diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 4531ba349b..79e8774988 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ All (GUI):
   smaller than the minimal size.
 - Added <scrollrate> parameter to wxScrolledWindow XRC handler.
 - wxRichTextCtrl performance has been improved considerably.
+- Several wxRichTextCtrl style, paste and undo bugs fixed.
 - wxNotebook RTTI corrected, so now wxDynamicCast(notebook, wxBookCtrlBase)
   works.
 - When focus is set to wxScrolledWindow child, scroll it into view.
diff --git a/samples/richtext/richtext.cpp b/samples/richtext/richtext.cpp
index 894045e0ae..54b354b7a8 100644
--- a/samples/richtext/richtext.cpp
+++ b/samples/richtext/richtext.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ public:
     void OnDemoteList(wxCommandEvent& event);
     void OnClearList(wxCommandEvent& event);
 
+    void OnReload(wxCommandEvent& event);
+
     void OnViewHTML(wxCommandEvent& event);
 
     void OnSwitchStyleSheets(wxCommandEvent& event);
@@ -182,6 +184,9 @@ public:
     // Forward command events to the current rich text control, if any
     bool ProcessEvent(wxEvent& event);
 
+    // Write text
+    void WriteInitialText();
+
 private:
     // any class wishing to process wxWidgets events must use this macro
     DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
@@ -207,6 +212,8 @@ enum
     ID_FORMAT_PARAGRAPH,
     ID_FORMAT_CONTENT,
 
+    ID_RELOAD,
+
     ID_INSERT_SYMBOL,
     ID_INSERT_URL,
 
@@ -292,6 +299,8 @@ BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(MyFrame, wxFrame)
     EVT_MENU(ID_FORMAT_PARAGRAPH_SPACING_MORE,  MyFrame::OnParagraphSpacingMore)
     EVT_MENU(ID_FORMAT_PARAGRAPH_SPACING_LESS,  MyFrame::OnParagraphSpacingLess)
 
+    EVT_MENU(ID_RELOAD,  MyFrame::OnReload)
+
     EVT_MENU(ID_INSERT_SYMBOL,  MyFrame::OnInsertSymbol)
     EVT_MENU(ID_INSERT_URL,  MyFrame::OnInsertURL)
 
@@ -561,6 +570,8 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, wxWindowID id, const wxPoint& pos,
     fileMenu->Append(wxID_SAVE, _T("&Save\tCtrl+S"), _T("Save a file"));
     fileMenu->Append(wxID_SAVEAS, _T("&Save As...\tF12"), _T("Save to a new file"));
     fileMenu->AppendSeparator();
+    fileMenu->Append(ID_RELOAD, _T("&Reload Text\tF2"), _T("Reload the initial text"));
+    fileMenu->AppendSeparator();
     fileMenu->Append(ID_PAGE_SETUP, _T("Page Set&up..."), _T("Page setup"));
     fileMenu->Append(ID_PRINT, _T("&Print...\tCtrl+P"), _T("Print"));
     fileMenu->Append(ID_PREVIEW, _T("Print Pre&view"), _T("Print preview"));
@@ -714,8 +725,16 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, wxWindowID id, const wxPoint& pos,
     styleListCtrl->SetRichTextCtrl(m_richTextCtrl);
     styleListCtrl->UpdateStyles();
 
+    WriteInitialText();
+}
+
+// Write text
+void MyFrame::WriteInitialText()
+{
     wxRichTextCtrl& r = *m_richTextCtrl;
 
+    r.SetDefaultStyle(wxRichTextAttr());
+
     r.BeginSuppressUndo();
 
     r.BeginParagraphSpacing(0, 20);
@@ -727,9 +746,9 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, wxWindowID id, const wxPoint& pos,
 
     wxString lineBreak = (wxChar) 29;
 
-    r.WriteText(wxString(wxT("Welcome to wxRichTextCtrl, a wxWidgets control")) + lineBreak + wxT("for editing and presenting styled text and images"));
+    r.WriteText(wxString(wxT("Welcome to wxRichTextCtrl, a wxWidgets control")) + lineBreak + wxT("for editing and presenting styled text and images\n"));
     r.EndFontSize();
-    r.Newline();
+    //r.Newline();
 
     r.BeginItalic();
     r.WriteText(wxT("by Julian Smart"));
@@ -740,10 +759,10 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, wxWindowID id, const wxPoint& pos,
 
     r.WriteImage(wxBitmap(zebra_xpm));
 
-    r.EndAlignment();
+    r.Newline();
+    r.Newline();
 
-    r.Newline();
-    r.Newline();
+    r.EndAlignment();
 
     r.WriteText(wxT("What can you do with this thing? "));
 
@@ -778,57 +797,57 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, wxWindowID id, const wxPoint& pos,
 
     r.WriteText(wxT(" Next we'll show an indented paragraph."));
 
+    r.Newline();
+
     r.BeginLeftIndent(60);
-    r.Newline();
-
     r.WriteText(wxT("It was in January, the most down-trodden month of an Edinburgh winter. An attractive woman came into the cafe, which is nothing remarkable."));
-    r.EndLeftIndent();
-
     r.Newline();
 
+    r.EndLeftIndent();
+
     r.WriteText(wxT("Next, we'll show a first-line indent, achieved using BeginLeftIndent(100, -40)."));
 
-    r.BeginLeftIndent(100, -40);
     r.Newline();
 
+    r.BeginLeftIndent(100, -40);
+
     r.WriteText(wxT("It was in January, the most down-trodden month of an Edinburgh winter. An attractive woman came into the cafe, which is nothing remarkable."));
+    r.Newline();
+
     r.EndLeftIndent();
 
-    r.Newline();
-
     r.WriteText(wxT("Numbered bullets are possible, again using subindents:"));
+    r.Newline();
 
     r.BeginNumberedBullet(1, 100, 60);
+    r.WriteText(wxT("This is my first item. Note that wxRichTextCtrl can apply numbering and bullets automatically based on list styles, but this list is formatted explicitly by setting indents."));
     r.Newline();
 
-    r.WriteText(wxT("This is my first item. Note that wxRichTextCtrl can apply numbering and bullets automatically based on list styles, but this list is formatted explicitly by setting indents."));
     r.EndNumberedBullet();
 
     r.BeginNumberedBullet(2, 100, 60);
+    r.WriteText(wxT("This is my second item."));
     r.Newline();
 
-    r.WriteText(wxT("This is my second item."));
     r.EndNumberedBullet();
 
-    r.Newline();
-
     r.WriteText(wxT("The following paragraph is right-indented:"));
+    r.Newline();
 
     r.BeginRightIndent(200);
-    r.Newline();
 
     r.WriteText(wxT("It was in January, the most down-trodden month of an Edinburgh winter. An attractive woman came into the cafe, which is nothing remarkable."));
-    r.EndRightIndent();
-
     r.Newline();
 
+    r.EndRightIndent();
+
     r.WriteText(wxT("The following paragraph is right-aligned with 1.5 line spacing:"));
+    r.Newline();
 
     r.BeginAlignment(wxTEXT_ALIGNMENT_RIGHT);
     r.BeginLineSpacing(wxTEXT_ATTR_LINE_SPACING_HALF);
-    r.Newline();
-
     r.WriteText(wxT("It was in January, the most down-trodden month of an Edinburgh winter. An attractive woman came into the cafe, which is nothing remarkable."));
+    r.Newline();
     r.EndLineSpacing();
     r.EndAlignment();
 
@@ -842,48 +861,46 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, wxWindowID id, const wxPoint& pos,
     attr.SetTabs(tabs);
     r.SetDefaultStyle(attr);
 
-    r.Newline();
     r.WriteText(wxT("This line contains tabs:\tFirst tab\tSecond tab\tThird tab"));
-
     r.Newline();
+
     r.WriteText(wxT("Other notable features of wxRichTextCtrl include:"));
+    r.Newline();
 
     r.BeginSymbolBullet(wxT('*'), 100, 60);
-    r.Newline();
     r.WriteText(wxT("Compatibility with wxTextCtrl API"));
+    r.Newline();
     r.EndSymbolBullet();
 
     r.BeginSymbolBullet(wxT('*'), 100, 60);
-    r.Newline();
     r.WriteText(wxT("Easy stack-based BeginXXX()...EndXXX() style setting in addition to SetStyle()"));
+    r.Newline();
     r.EndSymbolBullet();
 
     r.BeginSymbolBullet(wxT('*'), 100, 60);
-    r.Newline();
     r.WriteText(wxT("XML loading and saving"));
+    r.Newline();
     r.EndSymbolBullet();
 
     r.BeginSymbolBullet(wxT('*'), 100, 60);
-    r.Newline();
     r.WriteText(wxT("Undo/Redo, with batching option and Undo suppressing"));
+    r.Newline();
     r.EndSymbolBullet();
 
     r.BeginSymbolBullet(wxT('*'), 100, 60);
-    r.Newline();
     r.WriteText(wxT("Clipboard copy and paste"));
+    r.Newline();
     r.EndSymbolBullet();
 
     r.BeginSymbolBullet(wxT('*'), 100, 60);
-    r.Newline();
     r.WriteText(wxT("wxRichTextStyleSheet with named character and paragraph styles, and control for applying named styles"));
+    r.Newline();
     r.EndSymbolBullet();
 
     r.BeginSymbolBullet(wxT('*'), 100, 60);
-    r.Newline();
     r.WriteText(wxT("A design that can easily be extended to other content types, ultimately with text boxes, tables, controls, and so on"));
-    r.EndSymbolBullet();
-
     r.Newline();
+    r.EndSymbolBullet();
 
     // Make a style suitable for showing a URL
     wxRichTextAttr urlStyle;
@@ -902,6 +919,8 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, wxWindowID id, const wxPoint& pos,
 
     r.WriteText(wxT("Note: this sample content was generated programmatically from within the MyFrame constructor in the demo. The images were loaded from inline XPMs. Enjoy wxRichTextCtrl!"));
 
+    r.Newline();
+
     r.EndParagraphSpacing();
 
     r.EndSuppressUndo();
@@ -1310,6 +1329,12 @@ void MyFrame::OnParagraphSpacingLess(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
     }
 }
 
+void MyFrame::OnReload(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+    m_richTextCtrl->Clear();
+    WriteInitialText();
+}
+
 void MyFrame::OnViewHTML(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
     wxDialog dialog(this, wxID_ANY, _("HTML"), wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(500, 400), wxDEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE);
diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp
index 2dce9e255b..97adc64873 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp
@@ -1006,15 +1006,18 @@ wxRichTextRange wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::AddParagraphs(const wxString& text
         wxChar ch = text[i];
         if (ch == wxT('\n') || ch == wxT('\r'))
         {
-            wxRichTextPlainText* plainText = (wxRichTextPlainText*) para->GetChildren().GetFirst()->GetData();
-            plainText->SetText(line);
+            if (i != (len-1))
+            {
+                wxRichTextPlainText* plainText = (wxRichTextPlainText*) para->GetChildren().GetFirst()->GetData();
+                plainText->SetText(line);
 
-            para = new wxRichTextParagraph(wxEmptyString, this, pStyle, cStyle);
+                para = new wxRichTextParagraph(wxEmptyString, this, pStyle, cStyle);
 
-            AppendChild(para);
+                AppendChild(para);
 
-            lastPara = para;
-            line = wxEmptyString;
+                lastPara = para;
+                line = wxEmptyString;
+            }
         }
         else
             line += ch;
@@ -1072,6 +1075,8 @@ bool wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::InsertFragment(long position, wxRichTextParag
     wxRichTextParagraph* para = GetParagraphAtPosition(position);
     if (para)
     {
+        wxTextAttrEx originalAttr = para->GetAttributes();
+
         wxRichTextObjectList::compatibility_iterator node = m_children.Find(para);
 
         // Now split at this position, returning the object to insert the new
@@ -1092,11 +1097,6 @@ bool wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::InsertFragment(long position, wxRichTextParag
             wxRichTextParagraph* firstPara = wxDynamicCast(firstParaNode->GetData(), wxRichTextParagraph);
             wxASSERT (firstPara != NULL);
 
-            // Apply the new paragraph attributes to the existing paragraph
-            wxTextAttrEx attr(para->GetAttributes());
-            wxRichTextApplyStyle(attr, firstPara->GetAttributes());
-            para->SetAttributes(attr);
-
             wxRichTextObjectList::compatibility_iterator objectNode = firstPara->GetChildren().GetFirst();
             while (objectNode)
             {
@@ -1144,13 +1144,27 @@ bool wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::InsertFragment(long position, wxRichTextParag
             wxRichTextParagraph* firstPara = wxDynamicCast(firstParaNode->GetData(), wxRichTextParagraph);
             wxASSERT(firstPara != NULL);
 
+            para->SetAttributes(firstPara->GetAttributes());
+
+            // Save empty paragraph attributes for appending later
+            // These are character attributes deliberately set for a new paragraph. Without this,
+            // we couldn't pass default attributes when appending a new paragraph.
+            wxTextAttrEx emptyParagraphAttributes;
+
             wxRichTextObjectList::compatibility_iterator objectNode = firstPara->GetChildren().GetFirst();
+
+            if (objectNode && firstPara->GetChildren().GetCount() == 1 && objectNode->GetData()->IsEmpty())
+                emptyParagraphAttributes = objectNode->GetData()->GetAttributes();
+
             while (objectNode)
             {
-                wxRichTextObject* newObj = objectNode->GetData()->Clone();
+                if (!objectNode->GetData()->IsEmpty())
+                {
+                    wxRichTextObject* newObj = objectNode->GetData()->Clone();
 
-                // Append
-                para->AppendChild(newObj);
+                    // Append
+                    para->AppendChild(newObj);
+                }
 
                 objectNode = objectNode->GetNext();
             }
@@ -1164,22 +1178,9 @@ bool wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::InsertFragment(long position, wxRichTextParag
             wxRichTextObjectList::compatibility_iterator i = fragment.GetChildren().GetFirst()->GetNext();
             wxRichTextParagraph* finalPara = para;
 
-            // If there was only one paragraph, we need to insert a new one.
-            if (!i)
-            {
-                finalPara = new wxRichTextParagraph;
+            bool needExtraPara = (!i || !fragment.GetPartialParagraph());
 
-                // TODO: These attributes should come from the subsequent paragraph
-                // when originally deleted, since the subsequent para takes on
-                // the previous para's attributes.
-                finalPara->SetAttributes(firstPara->GetAttributes());
-
-                if (nextParagraph)
-                    InsertChild(finalPara, nextParagraph);
-                else
-                    AppendChild(finalPara);
-            }
-            else while (i)
+            while (i)
             {
                 wxRichTextParagraph* para = wxDynamicCast(i->GetData(), wxRichTextParagraph);
                 wxASSERT( para != NULL );
@@ -1194,6 +1195,18 @@ bool wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::InsertFragment(long position, wxRichTextParag
                 i = i->GetNext();
             }
 
+            // If there was only one paragraph, or we have full paragraphs in our fragment,
+            // we need to insert a new one.
+            if (needExtraPara)
+            {
+                finalPara = new wxRichTextParagraph;
+
+                if (nextParagraph)
+                    InsertChild(finalPara, nextParagraph);
+                else
+                    AppendChild(finalPara);
+            }
+
             // 4. Add back the remaining content.
             if (finalPara)
             {
@@ -1203,11 +1216,15 @@ bool wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::InsertFragment(long position, wxRichTextParag
                 if (finalPara->GetChildCount() == 0)
                 {
                     wxRichTextPlainText* text = new wxRichTextPlainText(wxEmptyString);
+                    text->SetAttributes(emptyParagraphAttributes);
 
                     finalPara->AppendChild(text);
                 }
             }
 
+            if (finalPara && finalPara != para)
+                finalPara->SetAttributes(originalAttr);
+
             return true;
         }
     }
@@ -1391,6 +1408,7 @@ bool wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::DeleteRange(const wxRichTextRange& range)
 {
     wxRichTextObjectList::compatibility_iterator node = m_children.GetFirst();
 
+    wxRichTextParagraph* firstPara = NULL;
     while (node)
     {
         wxRichTextParagraph* obj = wxDynamicCast(node->GetData(), wxRichTextParagraph);
@@ -1402,61 +1420,78 @@ bool wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::DeleteRange(const wxRichTextRange& range)
 
         if (!obj->GetRange().IsOutside(range))
         {
+            wxRichTextRange thisRange = obj->GetRange();
+
             // Deletes the content of this object within the given range
             obj->DeleteRange(range);
 
             // If the whole paragraph is within the range to delete,
             // delete the whole thing.
-            if (range.GetStart() <= obj->GetRange().GetStart() && range.GetEnd() >= obj->GetRange().GetEnd())
+            if (range.GetStart() <= thisRange.GetStart() && range.GetEnd() >= thisRange.GetEnd())
             {
                 // Delete the whole object
                 RemoveChild(obj, true);
+                obj = NULL;
             }
+            else if (!firstPara)
+                firstPara = obj;
+
             // If the range includes the paragraph end, we need to join this
             // and the next paragraph.
-            else if (range.Contains(obj->GetRange().GetEnd()))
+            if (range.GetEnd() <= thisRange.GetEnd())
             {
                 // We need to move the objects from the next paragraph
                 // to this paragraph
 
-                if (next)
+                wxRichTextParagraph* nextParagraph = NULL;
+                if ((range.GetEnd() < thisRange.GetEnd()) && obj)
+                    nextParagraph = obj;
+                else
                 {
-                    wxRichTextParagraph* nextParagraph = wxDynamicCast(next->GetData(), wxRichTextParagraph);
-                    next = next->GetNext();
-                    if (nextParagraph)
-                    {
-                        // Delete the stuff we need to delete
-                        nextParagraph->DeleteRange(range);
-
-                        // Move the objects to the previous para
-                        wxRichTextObjectList::compatibility_iterator node1 = nextParagraph->GetChildren().GetFirst();
-
-                        while (node1)
-                        {
-                            wxRichTextObject* obj1 = node1->GetData();
-
-                            // If the object is empty, optimise it out
-                            if (obj1->IsEmpty())
-                            {
-                                delete obj1;
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                obj->AppendChild(obj1);
-                            }
-
-                            wxRichTextObjectList::compatibility_iterator next1 = node1->GetNext();
-                            nextParagraph->GetChildren().Erase(node1);
-
-                            node1 = next1;
-                        }
-
-                        // Delete the paragraph
-                        RemoveChild(nextParagraph, true);
-
-                    }
+                    // We're ending at the end of the paragraph, so merge the _next_ paragraph.
+                    if (next)
+                        nextParagraph = wxDynamicCast(next->GetData(), wxRichTextParagraph);
                 }
 
+                bool applyFinalParagraphStyle = firstPara && nextParagraph && nextParagraph != firstPara;
+
+                wxTextAttrEx nextParaAttr;
+                if (applyFinalParagraphStyle)
+                    nextParaAttr = nextParagraph->GetAttributes();
+
+                if (firstPara && nextParagraph && firstPara != nextParagraph)
+                {
+                    // Move the objects to the previous para
+                    wxRichTextObjectList::compatibility_iterator node1 = nextParagraph->GetChildren().GetFirst();
+
+                    while (node1)
+                    {
+                        wxRichTextObject* obj1 = node1->GetData();
+
+                        // If the object is empty, optimise it out
+                        if (obj1->IsEmpty())
+                        {
+                            delete obj1;
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            firstPara->AppendChild(obj1);
+                        }
+
+                        wxRichTextObjectList::compatibility_iterator next1 = node1->GetNext();
+                        nextParagraph->GetChildren().Erase(node1);
+
+                        node1 = next1;
+                    }
+
+                    // Delete the paragraph
+                    RemoveChild(nextParagraph, true);
+                }
+
+                if (applyFinalParagraphStyle)
+                    firstPara->SetAttributes(nextParaAttr);
+
+                return true;
             }
         }
 
@@ -4729,6 +4764,7 @@ bool wxRichTextPlainText::Merge(wxRichTextObject* object)
     if (textObject)
     {
         m_text += textObject->GetText();
+        wxRichTextApplyStyle(m_attributes, textObject->GetAttributes());
         return true;
     }
     else
@@ -4861,21 +4897,14 @@ bool wxRichTextBuffer::InsertParagraphsWithUndo(long pos, const wxRichTextParagr
 
     action->GetNewParagraphs() = paragraphs;
 
-    if (p)
-    {
-        wxRichTextObjectList::compatibility_iterator node = m_children.GetLast();
-        while (node)
-        {
-            wxRichTextParagraph* obj = (wxRichTextParagraph*) node->GetData();
-            obj->SetAttributes(*p);
-            node = node->GetPrevious();
-        }
-    }
-
     action->SetPosition(pos);
 
+    wxRichTextRange range = wxRichTextRange(pos, pos + paragraphs.GetRange().GetEnd() - 1);
+    if (!paragraphs.GetPartialParagraph())
+        range.SetEnd(range.GetEnd()+1);
+
     // Set the range we'll need to delete in Undo
-    action->SetRange(wxRichTextRange(pos, pos + paragraphs.GetRange().GetEnd() - 1));
+    action->SetRange(range);
 
     SubmitAction(action);
 
@@ -4945,6 +4974,10 @@ bool wxRichTextBuffer::InsertNewlineWithUndo(long pos, wxRichTextCtrl* ctrl, int
     if (p)
         newPara->SetAttributes(*p);
 
+    // Use the default character style
+    if (!GetDefaultStyle().IsDefault() && newPara->GetChildren().GetFirst())
+        newPara->GetChildren().GetFirst()->GetData()->SetAttributes(GetDefaultStyle());
+
     // Set the range we'll need to delete in Undo
     action->SetRange(wxRichTextRange(pos, pos));
 
@@ -5065,26 +5098,6 @@ bool wxRichTextBuffer::DeleteRangeWithUndo(const wxRichTextRange& range, wxRichT
     // Copy the fragment that we'll need to restore in Undo
     CopyFragment(range, action->GetOldParagraphs());
 
-    // Special case: if there is only one (non-partial) paragraph,
-    // we must save the *next* paragraph's style, because that
-    // is the style we must apply when inserting the content back
-    // when undoing the delete. (This is because we're merging the
-    // paragraph with the previous paragraph and throwing away
-    // the style, and we need to restore it.)
-    if (!action->GetOldParagraphs().GetPartialParagraph() && action->GetOldParagraphs().GetChildCount() == 1)
-    {
-        wxRichTextParagraph* lastPara = GetParagraphAtPosition(range.GetStart());
-        if (lastPara)
-        {
-            wxRichTextParagraph* nextPara = GetParagraphAtPosition(range.GetEnd()+1);
-            if (nextPara)
-            {
-                wxRichTextParagraph* para = (wxRichTextParagraph*) action->GetOldParagraphs().GetChild(0);
-                para->SetAttributes(nextPara->GetAttributes());
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     SubmitAction(action);
 
     return true;