingnames = { 'zoom_in'          : 'Increase font size',
                         'zoom_out'         : 'Decrease font size',
                         'zoom_normal'      : 'Restore original font size',
@@ -325,6 +350,7 @@ class PrefsEditor:
         widget.set_active(self.config['use_theme_colors'])
         # Colorscheme
         widget = guiget('color_scheme_combobox')
+        scheme = None
         for ascheme in self.colourschemes:
             forecol = self.colourschemes[ascheme][0]
             backcol = self.colourschemes[ascheme][1]
@@ -349,7 +375,16 @@ class PrefsEditor:
             widget.set_sensitive(True)
         else:
             widget.set_sensitive(False)
-        # Palette
+        # Palette scheme
+        widget = guiget('palette_combobox')
+        palette = None
+        for apalette in self.palettes:
+            if self.config['palette'] == self.palettes[apalette]:
+                palette = apalette
+        if palette not in self.palettevalues:
+            palette = 'tango'
+        widget.set_active(self.palettevalues[palette])
+        # Palette colour pickers
         palette = self.config['palette'].split(':')
         for i in xrange(1, 17):
             widget = guiget('palette_colorpicker_%d' % i)
@@ -573,8 +608,42 @@ class PrefsEditor:
 
     def on_palette_combobox_changed(self, widget):
         """Palette selector changed"""
-        # FIXME: This doesn't really exist yet.
-        pass
+        value = None
+        guiget = self.builder.get_object
+        active = widget.get_active()
+
+        for key in self.palettevalues.keys():
+            if self.palettevalues[key] == active:
+                value = key
+
+        if value == 'custom':
+            sensitive = True
+        else:
+            sensitive = False
+
+        for num in xrange(1, 17):
+            picker = guiget('palette_colorpicker_%d' % num)
+            picker.set_sensitive(sensitive)
+
+        if value in self.palettes:
+            palette = self.palettes[value]
+            palettebits = palette.split(':')
+            for num in xrange(1, 17):
+                # Update the visible elements
+                picker = guiget('palette_colorpicker_%d' % num)
+                picker.set_color(gtk.gdk.Color(palettebits[num - 1]))
+        elif value == 'custom':
+            palettebits = []
+            for num in xrange(1, 17):
+                picker = guiget('palette_colorpicker_%d' % num)
+                palettebits.append(picker.get_color().to_string())
+            palette = ':'.join(palettebits)
+        else:
+            err('Unknown palette value: %s' % value)
+            return
+
+        self.config['palette'] = palette
+        self.config.save()
 
     def on_background_colorpicker_color_set(self, widget):
         """Background color changed"""
@@ -586,6 +655,21 @@ class PrefsEditor:
         self.config['foreground_color'] = widget.get_color().to_string()
         self.config.save()
 
+    def on_palette_colorpicker_color_set(self, widget):
+        """A palette colour changed"""
+        palette = None
+        palettebits = []
+        guiget = self.builder.get_object
+
+        # FIXME: We do this at least once elsewhere. refactor!
+        for num in xrange(1, 17):
+            picker = guiget('palette_colorpicker_%d' % num)
+            palettebits.append(picker.get_color().to_string())
+        palette = ':'.join(palettebits)
+
+        self.config['palette'] = palette
+        self.config.save()
+
     def on_exit_action_combobox_changed(self, widget):
         """Exit action changed"""
         selected = widget.get_active()