diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ed53b2d..a9ecdac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Improvements
 - Ensure that a panel gets notified of all relevant changes by calling OnChildAreaDirty for all grandchildren
 - Avoid unnecessary panel updates by using an Epsilon comparison when scrolling children
 - Allow setting a default text alignment for paragraphs in UiStyle
+- Made custom values of Element.Style persist when a new ui style is set
 
 Fixes
 - Fixed paragraph links having incorrect hover locations when using special text alignments
diff --git a/Demos/UiDemo.cs b/Demos/UiDemo.cs
index 5830420..00164e7 100644
--- a/Demos/UiDemo.cs
+++ b/Demos/UiDemo.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace Demos {
             this.root.AddChild(new Button(Anchor.AutoCenter, new Vector2(1, 10), "Change Style") {
                 OnPressed = element => this.UiSystem.Style = this.UiSystem.Style == untexturedStyle ? style : untexturedStyle,
                 PositionOffset = new Vector2(0, 1),
-                Texture = this.testPatch
+                Style = untexturedStyle
             });
 
             this.root.AddChild(new VerticalSpace(3));
diff --git a/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Element.cs b/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Element.cs
index 7a44ebf..221084c 100644
--- a/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Element.cs
+++ b/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Element.cs
@@ -32,22 +32,7 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui.Elements {
             internal set {
                 this.system = value;
                 this.Controls = value?.Controls;
-                this.Style = value?.Style;
-            }
-        }
-        /// <summary>
-        /// This Element's current <see cref="UiStyle"/>.
-        /// When this value is changed, <see cref="InitStyle"/> is called.
-        /// Note that this value is automatically set to the <see cref="UiSystem"/>'s ui style when it is changed.
-        /// </summary>
-        public UiStyle Style {
-            get => this.style;
-            set {
-                if (this.style != value) {
-                    this.style = value;
-                    if (value != null)
-                        this.InitStyle(value);
-                }
+                this.Style = this.Style.OrStyle(value?.Style);
             }
         }
         /// <summary>
@@ -261,6 +246,18 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui.Elements {
         /// </summary>
         public bool AreaDirty { get; private set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This Element's current <see cref="UiStyle"/>.
+        /// When this property is set, <see cref="InitStyle"/> is called.
+        /// </summary>
+        public StyleProp<UiStyle> Style {
+            get => this.style;
+            set {
+                this.style = value;
+                if (this.style.HasValue())
+                    this.InitStyle(this.style);
+            }
+        }
         /// <summary>
         /// A style property that contains the selection indicator that is displayed on this element if it is the <see cref="RootElement.SelectedElement"/>
         /// </summary>
@@ -418,7 +415,7 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui.Elements {
         private RectangleF area;
         private bool isHidden;
         private int priority;
-        private UiStyle style;
+        private StyleProp<UiStyle> style;
         private StyleProp<Padding> childPadding;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1062,8 +1059,8 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui.Elements {
             this.SelectionIndicator = this.SelectionIndicator.OrStyle(style.SelectionIndicator);
             this.ActionSound = this.ActionSound.OrStyle(style.ActionSound);
             this.SecondActionSound = this.SecondActionSound.OrStyle(style.ActionSound);
-            
-            this.System.InvokeOnElementStyleInit(this);
+
+            this.System?.InvokeOnElementStyleInit(this);
         }
 
         /// <summary>