diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextstyles.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextstyles.cpp
index ab98d93d0a..f34d5a1f12 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextstyles.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextstyles.cpp
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ wxString wxRichTextStyleListBox::CreateHTML(wxRichTextStyleDefinition* def) cons
     if (!attr.GetFontFaceName().IsEmpty())
         str << wxT(" face=\"") << attr.GetFontFaceName() << wxT("\"");
 
-    if (attr.GetTextColour().IsOk())
+    if (attr.GetTextColour().IsOk() && attr.GetTextColour() != attr.GetBackgroundColour() && !(!attr.HasBackgroundColour() && attr.GetTextColour() == *wxWHITE))
         str << wxT(" color=\"#") << ColourToHexString(attr.GetTextColour()) << wxT("\"");
 
     if (attr.GetBackgroundColour().Ok())