diff --git a/iced_layershell/src/application.rs b/iced_layershell/src/application.rs
index 25ba749..bb76297 100644
--- a/iced_layershell/src/application.rs
+++ b/iced_layershell/src/application.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 mod state;
 
-use std::{mem::ManuallyDrop, os::fd::AsFd, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
+use std::{borrow::Cow, mem::ManuallyDrop, os::fd::AsFd, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
 use crate::{
     actions::{
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ where
         control_sender,
         state,
         window,
+        settings.fonts,
     ));
 
     let mut context = task::Context::from_waker(task::noop_waker_ref());
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ async fn run_instance<A, E, C>(
     mut control_sender: mpsc::UnboundedSender<LayerShellActionVec<()>>,
     mut state: State<A>,
     window: Arc<WindowWrapper>,
+    fonts: Vec<Cow<'static, [u8]>>,
 ) where
     A: Application + 'static,
     E: Executor + 'static,
@@ -344,6 +346,10 @@ async fn run_instance<A, E, C>(
     let mut compositor = C::new(compositor_settings, window.clone())
         .await
         .expect("Cannot create compositor");
+    for font in fonts {
+        compositor.load_font(font);
+    }
+
     let mut renderer = compositor.create_renderer();
 
     let cache = user_interface::Cache::default();
diff --git a/iced_layershell/src/multi_window.rs b/iced_layershell/src/multi_window.rs
index 45fe5c0..e5d21e0 100644
--- a/iced_layershell/src/multi_window.rs
+++ b/iced_layershell/src/multi_window.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ use crate::{
     settings::VirtualKeyboardSettings,
     DefaultStyle,
 };
-use std::{collections::HashMap, f64, mem::ManuallyDrop, os::fd::AsFd, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
+use std::{
+    borrow::Cow, collections::HashMap, f64, mem::ManuallyDrop, os::fd::AsFd, sync::Arc,
+    time::Duration,
+};
 
 use crate::{
     actions::{LayerShellAction, LayershellCustomActionsWithInfo},
@@ -214,6 +217,7 @@ where
         event_receiver,
         control_sender,
         window,
+        settings.fonts,
         is_background_mode,
     ));
 
@@ -470,6 +474,7 @@ async fn run_instance<A, E, C>(
     >,
     mut control_sender: mpsc::UnboundedSender<LayerShellActionVec<A::WindowInfo>>,
     window: Arc<WindowWrapper>,
+    fonts: Vec<Cow<'static, [u8]>>,
     is_background_mode: bool,
 ) where
     A: Application + 'static,
@@ -485,6 +490,9 @@ async fn run_instance<A, E, C>(
     let mut compositor = C::new(compositor_settings, window.clone())
         .await
         .expect("Cannot create compositer");
+    for font in fonts {
+        compositor.load_font(font);
+    }
 
     let mut window_manager = WindowManager::new();
 
diff --git a/iced_sessionlock/src/multi_window.rs b/iced_sessionlock/src/multi_window.rs
index aae174b..8c9aa4a 100644
--- a/iced_sessionlock/src/multi_window.rs
+++ b/iced_sessionlock/src/multi_window.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
     actions::{SessionShellActionVec, UnLockAction},
     multi_window::window_manager::WindowManager,
 };
-use std::{collections::HashMap, f64, mem::ManuallyDrop, sync::Arc};
+use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::HashMap, f64, mem::ManuallyDrop, sync::Arc};
 
 use crate::{
     actions::SessionShellAction, clipboard::SessionLockClipboard, conversion, error::Error,
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ where
         control_sender,
         //state,
         window,
+        settings.fonts,
     ));
 
     let mut context = task::Context::from_waker(task::noop_waker_ref());
@@ -288,6 +289,7 @@ async fn run_instance<A, E, C>(
     >,
     mut control_sender: mpsc::UnboundedSender<SessionShellActionVec>,
     window: Arc<WindowWrapper>,
+    fonts: Vec<Cow<'static, [u8]>>,
 ) where
     A: Application + 'static,
     E: Executor + 'static,
@@ -300,7 +302,9 @@ async fn run_instance<A, E, C>(
     let mut compositor = C::new(compositor_settings, window.clone())
         .await
         .expect("Cannot create compositer");
-
+    for font in fonts {
+        compositor.load_font(font);
+    }
     let mut window_manager = WindowManager::new();
 
     let mut clipboard = SessionLockClipboard::connect(&window);