diff --git a/collects/mred/private/wx/win32/colordialog.rkt b/collects/mred/private/wx/win32/colordialog.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7147ef389d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/mred/private/wx/win32/colordialog.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#lang racket/base
+(require ffi/unsafe
+         racket/class
+         racket/string
+         racket/draw/color
+         "utils.rkt"
+         "types.rkt"
+         "const.rkt"
+         "wndclass.rkt"
+	 "../../lock.rkt")
+
+(provide get-color-from-user)
+
+(define-cstruct _CHOOSECOLOR
+  ([lStructSize _DWORD]
+   [hwndOwner _HWND]
+   [hInstance _HWND]
+   [rgbResult _COLORREF]
+   [lpCustColors _pointer]
+   [Flags _DWORD]
+   [lCustData _LPARAM]
+   [lpfnHook _fpointer]
+   [lpTemplateName _fpointer]))
+
+(define CC_RGBINIT #x00000001)
+
+(define-comdlg32 ChooseColorW (_wfun _CHOOSECOLOR-pointer -> _BOOL))
+
+(define custom-colors (malloc 'raw 16 _COLORREF))
+(memset custom-colors 255 16 _COLORREF)
+
+(define (get-color-from-user message parent color)
+  (atomically
+   (let ([p (malloc 'raw _CHOOSECOLOR)])
+     (memset p 0 1 _CHOOSECOLOR)
+     (set-cpointer-tag! p CHOOSECOLOR-tag)
+     (set-CHOOSECOLOR-lStructSize! p (ctype-sizeof _CHOOSECOLOR))
+     (when parent
+       (set-CHOOSECOLOR-hwndOwner! p (send parent get-hwnd)))
+     (when color
+       (set-CHOOSECOLOR-rgbResult! p (make-COLORREF
+                                      (color-red color)
+                                      (color-green color)
+                                      (color-blue color)))
+       (set-CHOOSECOLOR-Flags! p CC_RGBINIT))
+     (set-CHOOSECOLOR-lpCustColors! p custom-colors)
+     (begin0
+      (and (ChooseColorW p)
+           (let ([c (CHOOSECOLOR-rgbResult p)])
+             (make-object color% (GetRValue c) (GetGValue c) (GetBValue c))))
+      (free p)))))
+
diff --git a/collects/mred/private/wx/win32/procs.rkt b/collects/mred/private/wx/win32/procs.rkt
index 0a9e58cbde..824169ac2c 100644
--- a/collects/mred/private/wx/win32/procs.rkt
+++ b/collects/mred/private/wx/win32/procs.rkt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
          (except-in "../common/default-procs.rkt"
                     get-panel-background)
          "filedialog.rkt"
+         "colordialog.rkt"
 	 racket/draw)
 
 (provide
@@ -65,8 +66,7 @@
 (define-unimplemented write-resource)
 (define-unimplemented get-resource)
 
-(define-unimplemented get-color-from-user)
-(define (color-from-user-platform-mode) #f)
+(define (color-from-user-platform-mode) 'dialog)
 
 (define (get-panel-background)
   (let ([c (GetSysColor COLOR_BTNFACE)])