diff --git a/include/osgUI/ColorPalette b/include/osgUI/ColorPalette
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4c0c7a08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/osgUI/ColorPalette
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2014 Robert Osfield
+ *
+ * This library is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified under
+ * the terms of the OpenSceneGraph Public License (OSGPL) version 0.0 or
+ * (at your option) any later version.  The full license is in LICENSE file
+ * included with this distribution, and on the openscenegraph.org website.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
+*/
+
+#ifndef OSGUI_COLORPALETTE
+#define OSGUI_COLORPALETTE
+
+#include <osg/Object>
+#include <osg/Vec4>
+#include <osgUI/Export>
+
+namespace osgUI
+{
+
+class OSGUI_EXPORT ColorPalette : public osg::Object
+{
+public:
+    ColorPalette();
+    ColorPalette(const ColorPalette& cp, const osg::CopyOp& copyop=osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
+    META_Object(osgUI, ColorPalette);
+
+
+    typedef std::vector<osg::Vec4f> Colors;
+
+    void setColors(const Colors& colors) { _colors = colors; }
+    Colors& getColors() { return _colors; }
+    const Colors& getColors() const { return _colors; }
+
+    typedef std::vector<std::string> Names;
+
+    void setNames(const Names& names) { _names = names; }
+    Names& getNames() { return _names; }
+    const Names& getNames() const { return _names; }
+
+
+protected:
+
+    virtual ~ColorPalette() {}
+
+    Colors      _colors;
+    Names       _names;
+
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/osgUI/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgUI/CMakeLists.txt
index 53af1eed3..648788f83 100644
--- a/src/osgUI/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgUI/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ SET(LIB_NAME osgUI)
 SET(HEADER_PATH ${OpenSceneGraph_SOURCE_DIR}/include/${LIB_NAME})
 SET(TARGET_H
     ${HEADER_PATH}/Export
+    ${HEADER_PATH}/ColorPalette
     ${HEADER_PATH}/Widget
     ${HEADER_PATH}/Label
     ${HEADER_PATH}/LineEdit
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ SET(TARGET_H
 
 SET(TARGET_SRC
     Widget.cpp
+    ColorPalette.cpp
     Label.cpp
     LineEdit.cpp
     Dialog.cpp
diff --git a/src/osgUI/ColorPalette.cpp b/src/osgUI/ColorPalette.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ffd66bfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgUI/ColorPalette.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2014 Robert Osfield
+ *
+ * This library is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified under
+ * the terms of the OpenSceneGraph Public License (OSGPL) version 0.0 or
+ * (at your option) any later version.  The full license is in LICENSE file
+ * included with this distribution, and on the openscenegraph.org website.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
+*/
+
+#include <osgUI/ColorPalette>
+
+using namespace osgUI;
+
+ColorPalette::ColorPalette()
+{
+}
+
+ColorPalette::ColorPalette(const ColorPalette& cp, const osg::CopyOp& copyop):
+    osg::Object(cp, copyop),
+    _colors(cp._colors)
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgUI/ColorPalette.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgUI/ColorPalette.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a681d693
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgUI/ColorPalette.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include <osgUI/ColorPalette>
+#include <osg/ValueObject>
+#include <osgDB/ObjectWrapper>
+#include <osgDB/InputStream>
+#include <osgDB/OutputStream>
+
+
+REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( ColorPalette,
+                         new osgUI::ColorPalette,
+                         osgUI::ColorPalette,
+                         "osg::Object osgUI::ColorPalette" )
+{
+    ADD_VECTOR_SERIALIZER( Colors, osgUI::ColorPalette::Colors, osgDB::BaseSerializer::RW_VEC4F, 4 );
+    ADD_VECTOR_SERIALIZER( Names, osgUI::ColorPalette::Names, osgDB::BaseSerializer::RW_STRING, 1 );
+}