diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index b10c10754903a..6917c6f6b529d 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final int focusable = 16842970; // 0x10100da
     field public static final int focusableInTouchMode = 16842971; // 0x10100db
     field public static final int focusedMonthDateColor = 16843587; // 0x1010343
+    field public static final int fontFamily = 16843692; // 0x10103ac
     field public static final int footerDividersEnabled = 16843311; // 0x101022f
     field public static final int foreground = 16843017; // 0x1010109
     field public static final int foregroundGravity = 16843264; // 0x1010200
diff --git a/core/java/android/text/style/TextAppearanceSpan.java b/core/java/android/text/style/TextAppearanceSpan.java
index 5fd7c57db22e5..ecbf4bc0522bb 100644
--- a/core/java/android/text/style/TextAppearanceSpan.java
+++ b/core/java/android/text/style/TextAppearanceSpan.java
@@ -68,24 +68,29 @@ public class TextAppearanceSpan extends MetricAffectingSpan implements Parcelabl
                                         TextAppearance_textSize, -1);
 
         mStyle = a.getInt(com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextAppearance_textStyle, 0);
-        int tf = a.getInt(com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextAppearance_typeface, 0);
+        String family = a.getString(com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextAppearance_fontFamily);
+        if (family != null) {
+            mTypeface = family;
+        } else {
+            int tf = a.getInt(com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextAppearance_typeface, 0);
 
-        switch (tf) {
-            case 1:
-                mTypeface = "sans";
-                break;
+            switch (tf) {
+                case 1:
+                    mTypeface = "sans";
+                    break;
 
-            case 2:
-                mTypeface = "serif";
-                break;
+                case 2:
+                    mTypeface = "serif";
+                    break;
 
-            case 3:
-                mTypeface = "monospace";
-                break;
-                
-            default:
-                mTypeface = null;
-                break;
+                case 3:
+                    mTypeface = "monospace";
+                    break;
+
+                default:
+                    mTypeface = null;
+                    break;
+            }
         }
 
         a.recycle();
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index 555c974360fcf..098a034b2e64b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ import java.util.Locale;
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_textColorLink
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_textSize
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_textScaleX
+ * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_fontFamily
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_typeface
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_textStyle
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_cursorVisible
@@ -464,6 +465,7 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
         ColorStateList textColorHint = null;
         ColorStateList textColorLink = null;
         int textSize = 15;
+        String fontFamily = null;
         int typefaceIndex = -1;
         int styleIndex = -1;
         boolean allCaps = false;
@@ -516,6 +518,10 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
                     typefaceIndex = appearance.getInt(attr, -1);
                     break;
 
+                case com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextAppearance_fontFamily:
+                    fontFamily = appearance.getString(attr);
+                    break;
+
                 case com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextAppearance_textStyle:
                     styleIndex = appearance.getInt(attr, -1);
                     break;
@@ -781,6 +787,10 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
                 styleIndex = a.getInt(attr, styleIndex);
                 break;
 
+            case com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextView_fontFamily:
+                fontFamily = a.getString(attr);
+                break;
+
             case com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextView_password:
                 password = a.getBoolean(attr, password);
                 break;
@@ -1051,7 +1061,7 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
             typefaceIndex = MONOSPACE;
         }
 
-        setTypefaceByIndex(typefaceIndex, styleIndex);
+        setTypefaceFromAttrs(fontFamily, typefaceIndex, styleIndex);
 
         if (shadowcolor != 0) {
             setShadowLayer(r, dx, dy, shadowcolor);
@@ -1111,8 +1121,15 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
         }
     }
 
-    private void setTypefaceByIndex(int typefaceIndex, int styleIndex) {
+    private void setTypefaceFromAttrs(String familyName, int typefaceIndex, int styleIndex) {
         Typeface tf = null;
+        if (familyName != null) {
+            tf = Typeface.create(familyName, styleIndex);
+            if (tf != null) {
+                setTypeface(tf);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
         switch (typefaceIndex) {
             case SANS:
                 tf = Typeface.SANS_SERIF;
@@ -2160,14 +2177,17 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
             setLinkTextColor(colors);
         }
 
+        String familyName;
         int typefaceIndex, styleIndex;
 
+        familyName = appearance.getString(com.android.internal.R.styleable.
+                                          TextAppearance_fontFamily);
         typefaceIndex = appearance.getInt(com.android.internal.R.styleable.
                                           TextAppearance_typeface, -1);
         styleIndex = appearance.getInt(com.android.internal.R.styleable.
                                        TextAppearance_textStyle, -1);
 
-        setTypefaceByIndex(typefaceIndex, styleIndex);
+        setTypefaceFromAttrs(familyName, typefaceIndex, styleIndex);
 
         if (appearance.getBoolean(com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextAppearance_textAllCaps,
                 false)) {
@@ -2269,6 +2289,7 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
      *
      * @see #getTypeface()
      *
+     * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_fontFamily
      * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_typeface
      * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_textStyle
      */
@@ -2290,6 +2311,7 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
      *
      * @see #setTypeface(Typeface)
      *
+     * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_fontFamily
      * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_typeface
      * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_textStyle
      */
@@ -3690,15 +3712,15 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
         boolean forceUpdate = false;
         if (isPassword) {
             setTransformationMethod(PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance());
-            setTypefaceByIndex(MONOSPACE, 0);
+            setTypefaceFromAttrs(null /* fontFamily */, MONOSPACE, 0);
         } else if (isVisiblePassword) {
             if (mTransformation == PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance()) {
                 forceUpdate = true;
             }
-            setTypefaceByIndex(MONOSPACE, 0);
+            setTypefaceFromAttrs(null /* fontFamily */, MONOSPACE, 0);
         } else if (wasPassword || wasVisiblePassword) {
             // not in password mode, clean up typeface and transformation
-            setTypefaceByIndex(-1, -1);
+            setTypefaceFromAttrs(null /* fontFamily */, -1, -1);
             if (mTransformation == PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance()) {
                 forceUpdate = true;
             }
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
index ad1dff5764e82..86094826b7a18 100755
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -857,6 +857,9 @@
         -->
     <attr name="textSize" format="dimension" />
 
+    <!-- Default font family. -->
+    <attr name="fontFamily" format="string" />
+
     <!-- Default text typeface. -->
     <attr name="typeface">
         <enum name="normal" value="0" />
@@ -2999,6 +3002,8 @@
         <attr name="textStyle" />
         <!-- Typeface (normal, sans, serif, monospace) for the text. -->
         <attr name="typeface" />
+        <!-- Font family (named by string) for the text. -->
+        <attr name="fontFamily" />
         <!-- Color of the text selection highlight. -->
         <attr name="textColorHighlight" />
         <!-- Color of the hint text. -->
@@ -3044,6 +3049,8 @@
         <attr name="typeface" />
         <!-- Style (bold, italic, bolditalic) for the text. -->
         <attr name="textStyle" />
+        <!-- Font family (named by string) for the text. -->
+        <attr name="fontFamily" />
         <!-- Text color for links. -->
         <attr name="textColorLink" />
         <!-- Makes the cursor visible (the default) or invisible. -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/public.xml b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
index d3f27e1a41ff3..b41f6c0d32457 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/public.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
@@ -3603,4 +3603,6 @@
 
   <public type="attr" name="permissionGroupFlags"/>
 
+  <public type="attr" name="fontFamily" />
+
 </resources>