diff --git a/guacamole/build.xml b/guacamole/build.xml
index 585b77a61..fb35e1365 100644
--- a/guacamole/build.xml
+++ b/guacamole/build.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
 		depends="compile">
 		<war destfile="${dist.dir}/guacamole.war"
 			webxml="${build.dir}/WEB-INF/web.xml">
-			<fileset dir="${build.dir}"/>
+            <fileset dir="${build.dir}">
+                <exclude name="META-INF/**"/>
+            </fileset>
 		</war>
 	</target>
 
diff --git a/guacamole/doc/example/guacamole.xml b/guacamole/doc/example/guacamole.xml
index cf37839aa..1c005f4da 100644
--- a/guacamole/doc/example/guacamole.xml
+++ b/guacamole/doc/example/guacamole.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@
     <Parameter name="output-bpp" value="24"/>
     -->
 
+
+    <!-- Swap red and blue components. Some VNC servers may not honor
+         the client's request for certain pixel formats, instead
+         returning RGB as BGR.
+
+         If colors look strange (blues look red or brown) when using
+         Guacamole, uncomment and set this parameter to true. -->
+
+    <!--
+    <Parameter name="swap-red-blue" value="false"/>
+    -->
+
     <Realm className="org.apache.catalina.realm.MemoryRealm" pathname="conf/guacamole-users.xml"/>
 </Context>
 
diff --git a/guacamole/src/net/sourceforge/guacamole/net/GuacamoleConfiguration.java b/guacamole/src/net/sourceforge/guacamole/net/GuacamoleConfiguration.java
index 4ae3c759a..190ec8d35 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/net/sourceforge/guacamole/net/GuacamoleConfiguration.java
+++ b/guacamole/src/net/sourceforge/guacamole/net/GuacamoleConfiguration.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public class GuacamoleConfiguration extends Configuration {
     private int outputBPP;
     private boolean compressStream;
     private String protocol;
+    private boolean swapRedAndBlue;
 
     public GuacamoleConfiguration(ServletContext context) throws GuacamoleException {
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ public class GuacamoleConfiguration extends Configuration {
         outputBPP      = readIntParameter("output-bpp", 8, 8, 24);
         compressStream = readBooleanParameter("compress-stream", false);
         protocol       = readParameter("protocol", "vnc", "vnc");
+        swapRedAndBlue = readBooleanParameter("swap-red-blue", false);
 
     }
 
@@ -56,4 +58,8 @@ public class GuacamoleConfiguration extends Configuration {
         return protocol;
     }
 
+    public boolean getSwapRedAndBlue() {
+        return swapRedAndBlue;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/guacamole/src/net/sourceforge/guacamole/net/GuacamoleSession.java b/guacamole/src/net/sourceforge/guacamole/net/GuacamoleSession.java
index 374b97fb7..d7dfe373e 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/net/sourceforge/guacamole/net/GuacamoleSession.java
+++ b/guacamole/src/net/sourceforge/guacamole/net/GuacamoleSession.java
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ public class GuacamoleSession {
                                 vncconfig.getPort(),
                                 vncconfig.getPassword(),
                                 vncconfig.getBPP(),
-                                config.getOutputBPP()
+                                config.getOutputBPP(),
+                                config.getSwapRedAndBlue()
                             )
                     );
 
diff --git a/guacamole/src/net/sourceforge/guacamole/vnc/VNCClient.java b/guacamole/src/net/sourceforge/guacamole/vnc/VNCClient.java
index 687ab6846..3ac453b72 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/net/sourceforge/guacamole/vnc/VNCClient.java
+++ b/guacamole/src/net/sourceforge/guacamole/vnc/VNCClient.java
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class VNCClient extends Client {
     }
 
     // password = null for no authentication
-    public VNCClient(String host, int port, String password, int colorBits, int outputBPP)
+    public VNCClient(String host, int port, String password, int colorBits, int outputBPP, boolean swapRedAndBlue)
             throws VNCException {
 
         try {
@@ -325,11 +325,11 @@ public class VNCClient extends Client {
             // Set pixel format
             VNCFullColorImageReader fullColorReader;
             if (colorBits == 8)
-                fullColorReader = new VNCFullColorImageReader(bigEndian, 3, 3, 2, 8);
+                fullColorReader = new VNCFullColorImageReader(bigEndian, 3, 3, 2, 8, swapRedAndBlue);
             else if (colorBits == 16)
-                fullColorReader = new VNCFullColorImageReader(bigEndian, 5, 6, 5, outputBPP);
+                fullColorReader = new VNCFullColorImageReader(bigEndian, 5, 6, 5, outputBPP, swapRedAndBlue);
             else if (colorBits == 24)
-                fullColorReader = new VNCFullColorImageReader(bigEndian, 8, 8, 8, outputBPP);
+                fullColorReader = new VNCFullColorImageReader(bigEndian, 8, 8, 8, outputBPP, swapRedAndBlue);
             else
                 throw new VNCException("Color depth " + colorBits + " not supported. Only color depths of 8, 16, or 24 are allowed.");
 
diff --git a/guacamole/src/net/sourceforge/guacamole/vnc/VNCFullColorImageReader.java b/guacamole/src/net/sourceforge/guacamole/vnc/VNCFullColorImageReader.java
index 5315e3e9a..9509d4204 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/net/sourceforge/guacamole/vnc/VNCFullColorImageReader.java
+++ b/guacamole/src/net/sourceforge/guacamole/vnc/VNCFullColorImageReader.java
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public class VNCFullColorImageReader extends VNCImageReader {
     private boolean readAsIndexed;
     private boolean bigEndian;
 
+    private boolean swapRedAndBlue;
+
     public boolean isBigEndian() {
         return bigEndian;
     }
@@ -81,8 +83,10 @@ public class VNCFullColorImageReader extends VNCImageReader {
     }
 
     // Set up BGR reader
-    public VNCFullColorImageReader(boolean bigEndian, int redBits, int greenBits, int blueBits, int outputBPP) throws VNCException {
+    public VNCFullColorImageReader(boolean bigEndian, int redBits, int greenBits, int blueBits, int outputBPP, boolean swapRedAndBlue) throws VNCException {
         
+        this.swapRedAndBlue = swapRedAndBlue;
+
         depth = redBits + greenBits + blueBits;
 
         if (depth > 0 && depth <= 8)
@@ -136,8 +140,10 @@ public class VNCFullColorImageReader extends VNCImageReader {
             red   = input.read();
         }
 
-        int color = (red << 16) | (green << 8) | blue;
-        return color;
+        if (swapRedAndBlue)
+            return (blue << 16) | (green << 8) | red;
+        else
+            return (red << 16) | (green << 8) | blue;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -173,8 +179,10 @@ public class VNCFullColorImageReader extends VNCImageReader {
         green <<= 8 - greenBits;
         blue  <<= 8 - blueBits;
 
-        int color = (red << 16) | (green << 8) | blue;
-        return color;
+        if (swapRedAndBlue)
+            return (blue << 16) | (green << 8) | red;
+        else
+            return (red << 16) | (green << 8) | blue;
     }
 
     @Override