diff --git a/src/shapes/itext.class.js b/src/shapes/itext.class.js
index 35f404c7..90adc70c 100644
--- a/src/shapes/itext.class.js
+++ b/src/shapes/itext.class.js
@@ -340,6 +340,26 @@
         charIndex: linesBeforeCursor[linesBeforeCursor.length - 1].length
       };
     },
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns complete style of char at the current cursor
+     * @param {Number} lineIndex Line index
+     * @param {Number} charIndex Char index
+    * @return {Object} Character style
+     */
+    getCurrentCharStyle: function(lineIndex, charIndex) {
+      var style = this.styles[lineIndex] && this.styles[lineIndex][charIndex === 0 ? 0 : (charIndex - 1)];
+
+      return {
+        fontSize : style && style.fontSize || this.fontSize,
+        fill : style && style.fill || this.fill,
+        textBackgroundColor : style && style.textBackgroundColor || this.textBackgroundColor,
+        textDecoration : style && style.textDecoration || this.textDecoration,
+        fontFamily : style && style.fontFamily || this.fontFamily,
+        stroke : style && style.stroke || this.stroke,
+        strokeWidth : style && style.strokeWidth || this.strokeWidth
+      };
+    },
 
     /**
      * Returns fontSize of char at the current cursor
@@ -582,14 +602,26 @@
           lineWidth = this._getWidthOfLine(ctx, lineIndex, textLines),
           lineHeight = this._getHeightOfLine(ctx, lineIndex, textLines),
           lineLeftOffset = this._getLineLeftOffset(lineWidth),
-          chars = line.split('');
+          chars = line.split(''),
+          prevStyle = null,
+          renderChars = '';
 
       left += lineLeftOffset || 0;
 
       ctx.save();
-      for (var i = 0, len = chars.length; i < len; i++) {
-        this._renderChar(method, ctx, lineIndex, i, chars[i], left, top, lineHeight);
+      
+      for (var i = 0, len = chars.length; i <= len; i++) {
+        prevStyle = prevStyle || this.getCurrentCharStyle(lineIndex, i);
+        var thisStyle = this.getCurrentCharStyle(lineIndex, i+1);
+ 
+        if (this._hasStyleChanged(prevStyle, thisStyle) || i == len) {
+          this._renderChar(method, ctx, lineIndex, i-1, renderChars, left, top, lineHeight);
+          renderChars = '';
+          prevStyle = thisStyle;
+        }
+        renderChars += chars[i];
       }
+      
       ctx.restore();
     },
 
@@ -651,6 +683,22 @@
         ctx.translate(ctx.measureText(_char).width, 0);
       }
     },
+    
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @param {Object} prevStyle
+     * @param {Object} thisStyle
+     */
+    _hasStyleChanged: function(prevStyle, thisStyle) {
+      return (prevStyle.fill !== thisStyle.fill ||
+              prevStyle.fontSize !== thisStyle.fontSize ||
+              prevStyle.textBackgroundColor !== thisStyle.textBackgroundColor ||
+              prevStyle.textDecoration !== thisStyle.textDecoration ||
+              prevStyle.fontFamily !== thisStyle.fontFamily ||
+              prevStyle.stroke !== thisStyle.stroke ||
+              prevStyle.strokeWidth !== thisStyle.strokeWidth
+      );
+    },
 
     /**
      * @private