diff --git a/src/CliMenuBuilder.php b/src/CliMenuBuilder.php
index a5dac795..4f25fca6 100644
--- a/src/CliMenuBuilder.php
+++ b/src/CliMenuBuilder.php
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ public function end()
 
     /**
      * @param string $id
-     * @return CliMenuBuilder
+     * @return CliMenu
      * @throws RuntimeException
      */
     public function getSubMenu($id)
diff --git a/test/CliMenuBuilderTest.php b/test/CliMenuBuilderTest.php
index 28f1f282..b49d1c2f 100644
--- a/test/CliMenuBuilderTest.php
+++ b/test/CliMenuBuilderTest.php
@@ -278,6 +278,34 @@ public function testAddSubMenu()
         $this->assertSame($builder, $subMenuBuilder->end());
     }
 
+    public function testSubMenuInheritsParentsStyle()
+    {
+        $builder = new CliMenuBuilder;
+        $menu = $builder->setBackgroundColour('green')
+            ->addSubMenu('sub-menu')
+                ->addItem('Some Item', function () {
+                })
+                ->end()
+            ->build();
+
+        $this->assertSame('green', $builder->getSubMenu('sub-menu')->getStyle()->getBg());
+    }
+
+    public function testSubMenuDoesNotInheritsParentsStyleWhenSubMenuStyleHasAlterations()
+    {
+        $builder = new CliMenuBuilder;
+        $menu = $builder->setBackgroundColour('green')
+            ->addSubMenu('sub-menu')
+                ->addItem('Some Item', function () {
+                })
+                ->setBackgroundColour('red')
+                ->end()
+            ->build();
+
+        $this->assertSame('red', $builder->getSubMenu('sub-menu')->getStyle()->getBg());
+        $this->assertSame('green', $menu->getStyle()->getBg());
+    }
+
     public function testGetSubMenuThrowsExceptionIfNotBuiltYet()
     {
         $builder = (new CliMenuBuilder)