diff --git a/ansi/blockelement.go b/ansi/blockelement.go
index aab9c102..625b886f 100644
--- a/ansi/blockelement.go
+++ b/ansi/blockelement.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (e *BlockElement) Render(w io.Writer, ctx RenderContext) error {
 func (e *BlockElement) Finish(w io.Writer, ctx RenderContext) error {
 	bs := ctx.blockStack
 	blockBuffer := bs.Current().Block
-	ls := e.Style.Style().Width(ctx.options.WordWrap)
+	ls := e.Style.Style().Inherit(e.Style.StylePrimitive.Style()).Width(ctx.options.WordWrap)
 
 	_, err := w.Write([]byte(ls.Render(blockBuffer.String())))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/ansi/elements.go b/ansi/elements.go
index 2624d9f0..00939380 100644
--- a/ansi/elements.go
+++ b/ansi/elements.go
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func (tr *ANSIRenderer) NewElement(node ast.Node, source []byte) Element {
 		// n := node.(*ast.CodeSpan)
 		e := &BlockElement{
 			Block: &bytes.Buffer{},
-			Style: ctx.blockStack.Current().Style,
+			Style: ctx.options.Styles.Code,
 		}
 		return Element{
 			Renderer: e,