diff --git a/src/Forms/Main.cs b/src/Forms/Main.cs
index 5aaae9db1..c057028a1 100644
--- a/src/Forms/Main.cs
+++ b/src/Forms/Main.cs
@@ -4429,17 +4429,35 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
             }
         }
 
+        private string RemoveSsaStyle(string text)
+        {
+            int indexOfBegin = text.IndexOf("{");
+            while (indexOfBegin >= 0 && text.IndexOf("}") > indexOfBegin)
+            {
+                int indexOfEnd = text.IndexOf("}");
+                text = text.Remove(indexOfBegin, (indexOfEnd - indexOfBegin) + 1);
+                indexOfBegin = text.IndexOf("{");
+            }
+            return text;
+        }
+
         private void NormalToolStripMenuItemClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             if (_subtitle.Paragraphs.Count > 0 && SubtitleListview1.SelectedItems.Count > 0)
             {
                 MakeHistoryForUndo(_language.BeforeSettingFontToNormal);
+
+                bool isSsa = GetCurrentSubtitleFormat().FriendlyName == new SubStationAlpha().FriendlyName ||
+                             GetCurrentSubtitleFormat().FriendlyName == new AdvancedSubStationAlpha().FriendlyName;
+
                 foreach (ListViewItem item in SubtitleListview1.SelectedItems)
                 {
                     Paragraph p = _subtitle.GetParagraphOrDefault(item.Index);
                     if (p != null)
                     {
                         p.Text = Utilities.RemoveHtmlTags(p.Text);
+                        if (isSsa)
+                            p.Text = RemoveSsaStyle(p.Text);
                         SubtitleListview1.SetText(item.Index, p.Text);
 
                         if (_subtitleAlternate != null)
@@ -4448,6 +4466,8 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Forms
                             if (original != null)
                             {
                                 original.Text = Utilities.RemoveHtmlTags(original.Text);
+                                if (isSsa)
+                                    original.Text = RemoveSsaStyle(original.Text);
                                 SubtitleListview1.SetAlternateText(item.Index, original.Text);
                                 _changeAlternate = true;
                             }
diff --git a/src/Logic/SubtitleFormats/AdvancedSubStationAlpha.cs b/src/Logic/SubtitleFormats/AdvancedSubStationAlpha.cs
index 177e5113f..2754e7a90 100644
--- a/src/Logic/SubtitleFormats/AdvancedSubStationAlpha.cs
+++ b/src/Logic/SubtitleFormats/AdvancedSubStationAlpha.cs
@@ -246,7 +246,13 @@ Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Actor, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
             foreach (string line in lines)
             {
                 if (!eventsStarted && !fontsStarted)
-                    header.AppendLine(line);                
+                    header.AppendLine(line);
+
+                if (line.Trim().ToLower().StartsWith("dialogue:")) // fix faulty font tags...
+                { 
+                    eventsStarted = true;
+                    fontsStarted = false;
+                }
 
                 if (line.Trim().ToLower() == "[events]")
                 {