diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/content/res/BridgeTypedArray.java b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/content/res/BridgeTypedArray.java
index 35cf903..9bc8e18 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/content/res/BridgeTypedArray.java
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/content/res/BridgeTypedArray.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.content.res.Resources.NotFoundException;
 import android.content.res.Resources.Theme;
+import android.graphics.Typeface;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
@@ -697,6 +698,22 @@
 
 
     /**
+     * Retrieve the Typeface for the attribute at <var>index</var>.
+     * @param index Index of attribute to retrieve.
+     *
+     * @return Typeface for the attribute, or null if not defined.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Typeface getFont(int index) {
+        if (!hasValue(index)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        ResourceValue value = mResourceData[index];
+        return ResourceHelper.getFont(value, mContext, mTheme);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Retrieve the CharSequence[] for the attribute at <var>index</var>.
      * This gets the resource ID of the selected attribute, and uses
      * {@link Resources#getTextArray Resources.getTextArray} of the owning
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/content/res/Resources_Delegate.java b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/content/res/Resources_Delegate.java
index e0f8e1c..d71cc6f 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/content/res/Resources_Delegate.java
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/content/res/Resources_Delegate.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.content.res.Resources.NotFoundException;
 import android.content.res.Resources.Theme;
+import android.graphics.Typeface;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.icu.text.PluralRules;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
@@ -779,6 +780,35 @@
     }
 
     @LayoutlibDelegate
+    static Typeface getFont(Resources resources, int id) throws
+            NotFoundException {
+        Pair<String, ResourceValue> value = getResourceValue(resources, id, mPlatformResourceFlag);
+        if (value != null) {
+            return ResourceHelper.getFont(value.getSecond(), resources.mContext, null);
+        }
+
+        throwException(resources, id);
+
+        // this is not used since the method above always throws
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @LayoutlibDelegate
+    static Typeface getFont(Resources resources, TypedValue outValue, int id) throws
+            NotFoundException {
+        Resources_Delegate.getValue(resources, id, outValue, true);
+        if (outValue.string != null) {
+            return ResourceHelper.getFont(outValue.string.toString(), resources.mContext, null,
+                    mPlatformResourceFlag[0]);
+        }
+
+        throwException(resources, id);
+
+        // this is not used since the method above always throws
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @LayoutlibDelegate
     static void getValue(Resources resources, int id, TypedValue outValue, boolean resolveRefs)
             throws NotFoundException {
         Pair<String, ResourceValue> value = getResourceValue(resources, id, mPlatformResourceFlag);
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/graphics/FontFamily_Delegate.java b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/graphics/FontFamily_Delegate.java
index a43e545..fb24c01 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/graphics/FontFamily_Delegate.java
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/graphics/FontFamily_Delegate.java
@@ -344,7 +344,9 @@
                     ffd.addFont(fontInfo);
                     return true;
                 }
-                fontStream = assetRepository.openAsset(path, AssetManager.ACCESS_STREAMING);
+                fontStream = isAsset ?
+                        assetRepository.openAsset(path, AssetManager.ACCESS_STREAMING) :
+                        assetRepository.openNonAsset(cookie, path, AssetManager.ACCESS_STREAMING);
                 if (fontStream == null) {
                     Bridge.getLog().error(LayoutLog.TAG_MISSING_ASSET, "Asset not found: " + path,
                             path);
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/graphics/Typeface_Accessor.java b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/graphics/Typeface_Accessor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce669cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/graphics/Typeface_Accessor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package android.graphics;
+
+import android.annotation.NonNull;
+
+/**
+ * Class allowing access to package-protected methods/fields.
+ */
+public class Typeface_Accessor {
+    public static boolean isSystemFont(@NonNull String fontName) {
+        return Typeface.sSystemFontMap.containsKey(fontName);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/impl/ResourceHelper.java b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/impl/ResourceHelper.java
index c197e40..b3a2d3e 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/impl/ResourceHelper.java
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/impl/ResourceHelper.java
@@ -38,16 +38,20 @@
 import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
 import android.content.res.ComplexColor;
 import android.content.res.ComplexColor_Accessor;
+import android.content.res.FontResourcesParser;
 import android.content.res.GradientColor;
 import android.content.res.Resources.Theme;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap_Delegate;
 import android.graphics.NinePatch_Delegate;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.graphics.Typeface;
+import android.graphics.Typeface_Accessor;
 import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.NinePatchDrawable;
+import android.text.FontConfig;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -367,6 +371,89 @@
         return null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a {@link Typeface} given a font name. The font name, can be a system font family
+     * (like sans-serif) or a full path if the font is to be loaded from resources.
+     */
+    public static Typeface getFont(String fontName, BridgeContext context, Theme theme, boolean
+            isFramework) {
+        if (fontName == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (Typeface_Accessor.isSystemFont(fontName)) {
+            // Shortcut for the case where we are asking for a system font name. Those are not
+            // loaded using external resources.
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        // Check if this is an asset that we've already loaded dynamically
+        Typeface typeface = Typeface.findFromCache(context.getAssets(), fontName);
+        if (typeface != null) {
+            return typeface;
+        }
+
+        String lowerCaseValue = fontName.toLowerCase();
+        if (lowerCaseValue.endsWith(".xml")) {
+            // create a block parser for the file
+            Boolean psiParserSupport = context.getLayoutlibCallback().getFlag(
+                    RenderParamsFlags.FLAG_KEY_XML_FILE_PARSER_SUPPORT);
+            XmlPullParser parser = null;
+            if (psiParserSupport != null && psiParserSupport) {
+                parser = context.getLayoutlibCallback().getXmlFileParser(fontName);
+            }
+            else {
+                File f = new File(fontName);
+                if (f.isFile()) {
+                    try {
+                        parser = ParserFactory.create(f);
+                    } catch (XmlPullParserException | FileNotFoundException e) {
+                        // this is an error and not warning since the file existence is checked before
+                        // attempting to parse it.
+                        Bridge.getLog().error(null, "Failed to parse file " + fontName,
+                                e, null /*data*/);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (parser != null) {
+                BridgeXmlBlockParser blockParser = new BridgeXmlBlockParser(
+                        parser, context, isFramework);
+                try {
+                    FontConfig config = FontResourcesParser.parse(blockParser, context
+                            .getResources());
+                    typeface = Typeface.createFromResources(config, context.getAssets(),
+                            fontName);
+                } catch (XmlPullParserException | IOException e) {
+                    Bridge.getLog().error(null, "Failed to parse file " + fontName,
+                            e, null /*data*/);
+                } finally {
+                    blockParser.ensurePopped();
+                }
+            } else {
+                Bridge.getLog().error(LayoutLog.TAG_BROKEN,
+                        String.format("File %s does not exist (or is not a file)", fontName),
+                        null /*data*/);
+            }
+        } else {
+            typeface = Typeface.createFromResources(context.getAssets(), fontName, 0);
+        }
+
+        return typeface;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a {@link Typeface} given a font name. The font name, can be a system font family
+     * (like sans-serif) or a full path if the font is to be loaded from resources.
+     */
+    public static Typeface getFont(ResourceValue value, BridgeContext context, Theme theme) {
+        if (value == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return getFont(value.getValue(), context, theme, value.isFramework());
+    }
+
     private static Drawable getNinePatchDrawable(InputStream inputStream, Density density,
             boolean isFramework, String cacheKey, BridgeContext context) throws IOException {
         // see if we still have both the chunk and the bitmap in the caches
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/res/testApp/MyApplication/golden/font_test.png b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/res/testApp/MyApplication/golden/font_test.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2baa98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/res/testApp/MyApplication/golden/font_test.png
Binary files differ
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/res/testApp/MyApplication/src/main/res/font/testfamily.xml b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/res/testApp/MyApplication/src/main/res/font/testfamily.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1e9206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/res/testApp/MyApplication/src/main/res/font/testfamily.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<font-family xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <font android:fontStyle="normal" android:fontWeight="400" android:font="@font/testfont" />
+    <font android:fontStyle="italic" android:fontWeight="400" android:font="@font/testfont2" />
+</font-family>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/res/testApp/MyApplication/src/main/res/font/testfont.ttf b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/res/testApp/MyApplication/src/main/res/font/testfont.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2852302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/res/testApp/MyApplication/src/main/res/font/testfont.ttf
Binary files differ
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/res/testApp/MyApplication/src/main/res/font/testfont2.ttf b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/res/testApp/MyApplication/src/main/res/font/testfont2.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7bf5b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/res/testApp/MyApplication/src/main/res/font/testfont2.ttf
Binary files differ
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/res/testApp/MyApplication/src/main/res/layout/fonts_test.xml b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/res/testApp/MyApplication/src/main/res/layout/fonts_test.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c63b211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/res/testApp/MyApplication/src/main/res/layout/fonts_test.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+    <TextView
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:text="CONDENSED"
+        android:textSize="50sp"
+        android:fontFamily="sans-serif-condensed"
+        />
+    <TextView
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:text="CONDENSED ITALIC"
+        android:textSize="30sp"
+        android:fontFamily="sans-serif-condensed"
+        android:textStyle="italic"
+        />
+    <TextView
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:text="MONOSPACE"
+        android:textSize="50sp"
+        android:fontFamily="monospace"/>
+
+    <Space
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="30dp" />
+    <TextView
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:text="Custom"
+        android:textSize="20sp"
+        android:fontFamily="@font/testfont"/>
+
+    <Space
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="30dp" />
+    <TextView
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:text="Custom family"
+        android:textSize="20sp"
+        android:fontFamily="@font/testfamily"/>
+    <TextView
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:text="Custom family"
+        android:textSize="20sp"
+        android:fontFamily="@font/testfamily"
+        android:textStyle="italic"/>
+
+</LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/intensive/RenderTestBase.java b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/intensive/RenderTestBase.java
index 3e5f9e0..67b42a7 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/intensive/RenderTestBase.java
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/intensive/RenderTestBase.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import com.android.layoutlib.bridge.intensive.setup.LayoutPullParser;
 import com.android.layoutlib.bridge.intensive.util.ImageUtils;
 import com.android.layoutlib.bridge.intensive.util.ModuleClassLoader;
+import com.android.layoutlib.bridge.intensive.util.TestAssetRepository;
 import com.android.layoutlib.bridge.intensive.util.TestUtils;
 import com.android.tools.layoutlib.java.System_Delegate;
 import com.android.utils.ILogger;
@@ -537,6 +538,7 @@
                         configGenerator.getHardwareConfig(), resourceResolver, layoutLibCallback, 0,
                         targetSdk, getLayoutLog());
         sessionParams.setFlag(RenderParamsFlags.FLAG_DO_NOT_RENDER_ON_CREATE, true);
+        sessionParams.setAssetRepository(new TestAssetRepository());
         return sessionParams;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/intensive/RenderTests.java b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/intensive/RenderTests.java
index 73e51ec..913519c 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/intensive/RenderTests.java
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/intensive/RenderTests.java
@@ -384,4 +384,10 @@
                 strings);
         assertTrue(sRenderMessages.isEmpty());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testFonts() throws ClassNotFoundException {
+        // TODO: styles seem to be broken in TextView
+        renderAndVerify("fonts_test.xml", "font_test.png");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/intensive/util/TestAssetRepository.java b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/intensive/util/TestAssetRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0856ac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/tests/src/com/android/layoutlib/bridge/intensive/util/TestAssetRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.layoutlib.bridge.intensive.util;
+
+import com.android.ide.common.rendering.api.AssetRepository;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+/**
+ * {@link AssetRepository} used for render tests.
+ */
+public class TestAssetRepository extends AssetRepository {
+    private static InputStream open(String path) throws FileNotFoundException {
+        File asset = new File(path);
+        if (asset.isFile()) {
+            return new FileInputStream(asset);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isSupported() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public InputStream openAsset(String path, int mode) throws IOException {
+        return open(path);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public InputStream openNonAsset(int cookie, String path, int mode) throws IOException {
+        return open(path);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/create/src/com/android/tools/layoutlib/create/CreateInfo.java b/tools/layoutlib/create/src/com/android/tools/layoutlib/create/CreateInfo.java
index 94302d3..a8582c6 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/create/src/com/android/tools/layoutlib/create/CreateInfo.java
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/create/src/com/android/tools/layoutlib/create/CreateInfo.java
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
         "android.content.res.Resources#getDimensionPixelOffset",
         "android.content.res.Resources#getDimensionPixelSize",
         "android.content.res.Resources#getDrawable",
+        "android.content.res.Resources#getFont",
         "android.content.res.Resources#getIntArray",
         "android.content.res.Resources#getInteger",
         "android.content.res.Resources#getLayout",