diff --git a/src/core/atom-class.ts b/src/core/atom-class.ts
index f12bb81a5..68e747b2a 100644
--- a/src/core/atom-class.ts
+++ b/src/core/atom-class.ts
@@ -534,9 +534,25 @@ export class Atom<T extends (Argument | null)[] = (Argument | null)[]> {
   applyStyle(style: Style, options?: { unstyledOnly: boolean }): void {
     this.isDirty = true;
 
-    if (options?.unstyledOnly && Object.keys(this.style).length === 0) return;
-
-    this.style = { ...this.style, ...style };
+    if (options?.unstyledOnly) {
+      if (style.color && !this.style.color) this.style.color = style.color;
+      if (style.backgroundColor && !this.style.backgroundColor)
+        this.style.backgroundColor = style.backgroundColor;
+      if (style.fontFamily && !this.style.fontFamily)
+        this.style.fontFamily = style.fontFamily;
+      if (style.fontShape && !this.style.fontShape)
+        this.style.fontShape = style.fontShape;
+      if (style.fontSeries && !this.style.fontSeries)
+        this.style.fontSeries = style.fontSeries;
+      if (style.fontSize && !this.style.fontSize)
+        this.style.fontSize = style.fontSize;
+      if (style.variant && !this.style.variant)
+        this.style.variant = style.variant;
+      if (style.variantStyle && !this.style.variantStyle)
+        this.style.variantStyle = style.variantStyle;
+    } else {
+      this.style = { ...this.style, ...style };
+    }
 
     if (this.style.fontFamily === 'none') delete this.style.fontFamily;
 
diff --git a/src/editor-mathfield/autocomplete.ts b/src/editor-mathfield/autocomplete.ts
index 0f865d853..3b26531af 100644
--- a/src/editor-mathfield/autocomplete.ts
+++ b/src/editor-mathfield/autocomplete.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from './mode-editor-latex';
 import { ModeEditor } from './mode-editor';
 import { ParseMode } from '../public/core-types';
+import { getSelectionStyle } from './keyboard-input';
 
 export function removeSuggestion(mathfield: _Mathfield): void {
   const group = getLatexGroupBody(mathfield.model).filter(
@@ -158,11 +159,16 @@ export function complete(
   mathfield.switchMode(options?.mode ?? 'math');
 
   if (completion === 'reject') return true;
+  const style = {
+    ...getSelectionStyle(mathfield.model),
+    ...mathfield.defaultStyle,
+  };
 
   ModeEditor.insert(mathfield.model, latex, {
     selectionMode: options?.selectItem ?? false ? 'item' : 'placeholder',
     format: 'latex',
     mode: 'math',
+    style,
   });
 
   mathfield.snapshot();
diff --git a/src/editor-mathfield/keyboard-input.ts b/src/editor-mathfield/keyboard-input.ts
index 7427e7367..3247a303b 100644
--- a/src/editor-mathfield/keyboard-input.ts
+++ b/src/editor-mathfield/keyboard-input.ts
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ function insertMathModeChar(mathfield: _Mathfield, c: string): void {
   mathfield.snapshot(`insert-${model.at(model.position).type}`);
 }
 
-function getSelectionStyle(model: _Model): Readonly<Style> {
+export function getSelectionStyle(model: _Model): Readonly<Style> {
   // When the selection is collapsed, we inherit the style from the
   // preceding atom
   if (model.selectionIsCollapsed) return model.at(model.position)?.style ?? {};
diff --git a/src/editor-mathfield/render.ts b/src/editor-mathfield/render.ts
index 02e4f4134..998dbe856 100644
--- a/src/editor-mathfield/render.ts
+++ b/src/editor-mathfield/render.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ export function render(
   mathfield: _Mathfield,
   renderOptions?: { forHighlighting?: boolean; interactive?: boolean }
 ): void {
-  console.log('rendering');
   if (!isValidMathfield(mathfield)) return;
   renderOptions ??= {};
 
diff --git a/src/editor-model/styling.ts b/src/editor-model/styling.ts
index f100529b5..6cd3e2afc 100644
--- a/src/editor-model/styling.ts
+++ b/src/editor-model/styling.ts
@@ -15,18 +15,7 @@ export function applyStyleToUnstyledAtoms(
     // Apply styling options to each atom
     atom.forEach((x) => applyStyleToUnstyledAtoms(x, style));
   } else if (typeof atom === 'object') {
-    if (
-      !atom.style.color &&
-      !atom.style.backgroundColor &&
-      !atom.style.fontFamily &&
-      !atom.style.fontShape &&
-      !atom.style.fontSeries &&
-      !atom.style.fontSize &&
-      !atom.style.variant &&
-      !atom.style.variantStyle
-    ) {
-      atom.applyStyle(style, { unstyledOnly: true });
-    }
+    atom.applyStyle(style, { unstyledOnly: true });
   }
 }