diff --git a/lisp/org-beamer.el b/lisp/org-beamer.el
index 118aa75..2208c60 100644
--- a/lisp/org-beamer.el
+++ b/lisp/org-beamer.el
@@ -482,4 +482,10 @@ The effect is that these values will be accessible during export."
		    (looking-at ".*?:B_\\(note\\(NH\\)?\\):"))
	       (push (cons "BEAMER_env" (match-string 1)) props))
+	   (when (org-bound-and-true-p org-beamer-inherited-properties)
+	     (mapc (lambda (p)
+		     (unless (assoc p props)
+		       (let ((v (org-entry-get nil p 'inherit)))
+			 (and v (push (cons p v) props)))))	      
+		   org-beamer-inherited-properties))
	   (put-text-property (point-at-bol) (point-at-eol) 'org-props props)))
       (setq org-export-latex-options-plist