diff --git a/src/video/SDL_video.c b/src/video/SDL_video.c
index ea1b634a42..18e7bd0e0f 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_video.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_video.c
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ static bool SDL_CreateWindowTexture(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window,
         if (!SDL_ISPIXELFORMAT_FOURCC(texture_format) &&
             !SDL_ISPIXELFORMAT_10BIT(texture_format) &&
             !SDL_ISPIXELFORMAT_FLOAT(texture_format) &&
+            !SDL_ISPIXELFORMAT_INDEXED(texture_format) &&
             transparent == SDL_ISPIXELFORMAT_ALPHA(texture_format)) {
             *format = texture_format;
             break;