diff --git a/Hakawai/Core/HKWTextView+Plugins.h b/Hakawai/Core/HKWTextView+Plugins.h
index ba911aa..452f6df 100644
--- a/Hakawai/Core/HKWTextView+Plugins.h
+++ b/Hakawai/Core/HKWTextView+Plugins.h
@@ -186,4 +186,10 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, HKWAccessoryViewMode) {
  */
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) UIColor *textColorSetByApp;
 
+/*!
+ If the app explicitly set the text view's typingAttributes return the most recent attributes set by the app.
+ If the app never set the text color, return nil.
+ */
+@property (nonatomic, readonly) NSDictionary *typingAttributesSetByApp;
+
 @end
diff --git a/Hakawai/Core/HKWTextView.m b/Hakawai/Core/HKWTextView.m
index 7413ef7..e502171 100644
--- a/Hakawai/Core/HKWTextView.m
+++ b/Hakawai/Core/HKWTextView.m
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ - (id)awakeAfterUsingCoder:(__unused NSCoder *)aDecoder {
 
     replacement.font = self.font;
     replacement.fontSetByApp = self.font;
+    replacement.typingAttributesSetByApp = self.typingAttributes;
 
     replacement.clearsOnInsertion = NO;
     replacement.selectable = self.selectable;
@@ -708,6 +709,13 @@ - (void)setFont:(UIFont *)font {
     }
 }
 
+- (void)setTypingAttributes:(NSDictionary *)typingAttributes {
+    [super setTypingAttributes:typingAttributes];
+    if (typingAttributes) {
+        self.typingAttributesSetByApp = typingAttributes;
+    }
+}
+
 - (NSMutableDictionary *)simplePluginsDictionary {
     if (!_simplePluginsDictionary) {
         _simplePluginsDictionary = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
diff --git a/Hakawai/Core/_HKWTextView.h b/Hakawai/Core/_HKWTextView.h
index 810f1f6..0ca2abf 100644
--- a/Hakawai/Core/_HKWTextView.h
+++ b/Hakawai/Core/_HKWTextView.h
@@ -108,9 +108,10 @@
 @property (nonatomic) BOOL overridingSpellChecking;
 
 
-#pragma mark - Other proeprties
+#pragma mark - Other properties
 
 @property (nonatomic, strong, readwrite) UIFont *fontSetByApp;
 @property (nonatomic, strong, readwrite) UIColor *textColorSetByApp;
+@property (nonatomic, strong, readwrite) NSDictionary *typingAttributesSetByApp;
 
 @end
diff --git a/Hakawai/Mentions/HKWMentionsPluginV1.m b/Hakawai/Mentions/HKWMentionsPluginV1.m
index 02cb5f8..4516d80 100644
--- a/Hakawai/Mentions/HKWMentionsPluginV1.m
+++ b/Hakawai/Mentions/HKWMentionsPluginV1.m
@@ -488,12 +488,19 @@ - (BOOL)stringValidForMentionsCreation:(NSString *)string {
  dictionary and, if applicable, restoring default attributes from the parent text view.
  */
 - (NSDictionary *)typingAttributesByStrippingMentionAttributes:(NSDictionary *)originalAttributes {
+    __strong __auto_type parentTextView = self.parentTextView;
+    
+    // If we have the typing attibutes we don't need to try to rip out the selected/unselected attributes
+    if (parentTextView.typingAttributesSetByApp) {
+        return parentTextView.typingAttributesSetByApp;
+    }
+    
     NSMutableDictionary *d = [originalAttributes mutableCopy];
     for (NSString *key in self.mentionUnselectedAttributes) {
         [d removeObjectForKey:key];
     }
+    
     // Restore the font and/or text color, if the app set either explicitly at any point.
-    __strong __auto_type parentTextView = self.parentTextView;
     if (parentTextView.fontSetByApp) {
         d[NSFontAttributeName] = parentTextView.fontSetByApp;
     }