diff --git a/src/Builder/CliMenuBuilder.php b/src/Builder/CliMenuBuilder.php
index f8f165ff..5e6e4dd9 100644
--- a/src/Builder/CliMenuBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Builder/CliMenuBuilder.php
@@ -187,12 +187,6 @@ public function addSubMenu(string $text, \Closure $callback) : self
 
         $menu = $builder->build();
         $menu->setParent($this->menu);
-        
-        //we apply the parent theme if nothing was changed
-        //if no styles were changed in this sub-menu
-        if (!$menu->getStyle()->hasChangedFromDefaults()) {
-            $menu->setStyle($this->menu->getStyle());
-        }
 
         $this->menu->addItem($item = new MenuMenuItem(
             $text,
@@ -210,12 +204,6 @@ public function addSubMenuFromBuilder(string $text, CliMenuBuilder $builder) : s
         $menu = $builder->build();
         $menu->setParent($this->menu);
 
-        //we apply the parent theme if nothing was changed
-        //if no styles were changed in this sub-menu
-        if (!$menu->getStyle()->hasChangedFromDefaults()) {
-            $menu->setStyle($this->menu->getStyle());
-        }
-
         $this->menu->addItem($item = new MenuMenuItem(
             $text,
             $menu,
@@ -556,6 +544,31 @@ public function build() : CliMenu
             $this->style->setDisplaysExtra($this->itemsHaveExtra($this->menu->getItems()));
         }
 
+        if (!$this->subMenu) {
+            $this->propagateStyles($this->menu->getItems());
+        }
+
         return $this->menu;
     }
+
+    private function propagateStyles(array $items) : void
+    {
+        $menuItems = array_filter($items, function (MenuItemInterface $menuItem) {
+            return $menuItem instanceof MenuMenuItem;
+        });
+
+        $changedMenus = array_filter($menuItems, function (MenuMenuItem $menuItem) {
+            return !$menuItem->getSubMenu()
+                ->getStyle()
+                ->hasChangedFromDefaults();
+        });
+
+        array_walk($changedMenus, function (MenuMenuItem $menuItem) {
+            $menuItem->getSubMenu()->setStyle(
+                $this->menu->getStyle()
+            );
+
+            $this->propagateStyles($menuItem->getSubMenu()->getItems());
+        });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/Builder/CliMenuBuilderTest.php b/test/Builder/CliMenuBuilderTest.php
index 93a82f03..6b658da9 100644
--- a/test/Builder/CliMenuBuilderTest.php
+++ b/test/Builder/CliMenuBuilderTest.php
@@ -596,6 +596,33 @@ public function testSubMenuInheritsParentsStyle() : void
         self::assertSame($menu->getStyle(), $menu->getItems()[0]->getSubMenu()->getStyle());
     }
 
+    public function testNestedSubMenuInheritsParentsStyle() : void
+    {
+        $terminal = self::createMock(Terminal::class);
+        $terminal
+            ->expects($this->any())
+            ->method('getWidth')
+            ->will($this->returnValue(200));
+
+        $menu = (new CliMenuBuilder($terminal))
+            ->setBackgroundColour('green')
+            ->addSubMenu('My SubMenu', function (CliMenuBuilder $b) {
+                $b->addSubMenu('Nested submenu', function (CliMenuBuilder $b) {
+                    $b->addItem('Nested item', function () {
+                    });
+                })->addItem('Some Item', function () {
+                });
+            })
+            ->build();
+
+        self::assertSame('green', $menu->getItems()[0]->getSubMenu()->getStyle()->getBg());
+        self::assertSame($menu->getStyle(), $menu->getItems()[0]->getSubMenu()->getStyle());
+        self::assertSame(
+            $menu->getStyle(),
+            $menu->getItems()[0]->getSubMenu()->getItems()[0]->getSubMenu()->getStyle()
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testSubMenuDoesNotInheritsParentsStyleWhenSubMenuStyleHasAlterations() : void
     {
         $menu = (new CliMenuBuilder)