diff --git a/lib/style.js b/lib/style.js
index 32222d4a..02a86839 100644
--- a/lib/style.js
+++ b/lib/style.js
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ const parseStylesheet = (css, dynamic) => {
    * @type {Array<StylesheetRule>}
    */
   const rules = [];
-  const ast = csstree.parse(css);
+  const ast = csstree.parse(css, {
+    parseValue: false,
+    parseAtrulePrelude: false,
+  });
   csstree.walk(ast, (cssNode) => {
     if (cssNode.type === 'Rule') {
       rules.push(parseRule(cssNode, dynamic || false));
@@ -100,6 +103,30 @@ const parseStylesheet = (css, dynamic) => {
   return rules;
 };
 
+/**
+ * @type {(css: string) => Array<StylesheetDeclaration>}
+ */
+const parseStyleDeclarations = (css) => {
+  /**
+   * @type {Array<StylesheetDeclaration>}
+   */
+  const declarations = [];
+  const ast = csstree.parse(css, {
+    context: 'declarationList',
+    parseValue: false,
+  });
+  csstree.walk(ast, (cssNode) => {
+    if (cssNode.type === 'Declaration') {
+      declarations.push({
+        name: cssNode.property,
+        value: csstree.generate(cssNode.value),
+        important: cssNode.important === true,
+      });
+    }
+  });
+  return declarations;
+};
+
 /**
  * @type {(stylesheet: Array<StylesheetRule>, node: XastElement) => ComputedStyles}
  */
@@ -143,10 +170,12 @@ const computeOwnStyle = (stylesheet, node) => {
   }
 
   // collect inline styles
-  // @ts-ignore node.style is hidden from pubilc usage
-  for (const [name, { value, priority }] of node.style.properties) {
+  const styleDeclarations =
+    node.attributes.style == null
+      ? []
+      : parseStyleDeclarations(node.attributes.style);
+  for (const { name, value, important } of styleDeclarations) {
     const computed = computedStyle[name];
-    const important = priority === 'important';
     if (computed && computed.type === 'dynamic') {
       continue;
     }
diff --git a/plugins/inlineStyles.js b/plugins/inlineStyles.js
index 7e2c755d..8f23bd34 100644
--- a/plugins/inlineStyles.js
+++ b/plugins/inlineStyles.js
@@ -148,32 +148,51 @@ exports.fn = function (root, opts) {
       if (selector.rule === null) {
         continue;
       }
-
+      const styleDeclarationList = csstree.parse(
+        selectedEl.attributes.style == null ? '' : selectedEl.attributes.style,
+        {
+          context: 'declarationList',
+          parseValue: false,
+        }
+      );
+      const styleDeclarationItems = new Map();
+      csstree.walk(styleDeclarationList, {
+        visit: 'Declaration',
+        enter(node, item) {
+          styleDeclarationItems.set(node.property, item);
+        },
+      });
       // merge declarations
       csstree.walk(selector.rule, {
         visit: 'Declaration',
-        enter: function (styleCsstreeDeclaration) {
+        enter(ruleDeclaration) {
           // existing inline styles have higher priority
           // no inline styles, external styles,                                    external styles used
           // inline styles,    external styles same   priority as inline styles,   inline   styles used
           // inline styles,    external styles higher priority than inline styles, external styles used
-          var styleDeclaration = cssTools.csstreeToStyleDeclaration(
-            styleCsstreeDeclaration
+          const matchedItem = styleDeclarationItems.get(
+            ruleDeclaration.property
           );
-          if (
-            selectedEl.style.getPropertyValue(styleDeclaration.name) !== null &&
-            selectedEl.style.getPropertyPriority(styleDeclaration.name) >=
-              styleDeclaration.priority
+          const ruleDeclarationItem =
+            styleDeclarationList.children.createItem(ruleDeclaration);
+          if (matchedItem == null) {
+            styleDeclarationList.children.append(ruleDeclarationItem);
+          } else if (
+            matchedItem.data.important !== true &&
+            ruleDeclaration.important === true
           ) {
-            return;
+            styleDeclarationList.children.replace(
+              matchedItem,
+              ruleDeclarationItem
+            );
+            styleDeclarationItems.set(
+              ruleDeclaration.property,
+              ruleDeclarationItem
+            );
           }
-          selectedEl.style.setProperty(
-            styleDeclaration.name,
-            styleDeclaration.value,
-            styleDeclaration.priority
-          );
         },
       });
+      selectedEl.attributes.style = csstree.generate(styleDeclarationList);
     }
 
     if (