diff --git a/core/jni/android/graphics/Typeface.cpp b/core/jni/android/graphics/Typeface.cpp
index ff62fffc1029b..a7a0bb222cdf8 100644
--- a/core/jni/android/graphics/Typeface.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android/graphics/Typeface.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,13 @@ static SkTypeface* Typeface_create(JNIEnv* env, jobject, jstring name,
 }
 
 static SkTypeface* Typeface_createFromTypeface(JNIEnv* env, jobject, SkTypeface* family, int style) {
-    return SkTypeface::CreateFromTypeface(family, (SkTypeface::Style)style);
+    SkTypeface* face = SkTypeface::CreateFromTypeface(family, (SkTypeface::Style)style);
+    // return the default font at the best style if the requested style does not
+    // exist in the provided family
+    if (NULL == face) {
+        face = SkTypeface::CreateFromName(NULL, (SkTypeface::Style)style);
+    }
+    return face;
 }
 
 static void Typeface_unref(JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, SkTypeface* face) {