diff --git a/src/font.cpp b/src/font.cpp
index a508d1e..d6b8100 100644
--- a/src/font.cpp
+++ b/src/font.cpp
@@ -15,19 +15,24 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 Font *Font::defaultFont()
+{
+	return new Font(TTF_FONT, TTF_FONT_SIZE);
+}
+
+Font::Font(const std::string &path, unsigned int size)
 {
 	if (!TTF_WasInit() && TTF_Init() < 0) {
 		ERROR("Unable to init SDL_ttf library\n");
-		return nullptr;
+		return;
 	}
 
-	TTF_Font *font = TTF_OpenFont(TTF_FONT, TTF_FONT_SIZE);
+	font = TTF_OpenFont(path.c_str(), size);
 	if (!font) {
 		ERROR("Unable to open font\n");
-		return nullptr;
+		return;
 	}
 
-	return new Font(font);
+	fontheight = TTF_FontHeight(font);
 }
 
 Font::Font(TTF_Font *font)
diff --git a/src/font.h b/src/font.h
index 4f76962..e7e8dd3 100644
--- a/src/font.h
+++ b/src/font.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public:
 	 * or nullptr if there was a problem creating it.
 	 */
 	static Font *defaultFont();
+	Font(const std::string &path, unsigned int size);
 	~Font();
 
 	int getTextWidth(const char *text);
diff --git a/src/gmenu2x.cpp b/src/gmenu2x.cpp
index 5118bdc..e34f42b 100644
--- a/src/gmenu2x.cpp
+++ b/src/gmenu2x.cpp
@@ -349,8 +349,16 @@ void GMenu2X::initBG() {
 }
 
 void GMenu2X::initFont() {
-	delete font;
-	font = Font::defaultFont();
+	const string path = skinConfStr["font"];
+	if (!path.empty()) {
+		unsigned int size = skinConfInt["fontsize"];
+		if (!size)
+			size = 12;
+		font = new Font(path, size);
+	} else {
+		font = Font::defaultFont();
+	}
+
 	if (!font) {
 		ERROR("Cannot function without font; aborting...\n");
 		quit();