diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index c1e5d23e09..72a67c85b4 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -2625,6 +2625,9 @@ OSD
 ``--osd-bold=<yes|no>``, ``--sub-text-bold=<yes|no>``
     Format text on bold.
 
+``--osd-italic=<yes|no>``, ``--sub-text-italic=<yes|no>``
+    Format text on italic.
+
 ``--osd-border-color=<color>``, ``--sub-text-border-color=<color>``
     See ``--osd-color``. Color used for the OSD/sub font border.
 
diff --git a/sub/ass_mp.c b/sub/ass_mp.c
index 93a797e036..2f9b39740f 100644
--- a/sub/ass_mp.c
+++ b/sub/ass_mp.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ void mp_ass_set_style(ASS_Style *style, double res_y,
     style->Alignment = 1 + (opts->align_x + 1) + (opts->align_y + 2) % 3 * 4;
     style->Blur = opts->blur;
     style->Bold = opts->bold;
+    style->Italic = opts->italic;
 }
 
 void mp_ass_configure_fonts(ASS_Renderer *priv, struct osd_style_opts *opts,
diff --git a/sub/osd.c b/sub/osd.c
index bbc6d9a1e1..4e269ce5aa 100644
--- a/sub/osd.c
+++ b/sub/osd.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static const m_option_t style_opts[] = {
                ({"top", -1}, {"center", 0}, {"bottom", +1})),
     OPT_FLOATRANGE("blur", blur, 0, 0, 20),
     OPT_FLAG("bold", bold, 0),
+    OPT_FLAG("italic", italic, 0),
     {0}
 };
 
diff --git a/sub/osd.h b/sub/osd.h
index 0c9dbc3e90..550b31e5a7 100644
--- a/sub/osd.h
+++ b/sub/osd.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ struct osd_style_opts {
     int align_y;
     float blur;
     int bold;
+    int italic;
 };
 
 extern const struct m_sub_options osd_style_conf;