diff --git a/lib/libvgl/main.c b/lib/libvgl/main.c
index 27761f00dcf3..09d646892c23 100644
--- a/lib/libvgl/main.c
+++ b/lib/libvgl/main.c
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <sys/consio.h>
 #include "vgl.h"
 
-/* XXX Direct Color 24bits modes unsupported */
-
 #define min(x, y)	(((x) < (y)) ? (x) : (y))
 #define max(x, y)	(((x) > (y)) ? (x) : (y))
 
@@ -223,11 +221,9 @@ VGLInit(int mode)
     case 2:
       VGLDisplay->Type = VIDBUF16;
       break;
-#if notyet
     case 3:
       VGLDisplay->Type = VIDBUF24;
       break;
-#endif
     case 4:
       VGLDisplay->Type = VIDBUF32;
       break;
diff --git a/lib/libvgl/simple.c b/lib/libvgl/simple.c
index 204b9afb440b..9cb4311b033c 100644
--- a/lib/libvgl/simple.c
+++ b/lib/libvgl/simple.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static byte VGLSavePaletteBlue[256];
 void
 VGLSetXY(VGLBitmap *object, int x, int y, u_long color)
 {
-  int offset, undermouse;
+  int offset, soffset, undermouse;
 
   VGLCheckSwitch();
   if (x>=0 && x<object->VXsize && y>=0 && y<object->VYsize) {
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ VGLSetXY(VGLBitmap *object, int x, int y, u_long color)
       switch (object->Type) {
       case VIDBUF8S:
       case VIDBUF16S:
-      case VIDBUF24S:
       case VIDBUF32S:
         offset = VGLSetSegment(offset);
         /* FALLTHROUGH */
@@ -92,6 +91,25 @@ VGLSetXY(VGLBitmap *object, int x, int y, u_long color)
           break;
         }
         break;
+      case VIDBUF24S:
+        soffset = VGLSetSegment(offset);
+        color = htole32(color);
+        switch (VGLAdpInfo.va_window_size - soffset) {
+        case 1:
+          memcpy(&object->Bitmap[soffset], &color, 1);
+          soffset = VGLSetSegment(offset + 1);
+          memcpy(&object->Bitmap[soffset], (byte *)&color + 1, 2);
+          break;
+        case 2:
+          memcpy(&object->Bitmap[soffset], &color, 2);
+          soffset = VGLSetSegment(offset + 2);
+          memcpy(&object->Bitmap[soffset], (byte *)&color + 2, 1);
+          break;
+        default:
+          memcpy(&object->Bitmap[soffset], &color, 3);
+          break;
+        }
+        break;
       case VIDBUF8X:
         outb(0x3c4, 0x02);
         outb(0x3c5, 0x01 << (x&0x3));