diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
index d8e4af28b3..117f93714d 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
@@ -3381,8 +3381,14 @@ void wxRichTextCtrl::DoWriteText(const wxString& value, int flags)
 
 void wxRichTextCtrl::AppendText(const wxString& text)
 {
+    const bool hasStyleStack = GetBuffer().GetStyleStackSize() > 0;
+    const wxRichTextAttr defaultStyle = GetDefaultStyleEx();
+
     SetInsertionPointEnd();
 
+    if ( hasStyleStack )
+        SetDefaultStyle(defaultStyle);
+
     WriteText(text);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/controls/richtextctrltest.cpp b/tests/controls/richtextctrltest.cpp
index 260b2976ad..86017aa3c2 100644
--- a/tests/controls/richtextctrltest.cpp
+++ b/tests/controls/richtextctrltest.cpp
@@ -699,6 +699,27 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(RichTextCtrlTestCase, "RichTextCtrl::TextColour",
     CHECK(colour.GetTextColour() == m_rich->GetBasicStyle().GetTextColour());
 }
 
+TEST_CASE_METHOD(RichTextCtrlTestCase, "RichTextCtrl::AppendTextStyle",
+                 "[richtextctrl]")
+{
+    m_rich->BeginTextColour(*wxRED);
+    m_rich->WriteText("red");
+    m_rich->EndTextColour();
+
+    m_rich->BeginTextColour(*wxBLUE);
+    m_rich->AppendText("blue");
+    m_rich->EndTextColour();
+
+    wxTextAttr colour;
+    m_rich->GetStyle(1, colour);
+
+    CHECK(colour.GetTextColour() == *wxRED);
+
+    m_rich->GetStyle(5, colour);
+
+    CHECK(colour.GetTextColour() == *wxBLUE);
+}
+
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(RichTextCtrlTestCase, "RichTextCtrl::NumberedBullet",
                  "[richtextctrl]")
 {