diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Formatter/OutputFormatter.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Formatter/OutputFormatter.php
index b16e8447cc..8c44e36fc3 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Formatter/OutputFormatter.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Formatter/OutputFormatter.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class OutputFormatter implements OutputFormatterInterface
     /**
      * The pattern to phrase the format.
      */
-    const FORMAT_PATTERN = '#(\\\\?)<(/?)([a-z][a-z0-9_=;-]+)?>((?:(?!\\\\?<).)*)#is';
+    const FORMAT_PATTERN = '#(\\\\?)<(/?)([a-z][a-z0-9_=;-]+)?>((?:(?!\\\\?<(?:/?[a-z]|/>)).)*)#is';
 
     private $decorated;
     private $styles = array();
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Formatter/OutputFormatterTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Formatter/OutputFormatterTest.php
index 33187a7d26..3fc4c8c361 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Formatter/OutputFormatterTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Formatter/OutputFormatterTest.php
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ class FormatterStyleTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         );
     }
 
+    public function testStyleMatchingNotGreedy()
+    {
+        $formatter = new OutputFormatter(true);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            "(\033[32m>=2.0,<2.3\033[0m)",
+            $formatter->format('(<info>>=2.0,<2.3</info>)')
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testDeepNestedStyles()
     {
         $formatter = new OutputFormatter(true);