diff --git a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/TextParser.java b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/TextParser.java
index 44737a4..7db71e8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/TextParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/TextParser.java
@@ -1646,6 +1646,7 @@ public class TextParser extends Parser {
         StyleInfo info = new StyleInfo();
         StyleWithProperties style = ofr.getParStyle(styleName);
         getParSP().readStyle(styleName,info);
+        getParSP().readParentStyle(styleName,info);
 
         Element para = converter.createElement(info.sTagName);
         node.appendChild(para);
@@ -1680,7 +1681,7 @@ public class TextParser extends Parser {
     protected Element createInline(Element node, String sStyleName) {
         StyleInfo info = new StyleInfo();
         getTextSP().readStyle(sStyleName,info);
-
+        getTextSP().readParentStyle(sStyleName,info);
         Element newNode = node;
         if (info.hasAttributes() || !"span".equals(info.sTagName)) {
             // We (probably) need to create a new element
diff --git a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/style/StyleWithPropertiesParser.java b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/style/StyleWithPropertiesParser.java
index 05ae5a7..135c481 100644
--- a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/style/StyleWithPropertiesParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/style/StyleWithPropertiesParser.java
@@ -96,13 +96,35 @@ public abstract class StyleWithPropertiesParser extends StyleParser {
   				info.sClass = getClassNamePrefix() + styleNames.getName(displayName);
   			}
   		}
-  		if (info.sClass != null  && !info.sClass.equals(sStyleName)) {
-  			StyleWithProperties classStyle = (StyleWithProperties) getStyles().getStyle(info.sClass);
-  			if (classStyle != null && inlineCSS) {
-  				applyProperties(classStyle, info.props, true);
-  			} 
+  	}
+  	
+  	public void readParentStyle(String styleName, StyleInfo info) {
+  		if (!inlineCSS || styleName == null) {
+  			return;
   		}
-     
+  		if (info.sClass != null  && !info.sClass.equals(styleName)) {
+  			StyleWithProperties classStyle = (StyleWithProperties) getStyles().getStyle(info.sClass);
+    		if (classStyle != null) {
+    			applyProperties(classStyle, info.props, true);
+    			String parentName = classStyle.getParentName();
+    			if (parentName != null && !parentName.equals(styleName)) {
+    				readParentStyle(classStyle.getParentName(), info);	
+    			}
+    		}
+  		}
+  		StyleWithProperties style = (StyleWithProperties) getStyles().getStyle(styleName);
+  		if (style == null) {
+  			return;
+  		}
+  		String displayName = style.getDisplayName();
+  		String exportName = styleNames.getName(displayName);
+  		if (exportName != null && !exportName.trim().equals("null")) {
+    		applyProperties(style, info.props, true);
+  		}
+  		String parentName = style.getParentName();
+			if (parentName != null && !parentName.equals(styleName)) {
+				readParentStyle(style.getParentName(), info);
+			}
   	}
 	
     /** Convert style information for used styles