diff --git a/src/components/Text/__tests__/__snapshots__/index-test.js.snap b/src/components/Text/__tests__/__snapshots__/index-test.js.snap
index bec091a4..c4ef51f8 100644
--- a/src/components/Text/__tests__/__snapshots__/index-test.js.snap
+++ b/src/components/Text/__tests__/__snapshots__/index-test.js.snap
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 exports[`components/Text prop "onPress" 1`] = `
 <div
-  className="rn-borderTopWidth-13yce4e rn-borderRightWidth-fnigne rn-borderBottomWidth-ndvcnb rn-borderLeftWidth-gxnn5r rn-boxSizing-deolkf rn-color-homxoj rn-cursor-1loqt21 rn-display-1471scf rn-font-1lw9tu2 rn-marginTop-1mnahxq rn-marginRight-61z16t rn-marginBottom-p1pxzi rn-marginLeft-11wrixw rn-paddingTop-wk8lta rn-paddingRight-9aemit rn-paddingBottom-1mdbw0j rn-paddingLeft-gy4na3 rn-textDecoration-bauka4 rn-whiteSpace-q42fyq rn-wordWrap-qvutc0"
+  className="rn-borderTopWidth-13yce4e rn-borderRightWidth-fnigne rn-borderBottomWidth-ndvcnb rn-borderLeftWidth-gxnn5r rn-boxSizing-deolkf rn-color-homxoj rn-cursor-1loqt21 rn-display-1471scf rn-font-1lw9tu2 rn-fontFamily-10u92zi rn-fontSize-1b43r93 rn-marginTop-1mnahxq rn-marginRight-61z16t rn-marginBottom-p1pxzi rn-marginLeft-11wrixw rn-paddingTop-wk8lta rn-paddingRight-9aemit rn-paddingBottom-1mdbw0j rn-paddingLeft-gy4na3 rn-textDecoration-bauka4 rn-whiteSpace-q42fyq rn-wordWrap-qvutc0"
   dir="auto"
   onClick={[Function]}
   onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ exports[`components/Text prop "onPress" 1`] = `
 
 exports[`components/Text prop "selectable" 1`] = `
 <div
-  className="rn-borderTopWidth-13yce4e rn-borderRightWidth-fnigne rn-borderBottomWidth-ndvcnb rn-borderLeftWidth-gxnn5r rn-boxSizing-deolkf rn-color-homxoj rn-display-1471scf rn-font-1lw9tu2 rn-marginTop-1mnahxq rn-marginRight-61z16t rn-marginBottom-p1pxzi rn-marginLeft-11wrixw rn-paddingTop-wk8lta rn-paddingRight-9aemit rn-paddingBottom-1mdbw0j rn-paddingLeft-gy4na3 rn-textDecoration-bauka4 rn-whiteSpace-q42fyq rn-wordWrap-qvutc0"
+  className="rn-borderTopWidth-13yce4e rn-borderRightWidth-fnigne rn-borderBottomWidth-ndvcnb rn-borderLeftWidth-gxnn5r rn-boxSizing-deolkf rn-color-homxoj rn-display-1471scf rn-font-1lw9tu2 rn-fontFamily-10u92zi rn-fontSize-1b43r93 rn-marginTop-1mnahxq rn-marginRight-61z16t rn-marginBottom-p1pxzi rn-marginLeft-11wrixw rn-paddingTop-wk8lta rn-paddingRight-9aemit rn-paddingBottom-1mdbw0j rn-paddingLeft-gy4na3 rn-textDecoration-bauka4 rn-whiteSpace-q42fyq rn-wordWrap-qvutc0"
   dir="auto"
 />
 `;
 
 exports[`components/Text prop "selectable" 2`] = `
 <div
-  className="rn-borderTopWidth-13yce4e rn-borderRightWidth-fnigne rn-borderBottomWidth-ndvcnb rn-borderLeftWidth-gxnn5r rn-boxSizing-deolkf rn-color-homxoj rn-display-1471scf rn-font-1lw9tu2 rn-marginTop-1mnahxq rn-marginRight-61z16t rn-marginBottom-p1pxzi rn-marginLeft-11wrixw rn-paddingTop-wk8lta rn-paddingRight-9aemit rn-paddingBottom-1mdbw0j rn-paddingLeft-gy4na3 rn-textDecoration-bauka4 rn-userSelect-lrvibr rn-whiteSpace-q42fyq rn-wordWrap-qvutc0"
+  className="rn-borderTopWidth-13yce4e rn-borderRightWidth-fnigne rn-borderBottomWidth-ndvcnb rn-borderLeftWidth-gxnn5r rn-boxSizing-deolkf rn-color-homxoj rn-display-1471scf rn-font-1lw9tu2 rn-fontFamily-10u92zi rn-fontSize-1b43r93 rn-marginTop-1mnahxq rn-marginRight-61z16t rn-marginBottom-p1pxzi rn-marginLeft-11wrixw rn-paddingTop-wk8lta rn-paddingRight-9aemit rn-paddingBottom-1mdbw0j rn-paddingLeft-gy4na3 rn-textDecoration-bauka4 rn-userSelect-lrvibr rn-whiteSpace-q42fyq rn-wordWrap-qvutc0"
   dir="auto"
 />
 `;
diff --git a/src/components/Text/index.js b/src/components/Text/index.js
index be5be73d..e08bf550 100644
--- a/src/components/Text/index.js
+++ b/src/components/Text/index.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Text extends Component {
     otherProps.dir = dir !== undefined ? dir : 'auto';
     otherProps.style = [
       styles.initial,
-      this.context.isInAParentText !== true && styles.preserveWhitespace,
+      this.context.isInAParentText === true && styles.isInAParentText,
       style,
       selectable === false && styles.notSelectable,
       numberOfLines === 1 && styles.singleLineStyle,
@@ -94,13 +94,19 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     color: 'inherit',
     display: 'inline',
     font: 'inherit',
+    fontFamily: 'System',
+    fontSize: 14,
     margin: 0,
     padding: 0,
     textDecorationLine: 'none',
+    whiteSpace: 'pre-wrap',
     wordWrap: 'break-word'
   },
-  preserveWhitespace: {
-    whiteSpace: 'pre-wrap'
+  isInAParentText: {
+    // inherit parent font styles
+    fontFamily: 'inherit',
+    fontSize: 'inherit',
+    whiteSpace: 'inherit'
   },
   notSelectable: {
     userSelect: 'none'