diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/style/assign_representation_styles.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/style/assign_representation_styles.py
index afa30cfb15..b9b43ee8d0 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/style/assign_representation_styles.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/style/assign_representation_styles.py
@@ -121,10 +121,12 @@ class Usecase:
         replace_previous_same_type_style = self.settings["replace_previous_same_type_style"]
 
         for element in self.file.traverse(self.settings["shape_representation"]):
-            if not element.is_a("IfcShapeRepresentation"):
+            if not element.is_a("IfcShapeModel"):
                 continue
             for item in element.Items:
-                if not item.is_a("IfcGeometricRepresentationItem"):
+                if not item.is_a("IfcGeometricRepresentationItem") and not item.is_a(
+                    "IfcTopologicalRepresentationItem"
+                ):
                     continue
                 if self.settings["styles"]:
                     # If there are more items than styles, fallback to using the last style
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/style/test_assign_representation_styles.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/style/test_assign_representation_styles.py
index 1995417e31..9527813291 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/style/test_assign_representation_styles.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/style/test_assign_representation_styles.py
@@ -103,6 +103,21 @@ class TestAssignRepresentationStyles(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
         assert item.StyledByItem[0].Styles[0].Styles == (style2, style3)
         assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcStyledItem")) == 1
 
+    def test_assign_style_to_topology_representation(self):
+        element = ifcopenshell.api.root.create_entity(self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")
+        product_shape = self.file.create_entity("IfcProductDefinitionShape")
+        element.Representation = product_shape
+
+        representation = self.file.create_entity("IfcTopologyRepresentation")
+        item = self.file.create_entity("IfcFace")
+        representation.Items = [item]
+
+        style = self.file.create_entity("IfcSurfaceStyle")
+        ifcopenshell.api.style.assign_representation_styles(
+            self.file, styles=[style], shape_representation=representation
+        )
+        assert item.StyledByItem[0].Styles == (style,)
+
 
 class TestAssignRepresentationStylesIFC2X3(test.bootstrap.IFC2X3):
     def test_run(self):