diff --git a/suse2022-ns/fo/inline.xsl b/suse2022-ns/fo/inline.xsl
index e2e1c0c8..7d85cd6d 100644
--- a/suse2022-ns/fo/inline.xsl
+++ b/suse2022-ns/fo/inline.xsl
@@ -366,12 +366,46 @@
       <xsl:with-param name="name" select="concat( local-name(),'-close')"/>
     </xsl:call-template>
   </xsl:variable>
-  <xsl:variable name="content">
-    <xsl:apply-imports/>
+  <xsl:variable name="style">
+    <xsl:call-template name="gentext.template">
+      <xsl:with-param name="context" select="'styles'"/>
+      <xsl:with-param name="name" select="concat( local-name(),'-style')"/>
+    </xsl:call-template>
   </xsl:variable>
 
   <xsl:copy-of select="$open"/>
-  <xsl:copy-of select="$content"/>
+  <xsl:choose>
+    <xsl:when test="$style='bold' or @role='bold' or @role='strong'">
+      <xsl:call-template name="inline.boldseq"/>
+    </xsl:when>
+    <xsl:when test="@role='underline'">
+      <fo:inline text-decoration="underline">
+        <xsl:call-template name="inline.charseq"/>
+      </fo:inline>
+    </xsl:when>
+    <xsl:when test="@role='strikethrough'">
+      <fo:inline text-decoration="line-through">
+        <xsl:call-template name="inline.charseq"/>
+      </fo:inline>
+    </xsl:when>
+    <xsl:otherwise>
+      <!-- How many regular emphasis ancestors does this element have -->
+      <xsl:variable name="depth" select="count(ancestor::d:emphasis
+        [not(contains(' bold strong underline strikethrough ', concat(' ', @role, ' ')))]
+        )"/>
+
+      <xsl:choose>
+        <xsl:when test="$depth mod 2 = 1">
+          <fo:inline font-style="normal">
+            <xsl:apply-templates/>
+          </fo:inline>
+        </xsl:when>
+        <xsl:otherwise>
+          <xsl:call-template name="inline.italicseq"/>
+        </xsl:otherwise>
+      </xsl:choose>
+    </xsl:otherwise>
+  </xsl:choose>
   <xsl:copy-of select="$close"/>
 </xsl:template>