diff --git a/aegisub/src/dialog_style_editor.cpp b/aegisub/src/dialog_style_editor.cpp
index 63f3468b5..690cf3da0 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/dialog_style_editor.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/dialog_style_editor.cpp
@@ -690,6 +690,19 @@ void DialogStyleEditor::LoadPosition() {
 		CentreOnParent();
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Make sure the preview is updated whenever data are transferred into the window by validators
+bool DialogStyleEditor::TransferDataToWindow()
+{
+	bool res = wxDialog::TransferDataToWindow();
+	if (res && SubsPreview) {
+		UpdateWorkStyle();
+		SubsPreview->SetStyle(work);
+	}
+	return res;
+}
+
+
 
 /////////////////////////////////////
 // Static class data saving position
diff --git a/aegisub/src/dialog_style_editor.h b/aegisub/src/dialog_style_editor.h
index e6d98d18f..4e96a140b 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/dialog_style_editor.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/dialog_style_editor.h
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ public:
 	void Apply (bool apply,bool close);
 	void OnSetColor (int n);
 
+	virtual bool TransferDataToWindow();
+
 	DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
 };