diff --git a/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_archiveofourownorg.py b/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_archiveofourownorg.py
index 54f5445c..96f23d68 100644
--- a/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_archiveofourownorg.py
+++ b/fanficfare/adapters/adapter_archiveofourownorg.py
@@ -396,6 +396,18 @@ class ArchiveOfOurOwnOrgAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
                 if i == 0:
                     self.setSeries(series_name, series_index)
                     self.story.setMetadata('seriesUrl',series_url)
+                    
+                    
+        if 'style' in self.getConfigList('keep_html_attrs',[]):
+            divmain = metasoup.find('div',{'id':'main'})
+            if divmain:
+                # we sort of assume ddmain exists because otherwise, there would be no fic
+                workskin = divmain.style
+                if workskin:
+                    workskin = str(workskin.contents[0])  # 'contents' returns a list with (here) a single element
+                    # some transformation to adjust which classes are affected
+                    workskin = workskin.replace('#workskin', '.userstuff')
+                    self.story.extra_css = "/*start of AO3 workskin*/\n" + workskin + "\n/* end of AO3 workskin*/\n"
 
     def hookForUpdates(self,chaptercount):
         if self.newestChapterNum and self.oldchapters and len(self.oldchapters) > self.newestChapterNum:
diff --git a/fanficfare/story.py b/fanficfare/story.py
index 106c1624..a0353a92 100644
--- a/fanficfare/story.py
+++ b/fanficfare/story.py
@@ -700,6 +700,7 @@ class Story(Requestable):
         self.chapter_text_replacements = []
         self.in_ex_cludes = {}
         self.chapters = [] # chapters will be dict containing(url,title,html,etc)
+        self.extra_css = ""
         self.chapter_first = None
         self.chapter_last = None
 
diff --git a/fanficfare/writers/base_writer.py b/fanficfare/writers/base_writer.py
index e7b013d0..9f3fa88d 100644
--- a/fanficfare/writers/base_writer.py
+++ b/fanficfare/writers/base_writer.py
@@ -172,10 +172,19 @@ class BaseStoryWriter(Requestable):
 
         # minor cheat, tucking css into metadata.
         if self.getConfig("output_css"):
-            self.story.setMetadata("output_css",
-                                   self.getConfig("output_css"),
-                                   condremoveentities=False)
+            temp_css = self.getConfig("output_css")
         else:
+            temp_css = ''
+        if self.story.extra_css != '':
+            if temp_css != '':
+                temp_css += '\n'
+            temp_css += self.story.extra_css
+            
+        if temp_css:
+            self.story.setMetadata("output_css",
+                                   temp_css,
+                                   condremoveentities=False)
+        else:
             self.story.setMetadata("output_css",'')
 
         if not outstream: