diff --git a/src/ansi/ansi_writer.go b/src/ansi/ansi_writer.go
index c62b07e1..e56603a6 100644
--- a/src/ansi/ansi_writer.go
+++ b/src/ansi/ansi_writer.go
@@ -409,6 +409,12 @@ func (w *Writer) writeColorOverrides(match map[string]string, background string,
 	if match[ANCHOR] == colorStyle.AnchorEnd {
 		// make sure to reset the colors if needed
 		position += len([]rune(colorStyle.AnchorEnd)) - 1
+
+		// do not reset when colors are identical
+		if w.currentBackground == w.background && w.currentForeground == w.foreground {
+			return
+		}
+
 		// do not restore colors at the end of the string, we print it anyways
 		if position == len(w.runes)-1 {
 			return
diff --git a/src/ansi/ansi_writer_test.go b/src/ansi/ansi_writer_test.go
index 1eb1ba81..886374b0 100644
--- a/src/ansi/ansi_writer_test.go
+++ b/src/ansi/ansi_writer_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ func TestWriteANSIColors(t *testing.T) {
 		Parent             *Colors
 		TerminalBackground string
 	}{
+		{
+			Case:     "Inline override identical",
+			Input:    "\ue0a0saturnay <red>↑</>1",
+			Expected: "\x1b[31m\ue0a0saturnay ↑1\x1b[0m",
+			Colors:   &Colors{Foreground: "red", Background: Transparent},
+		},
 		{
 			Case:     "Bold",
 			Input:    "<b>test</b>",