diff --git a/src/ftxui/screen/screen.cpp b/src/ftxui/screen/screen.cpp
index 130d88f..61be597 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/screen/screen.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/screen/screen.cpp
@@ -55,23 +55,25 @@ void UpdatePixelStyle(std::stringstream& ss,
   if (next == previous) {
     return;
   }
+  
+  if ((!next.bold && previous.bold) ||  //
+      (!next.dim && previous.dim)) {
+    ss << "\x1B[22m";  // BOLD_RESET and DIM_RESET
+    // We might have wrongfully reset dim or bold because they share the same
+    // resetter. Take it into account so that the side effect will cause it to
+    // be set again below.
+    previous.bold = false;
+    previous.dim = false;
+  }
 
   if (next.bold && !previous.bold) {
     ss << "\x1B[1m";  // BOLD_SET
   }
 
-  if (!next.bold && previous.bold) {
-    ss << "\x1B[22m";  // BOLD_RESET
-  }
-
   if (next.dim && !previous.dim) {
     ss << "\x1B[2m";  // DIM_SET
   }
 
-  if (!next.dim && previous.dim) {
-    ss << "\x1B[22m";  // DIM_RESET
-  }
-
   if (next.underlined && !previous.underlined) {
     ss << "\x1B[4m";  // UNDERLINED_SET
   }