diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9067283..9f7e1f8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ****************************************************************************
 # ChangeLog for lesspipe.sh						   #
 ****************************************************************************
+- respect bat options from LESSCOLORIZER
 - propagate lesspipe changes to lesscomplete
 - don't use antiword any longer, outdated
 - use 7zip instead of now outdated p7zip if available
diff --git a/lesspipe.sh b/lesspipe.sh
index 4c1b234..ebc4dbb 100755
--- a/lesspipe.sh
+++ b/lesspipe.sh
@@ -446,6 +446,8 @@ has_colorizer () {
 			if [[ -r "$HOME/.config/bat/config" ]]; then
 				grep -q -e '^--style' "$HOME/.config/bat/config" || opt+=(--style="${style%% *}")
 				grep -q -e '^--theme' "$HOME/.config/bat/config" || opt+=(--theme="${theme%% *}")
+			else
+				opt+=(--style="${style%% *}" --theme="${theme%% *}")
 			fi
 			opt+=("$COLOR" --paging=never "$1") ;;
 		pygmentize)