diff --git a/baseelement.go b/baseelement.go
index 793f193..5f42440 100644
--- a/baseelement.go
+++ b/baseelement.go
@@ -145,11 +145,18 @@ func (e *BaseElement) Render(w io.Writer, ctx RenderContext) error {
 	}()
 
 	rules := bs.With(e.Style)
+	// render unstyled prefix/suffix
 	renderText(w, bs.Current().Style.StylePrimitive, rules.Prefix)
 	defer func() {
 		renderText(w, bs.Current().Style.StylePrimitive, rules.Suffix)
 	}()
 
+	// render styled prefix/suffix
+	renderText(w, rules, rules.StyledPrefix)
+	defer func() {
+		renderText(w, rules, rules.StyledSuffix)
+	}()
+
 	s := e.Token
 	if len(rules.Format) > 0 {
 		var err error