diff --git a/packages/adaptive-wrap/adaptive-wrap.el b/packages/adaptive-wrap/adaptive-wrap.el
index f8d89ac69..5a23e6d6b 100644
--- a/packages/adaptive-wrap/adaptive-wrap.el
+++ b/packages/adaptive-wrap/adaptive-wrap.el
@@ -81,8 +81,12 @@ extra indent = 2
      ((= 0 adaptive-wrap-extra-indent)
       fcp)
      ((< 0 adaptive-wrap-extra-indent)
-      (concat fcp
-              (make-string adaptive-wrap-extra-indent fill-char)))
+      (let ((face (plist-get (text-properties-at (1- end)) 'face))
+	    (prefix (concat fcp
+			    (make-string adaptive-wrap-extra-indent fill-char))))
+	(if (and face (face-extend-p face))
+	    (propertize prefix 'face face)
+	  prefix)))
      ((< 0 (+ adaptive-wrap-extra-indent fcp-len))
       (substring fcp
                  0