diff --git a/components/style/properties/properties.mako.rs b/components/style/properties/properties.mako.rs
index f9c2cac07b6..b2a84529f1a 100644
--- a/components/style/properties/properties.mako.rs
+++ b/components/style/properties/properties.mako.rs
@@ -1175,7 +1175,9 @@ impl PropertyDeclaration {
     pub fn value_is_unparsed(&self) -> bool {
       match *self {
           PropertyDeclaration::WithVariables(..) => true,
-          PropertyDeclaration::Custom(..) => true,
+          PropertyDeclaration::Custom(_, ref value) => {
+            !matches!(value.borrow(), DeclaredValue::CSSWideKeyword(..))
+          }
           _ => false,
       }
     }
diff --git a/tests/unit/style/properties/serialization.rs b/tests/unit/style/properties/serialization.rs
index 962db4f63d5..21869107370 100644
--- a/tests/unit/style/properties/serialization.rs
+++ b/tests/unit/style/properties/serialization.rs
@@ -1130,4 +1130,25 @@ mod shorthand_serialization {
             assert_eq!(serialization, block_text);
         }
     }
+
+    mod keywords {
+        pub use super::*;
+        #[test]
+        fn css_wide_keywords_should_be_parsed() {
+            let block_text = "--a:inherit;";
+            let block = parse_declaration_block(block_text);
+
+            let serialization = block.to_css_string();
+            assert_eq!(serialization, "--a: inherit;");
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn non_keyword_custom_property_should_be_unparsed() {
+            let block_text = "--main-color: #06c;";
+            let block = parse_declaration_block(block_text);
+
+            let serialization = block.to_css_string();
+            assert_eq!(serialization, block_text);
+        }
+    }
 }