The properties applied locally to the content are not preserved and used for the new content when the user changes the paragraph indent. Workaround: Keep the properties in a variable and apply them after executing the command: StyleDefinition style; private void RadRichTextBox_CommandExecuted(object sender, CommandExecutedEventArgs e) { if (e.Command is IncrementParagraphLeftIndentCommand) { this.radRichTextBox.CurrentEditingStyle.CopyPropertiesFrom(style); } } private void RadRichTextBox_CommandExecuting(object sender, Telerik.Windows.Documents.RichTextBoxCommands.CommandExecutingEventArgs e) { if (e.Command is IncrementParagraphLeftIndentCommand) { style = new StyleDefinition(this.radRichTextBox.CurrentEditingStyle); } }