diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 3dd1f598f94f9..b49e7247708c1 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ package android {
     field @Deprecated public static final int fontProviderCerts = 16844125; // 0x101055d
     field @Deprecated public static final int fontProviderPackage = 16844119; // 0x1010557
     field @Deprecated public static final int fontProviderQuery = 16844113; // 0x1010551
+    field public static final int fontProviderSystemFontFamily = 16844322; // 0x1010622
     field public static final int fontStyle = 16844095; // 0x101053f
     field public static final int fontVariationSettings = 16844144; // 0x1010570
     field public static final int fontWeight = 16844083; // 0x1010533
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/res/FontResourcesParser.java b/core/java/android/content/res/FontResourcesParser.java
index 14eb11ab88636..ecd240d9e4dcf 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/res/FontResourcesParser.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/res/FontResourcesParser.java
@@ -47,14 +47,17 @@ public class FontResourcesParser {
         private final @NonNull String mProviderAuthority;
         private final @NonNull String mProviderPackage;
         private final @NonNull String mQuery;
+        private final @Nullable String mSystemFontFamilyName;
         private final @Nullable List<List<String>> mCerts;
 
         public ProviderResourceEntry(@NonNull String authority, @NonNull String pkg,
-                @NonNull String query, @Nullable List<List<String>> certs) {
+                @NonNull String query, @Nullable List<List<String>> certs,
+                @Nullable String systemFontFamilyName) {
             mProviderAuthority = authority;
             mProviderPackage = pkg;
             mQuery = query;
             mCerts = certs;
+            mSystemFontFamilyName = systemFontFamilyName;
         }
 
         public @NonNull String getAuthority() {
@@ -69,6 +72,10 @@ public class FontResourcesParser {
             return mQuery;
         }
 
+        public @NonNull String getSystemFontFamilyName() {
+            return mSystemFontFamilyName;
+        }
+
         public @Nullable List<List<String>> getCerts() {
             return mCerts;
         }
@@ -166,6 +173,8 @@ public class FontResourcesParser {
         String providerPackage = array.getString(R.styleable.FontFamily_fontProviderPackage);
         String query = array.getString(R.styleable.FontFamily_fontProviderQuery);
         int certsId = array.getResourceId(R.styleable.FontFamily_fontProviderCerts, 0);
+        String systemFontFamilyName = array.getString(
+                R.styleable.FontFamily_fontProviderSystemFontFamily);
         array.recycle();
         if (authority != null && providerPackage != null && query != null) {
             while (parser.next() != XmlPullParser.END_TAG) {
@@ -191,7 +200,13 @@ public class FontResourcesParser {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            return new ProviderResourceEntry(authority, providerPackage, query, certs);
+            return new ProviderResourceEntry(
+                    authority,
+                    providerPackage,
+                    query,
+                    certs,
+                    systemFontFamilyName
+            );
         }
         List<FontFileResourceEntry> fonts = new ArrayList<>();
         while (parser.next() != XmlPullParser.END_TAG) {
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
index 415a0a2ed5958..14f1e0e20ef68 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -9276,6 +9276,12 @@
              {@deprecated Use app:fontProviderCerts with Jetpack Core library instead.}
          -->
         <attr name="fontProviderCerts" format="reference" />
+        <!-- Provides the system font family name to check before downloading the font. For example
+        if the fontProviderQuery asked for "Sans Serif", it is possible to define
+        fontProviderSystemFontFamily as "sans-serif" to tell the system to use "sans-serif" font
+        family if it exists on the system.
+         -->
+        <attr name="fontProviderSystemFontFamily" format="string" />
     </declare-styleable>
 
     <!-- Attributes that are read when parsing a  tag. -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/public.xml b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
index ddf3c5f09e9e3..9c1c51cdd48e9 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/public.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
@@ -3058,6 +3058,7 @@
     <public name="sspSuffix" />
     <public name="pathAdvancedPattern" />
     <public name="sspAdvancedPattern" />
+    <public name="fontProviderSystemFontFamily" />
   </public-group>
 
   <public-group type="drawable" first-id="0x010800b5">
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/res/font/samplexmldownloadedfont.xml b/core/tests/coretests/res/font/samplexmldownloadedfont.xml
index f1bdc473b9d26..9c32ffb0f4c97 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/res/font/samplexmldownloadedfont.xml
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/res/font/samplexmldownloadedfont.xml
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 <font-family xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         android:fontProviderAuthority="com.example.test.fontprovider.authority"
         android:fontProviderPackage="com.example.test.fontprovider.package"
-        android:fontProviderQuery="MyRequestedFont">
+        android:fontProviderQuery="MyRequestedFont"
+        android:fontProviderSystemFontFamily="my-request-font">
 </font-family>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/content/res/FontResourcesParserTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/content/res/FontResourcesParserTest.java
index 7ab9d7f4ffe1e..57f01e9884402 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/content/res/FontResourcesParserTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/content/res/FontResourcesParserTest.java
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public class FontResourcesParserTest {
         assertEquals("com.example.test.fontprovider.authority", providerEntry.getAuthority());
         assertEquals("com.example.test.fontprovider.package", providerEntry.getPackage());
         assertEquals("MyRequestedFont", providerEntry.getQuery());
+        assertEquals("my-request-font", providerEntry.getSystemFontFamilyName());
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Typeface.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Typeface.java
index a0568bf3bf5c0..005a72661091e 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Typeface.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Typeface.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 /**
  * The Typeface class specifies the typeface and intrinsic style of a font.
@@ -248,6 +249,21 @@ public class Typeface {
         return (mStyle & ITALIC) != 0;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the system has the font family with the name [familyName]. For example
+     * querying with "sans-serif" would check if the "sans-serif" family is defined in the system
+     * and return true if does.
+     *
+     * @param familyName The name of the font family, cannot be null. If null, exception will be
+     *                   thrown.
+     */
+    private static boolean hasFontFamily(@NonNull String familyName) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(familyName, "familyName cannot be null");
+        synchronized (SYSTEM_FONT_MAP_LOCK) {
+            return sSystemFontMap.containsKey(familyName);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @hide
      * Used by Resources to load a font resource of type xml.
@@ -257,6 +273,11 @@ public class Typeface {
             FamilyResourceEntry entry, AssetManager mgr, String path) {
         if (entry instanceof ProviderResourceEntry) {
             final ProviderResourceEntry providerEntry = (ProviderResourceEntry) entry;
+
+            String systemFontFamilyName = providerEntry.getSystemFontFamilyName();
+            if (systemFontFamilyName != null && hasFontFamily(systemFontFamilyName)) {
+                return Typeface.create(systemFontFamilyName, NORMAL);
+            }
             // Downloadable font
             List<List<String>> givenCerts = providerEntry.getCerts();
             List<List<byte[]>> certs = new ArrayList<>();