diff --git a/crates/pptx/src/write/dml.rs b/crates/pptx/src/write/dml.rs
index 5c47aa30..ac8d4456 100644
--- a/crates/pptx/src/write/dml.rs
+++ b/crates/pptx/src/write/dml.rs
@@ -554,19 +554,19 @@ pub fn ppr(w: &mut W, x: &mut Exp, o: &mut Out, tag: &str, level: Option<u8>, p:
     if let Some(s) = &p.space_after {
         spacing(w, "a:spcAft", s);
     }
-    if p.bullet_color_follow_text == Some(true) {
+    if p.bullet_color.is_none() && p.bullet_color_follow_text == Some(true) {
         w.empty0("a:buClrTx");
     } else if let Some(c) = &p.bullet_color {
         w.open0("a:buClr");
         color(w, c);
         w.close("a:buClr");
     }
-    if p.bullet_size_follow_text == Some(true) {
+    if p.bullet_size.is_none() && p.bullet_size_follow_text == Some(true) {
         w.empty0("a:buSzTx");
     } else if let Some(s) = p.bullet_size {
         w.val("a:buSzPct", pct(s.clamp(0.25, 4.0)));
     }
-    if p.bullet_font_follow_text == Some(true) {
+    if p.bullet_font.is_none() && p.bullet_font_follow_text == Some(true) {
         w.empty0("a:buFontTx");
     } else if let Some(f) = &p.bullet_font {
         w.empty("a:buFont", A::new().a("typeface", f));
diff --git a/crates/pptx/tests/it/roundtrip.rs b/crates/pptx/tests/it/roundtrip.rs
index d0c1a597..fce75d24 100644
--- a/crates/pptx/tests/it/roundtrip.rs
+++ b/crates/pptx/tests/it/roundtrip.rs
@@ -507,12 +507,38 @@ fn bullet_follow_text_resets_survive_two_pptx_round_trips() {
         ..Default::default()
     });
     Arc::make_mut(&mut p.slides[0]).shapes.push(textbox);
+    let mut conflicting = shape(&mut p, "Explicit bullet values", 20.0, 140.0, 400.0, 100.0);
+    conflicting.text = Some(TextBody {
+        paragraphs: vec![Paragraph {
+            props: deckcraft_model::text::ParaProps {
+                bullet: Some(Bullet::Char { char: "•".into() }),
+                bullet_color: Some(deckcraft_model::style::ColorRef::rgb(deckcraft_color::Rgba::rgb(255, 0, 0))),
+                bullet_color_follow_text: Some(true),
+                bullet_size: Some(1.5),
+                bullet_size_follow_text: Some(true),
+                bullet_font: Some("Inter".into()),
+                bullet_font_follow_text: Some(true),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            runs: vec![Run::with("Explicit bullet text", RunProps::default())],
+            ..Default::default()
+        }],
+        ..Default::default()
+    });
+    Arc::make_mut(&mut p.slides[0]).shapes.push(conflicting);
 
     let q = round(&round(&p));
     let props = &by_name(&q.slides[0], "Follow text bullets").text.as_ref().expect("text").paragraphs[0].props;
     assert_eq!(props.bullet_color_follow_text, Some(true));
     assert_eq!(props.bullet_size_follow_text, Some(true));
     assert_eq!(props.bullet_font_follow_text, Some(true));
+    let explicit = &by_name(&q.slides[0], "Explicit bullet values").text.as_ref().expect("text").paragraphs[0].props;
+    assert_eq!(explicit.bullet_color_follow_text, None);
+    assert_eq!(explicit.bullet_size_follow_text, None);
+    assert_eq!(explicit.bullet_font_follow_text, None);
+    assert_eq!(explicit.bullet_size, Some(1.5));
+    assert_eq!(explicit.bullet_font.as_deref(), Some("Inter"));
+    assert_eq!(explicit.bullet_color, Some(deckcraft_model::style::ColorRef::rgb(deckcraft_color::Rgba::rgb(255, 0, 0))));
 }
 
 #[test]