diff --git a/src/event_object_movement.c b/src/event_object_movement.c
index 6d0cf86cf6..0c17f5c445 100644
--- a/src/event_object_movement.c
+++ b/src/event_object_movement.c
@@ -1927,8 +1927,15 @@ u8 CreateVirtualObject(u16 graphicsId, u8 virtualObjId, s16 x, s16 y, u8 elevati
     x += MAP_OFFSET;
     y += MAP_OFFSET;
     SetSpritePosToOffsetMapCoords(&x, &y, 8, 16);
-    if (spriteTemplate.paletteTag != TAG_NONE)
+    if (spriteTemplate.paletteTag == OBJ_EVENT_PAL_TAG_DYNAMIC)
+    {
+        u32 paletteNum = LoadDynamicFollowerPaletteFromGraphicsId(graphicsId, &spriteTemplate);
+        spriteTemplate.paletteTag = GetSpritePaletteTagByPaletteNum(paletteNum);
+    }
+    else if (spriteTemplate.paletteTag != TAG_NONE)
+    {
         LoadObjectEventPalette(spriteTemplate.paletteTag);
+    }
 
     spriteId = CreateSpriteAtEnd(&spriteTemplate, x, y, 0);
     if (spriteId != MAX_SPRITES)
@@ -1942,6 +1949,9 @@ u8 CreateVirtualObject(u16 graphicsId, u8 virtualObjId, s16 x, s16 y, u8 elevati
         sprite->sVirtualObjId = virtualObjId;
         sprite->sVirtualObjElev = elevation;
 
+        if (OW_GFX_COMPRESS && graphicsInfo->compressed)
+            spriteTemplate.tileTag = LoadSheetGraphicsInfo(graphicsInfo, graphicsId, sprite);
+
         if (subspriteTables != NULL)
         {
             SetSubspriteTables(sprite, subspriteTables);