diff --git a/DialogueBox.cpp b/DialogueBox.cpp
index 493fde9..e2f055f 100644
--- a/DialogueBox.cpp
+++ b/DialogueBox.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TSharedRef<SWidget> UDialogueTextBlock::RebuildWidget()
 
 	MyRichTextBlock =
 		SNew(SRichTextBlock)
-		.TextStyle(bOverrideDefaultStyle ? &DefaultTextStyleOverride : &DefaultTextStyle)
+		.TextStyle(&GetCurrentDefaultTextStyle())
 		.Marshaller(TextMarshaller)
 		.CreateSlateTextLayout(
 			FCreateSlateTextLayout::CreateWeakLambda(this, [this] (SWidget* InOwner, const FTextBlockStyle& InDefaultTextStyle) mutable
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void UDialogueBox::PlayLine(const FText& InLine)
 		FTimerDelegate Delegate;
 		Delegate.BindUObject(this, &ThisClass::PlayNextLetter);
 
-		TimerManager.SetTimer(LetterTimer, Delegate, LetterPlayTime, true);
+		TimerManager.SetTimer(LetterTimer, Delegate, LetterPlayTime, false);
 
 		SetVisibility(ESlateVisibility::SelfHitTestInvisible);
 	}
@@ -115,6 +115,19 @@ void UDialogueBox::PlayNextLetter()
 
 		OnPlayLetter();
 		++CurrentLetterIndex;
+
+		if (EndsWithPunctuation(WrappedString))
+		{
+			FTimerDelegate Delegate;
+			Delegate.BindUObject(this, &ThisClass::PlayNextLetter);
+			GetWorld()->GetTimerManager().SetTimer(LetterTimer, Delegate, PunctuationPauseTime, false);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			FTimerDelegate Delegate;
+			Delegate.BindUObject(this, &ThisClass::PlayNextLetter);
+			GetWorld()->GetTimerManager().SetTimer(LetterTimer, Delegate, LetterPlayTime, false);
+		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -258,4 +271,13 @@ FString UDialogueBox::CalculateSegments()
 	}
 
 	return Result;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+bool UDialogueBox::EndsWithPunctuation(const FString& s)
+{
+	return s.Len() > 2 &&
+		(s.Right(2) == TEXT(". ") ||
+		s.Right(2) == TEXT(", ") ||
+		s.Right(2) == TEXT("! ") ||
+		s.Right(2) == TEXT("? "));
+}
diff --git a/DialogueBox.h b/DialogueBox.h
index 7597a1a..e4f9e07 100644
--- a/DialogueBox.h
+++ b/DialogueBox.h
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ class FLAME_API UDialogueBox : public UUserWidget
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "Dialogue Box")
 	float LetterPlayTime = 0.025f;
 
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "Dialogue Box")
+	float PunctuationPauseTime = 0.4f;
+
 	// The amount of time to wait after finishing the line before actually marking it completed.
 	// This helps prevent accidentally progressing dialogue on short lines.
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "Dialogue Box")
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ class FLAME_API UDialogueBox : public UUserWidget
 
 	void CalculateWrappedString();
 	FString CalculateSegments();
+	bool EndsWithPunctuation(const FString& s);
 
 	UPROPERTY()
 	FText CurrentLine;