diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 22d085fa4..d7d6ed847 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2009-12-18  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	Workaround for broken ATI VBE.
+
+	* video/i386/pc/vbe.c (last_set_mode): New variable.
+	(grub_vbe_set_video_mode): Set 'last_set_mode'.
+	(grub_vbe_get_video_mode): Use 'last_set_mode' if get_mode fails.
+	(grub_video_vbe_setup): Don't check for reserved flag.
+
 2009-12-17 Felix Zielcke <fzielcke@z-51.de>
 
 	* gendistlist.sh: Use POSIX compliant `!' instead of `-not' in
diff --git a/video/i386/pc/vbe.c b/video/i386/pc/vbe.c
index a285b26ba..be1b519c5 100644
--- a/video/i386/pc/vbe.c
+++ b/video/i386/pc/vbe.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ static int vbe_detected = -1;
 static struct grub_vbe_info_block controller_info;
 static struct grub_vbe_mode_info_block active_vbe_mode_info;
 
+/* Track last mode to support cards which fail on get_mode.  */
+static grub_uint32_t last_set_mode = 3;
+
 static struct
 {
   struct grub_video_mode_info mode_info;
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ grub_vbe_set_video_mode (grub_uint32_t vbe_mode,
   status = grub_vbe_bios_set_mode (vbe_mode, 0);
   if (status != GRUB_VBE_STATUS_OK)
     return grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_DEVICE, "cannot set VBE mode %x", vbe_mode);
+  last_set_mode = vbe_mode;
 
   /* Save information for later usage.  */
   framebuffer.active_vbe_mode = vbe_mode;
@@ -203,6 +207,7 @@ grub_vbe_set_video_mode (grub_uint32_t vbe_mode,
 	case 8: framebuffer.bytes_per_pixel = 1; break;
 	default:
 	  grub_vbe_bios_set_mode (old_vbe_mode, 0);
+	  last_set_mode = old_vbe_mode;
 	  return grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_DEVICE,
 			     "cannot set VBE mode %x",
 			     vbe_mode);
@@ -256,8 +261,9 @@ grub_vbe_get_video_mode (grub_uint32_t *mode)
 
   /* Try to query current mode from VESA BIOS.  */
   status = grub_vbe_bios_get_mode (mode);
+  /* XXX: ATI cards don't support get_mode.  */
   if (status != GRUB_VBE_STATUS_OK)
-    return grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_DEVICE, "cannot get current VBE mode");
+    *mode = last_set_mode;
 
   return GRUB_ERR_NONE;
 }
@@ -391,10 +397,6 @@ grub_video_vbe_setup (unsigned int width, unsigned int height,
         /* If not available, skip it.  */
         continue;
 
-      if ((vbe_mode_info.mode_attributes & 0x002) == 0)
-        /* Not enough information.  */
-        continue;
-
       if ((vbe_mode_info.mode_attributes & 0x008) == 0)
         /* Monochrome is unusable.  */
         continue;