diff --git a/src/app/commands/styleprops.rs b/src/app/commands/styleprops.rs
index d8faa16c4..65727b6bf 100644
--- a/src/app/commands/styleprops.rs
+++ b/src/app/commands/styleprops.rs
@@ -3572,6 +3572,13 @@ fn rename_symbol(doc: &mut codec::CadDocument, ty: &str, old: &str, new: &str) -
             if doc.header.current_text_style_name.eq_ignore_ascii_case(old) {
                 doc.header.current_text_style_name = new.to_string();
             }
+            // Dimension styles name their text style; follow the rename (same
+            // as rename_style_storage — see #42).
+            for ds in doc.dim_styles.iter_mut() {
+                if ds.dimtxsty.eq_ignore_ascii_case(old) {
+                    ds.dimtxsty = new.to_string();
+                }
+            }
             true
         }
         "DIMSTYLE" => {
diff --git a/src/app/plugin_host.rs b/src/app/plugin_host.rs
index 6b1d737de..bfb53916f 100644
--- a/src/app/plugin_host.rs
+++ b/src/app/plugin_host.rs
@@ -2160,14 +2160,7 @@ impl<'a> HostSession<'a> {
                 }
                 self.push_undo("Rename style");
                 self.app.rename_style_storage(kind_of(kind), &from, &to);
-                if kind == TableStyleKind::Text {
-                    // A dimension style names its text style; follow the rename.
-                    for dim in self.document_mut().dim_styles.iter_mut() {
-                        if dim.dimtxsty.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&from) {
-                            dim.dimtxsty = to.clone();
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+                // dimtxsty follow lives in rename_style_storage (#42).
                 self.finish_style_change(kind_of(kind));
                 Ok(handle)
             }
diff --git a/src/app/style_ops.rs b/src/app/style_ops.rs
index 841f1b91f..64ea03ce8 100644
--- a/src/app/style_ops.rs
+++ b/src/app/style_ops.rs
@@ -610,6 +610,13 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                // Dimension styles name their text style; follow the rename so
+                // Apply keeps resolving the handle instead of collapsing to NULL.
+                for ds in doc.dim_styles.iter_mut() {
+                    if ds.dimtxsty.eq_ignore_ascii_case(old) {
+                        ds.dimtxsty = new.to_string();
+                    }
+                }
             }
             StyleKind::Dim => {
                 let doc = &mut self.tabs[i].scene.document;
@@ -1270,3 +1277,31 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod rename_follow_tests {
+    // #42: renaming a text style must follow into dimstyle dimtxsty.
+    use super::{OpenCADStudio, StyleKind};
+    use codec::tables::{DimStyle, TextStyle};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn text_rename_follows_dimtxsty() {
+        let mut app = OpenCADStudio::new_for_test();
+        app.automation_op(r#"{"op":"new"}"#);
+        let i = app.active_tab;
+        let mut ts = TextStyle::new("OLD");
+        ts.handle = app.tabs[i].scene.document.allocate_handle();
+        app.tabs[i].scene.document.text_styles.add(ts).unwrap();
+        let mut ds = DimStyle::new("D");
+        ds.dimtxsty = "OLD".to_string();
+        app.tabs[i].scene.document.dim_styles.add(ds).unwrap();
+        app.style_rename = Some("OLD".to_string());
+        app.style_rename_buf = "NEW".to_string();
+        app.style_rename_commit(StyleKind::Text);
+        let dim = app.tabs[i].scene.document.dim_styles.get("D").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            dim.dimtxsty, "NEW",
+            "dimstyle must follow the text-style rename"
+        );
+    }
+}