diff --git a/render/tests/test-updateElement.js b/render/tests/test-updateElement.js
index 0e0332b7..8a190a4c 100644
--- a/render/tests/test-updateElement.js
+++ b/render/tests/test-updateElement.js
@@ -205,6 +205,72 @@ o.spec("updateElement", function() {
 
 		o(updated.dom.style.color).equals("red")
 	})
+	o("setting style to `null` removes all styles", function() {
+		var vnode = {"tag": "p", attrs: {style: "background-color: red"}}
+		var updated = {"tag": "p", attrs: {style: null}}
+
+		render(root, [vnode])
+
+		o("style" in vnode.dom.attributes).equals(true)
+		o(vnode.dom.attributes.style.value).equals("background-color: red;")
+
+		render(root, [updated])
+
+		//browsers disagree here
+		try {
+
+			o(updated.dom.attributes.style.value).equals("")
+
+		} catch (e) {
+
+			o("style" in updated.dom.attributes).equals(false)
+
+		}
+	})
+	o("setting style to `undefined` removes all styles", function() {
+		var vnode = {"tag": "p", attrs: {style: "background-color: red"}}
+		var updated = {"tag": "p", attrs: {style: undefined}}
+
+		render(root, [vnode])
+
+		o("style" in vnode.dom.attributes).equals(true)
+		o(vnode.dom.attributes.style.value).equals("background-color: red;")
+
+		render(root, [updated])
+
+		//browsers disagree here
+		try {
+
+			o(updated.dom.attributes.style.value).equals("")
+
+		} catch (e) {
+
+			o("style" in updated.dom.attributes).equals(false)
+
+		}
+	})
+	o("not setting style removes all styles", function() {
+		var vnode = {"tag": "p", attrs: {style: "background-color: red"}}
+		var updated = {"tag": "p", attrs: {}}
+
+		render(root, [vnode])
+
+		o("style" in vnode.dom.attributes).equals(true)
+		o(vnode.dom.attributes.style.value).equals("background-color: red;")
+
+		render(root, [updated])
+
+		//browsers disagree here
+		try {
+
+			o(updated.dom.attributes.style.value).equals("")
+
+		} catch (e) {
+
+			o("style" in updated.dom.attributes).equals(false)
+
+		}
+	})
 	o("replaces el", function() {
 		var vnode = {tag: "a"}
 		var updated = {tag: "b"}
diff --git a/test-utils/domMock.js b/test-utils/domMock.js
index 148b840d..7a5c5b74 100644
--- a/test-utils/domMock.js
+++ b/test-utils/domMock.js
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
 									}
 								}
 							}
-							cssText = buf.join(" ")
+							element.setAttribute("style", cssText = buf.join(" "))
 						}
 					}
 				})
diff --git a/test-utils/tests/test-domMock.js b/test-utils/tests/test-domMock.js
index 4662ef52..805f7b92 100644
--- a/test-utils/tests/test-domMock.js
+++ b/test-utils/tests/test-domMock.js
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ o.spec("domMock", function() {
 
 			o(div.style.backgroundColor).equals("red")
 			o(div.style.borderBottom).equals("1px solid red")
+			o(div.attributes.style.value).equals("background-color: red; border-bottom: 1px solid red;")
 		})
 		o("removing via setting style.cssText string works", function() {
 			var div = $document.createElement("div")
@@ -625,6 +626,7 @@ o.spec("domMock", function() {
 			div.style.cssText = ""
 
 			o(div.style.background).equals("")
+			o(div.attributes.style.value).equals("")
 		})
 		o("the final semicolon is optional when setting style.cssText", function() {
 			var div = $document.createElement("div")
@@ -632,6 +634,7 @@ o.spec("domMock", function() {
 
 			o(div.style.background).equals("red")
 			o(div.style.cssText).equals("background: red;")
+			o(div.attributes.style.value).equals("background: red;")
 		})
 		o("'cssText' as a property name is ignored when setting style.cssText", function(){
 			var div = $document.createElement("div")