diff --git a/moo/mooedit/mootextview.c b/moo/mooedit/mootextview.c
index 855d2296..4e74ecd5 100644
--- a/moo/mooedit/mootextview.c
+++ b/moo/mooedit/mootextview.c
@@ -2580,13 +2580,16 @@ moo_text_view_set_lang_by_id (MooTextView *view,
     MooEditor *editor;
     MooLangMgr *mgr;
     MooLang *lang;
+    MooTextStyleScheme *scheme;
 
     editor = moo_editor_instance ();
     g_return_if_fail (editor != NULL);
 
     mgr = moo_editor_get_lang_mgr (editor);
     lang = moo_lang_mgr_get_lang (mgr, lang_id);
+    scheme = _moo_lang_mgr_get_active_scheme (mgr);
 
+    moo_text_view_set_style_scheme (view, scheme);
     moo_text_view_set_lang (view, lang);
 }