diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 57834ec09..aff76daf3 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Libpng 1.6.1beta02 - February 16, 2013
+Libpng 1.6.1beta02 - February 19, 2013
 
 This is not intended to be a public release.  It will be replaced
 within a few weeks by a public version or by another test version.
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ Version 1.6.1beta01 [February 16, 2013]
     1003.1 API to check /proc/self/auxv avoiding buffer allocation and other
     library calls (ported from libpng15).
 
-Version 1.6.1beta02 [February 16, 2013]
+Version 1.6.1beta02 [February 19, 2013]
+  Use parentheses more consistently in "#if defined(MACRO)" tests.
+  Folded long lines.
+  Reenabled code to allow zero length PLTE chunks for MNG.
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index bdf977bd5..5970c1251 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -4401,7 +4401,10 @@ Version 1.6.1beta01 [February 16, 2013]
     1003.1 API to check /proc/self/auxv avoiding buffer allocation and other
     library calls (ported from libpng15).
 
-Version 1.6.1beta02 [February 16, 2013]
+Version 1.6.1beta02 [February 19, 2013]
+  Use parentheses more consistently in "#if defined(MACRO)" tests.
+  Folded long lines.
+  Reenabled code to allow zero length PLTE chunks for MNG.
 
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diff --git a/pngset.c b/pngset.c
index ac39a44b6..708199af0 100644
--- a/pngset.c
+++ b/pngset.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngset.c - storage of image information into info struct
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.6.0 [February 14, 2013]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.6.1 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ png_set_PLTE(png_structrp png_ptr, png_inforp info_ptr,
 
    png_debug1(1, "in %s storage function", "PLTE");
 
-   if (png_ptr == NULL || info_ptr == NULL || palette == NULL)
+   if (png_ptr == NULL || info_ptr == NULL)
       return;
 
    if (num_palette < 0 || num_palette > PNG_MAX_PALETTE_LENGTH)
@@ -529,6 +529,17 @@ png_set_PLTE(png_structrp png_ptr, png_inforp info_ptr,
       }
    }
 
+   if ((num_palette > 0 && palette == NULL) ||
+      (num_palette == 0
+#        ifdef PNG_MNG_FEATURES_SUPPORTED
+            && (png_ptr->mng_features_permitted & PNG_FLAG_MNG_EMPTY_PLTE) == 0
+#        endif
+      ))
+   {
+      png_chunk_report(png_ptr, "Invalid palette", PNG_CHUNK_ERROR);
+      return;
+   }
+
    /* It may not actually be necessary to set png_ptr->palette here;
     * we do it for backward compatibility with the way the png_handle_tRNS
     * function used to do the allocation.
@@ -545,7 +556,8 @@ png_set_PLTE(png_structrp png_ptr, png_inforp info_ptr,
    png_ptr->palette = png_voidcast(png_colorp, png_calloc(png_ptr,
        PNG_MAX_PALETTE_LENGTH * (sizeof (png_color))));
 
-   memcpy(png_ptr->palette, palette, num_palette * (sizeof (png_color)));
+   if (num_palette > 0)
+      memcpy(png_ptr->palette, palette, num_palette * (sizeof (png_color)));
    info_ptr->palette = png_ptr->palette;
    info_ptr->num_palette = png_ptr->num_palette = (png_uint_16)num_palette;