diff --git a/file.h b/file.h
index 12abc13b60..7f754939db 100644
--- a/file.h
+++ b/file.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include "general.h"
 
+// Generic file, path and directory handling.
+
 ssize_t read_file(const char *path, void **buf);
 
 bool load_state(const char *path);
diff --git a/gfx/fonts.c b/gfx/fonts.c
index 15fda1ebc0..ac3d8e0af1 100644
--- a/gfx/fonts.c
+++ b/gfx/fonts.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "fonts.h"
+#include "file.h"
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -131,3 +132,33 @@ void font_renderer_free(font_renderer_t *handle)
    if (handle->lib)
       FT_Done_FreeType(handle->lib);
 }
+
+// Not the cleanest way to do things for sure, but should hopefully work ... :)
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+static const char *font_paths[] = {
+   "C:\\Windows\\Fonts\\consola.ttf",
+   "C:\\Windows\\Fonts\\verdana.ttf",
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+static const char *font_paths[] = {
+   "/Library/Fonts/Microsoft/Lucidia Console.ttf",
+#else
+static const char *font_paths[] = {
+   "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSansMono.ttf",
+   "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSans.ttf",
+#endif
+   "osd-font.ttf", // Magic font to search for, useful for distribution.
+};
+
+// Highly OS/platform dependent.
+const char *font_renderer_get_default_font(void)
+{
+   for (unsigned i = 0; i < sizeof(font_paths) / sizeof(font_paths[0]); i++)
+   {
+      if (path_file_exists(font_paths[i]))
+         return font_paths[i];
+   }
+
+   return NULL;
+}
+
diff --git a/gfx/fonts.h b/gfx/fonts.h
index d2fbd8b9c6..7b32e5fc28 100644
--- a/gfx/fonts.h
+++ b/gfx/fonts.h
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ typedef struct font_renderer font_renderer_t;
 
 struct font_output
 {
-   uint8_t *output;
+   uint8_t *output; // 8-bit intensity.
    unsigned width, height, pitch;
    int off_x, off_y;
-   struct font_output *next;
+   struct font_output *next; // linked list.
 };
 
 struct font_output_list
@@ -37,8 +37,12 @@ struct font_output_list
 };
 
 font_renderer_t *font_renderer_new(const char *font_path, unsigned font_size);
-void font_renderer_msg(font_renderer_t *handle, const char *msg, struct font_output_list *output);
+void font_renderer_msg(font_renderer_t *handle, const char *msg,
+      struct font_output_list *output);
+
 void font_renderer_free_output(struct font_output_list *list);
 void font_renderer_free(font_renderer_t *handle);
 
+const char *font_renderer_get_default_font(void);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/gl.c b/gfx/gl.c
index 4a811bf177..c7176cf86f 100644
--- a/gfx/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/gl.c
@@ -332,9 +332,13 @@ static void gl_shader_scale(unsigned index, struct gl_fbo_scale *scale)
 static inline void gl_init_font(gl_t *gl, const char *font_path, unsigned font_size)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_FREETYPE
-   if (*font_path)
+   const char *path = font_path;
+   if (!*path)
+      path = font_renderer_get_default_font();
+
+   if (path)
    {
-      gl->font = font_renderer_new(font_path, font_size);
+      gl->font = font_renderer_new(path, font_size);
       if (gl->font)
       {
          glGenTextures(1, &gl->font_tex);