diff --git a/src/Controls/src/Core/HandlerImpl/Label/Label.iOS.cs b/src/Controls/src/Core/HandlerImpl/Label/Label.iOS.cs
index 7179fc780932..a26062932dad 100644
--- a/src/Controls/src/Core/HandlerImpl/Label/Label.iOS.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/src/Core/HandlerImpl/Label/Label.iOS.cs
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ public static void MapFont(ILabelHandler handler, Label label)
 			if (label?.HasFormattedTextSpans ?? false)
 				return;
 
-			if (label?.TextType == TextType.Html)
+			if (label?.TextType == TextType.Html && FontIsDefault(label))
 			{
+				// If no explicit font has been specified and we're displaying HTML, 
+				// let the HTML determine the font
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -81,8 +83,10 @@ public static void MapTextColor(ILabelHandler handler, Label label)
 			if (label?.HasFormattedTextSpans ?? false)
 				return;
 
-			if (label?.TextType == TextType.Html)
+			if (label?.TextType == TextType.Html && label.GetValue(TextColorProperty) == null)
 			{
+				// If no explicit text color has been specified and we're displaying HTML, 
+				// let the HTML determine the colors
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -98,5 +102,25 @@ public static void MapMaxLines(ILabelHandler handler, Label label)
 		{
 			handler.PlatformView?.UpdateMaxLines(label);
 		}
+
+		static bool FontIsDefault(Label label)
+		{
+			if (label.IsSet(Label.FontAttributesProperty))
+			{
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			if (label.IsSet(Label.FontFamilyProperty))
+			{
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			if (label.IsSet(Label.FontSizeProperty))
+			{
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			return true;
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/DeviceTests/Elements/Label/LabelTests.cs b/src/Controls/tests/DeviceTests/Elements/Label/LabelTests.cs
index 7cf5c51b5de7..c405d929ea84 100644
--- a/src/Controls/tests/DeviceTests/Elements/Label/LabelTests.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/DeviceTests/Elements/Label/LabelTests.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+#if __IOS__
+using Foundation;
+#endif
 using Microsoft.Maui.Controls;
 using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Platform;
 using Microsoft.Maui.Graphics;
 using Microsoft.Maui.Handlers;
+using Microsoft.Maui.Platform;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Maui.DeviceTests
@@ -362,5 +366,89 @@ await InvokeOnMainThreadAsync(async () =>
 				await normalBitmap.AssertEqual(formattedBitmap);
 			});
 		}
+
+		[Fact]
+		public async Task TextColorAppliesEvenInHtmlMode() 
+		{
+			// Note: this is specifically a Controls-level rule that's inherited from Forms
+			// There's no reason other SDKs need to force a TextColor property when dealing 
+			// with HTML text (since HTML text has its own color handling)
+
+			var label = new Label
+			{
+				TextType = TextType.Html,
+				TextColor = Colors.Red,
+				Text = "<p>Test</p>"
+			};
+
+			await InvokeOnMainThreadAsync(() =>
+			{
+				var handler = CreateHandler<LabelHandler>(label);
+				Assert.Equal(Colors.Red, TextColor(handler));
+			});
+		}
+
+		[Fact]
+		public async Task FontStuffAppliesEvenInHtmlMode()
+		{
+			// Note: this is specifically a Controls-level rule that's inherited from Forms
+			// There's no reason other SDKs need to force font properties when dealing 
+			// with HTML text (since HTML can do that on its own)
+
+			var label = new Label
+			{
+				TextType = TextType.Html,
+				FontSize = 64, 
+				FontFamily = "Baskerville",
+				Text = "<p>Test</p>"
+			};
+
+			await InvokeOnMainThreadAsync(() =>
+			{
+				var handler = CreateHandler<LabelHandler>(label);
+				AssertEquivalentFont(handler, label.ToFont());
+			});
+		}
+
+		Color TextColor(LabelHandler handler)
+		{
+#if __IOS__
+			return GetPlatformLabel(handler).TextColor.ToColor();
+#elif __ANDROID__
+			return ((uint)GetPlatformLabel(handler).CurrentTextColor).ToColor();
+#elif WINDOWS
+			return (GetPlatformLabel(handler).Foreground as UI.Xaml.Media.SolidColorBrush).Color.ToColor();
+#endif
+		}
+
+		static void AssertEquivalentFont(LabelHandler handler, Font font) 
+		{
+			var fontManager = (IFontManager)handler.MauiContext.Services.GetService(typeof(IFontManager));
+
+#if __IOS__
+			var targetTypeface = fontManager.GetFont(font);
+			var platformTypeface = handler.PlatformView.AttributedText.GetUIKitAttributes(0, out NSRange range).Font;
+			var targetFontSize = fontManager.GetFont(font).PointSize;
+
+			Assert.Equal(targetTypeface, platformTypeface);
+			Assert.Equal(targetFontSize, platformTypeface.PointSize);
+#elif __ANDROID__
+			var targetTypeface = fontManager.GetTypeface(font);
+			var targetFontSize = handler.MauiContext.Context.ToPixels(fontManager.GetFontSize(font).Value);		
+			var platformTypeface = handler.PlatformView.Typeface;
+			var platformFontSize = handler.PlatformView.TextSize;
+
+			Assert.Equal(targetTypeface, platformTypeface);
+			Assert.Equal(targetFontSize, platformFontSize);
+#elif WINDOWS
+			var targetFontStyle = font.ToFontStyle();
+			var targetFontWeight = font.ToFontWeight();
+			var platformFontStyle = handler.PlatformView.FontStyle;
+			var platformFontWeight = handler.PlatformView.FontWeight;
+
+			Assert.Equal(targetFontStyle, platformFontStyle);
+			Assert.Equal(targetFontWeight, platformFontWeight);
+#endif
+		}
 	}
 }