diff --git a/core/java/android/text/style/StyleSpan.java b/core/java/android/text/style/StyleSpan.java
index 8e6147c8f91b6..deed73789ecb7 100644
--- a/core/java/android/text/style/StyleSpan.java
+++ b/core/java/android/text/style/StyleSpan.java
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public class StyleSpan extends MetricAffectingSpan implements ParcelableSpan {
         }
 
         int fake = want & ~tf.getStyle();
+        fake |= tf.getStyle() & Typeface.BOLD;
 
         if ((fake & Typeface.BOLD) != 0) {
             paint.setFakeBoldText(true);
diff --git a/core/java/android/text/style/TextAppearanceSpan.java b/core/java/android/text/style/TextAppearanceSpan.java
index ecbf4bc0522bb..abd02cf41caed 100644
--- a/core/java/android/text/style/TextAppearanceSpan.java
+++ b/core/java/android/text/style/TextAppearanceSpan.java
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ public class TextAppearanceSpan extends MetricAffectingSpan implements Parcelabl
             }
 
             int fake = style & ~tf.getStyle();
+            fake |= tf.getStyle() & Typeface.BOLD;
 
             if ((fake & Typeface.BOLD) != 0) {
                 ds.setFakeBoldText(true);
diff --git a/core/java/android/text/style/TypefaceSpan.java b/core/java/android/text/style/TypefaceSpan.java
index f19406007111e..3d74ed044047c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/text/style/TypefaceSpan.java
+++ b/core/java/android/text/style/TypefaceSpan.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public class TypefaceSpan extends MetricAffectingSpan implements ParcelableSpan
 
         Typeface tf = Typeface.create(family, oldStyle);
         int fake = oldStyle & ~tf.getStyle();
+        fake |= tf.getStyle() & Typeface.BOLD;
 
         if ((fake & Typeface.BOLD) != 0) {
             paint.setFakeBoldText(true);
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/Switch.java b/core/java/android/widget/Switch.java
index 471f259cc9541..39bc7c2fc1f32 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/Switch.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/Switch.java
@@ -259,10 +259,12 @@ public class Switch extends CompoundButton {
             // now compute what (if any) algorithmic styling is needed
             int typefaceStyle = tf != null ? tf.getStyle() : 0;
             int need = style & ~typefaceStyle;
+            need |= typefaceStyle & Typeface.BOLD;
             mTextPaint.setFakeBoldText((need & Typeface.BOLD) != 0);
             mTextPaint.setTextSkewX((need & Typeface.ITALIC) != 0 ? -0.25f : 0);
         } else {
-            mTextPaint.setFakeBoldText(false);
+            int typefaceStyle = tf != null ? tf.getStyle() : 0;
+            mTextPaint.setFakeBoldText((typefaceStyle & Typeface.BOLD) != 0);
             mTextPaint.setTextSkewX(0);
             setSwitchTypeface(tf);
         }
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index 01617da73b9a5..464a527a6025c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -1237,10 +1237,12 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
             // now compute what (if any) algorithmic styling is needed
             int typefaceStyle = tf != null ? tf.getStyle() : 0;
             int need = style & ~typefaceStyle;
+            need |= typefaceStyle & Typeface.BOLD; // keep bold in
             mTextPaint.setFakeBoldText((need & Typeface.BOLD) != 0);
             mTextPaint.setTextSkewX((need & Typeface.ITALIC) != 0 ? -0.25f : 0);
         } else {
-            mTextPaint.setFakeBoldText(false);
+            int typefaceStyle = tf != null ? tf.getStyle() : 0;
+            mTextPaint.setFakeBoldText((typefaceStyle & Typeface.BOLD) != 0);
             mTextPaint.setTextSkewX(0);
             setTypeface(tf);
         }