diff --git a/scour/scour.py b/scour/scour.py
index c987bb0..e1c3ef4 100644
--- a/scour/scour.py
+++ b/scour/scour.py
@@ -1800,15 +1800,27 @@ def repairStyle(node, options):
                 del styleMap['overflow']
                 num += 1
 
+    if node.nodeType == Node.ELEMENT_NODE:
+      if options.style_type == "inline":
+        # Prefer inline style
+        # Remove known SVG attributes and store their values in style attribute
+        attributes = [node.attributes.item(i).nodeName for i in range(node.attributes.length)]
+        for attribute in attributes:
+          if attribute in svgAttributes:
+            styleMap[attribute] = node.getAttribute(attribute)
+            node.removeAttribute(attribute)
+      elif options.style_type == "preserve":
+        # Keep whatever style of attribute versus style the file currently has
+        pass
+      elif options.style_to_xml or options.style_type == "attributes":
         # now if any of the properties match known SVG attributes we prefer attributes
         # over style so emit them and remove them from the style map
-        if options.style_to_xml:
-            for propName in list(styleMap):
-                if propName in svgAttributes:
-                    node.setAttribute(propName, styleMap[propName])
-                    del styleMap[propName]
-
-        _setStyle(node, styleMap)
+        for propName in list(styleMap):
+            if propName in svgAttributes:
+                node.setAttribute(propName, styleMap[propName])
+                del styleMap[propName]
+      
+      _setStyle(node, styleMap)
 
     # recurse for our child elements
     for child in node.childNodes:
@@ -3985,6 +3997,9 @@ _option_group_optimization.add_option("--disable-simplify-colors",
 _option_group_optimization.add_option("--disable-style-to-xml",
                                       action="store_false", dest="style_to_xml", default=True,
                                       help="won't convert styles into XML attributes")
+_option_group_optimization.add_option("--style",
+                                      action="store", type="string", dest="style_type", default="none", metavar="TYPE",
+                                      help="styles type (override style_to_xml): none, preserve, inline, attributes (default: %none)")
 _option_group_optimization.add_option("--disable-group-collapsing",
                                       action="store_false", dest="group_collapse", default=True,
                                       help="won't collapse <g> elements")
@@ -4101,6 +4116,8 @@ def parse_args(args=None, ignore_additional_args=False):
         _options_parser.error("Value for --nindent should be positive (or zero), see --help")
     if options.infilename and options.outfilename and options.infilename == options.outfilename:
         _options_parser.error("Input filename is the same as output filename")
+    if options.style_type not in ['none', 'preserve', 'attributes', 'inline']:
+        _options_parser.error("Invalid value for --style, see --help")
 
     return options
 
diff --git a/test_scour.py b/test_scour.py
index 549333f..da2aebe 100755
--- a/test_scour.py
+++ b/test_scour.py
@@ -2212,6 +2212,44 @@ class StyleToAttr(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(line.getAttribute('marker-mid'), 'url(#m)')
         self.assertEqual(line.getAttribute('marker-end'), 'url(#m)')
 
+class AttrToStyle(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def runTest(self):
+        doc = scourXmlFile('unittests/attr-to-style.svg',
+          parse_args(['--style=inline']))
+        line = doc.getElementsByTagName('line')[0]
+        self.assertEqual(line.getAttribute('stroke'), '')
+        self.assertEqual(line.getAttribute('marker-start'), '')
+        self.assertEqual(line.getAttribute('marker-mid'), '')
+        self.assertEqual(line.getAttribute('marker-end'), '')
+
+        style_attribute = line.getAttribute('style')
+        rawStyles = style_attribute.split(';')
+        self.assertTrue("color:#FF0000" in rawStyles)
+        self.assertTrue("stroke:#000" in rawStyles)
+        self.assertTrue("marker-start:url(#m)" in rawStyles)
+        self.assertTrue("marker-end:url(#m)" in rawStyles)
+        self.assertTrue("marker-mid:url(#m)" in rawStyles)
+
+class StylePreserve(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def runTest(self):
+        doc = scourXmlFile('unittests/attr-to-style.svg',
+          parse_args(['--style=preserve']))
+
+        #First line uses attributes.
+        line = doc.getElementsByTagName('line')[0]
+        self.assertNotEqual(line.getAttribute('stroke'), '')
+        self.assertNotEqual(line.getAttribute('marker-start'), '')
+        self.assertNotEqual(line.getAttribute('marker-mid'), '')
+        self.assertNotEqual(line.getAttribute('marker-end'), '')
+
+        #Second line uses style attribute.
+        line = doc.getElementsByTagName('line')[1]
+        self.assertEqual(line.getAttribute('stroke'), '')
+        self.assertEqual(line.getAttribute('marker-start'), '')
+        self.assertEqual(line.getAttribute('marker-mid'), '')
+        self.assertEqual(line.getAttribute('marker-end'), '')
 
 class PathCommandRewrites(unittest.TestCase):
 
diff --git a/unittests/attr-to-style.svg b/unittests/attr-to-style.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9173b0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/attr-to-style.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<defs>
+  <marker id="m">
+    <rect width="200" height="100"/>
+  </marker>
+</defs>
+<line x2="100" stroke="#000" marker-start="url(#m)" marker-end="url(#m)" marker-mid="url(#m)" style="color:#FF0000" />
+<line x2="100" style="stroke:#000; marker-start:url(#m); marker-end:url(#m); marker-mid: url(#m)" />
+</svg>