diff --git a/src/client/client.go b/src/client/client.go
index 5f3f0c2..cb9b57c 100644
--- a/src/client/client.go
+++ b/src/client/client.go
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ func (s *SignalClient) send(number string, message string,
 			QuoteAuthor    *string  `json:"quote-author,omitempty"`
 			QuoteMessage   *string  `json:"quote-message,omitempty"`
 			QuoteMentions  []string `json:"quote-mentions,omitempty"`
+			TextStyles     []string `json:"text-style,omitempty"`
 		}
 
 		request := Request{Message: message}
@@ -384,6 +385,10 @@ func (s *SignalClient) send(number string, message string,
 			request.QuoteMentions = nil
 		}
 
+		if len(signalCliTextFormatStrings) > 0 {
+			request.TextStyles = signalCliTextFormatStrings
+		}
+
 		rawData, err := jsonRpc2Client.getRaw("send", request)
 		if err != nil {
 			cleanupAttachmentEntries(attachmentEntries)