diff --git a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/graphics/FontFamily_Delegate.java b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/graphics/FontFamily_Delegate.java
index fb24c01086d74..ff5a5e9541df2 100644
--- a/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/graphics/FontFamily_Delegate.java
+++ b/tools/layoutlib/bridge/src/android/graphics/FontFamily_Delegate.java
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ public class FontFamily_Delegate {
 
     @LayoutlibDelegate
     /*package*/ static boolean nAddFontFromAssetManager(long builderPtr, AssetManager mgr, String path,
-            int cookie, boolean isAsset) {
+            int cookie, boolean isAsset, int weight, boolean isItalic) {
         FontFamily_Delegate ffd = sManager.getDelegate(builderPtr);
         if (ffd == null) {
             return false;
@@ -355,8 +355,12 @@ public class FontFamily_Delegate {
                 Font font = Font.createFont(Font.TRUETYPE_FONT, fontStream);
                 fontInfo = new FontInfo();
                 fontInfo.mFont = font;
-                fontInfo.mWeight = font.isBold() ? BOLD_FONT_WEIGHT : DEFAULT_FONT_WEIGHT;
-                fontInfo.mIsItalic = font.isItalic();
+                if (weight == 0) {
+                    fontInfo.mWeight = font.isBold() ? BOLD_FONT_WEIGHT : DEFAULT_FONT_WEIGHT;
+                } else {
+                    fontInfo.mWeight = weight;
+                }
+                fontInfo.mIsItalic = weight == 0 ? font.isItalic() : isItalic;
                 ffd.addFont(fontInfo);
                 return true;
             } catch (IOException e) {