diff --git a/Src/xWorks/WordStylesGenerator.cs b/Src/xWorks/WordStylesGenerator.cs
index e3c66e9da7..5f039d7f58 100644
--- a/Src/xWorks/WordStylesGenerator.cs
+++ b/Src/xWorks/WordStylesGenerator.cs
@@ -546,7 +546,9 @@ private static StyleRunProperties AddFontInfoWordStyles(BaseStyleInfo projectSty
 			if (bold)
 			{
 				var boldFont = new Bold() { Val = true };
+				var boldCS = new BoldComplexScript() { Val = true };
 				charDefaults.Append(boldFont);
+				charDefaults.Append(boldCS);
 			}
 
 			// Check for italic
@@ -555,7 +557,9 @@ private static StyleRunProperties AddFontInfoWordStyles(BaseStyleInfo projectSty
 			if (ital)
 			{
 				var italFont = new Italic() { Val = true };
+				var italicCS = new ItalicComplexScript() { Val = true };
 				charDefaults.Append(italFont);
+				charDefaults.Append(italicCS);
 			}
 
 			// Check for font color