diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 890cb77..f8db8d5 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef config_def_h_INCLUDED
 #define config_def_h_INCLUDED
 
-static const char *default_font = "Sans 14";
+#define DEFAULT_FONT "Sans 14"
 static const int transparency = 255;
 
 struct clr_scheme schemes[] = {
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ struct clr_scheme schemes[] = {
   .high = {.bgra = {100, 100, 100, transparency}},
   .swipe = {.bgra = {100, 255, 100, 64}},
   .text = {.color = UINT32_MAX},
+  .font = DEFAULT_FONT,
 },
 {
   /* colors */
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ struct clr_scheme schemes[] = {
   .high = {.bgra = {100, 100, 100, transparency}},
   .swipe = {.bgra = {100, 255, 100, 64}},
   .text = {.color = UINT32_MAX},
+  .font = DEFAULT_FONT,
 }
 };
 
diff --git a/drw.c b/drw.c
index 83b4db3..5c0b242 100644
--- a/drw.c
+++ b/drw.c
@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@ drwsurf_flip(struct drwsurf *ds)
 
 void
 drw_draw_text(struct drwsurf *d, Color color, uint32_t x, uint32_t y,
-              uint32_t w, uint32_t h, uint32_t b, const char *label)
+              uint32_t w, uint32_t h, uint32_t b, const char *label,
+              PangoFontDescription *font_description)
 {
 
     cairo_save(d->cairo);
 
+    pango_layout_set_font_description(d->layout, font_description);
+
     cairo_set_source_rgba(
         d->cairo, color.bgra[2] / (double)255, color.bgra[1] / (double)255,
         color.bgra[0] / (double)255, color.bgra[3] / (double)255);
@@ -134,8 +137,6 @@ setup_buffer(struct drwsurf *drwsurf)
     cairo_scale(drwsurf->cairo, drwsurf->scale, drwsurf->scale);
     cairo_set_antialias(drwsurf->cairo, CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_NONE);
     drwsurf->layout = pango_cairo_create_layout(drwsurf->cairo);
-    pango_layout_set_font_description(drwsurf->layout,
-                                      drwsurf->ctx->font_description);
     pango_layout_set_auto_dir(drwsurf->layout, false);
     cairo_save(drwsurf->cairo);
 
diff --git a/drw.h b/drw.h
index 2e5c919..6ebdd1c 100644
--- a/drw.h
+++ b/drw.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 struct drw {
 	struct wl_shm *shm;
-	PangoFontDescription *font_description;
 };
 struct drwsurf {
 	uint32_t width, height, size;
@@ -41,7 +40,8 @@ void drw_over_rectangle(struct drwsurf *d, Color color, uint32_t x, uint32_t y,
                         uint32_t w, uint32_t h);
 
 void drw_draw_text(struct drwsurf *d, Color color, uint32_t x, uint32_t y,
-                   uint32_t w, uint32_t h, uint32_t b, const char *label);
+                   uint32_t w, uint32_t h, uint32_t b, const char *label,
+                   PangoFontDescription *font_description);
 
 uint32_t setup_buffer(struct drwsurf *drwsurf);
 
diff --git a/keyboard.c b/keyboard.c
index c5faa12..afe0639 100644
--- a/keyboard.c
+++ b/keyboard.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ kbd_draw_key(struct kbd *kb, struct key *k, enum key_draw_type type)
     }
 
     drw_draw_text(kb->surf, scheme->text, k->x, k->y, k->w, k->h,
-                  KBD_KEY_BORDER, label);
+                  KBD_KEY_BORDER, label, scheme->font_description);
     wl_surface_damage(kb->surf->surf, k->x, k->y, k->w, k->h);
 
     if (type == Press || type == Unpress) {
@@ -590,7 +590,8 @@ kbd_draw_key(struct kbd *kb, struct key *k, enum key_draw_type type)
         draw_inset(kb->popup_surf, k->x, kb->last_popup_y, k->w, k->h,
                    KBD_KEY_BORDER, scheme->high);
         drw_draw_text(kb->popup_surf, scheme->text, k->x, kb->last_popup_y,
-                      k->w, k->h, KBD_KEY_BORDER, label);
+                      k->w, k->h, KBD_KEY_BORDER, label,
+                      scheme->font_description);
         wl_surface_damage(kb->popup_surf->surf, k->x, kb->last_popup_y, k->w,
                           k->h);
     }
diff --git a/keyboard.h b/keyboard.h
index c69d228..f09b363 100644
--- a/keyboard.h
+++ b/keyboard.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ struct clr_scheme {
 	Color high;
 	Color swipe;
 	Color text;
+	char *font;
+	PangoFontDescription *font_description;
 };
 
 struct key {
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index d1f4b44..46c74b9 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
     fprintf(stderr, __VA_ARGS__);                                              \
     exit(1)
 
+/* array size */
+#define countof(x) (sizeof(x) / sizeof(*x))
+
 /* client state */
 static const char *namespace = "wlroots";
 static struct wl_display *display;
@@ -747,7 +750,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     /* parse command line arguments */
     char *layer_names_list = NULL, *landscape_layer_names_list = NULL;
-    const char *fc_font_pattern = NULL;
+    char *fc_font_pattern = NULL;
     height = normal_height = KBD_PIXEL_HEIGHT;
     landscape_height = KBD_PIXEL_LANDSCAPE_HEIGHT;
 
@@ -913,8 +916,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         keyboard.schemes[1].high.bgra[3] = alpha;
     }
 
-    if (!fc_font_pattern) {
-        fc_font_pattern = default_font;
+    if (fc_font_pattern) {
+        for (i = 0; i < countof(schemes); i++)
+            schemes[i].font = fc_font_pattern;
     }
 
     display = wl_display_connect(NULL);
@@ -959,8 +963,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     kbd_init(&keyboard, (struct layout *)&layouts, layer_names_list,
              landscape_layer_names_list);
 
-    draw_ctx.font_description =
-        pango_font_description_from_string(fc_font_pattern);
+    for (i = 0; i < countof(schemes); i++) {
+        schemes[i].font_description =
+            pango_font_description_from_string(schemes[i].font);
+    }
 
     if (!hidden)
         show();
@@ -1014,8 +1020,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
     }
 
-    if (fc_font_pattern != default_font) {
+    if (fc_font_pattern) {
         free((void *)fc_font_pattern);
+        for (i = 0; i < countof(schemes); i++)
+            schemes[i].font = NULL;
     }
 
     return 0;