diff --git a/src/js/opendocument/OpenDocument.StyleManager.js b/src/js/opendocument/OpenDocument.StyleManager.js
index c7265f0..24d9084 100644
--- a/src/js/opendocument/OpenDocument.StyleManager.js
+++ b/src/js/opendocument/OpenDocument.StyleManager.js
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ OpenDocument.StyleManager.DEFAULT_STYLES = [
         name: "Italic",
         parent: "Standard",
         properties: {
-            "font-weight": "italic"
+            "font-style": "italic"
         }
     },
     {