diff --git a/src/os_win32.c b/src/os_win32.c
index 0cb3113..8278ddd 100644
--- a/src/os_win32.c
+++ b/src/os_win32.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 static guicolor_T save_console_fg_rgb;
 
 # ifdef FEAT_TERMGUICOLORS
-#  define USE_VTP		(vtp_working && p_tgc)
+#  define USE_VTP		(vtp_working && is_term_win32() && (p_tgc || (!p_tgc && t_colors >= 256)))
 # else
 #  define USE_VTP		0
 # endif
@@ -2630,7 +2630,6 @@
 
     /* set termcap codes to current text attributes */
     update_tcap(g_attrCurrent);
-    swap_tcap();
 
     GetConsoleCursorInfo(g_hConOut, &g_cci);
     GetConsoleMode(g_hConIn,  &g_cmodein);
@@ -5763,7 +5762,11 @@
     if (!USE_VTP)
 	FillConsoleOutputAttribute(g_hConOut, g_attrCurrent, n, coord, &dwDummy);
     else
-	FillConsoleOutputAttribute(g_hConOut, 0, n, coord, &dwDummy);
+    {
+	set_console_color_rgb();
+	gotoxy(coord.X + 1, coord.Y + 1);
+	vtp_printf("\033[%dX", n);
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -7653,6 +7656,16 @@
     vtp_printf((char *)buf);
 }
 
+    static int
+ctermtoxterm(
+    int cterm)
+{
+    uint8_t r, g, b, idx;
+
+    cterm_color2rgb(cterm, &r, &g, &b, &idx);
+    return (((int)r << 16) | ((int)g << 8) | (int)b);
+}
+
     static void
 set_console_color_rgb(void)
 {
@@ -7661,6 +7674,8 @@
     int id;
     guicolor_T fg = INVALCOLOR;
     guicolor_T bg = INVALCOLOR;
+    int ctermfg;
+    int ctermbg;
 
     if (!USE_VTP)
 	return;
@@ -7669,9 +7684,19 @@
     if (id > 0)
 	syn_id2colors(id, &fg, &bg);
     if (fg == INVALCOLOR)
-	fg = 0xc0c0c0;	    /* white text */
+    {
+	ctermfg = -1;
+	if (id > 0)
+	    syn_id2cterm_bg(id, &ctermfg, &ctermbg);
+	fg = ctermfg != -1 ? ctermtoxterm(ctermfg) : 0xc0c0c0; /* white */
+    }
     if (bg == INVALCOLOR)
-	bg = 0x000000;	    /* black background */
+    {
+	ctermbg = -1;
+	if (id > 0)
+	    syn_id2cterm_bg(id, &ctermfg, &ctermbg);
+	bg = ctermbg != -1 ? ctermtoxterm(ctermbg) : 0x000000; /* black */
+    }
     fg = (GetRValue(fg) << 16) | (GetGValue(fg) << 8) | GetBValue(fg);
     bg = (GetRValue(bg) << 16) | (GetGValue(bg) << 8) | GetBValue(bg);
 
@@ -7730,4 +7755,10 @@
     return USE_VTP;
 }
 
+    int
+is_term_win32(void)
+{
+    return T_NAME != NULL && STRCMP(T_NAME, "win32") == 0;
+}
+
 #endif