diff --git a/R/print.R b/R/print.R
index 08b3f4d9..91a6294a 100644
--- a/R/print.R
+++ b/R/print.R
@@ -4,20 +4,19 @@
 #' @export
 knit_print.tinytable <- function(x, ...) {
   # lazy styles get evaluated here, at the very end
-  x <- eval_style(x)
+  # not sure why we need to call this twice, but it appears necessary
+  out <- eval_style(x)
+  out <- eval_style(out)
 
-  if (meta(x)$output == "html") {
+  if (meta(out)$output == "html") {
     # from htmltools:::html_preserve
     # GPL3
-    inline <- grepl(x, "\n", fixed = TRUE)
+    inline <- grepl(out, "\n", fixed = TRUE)
     if (inline) {
       out <- sprintf("`%s`{=html}", x)
     } else {
       out <- sprintf("\n```{=html}\n%s\n```\n", x)
     }
-
-  } else if (meta(x)$output %in% c("latex", "markdown")) {
-    out <- x
   }
 
   class(out) <- "knit_asis"
@@ -28,24 +27,25 @@ knit_print.tinytable <- function(x, ...) {
 #' @export
 print.tinytable <- function(x, ...) {
   # lazy styles get evaluated here, at the very end
-  x <- eval_style(x)
+  # not sure why we need to call this twice, but it appears necessary
+  out <- eval_style(x)
+  out <- eval_style(out)
 
-  if (meta(x, "output") == "latex") {
-    out <- x
+  if (meta(out, "output") == "latex") {
     class(out) <- "character"
     cat("\n")
     cat(out)
     cat("\n")
 
-  } else if (meta(x, "output") == "markdown") {
+  } else if (meta(out, "output") == "markdown") {
     cat("\n")
-    cat(x, sep = "\n")
+    cat(out, sep = "\n")
 
-  } else if (meta(x, "output") == "html") {
+  } else if (meta(out, "output") == "html") {
     dir <- tempfile()
     dir.create(dir)
     htmlFile <- file.path(dir, "index.html")
-    cat(x, file = htmlFile)
+    cat(out, file = htmlFile)
     if (isTRUE(check_dependency("rstudioapi")) && rstudioapi::isAvailable()) {
       rstudioapi::viewer(htmlFile)
     } else {
diff --git a/R/style_tt.R b/R/style_tt.R
index cab2d2b0..e74070f0 100644
--- a/R/style_tt.R
+++ b/R/style_tt.R
@@ -52,6 +52,51 @@ style_tt <- function (x,
                       tabularray_outer = NULL,
                       bootstrap_css = NULL,
                       bootstrap_css_rule = NULL) {
+  out <- x
+  cal <- call("style_tt_lazy",
+              i = i,
+              j = j,
+              bold = bold,
+              italic = italic,
+              monospace = monospace,
+              underline = underline,
+              strikeout = strikeout,
+              color = color,
+              background = background,
+              fontsize = fontsize,
+              width = width,
+              align = align,
+              colspan = colspan,
+              indent = indent,
+              tabularray_inner = tabularray_inner,
+              tabularray_outer = tabularray_outer,
+              bootstrap_css = bootstrap_css,
+              bootstrap_css_rule = bootstrap_css_rule)
+  out <- meta(out, "lazy_style", c(meta(out)$lazy_style, list(cal)))
+  return(out)
+}
+
+
+
+style_tt_lazy <- function (x,
+                           i,
+                           j,
+                           bold,
+                           italic,
+                           monospace,
+                           underline,
+                           strikeout,
+                           color,
+                           background,
+                           fontsize,
+                           width,
+                           align,
+                           colspan,
+                           indent,
+                           tabularray_inner,
+                           tabularray_outer,
+                           bootstrap_css,
+                           bootstrap_css_rule) {
 
   # sanity x
   if (is.null(meta(x))) stop("`x` must be generated by `tinytable::tt()`.", call. = FALSE)
@@ -68,10 +113,10 @@ style_tt <- function (x,
   if (is.null(j)) jval <- seq_len(meta(x)$nrows)  else jval <- j
 
   assert_style_tt(
-    x = x, i = i, j = j, ival = ival, jval = jval, bold = bold, italic = italic, monospace = monospace, underline = underline, strikeout = strikeout,
-    color = color, background = background, fontsize = fontsize, width = width, align = align, colspan = colspan, indent = indent,
-    tabularray_inner = tabularray_inner, tabularray_outer = tabularray_outer, bootstrap_css = bootstrap_css,
-    bootstrap_css_rule = bootstrap_css_rule)
+                  x = x, i = i, j = j, ival = ival, jval = jval, bold = bold, italic = italic, monospace = monospace, underline = underline, strikeout = strikeout,
+                  color = color, background = background, fontsize = fontsize, width = width, align = align, colspan = colspan, indent = indent,
+                  tabularray_inner = tabularray_inner, tabularray_outer = tabularray_outer, bootstrap_css = bootstrap_css,
+                  bootstrap_css_rule = bootstrap_css_rule)
 
   settings <- expand.grid(i = ival, j = jval, bootstrap = "", tabularray = "")
   if (is.null(i) && !is.null(j)) {
@@ -139,8 +184,9 @@ style_tt <- function (x,
   }
 
   if (!is.null(bootstrap_css) || !is.null(bootstrap_css_rule)) {
-    cal <- call("style_bootstrap", i = ival, j = jval, css = bootstrap_css, css_rule = bootstrap_css_rule)
-    out <- meta(out, "lazy_style", c(meta(out)$lazy_style, list(cal)))
+    out <- style_bootstrap(
+      i = ival, j = jval,
+      css = bootstrap_css, css_rule = bootstrap_css_rule)
   }
 
   return(out)
diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
index 7fd259ca..f27a7c18 100644
--- a/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/utils.R
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ meta <- function(x, get, set) {
 eval_style <- function(x) {
   out <- x
 
-  ls <- meta(x)$lazy_style
+  ls <- meta(out)$lazy_style
 
-  for (lazy_style in meta(x)$lazy_style) {
+  for (lazy_style in meta(out)$lazy_style) {
     lazy_style[["x"]] <- out
     out <- eval(lazy_style)
   }
+
   return(out)
 }
diff --git a/inst/tinytest/_tinysnapshot/latex-group_style_order.txt b/inst/tinytest/_tinysnapshot/latex-group_style_order.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29db966a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/tinytest/_tinysnapshot/latex-group_style_order.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+
+\begin{table}
+\centering
+\begin{tblr}[         %% tabularray outer open
+]                     %% tabularray outer close
+{                     %% tabularray inner open
+colspec={Q[]Q[]Q[]Q[]},
+row{3}={,bg=black,fg=orange,},
+row{4}={,bg=black,fg=orange,},
+row{5}={,bg=black,fg=orange,},
+row{6}={,bg=black,fg=orange,},
+cell{1}{1}={c=2,}{halign=c,},
+cell{1}{3}={c=2,}{halign=c,},
+}                     %% tabularray inner close
+\toprule
+blah &  & bar &  \\ \cmidrule[lr]{1-2}\cmidrule[lr]{3-4}
+mpg & cyl & disp & hp \\ \midrule %% TinyTableHeader
+21 & 6 & 160 & 110 \\
+21 & 6 & 160 & 110 \\
+22.8 & 4 & 108 & 93 \\
+21.4 & 6 & 258 & 110 \\
+\bottomrule
+\end{tblr}
+\end{table}
diff --git a/inst/tinytest/test-latex.R b/inst/tinytest/test-latex.R
index d9c2f4be..94b7e487 100644
--- a/inst/tinytest/test-latex.R
+++ b/inst/tinytest/test-latex.R
@@ -43,3 +43,14 @@ expect_snapshot_print(
 expect_snapshot_print(
   tt(x, output = "latex") |> style_tt(i = 1:2, j = 1:4, color = "orange"),
   label = "latex-cell_color")
+
+
+# Lazy style: group after style is respected
+a <- tt(mtcars[1:4, 1:4], "latex") |> 
+  style_tt(color = "orange", background = "black") |>
+  group_tt(j = list("blah" = 1:2, "bar" = 3:4))
+b <- tt(mtcars[1:4, 1:4], "latex") |> 
+  group_tt(j = list("blah" = 1:2, "bar" = 3:4)) |>
+  style_tt(color = "orange", background = "black")
+expect_snapshot_print(a, label = "latex-group_style_order")
+expect_equal(as.character(a), as.character(b))