diff --git a/spec/app/text-mate-theme-spec.coffee b/spec/app/text-mate-theme-spec.coffee
index 5191ced55..e1c04ec90 100644
--- a/spec/app/text-mate-theme-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/app/text-mate-theme-spec.coffee
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe "TextMateTheme", ->
         selector: ".invalid.deprecated"
         properties:
           'color': "#D2A8A1"
-          # 'font-style': 'italic'
+          'font-style': 'italic'
           'text-decoration': 'underline'
 
       expect(rulesets[13]).toEqual
diff --git a/src/app/text-mate-theme.coffee b/src/app/text-mate-theme.coffee
index ee78cdea7..cb1d3558a 100644
--- a/src/app/text-mate-theme.coffee
+++ b/src/app/text-mate-theme.coffee
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ class TextMateTheme extends Theme
 
     if fontStyle
       fontStyles = fontStyle.split(/\s+/)
-      # properties['font-weight'] = 'bold' if _.contains(fontStyles, 'bold')
-      # properties['font-style'] = 'italic' if _.contains(fontStyles, 'italic')
+      properties['font-weight'] = 'bold' if _.contains(fontStyles, 'bold')
+      properties['font-style'] = 'italic' if _.contains(fontStyles, 'italic')
       properties['text-decoration'] = 'underline' if _.contains(fontStyles, 'underline')
 
     properties['color'] = @translateColor(foreground) if foreground