Index: static.c
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--- static.c    (revision 54217)
+++ static.c    (working copy)
@@ -324,15 +324,26 @@
     }
 }

+BOOL WINAPI GdiValidateHandle(HGDIOBJ hobj);
+
 static HBRUSH STATIC_SendWmCtlColorStatic(HWND hwnd, HDC hdc)
 {
+    PWND pwnd;
     HBRUSH hBrush;
     HWND parent = GetParent(hwnd);

     if (!parent) parent = hwnd;
+    // ReactOS
+    pwnd = ValidateHwnd(parent);
+    if (pwnd && !TestWindowProcess(pwnd))
+    {
+       return (HBRUSH)DefWindowProcW( parent, WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC, (WPARAM)hdc, (LPARAM)hwnd);
+    }
+    ////
     hBrush = (HBRUSH) SendMessageW( parent,
                     WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC, (WPARAM)hdc, (LPARAM)hwnd );
-    if (!hBrush) /* did the app forget to call DefWindowProc ? */
+    if (!hBrush || /* did the app forget to call DefWindowProc ? */
+        !GdiValidateHandle(hBrush)) // ReactOS
     {
         /* FIXME: DefWindowProc should return different colors if a
                   manifest is present */