diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index dc2c6e279..bbe571785 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -594,3 +594,6 @@
 	* apps/examples/nxhello:  Minor fix for compilation error when the
 	  display resolution is low (< 8bpp) due to a typo that has been there
 	  for a long time (2013-6-23).
+	* apps/examplex/nxhello:  Correct default colors when in Y1 code mode.
+	  (2013-6-24).
+
diff --git a/examples/nxhello/nxhello.h b/examples/nxhello/nxhello.h
index f395b7018..39e63ee0d 100644
--- a/examples/nxhello/nxhello.h
+++ b/examples/nxhello/nxhello.h
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@
 #    define CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NXHELLO_BGCOLOR 0x007b68ee
 #  elif CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NXHELLO_BPP == 16
 #    define CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NXHELLO_BGCOLOR 0x7b5d
+#  elif CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NXHELLO_BPP < 8
+#    define CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NXHELLO_BGCOLOR 0x00
 #  else
 #    define CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NXHELLO_BGCOLOR ' '
 # endif
@@ -87,6 +89,8 @@
 #    define CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NXHELLO_FONTCOLOR 0x00000000
 #  elif CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NXHELLO_BPP == 16
 #    define CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NXHELLO_FONTCOLOR 0x0000
+#  elif CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NXHELLO_BPP < 1
+#    define CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NXHELLO_FONTCOLOR 0x01
 #  else
 #    define CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NXHELLO_FONTCOLOR 'F'
 #  endif
diff --git a/examples/nxhello/nxhello_bkgd.c b/examples/nxhello/nxhello_bkgd.c
index d0de6d841..053078655 100644
--- a/examples/nxhello/nxhello_bkgd.c
+++ b/examples/nxhello/nxhello_bkgd.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static void nxhello_initglyph(FAR uint8_t *glyph, uint8_t height,
 #if CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NXHELLO_BPP < 8
 
   pixel  = CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NXHELLO_BGCOLOR;
-  
+
 #if CONFIG_NX_NPLANES > 1
 # warning "More logic is needed for the case where CONFIG_NX_PLANES > 1"
 #endif
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static void nxhello_initglyph(FAR uint8_t *glyph, uint8_t height,
 
   pixel &= 0x01;
   pixel  = (pixel) << 1 |pixel;
-  
+
 #  endif
 #  if CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NXHELLO_BPP < 4
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ void nxhello_hello(NXWINDOW hwnd)
           dest.pt1.y = pos.y;
           dest.pt2.x = pos.x + fwidth - 1;
           dest.pt2.y = pos.y + fheight - 1;
-   
+
           /* Then put the font on the display */
 
           src[0] = (FAR const void *)glyph;