diff --git a/libavcodec/jpeglsdec.c b/libavcodec/jpeglsdec.c
index d79bbe1ee3..bd9224d97d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/jpeglsdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/jpeglsdec.c
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ int ff_jpegls_decode_lse(MJpegDecodeContext *s)
                 shift = 8 - s->avctx->bits_per_raw_sample;
             }
 
-            s->picture_ptr->format =
-            s->avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_PAL8;
+            s->force_pal8 = 1;
+            if (!pal)
+                return 1;
+
             for (i=s->palette_index; i<=maxtab; i++) {
                 uint8_t k = i << shift;
                 pal[k] = 0;
diff --git a/libavcodec/mjpegdec.c b/libavcodec/mjpegdec.c
index 7c66ff8637..0691148027 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mjpegdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mjpegdec.c
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ int ff_mjpeg_decode_sof(MJpegDecodeContext *s)
         case 0x43000000:
         case 0x44000000:
             if(s->bits <= 8)
-                s->avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY8;
+                s->avctx->pix_fmt = s->force_pal8 ? AV_PIX_FMT_PAL8 : AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY8;
             else
                 s->avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY16;
             break;
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ int ff_mjpeg_decode_sof(MJpegDecodeContext *s)
             } else if (s->nb_components != 1) {
                 av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unsupported number of components %d\n", s->nb_components);
                 return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
-            } else if (s->palette_index && s->bits <= 8)
+            } else if (s->palette_index && s->bits <= 8 || s->force_pal8)
                 s->avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_PAL8;
             else if (s->bits <= 8)
                 s->avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY8;
@@ -2398,6 +2398,8 @@ int ff_mjpeg_receive_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame)
     int ret = 0;
     int is16bit;
 
+    s->force_pal8 = 0;
+
     if (avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_SMVJPEG && s->smv_next_frame > 0)
         return smv_process_frame(avctx, frame);
 
@@ -2411,7 +2413,7 @@ int ff_mjpeg_receive_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame)
     ret = mjpeg_get_packet(avctx);
     if (ret < 0)
         return ret;
-
+redo_for_pal8:
     buf_ptr = s->pkt->data;
     buf_end = s->pkt->data + s->pkt->size;
     while (buf_ptr < buf_end) {
@@ -2542,6 +2544,8 @@ int ff_mjpeg_receive_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame)
             if (!CONFIG_JPEGLS_DECODER ||
                 (ret = ff_jpegls_decode_lse(s)) < 0)
                 goto fail;
+            if (ret == 1)
+                goto redo_for_pal8;
             break;
         case EOI:
 eoi_parser:
diff --git a/libavcodec/mjpegdec.h b/libavcodec/mjpegdec.h
index 2400a179f1..648dd714e1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mjpegdec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/mjpegdec.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ typedef struct MJpegDecodeContext {
     uint8_t *last_nnz[MAX_COMPONENTS];
     uint64_t coefs_finished[MAX_COMPONENTS]; ///< bitmask of which coefs have been completely decoded (progressive mode)
     int palette_index;
+    int force_pal8;
     ScanTable scantable;
     BlockDSPContext bdsp;
     HpelDSPContext hdsp;
diff --git a/tests/fate/image.mak b/tests/fate/image.mak
index d8316fddc3..07316542e1 100644
--- a/tests/fate/image.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/image.mak
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ fate-jpegls-5bpc: CMD = framecrc -idct simple -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/jpegls/32.jls
 FATE_JPEGLS += fate-jpegls-7bpc
 fate-jpegls-7bpc: CMD = framecrc -idct simple -i $(TARGET_SAMPLES)/jpegls/128.jls -pix_fmt rgb24 -vf scale
 
-#FATE_JPEGLS-$(call DEMDEC, IMAGE2, JPEGLS) += $(FATE_JPEGLS)
+FATE_JPEGLS-$(call DEMDEC, IMAGE2, JPEGLS) += $(FATE_JPEGLS)
 FATE_IMAGE += $(FATE_JPEGLS-yes)
 fate-jpegls: $(FATE_JPEGLS-yes)