diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/options.rst b/DOCS/man/en/options.rst
index 6461750062..fc8b778ac8 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/options.rst
@@ -176,13 +176,18 @@ OPTIONS
 
         Using this option may lead to incorrect subtitle rendering.
 
-``--ass-style-override=<yes|no>``
+``--ass-style-override=<yes|no|force>``
     Control whether user style overrides should be applied.
 
-    :yes: Apply all the ``--ass-*`` style override options. Changing the default
-          for any of these options can lead to incorrect subtitle rendering
-          (default).
-    :no:  Render subtitles as forced by subtitle scripts.
+    :yes:   Apply all the ``--ass-*`` style override options. Changing the default
+            for any of these options can lead to incorrect subtitle rendering
+            (default).
+    :no:    Render subtitles as forced by subtitle scripts.
+    :force: Like ``yes``, but also override the style named ``Default`` to
+            make it look like the like text subtitle style implied by the
+            ``--sub-text-...`` option. This won't always work, because the
+            dialogue style doesn't necessary use this name, and it might break
+            other advanced uses of the ASS format.
 
 ``--ass-use-margins``
     Enables placing toptitles and subtitles in black borders when they are
diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index 835ff21f9f..30564ba018 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ const m_option_t mp_opts[] = {
     OPT_CHOICE("ass-shaper", ass_shaper, 0,
                ({"simple", 0}, {"complex", 1})),
     OPT_CHOICE("ass-style-override", ass_style_override, 0,
-               ({"no", 0}, {"yes", 1})),
+               ({"no", 0}, {"yes", 1}, {"force", 2})),
     OPT_FLAG("osd-bar", osd_bar_visible, 0),
     OPT_FLOATRANGE("osd-bar-align-x", osd_bar_align_x, 0, -1.0, +1.0),
     OPT_FLOATRANGE("osd-bar-align-y", osd_bar_align_y, 0, -1.0, +1.0),
diff --git a/sub/sd_ass.c b/sub/sd_ass.c
index 8b6f1f1554..e4428516b9 100644
--- a/sub/sd_ass.c
+++ b/sub/sd_ass.c
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ static void decode(struct sd *sd, struct demux_packet *packet)
     event->Text = strdup(text);
 }
 
+static ASS_Style *find_style(ASS_Track *track, const char *name)
+{
+    for (int n = track->n_styles - 1; n >= 0; n--) {
+        const char *style_name = track->styles[n].Name;
+        if (style_name && strcasecmp(style_name, name) == 0)
+            return &track->styles[n];
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 static void get_bitmaps(struct sd *sd, struct mp_osd_res dim, double pts,
                         struct sub_bitmaps *res)
 {
@@ -137,6 +147,18 @@ static void get_bitmaps(struct sd *sd, struct mp_osd_res dim, double pts,
     if (pts == MP_NOPTS_VALUE || !sd->ass_renderer)
         return;
 
+    ASS_Style prev_default_style;
+    ASS_Style *default_style = NULL;
+    if (opts->ass_style_override == 2) {
+        default_style = find_style(ctx->ass_track, "Default");
+        if (default_style) {
+            prev_default_style = *default_style;
+            default_style->FontName = NULL; // don't free this
+            mp_ass_set_style(default_style, ctx->ass_track->PlayResY,
+                             opts->sub_text_style);
+        }
+    }
+
     ASS_Renderer *renderer = sd->ass_renderer;
     double scale = dim.display_par;
     if (!ctx->is_converted && (!opts->ass_style_override ||
@@ -166,6 +188,11 @@ static void get_bitmaps(struct sd *sd, struct mp_osd_res dim, double pts,
 
     if (!ctx->is_converted)
         mangle_colors(sd, res);
+
+    if (default_style) {
+        free(default_style->FontName);
+        *default_style = prev_default_style;
+    }
 }
 
 struct buf {