diff --git a/include/osg/GLBeginEndAdapter b/include/osg/GLBeginEndAdapter
index dad1578b5..813193c9d 100644
--- a/include/osg/GLBeginEndAdapter
+++ b/include/osg/GLBeginEndAdapter
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class OSG_EXPORT GLBeginEndAdapter
         }
 
         void Color4fv(const GLfloat* c) { Color4f(c[0], c[1], c[2], c[3]); }
+        void Color4ubv(const GLubyte* c) { const float div = 1.0f/255.0f; Color4f(float(c[0])*div, float(c[1])*div, float(c[2])*div, float(c[3])*div); }
 
         void Normal3f(GLfloat x, GLfloat y, GLfloat z)
         {
diff --git a/src/osg/ArrayDispatchers.cpp b/src/osg/ArrayDispatchers.cpp
index 3a2e2e74f..711ec13f8 100644
--- a/src/osg/ArrayDispatchers.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/ArrayDispatchers.cpp
@@ -416,10 +416,12 @@ void ArrayDispatchers::init()
     _normalDispatchers->assign<GLdouble>(Array::Vec3dArrayType, glNormal3dv, 3);
     _normalDispatchers->assignGLBeginEnd<GLfloat>(Array::Vec3ArrayType, &GLBeginEndAdapter::Normal3fv, 3);
 
+    _colorDispatchers->assign<GLubyte>(Array::Vec4ubArrayType, glColor4ubv, 4);
     _colorDispatchers->assign<GLfloat>(Array::Vec3ArrayType, glColor3fv, 3);
     _colorDispatchers->assign<GLfloat>(Array::Vec4ArrayType, glColor4fv, 4);
     _colorDispatchers->assign<GLdouble>(Array::Vec3dArrayType, glColor3dv, 3);
     _colorDispatchers->assign<GLdouble>(Array::Vec4dArrayType, glColor4dv, 4);
+    _colorDispatchers->assignGLBeginEnd<GLubyte>(Array::Vec4ubArrayType, &GLBeginEndAdapter::Color4ubv, 4);
     _colorDispatchers->assignGLBeginEnd<GLfloat>(Array::Vec4ArrayType, &GLBeginEndAdapter::Color4fv, 4);
 
     _secondaryColorDispatchers->assign<GLfloat>(Array::Vec3ArrayType, extensions->_glSecondaryColor3fv, 3);