diff --git a/dll/dll/settings.h b/dll/dll/settings.h
index 7709ca16..70400e1c 100644
--- a/dll/dll/settings.h
+++ b/dll/dll/settings.h
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ struct Overlay_Appearance {
 
     constexpr const static NotificationPosition default_pos = NotificationPosition::top_right;
 
+    std::filesystem::path font_override;
+    
     float font_size = 16.0f;
     float icon_size = 64.0f;
 
diff --git a/dll/settings_parser.cpp b/dll/settings_parser.cpp
index abeb13d5..3a4f9b15 100644
--- a/dll/settings_parser.cpp
+++ b/dll/settings_parser.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static void load_subscribed_groups_clans(std::string clans_filepath, Settings *s
     }
 }
 
-static void load_overlay_appearance(std::string appearance_filepath, Settings *settings_client, Settings *settings_server)
+static void load_overlay_appearance(std::string appearance_filepath, Settings *settings_client, Settings *settings_server, std::string &program_path)
 {
     std::ifstream appearance_file(utf8_decode(appearance_filepath));
     if (appearance_file.is_open()) {
@@ -101,7 +101,13 @@ static void load_overlay_appearance(std::string appearance_filepath, Settings *s
 
             PRINT_DEBUG("  Overlay appearance line '%s' = '%s'\n", name.c_str(), value.c_str());
             try {
-                if (name.compare("Font_Size") == 0) {
+                if (name.compare("Font_Override") == 0) {
+                    std::filesystem::path nfont_override = value;
+                    if (nfont_override.is_relative())
+                        nfont_override = program_path / nfont_override;
+                    settings_client->overlay_appearance.font_override = nfont_override;
+                    settings_server->overlay_appearance.font_override = nfont_override;
+                } else if (name.compare("Font_Size") == 0) {
                     float nfont_size = std::stof(value, NULL);
                     settings_client->overlay_appearance.font_size = nfont_size;
                     settings_server->overlay_appearance.font_size = nfont_size;
@@ -1413,8 +1419,8 @@ uint32 create_localstorage_settings(Settings **settings_client_out, Settings **s
     load_subscribed_groups_clans(local_storage->get_global_settings_path() + "subscribed_groups_clans.txt", settings_client, settings_server);
     load_subscribed_groups_clans(Local_Storage::get_game_settings_path() + "subscribed_groups_clans.txt", settings_client, settings_server);
 
-    load_overlay_appearance(local_storage->get_global_settings_path() + "overlay_appearance.txt", settings_client, settings_server);
-    load_overlay_appearance(Local_Storage::get_game_settings_path() + "overlay_appearance.txt", settings_client, settings_server);
+    load_overlay_appearance(local_storage->get_global_settings_path() + "overlay_appearance.txt", settings_client, settings_server, program_path);
+    load_overlay_appearance(Local_Storage::get_game_settings_path() + "overlay_appearance.txt", settings_client, settings_server, program_path);
 
     parse_mods_folder(settings_client, settings_server, local_storage);
     load_gamecontroller_settings(settings_client);
diff --git a/overlay_experimental/steam_overlay.cpp b/overlay_experimental/steam_overlay.cpp
index 1c3203f4..f5ddb2ad 100644
--- a/overlay_experimental/steam_overlay.cpp
+++ b/overlay_experimental/steam_overlay.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void Steam_Overlay::create_fonts()
     fonts_atlas.Flags |= ImFontAtlasFlags_NoPowerOfTwoHeight;
 
     float font_size = settings->overlay_appearance.font_size;
-    
+
     static ImFontConfig font_cfg{};
     font_cfg.FontDataOwnedByAtlas = false; // https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/blob/master/docs/FONTS.md#loading-font-data-from-memory
     font_cfg.PixelSnapH = true;
@@ -294,7 +294,14 @@ void Steam_Overlay::create_fonts()
     font_builder.BuildRanges(&ranges);
     font_cfg.GlyphRanges = ranges.Data;
 
-    fonts_atlas.AddFontDefault(&font_cfg);
+    std::filesystem::path font_override = settings->overlay_appearance.font_override;
+    if (std::filesystem::exists(font_override)) {
+        fonts_atlas.AddFontFromFileTTF(font_override.string().c_str(), font_size, &font_cfg);
+        font_cfg.MergeMode = true; // merge next fonts into the first one, as if they were all just 1 font file
+    } else {
+        PRINT_DEBUG("Steam_Overlay::create_fonts override font not exists. %s\n", font_override.c_str());
+    }
+
     ImFont *font = fonts_atlas.AddFontFromMemoryCompressedTTF(unifont_compressed_data, unifont_compressed_size, font_size, &font_cfg);
     font_notif = font_default = font;
     
diff --git a/post_build/steam_settings.EXAMPLE/overlay_appearance.EXAMPLE.txt b/post_build/steam_settings.EXAMPLE/overlay_appearance.EXAMPLE.txt
index 7cc2b5e7..317b26da 100644
--- a/post_build/steam_settings.EXAMPLE/overlay_appearance.EXAMPLE.txt
+++ b/post_build/steam_settings.EXAMPLE/overlay_appearance.EXAMPLE.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+; override font path
+Font_Override unifont.ttf
+
 ; global font size
-; multiples of 16 is recommended, e.g. 16 32...
+; for built-in font, multiple of 16 is recommended. e.g. 16 32...
 Font_Size 16.0
+
 ; achievement icon size
 Icon_Size 64.0