diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/complex_style.tplx b/IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/complex_style.tplx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99a6408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/complex_style.tplx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+((= Complex input/output style =))
+
+((*- extends 'latex_base.tplx' -*))
+
+((*- block input_group scoped -*))+++prompt+++((*- endblock input_group -*))
diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/latex_a.tplx b/IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/latex_a.tplx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..017c2b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/latex_a.tplx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+((*- if not cell_style is defined -*))
+    ((*- set cell_style = 'complex_style.tplx' -*))
+((*- endif -*))
+
+((*- extends 'latex_article.tplx' -*))
diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/latex_article.tplx b/IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/latex_article.tplx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..702e4fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/latex_article.tplx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+((= Complex input/output style =))
+
+((*- if not cell_style is defined -*))
+    ((*- set cell_style = 'simple_style.tplx' -*))
+((*- endif -*))
+
+((*- extends cell_style -*))
diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/latex_base.tplx b/IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/latex_base.tplx
index c3cd332..c095317 100644
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/latex_base.tplx
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/latex_base.tplx
@@ -78,14 +78,6 @@ This template does not define a docclass, the inheriting class must define this.
 % Support blocks
 %===============================================================================
 
-% Default output style -code cell style  %Use filters ot do cell latex formating
-((* block header scoped *))
-((( super() )))
-((* block output_style scoped *))
-    ((* include 'simple_style.tplx' with context *))
-((* endblock output_style *))
-((* endblock header *))
-
 % Displaying simple data text
 ((* block data_text *))
     \begin{verbatim}
diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/simple_style.tplx b/IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/simple_style.tplx
index 3884ed8..8615153 100644
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/simple_style.tplx
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/templates/latex/simple_style.tplx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ((= Simple input/output style =))
 
-!!!outputstyle!!!
-((*- block in_prompt scoped -*))!!!prompt!!!((*- endblock in_prompt -*))
+((*- extends 'latex_base.tplx' -*))
+
+((*- block input_group scoped -*))!!!prompt!!!((*- endblock input_group -*))