diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/formatting.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/formatting.cpp
index c9a9da6066..64e3847887 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/formatting.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/formatting.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <components/vfs/manager.hpp>
 #include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
 #include <components/misc/resourcehelpers.hpp>
+#include <components/fontloader/fontloader.hpp>
 
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/windowmanager.hpp"
@@ -367,7 +368,9 @@ namespace MWGui::Formatting
             if (attr.find("face") != attr.end())
             {
                 std::string face = attr.at("face");
-                mTextStyle.mFont = "Journalbook "+face;
+                std::string name = Gui::FontLoader::getFontForFace(face);
+
+                mTextStyle.mFont = "Journalbook "+name;
             }
             if (attr.find("size") != attr.end())
             {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/formatting.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/formatting.hpp
index 12a3d46caa..387acd58c8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/formatting.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/formatting.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         {
             TextStyle() :
                 mColour(0,0,0)
-                , mFont("Journalbook Magic Cards")
+                , mFont("Journalbook DefaultFont")
                 , mTextSize(16)
             {
             }
diff --git a/components/fontloader/fontloader.cpp b/components/fontloader/fontloader.cpp
index ab4ca24eee..d7d16f0aa1 100644
--- a/components/fontloader/fontloader.cpp
+++ b/components/fontloader/fontloader.cpp
@@ -304,13 +304,7 @@ namespace Gui
             fail(*bitmapFile, bitmapFilename, "File too small to be a valid bitmap");
         bitmapFile.reset();
 
-        std::string resourceName;
-        if (name.size() >= 5 && Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(name.substr(0, 5), "magic"))
-            resourceName = "Magic Cards";
-        else if (name.size() >= 7 && Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(name.substr(0, 7), "century"))
-            resourceName = "Century Gothic";
-        else if (name.size() >= 7 && Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(name.substr(0, 7), "daedric"))
-            resourceName = "Daedric";
+        std::string resourceName = name;
 
         if (exportToFile)
         {
@@ -346,7 +340,9 @@ namespace Gui
         // We need to emulate loading from XML because the data members are private as of mygui 3.2.0
         MyGUI::xml::Document xmlDocument;
         MyGUI::xml::ElementPtr root = xmlDocument.createRoot("ResourceManualFont");
-        root->addAttribute("name", resourceName);
+
+        const std::string baseName = Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(std::filesystem::path(mVFS->getAbsoluteFileName(fileName)).stem().string());
+        root->addAttribute("name", getInternalFontName(baseName));
 
         MyGUI::xml::ElementPtr defaultHeight = root->createChild("Property");
         defaultHeight->addAttribute("key", "DefaultHeight");
@@ -506,12 +502,11 @@ namespace Gui
 
         font->deserialization(root, MyGUI::Version(3,2,0));
 
-        // Setup "book" version of font as fallback if we will not use TrueType fonts
         MyGUI::ResourceManualFont* bookFont = static_cast<MyGUI::ResourceManualFont*>(
                     MyGUI::FactoryManager::getInstance().createObject("Resource", "ResourceManualFont"));
         mFonts.push_back(bookFont);
         bookFont->deserialization(root, MyGUI::Version(3,2,0));
-        bookFont->setResourceName("Journalbook " + resourceName);
+        bookFont->setResourceName("Journalbook " + getInternalFontName(baseName));
 
         // Remove automatically registered fonts
         for (std::vector<MyGUI::ResourceManualFont*>::iterator it = mFonts.begin(); it != mFonts.end();)
@@ -564,6 +559,8 @@ namespace Gui
                 MyGUI::xml::ElementPtr sizeNode = resourceNode->createChild("Property");
                 sizeNode->addAttribute("key", "Size");
                 sizeNode->addAttribute("value", std::to_string(mFontHeight));
+
+                resourceNode->setAttribute("name", getInternalFontName(name));
             }
             else if (Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(type, "ResourceSkin") ||
                      Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(type, "AutoSizedResourceSkin"))
@@ -611,7 +608,7 @@ namespace Gui
                     resolutionNode->addAttribute("key", "Resolution");
                     resolutionNode->addAttribute("value", std::to_string(resolution));
 
-                    copyFont->setAttribute("name", "Journalbook " + name);
+                    copyFont->setAttribute("name", "Journalbook " + getInternalFontName(name));
                 }
             }
 
@@ -623,4 +620,30 @@ namespace Gui
     {
         return mFontHeight;
     }
+
+    std::string FontLoader::getInternalFontName(const std::string& name)
+    {
+        if (name == Settings::Manager::getString("default font", "GUI"))
+            return "DefaultFont";
+        if (name == Settings::Manager::getString("scroll font", "GUI"))
+            return "ScrollFont";
+        if (name == Settings::Manager::getString("mono font", "GUI"))
+            return "MonoFont";
+
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    std::string FontLoader::getFontForFace(const std::string& face)
+    {
+        const std::string lowerFace = Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(face);
+
+        if (lowerFace == "magic cards")
+            return "DefaultFont";
+        if (lowerFace == "daedric")
+            return "ScrollFont";
+        if (lowerFace == "century gothic")
+            return "MonoFont";
+
+        return face;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/components/fontloader/fontloader.hpp b/components/fontloader/fontloader.hpp
index ee54e077a5..652f9bdf43 100644
--- a/components/fontloader/fontloader.hpp
+++ b/components/fontloader/fontloader.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ namespace Gui
 
         int getFontHeight();
 
+        static std::string getFontForFace(const std::string& face);
+
     private:
         ToUTF8::FromType mEncoding;
         const VFS::Manager* mVFS;
@@ -46,6 +48,8 @@ namespace Gui
         std::vector<MyGUI::ITexture*> mTextures;
         std::vector<MyGUI::ResourceManualFont*> mFonts;
 
+        std::string getInternalFontName(const std::string& name);
+
         /// @param exportToFile export the converted font (Image and XML with glyph metrics) to files?
         void loadBitmapFont (const std::string& fileName, bool exportToFile);
 
diff --git a/files/data/fonts/DejaVuLGCSansMono.omwfont b/files/data/fonts/DejaVuLGCSansMono.omwfont
index 6511877656..184c8a0d8f 100644
--- a/files/data/fonts/DejaVuLGCSansMono.omwfont
+++ b/files/data/fonts/DejaVuLGCSansMono.omwfont
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <MyGUI type="Resource" version="1.1">
-    <Resource type="ResourceTrueTypeFont" name="MonoFont">
+    <Resource type="ResourceTrueTypeFont" name="dejavusansmono">
         <Property key="Source" value="Fonts/DejaVuLGCSansMono.ttf"/>
         <Property key="Antialias" value="false"/>
         <Property key="TabWidth" value="8"/>
diff --git a/files/data/fonts/OMWAyembedt.omwfont b/files/data/fonts/OMWAyembedt.omwfont
index c8ac1c2ecb..9af8f655d8 100644
--- a/files/data/fonts/OMWAyembedt.omwfont
+++ b/files/data/fonts/OMWAyembedt.omwfont
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <MyGUI type="Resource" version="1.1">
-    <Resource type="ResourceTrueTypeFont" name="Daedric">
+    <Resource type="ResourceTrueTypeFont" name="ayembedt">
         <Property key="Source" value="Fonts/OMWAyembedt.ttf"/>
         <Property key="Antialias" value="false"/>
         <Property key="TabWidth" value="8"/>
diff --git a/files/data/fonts/Pelagiad.omwfont b/files/data/fonts/Pelagiad.omwfont
index 38dc29e09d..4b01a9f308 100644
--- a/files/data/fonts/Pelagiad.omwfont
+++ b/files/data/fonts/Pelagiad.omwfont
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <MyGUI type="Resource" version="1.1">
-    <Resource type="ResourceTrueTypeFont" name="Magic Cards">
+    <Resource type="ResourceTrueTypeFont" name="pelagiad">
         <Property key="Source" value="Fonts/Pelagiad.ttf"/>
         <Property key="Antialias" value="false"/>
         <Property key="TabWidth" value="8"/>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_book.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_book.layout
index e6f0f858c0..c0b19783c4 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_book.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_book.layout
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@
             </Widget>
 
             <Widget type="TextBox" skin="NormalText" position="30 358 250 16" name="LeftPageNumber">
-                <Property key="FontName" value="Journalbook Magic Cards"/>
+                <Property key="FontName" value="Journalbook DefaultFont"/>
                 <Property key="TextColour" value="0 0 0"/>
                 <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
                 <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
             </Widget>
             <Widget type="TextBox" skin="NormalText" position="310 358 250 16" name="RightPageNumber">
-                <Property key="FontName" value="Journalbook Magic Cards"/>
+                <Property key="FontName" value="Journalbook DefaultFont"/>
                 <Property key="TextColour" value="0 0 0"/>
                 <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
                 <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_journal.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_journal.layout
index 3752897f97..c93fbb3329 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_journal.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_journal.layout
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
       </Widget>
 
       <Widget type="TextBox" skin="NormalText" position="150 350 32 16" name="PageOneNum">
-        <Property key="FontName" value="Journalbook Magic Cards"/>
+        <Property key="FontName" value="Journalbook DefaultFont"/>
         <Property key="TextColour" value="0 0 0"/>
       </Widget>
 
       <Widget type="TextBox" skin="NormalText" position="410 350 32 16" name="PageTwoNum">
-        <Property key="FontName" value="Journalbook Magic Cards"/>
+        <Property key="FontName" value="Journalbook DefaultFont"/>
         <Property key="TextColour" value="0 0 0"/>
       </Widget>
 
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_journal.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_journal.skin.xml
index 0702d8c5eb..ddf9497f28 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_journal.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_journal.skin.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <MyGUI type="Resource" version="1.1">
     <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="MW_BookClient" size="10 10">
-            <Property key="FontName" value="Journalbook Magic Cards"/>
+            <Property key="FontName" value="Journalbook DefaultFont"/>
             <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left Top"/>
             <Property key="TextColour" value="0 0 0"/>
             <BasisSkin type="EditText" offset="0 0 10 10" align="Stretch"/>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     </Resource>
 
     <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="MW_QuestLink" size="5 5">
-        <Property key="FontName" value="Journalbook Magic Cards"/>
+        <Property key="FontName" value="Journalbook DefaultFont"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left VCenter"/>
 
         <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="2 0 1 5" align="Stretch">
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_settings.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_settings.xml
index 37d2359683..1bd0e25437 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_settings.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_settings.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <MyGUI>
     <MyGUI type="Font">
-        <Property key="Default" value="Magic Cards"/>
+        <Property key="Default" value="DefaultFont"/>
 
     </MyGUI>
     <MyGUI type="Pointer">
diff --git a/files/settings-default.cfg b/files/settings-default.cfg
index 2675004907..d42c093f0a 100644
--- a/files/settings-default.cfg
+++ b/files/settings-default.cfg
@@ -234,6 +234,15 @@ color topic specific = 0.45 0.5 0.8 1
 # Default to grey
 color topic exhausted = 0.3 0.3 0.3 1
 
+# Font used by UI and books
+default font = pelagiad
+
+# Font used by magic scrolls
+scroll font = ayembedt
+
+# Font used by console and debug log
+mono font = dejavusansmono
+
 [HUD]
 
 # Displays the crosshair or reticle when not in GUI mode.