diff --git a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/FontManagerImpl.cs b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/FontManagerImpl.cs
index 727947e59d..60d6ecaabc 100644
--- a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/FontManagerImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/FontManagerImpl.cs
@@ -89,12 +89,15 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia
 
             if (typeface.FontFamily.Key == null)
             {
+                var defaultName = SKTypeface.Default.FamilyName;
+
                 foreach (var familyName in typeface.FontFamily.FamilyNames)
                 {
                     skTypeface = SKTypeface.FromFamilyName(familyName, (SKFontStyleWeight)typeface.Weight,
                         SKFontStyleWidth.Normal, (SKFontStyleSlant)typeface.Style);
 
-                    if (skTypeface == SKTypeface.Default)
+                    if (!skTypeface.FamilyName.Equals(familyName, StringComparison.Ordinal) &&
+                        defaultName.Equals(skTypeface.FamilyName, StringComparison.Ordinal))
                     {
                         continue;
                     }
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Direct2D1.UnitTests/Media/FontManagerImplTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Direct2D1.UnitTests/Media/FontManagerImplTests.cs
index 82471915f4..3320bcebca 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Direct2D1.UnitTests/Media/FontManagerImplTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Direct2D1.UnitTests/Media/FontManagerImplTests.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,30 @@ namespace Avalonia.Direct2D1.UnitTests.Media
             }
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Create_Typeface_From_Fallback_Bold()
+        {
+            using (AvaloniaLocator.EnterScope())
+            {
+                Direct2D1Platform.Initialize();
+
+                var fontManager = new FontManagerImpl();
+
+                var defaultName = fontManager.GetDefaultFontFamilyName();
+
+                var glyphTypeface = (GlyphTypefaceImpl)fontManager.CreateGlyphTypeface(
+                    new Typeface(new FontFamily("A, B, Arial"), FontWeight.Bold));
+
+                var font = glyphTypeface.DWFont;
+
+                Assert.Equal("Arial", font.FontFamily.FamilyNames.GetString(0));
+
+                Assert.Equal(SharpDX.DirectWrite.FontWeight.Bold, font.Weight);
+
+                Assert.Equal(SharpDX.DirectWrite.FontStyle.Normal, font.Style);
+            }
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Should_Create_Typeface_For_Unknown_Font()
         {
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Skia.UnitTests/FontManagerImplTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Skia.UnitTests/FontManagerImplTests.cs
index 927f98b32b..fdd88dab0e 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Skia.UnitTests/FontManagerImplTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Skia.UnitTests/FontManagerImplTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using Avalonia.Media;
 using Avalonia.Platform;
@@ -29,6 +30,23 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia.UnitTests
             Assert.Equal(SKTypeface.Default.FontSlant, skTypeface.FontSlant);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Create_Typeface_From_Fallback_Bold()
+        {
+            var fontManager = new FontManagerImpl();
+
+            //we need to have a valid font name different from the default one
+            string fontName = fontManager.GetInstalledFontFamilyNames().First();
+
+            var glyphTypeface = (GlyphTypefaceImpl)fontManager.CreateGlyphTypeface(
+                new Typeface(new FontFamily($"A, B, {fontName}"), FontWeight.Bold));
+
+            var skTypeface = glyphTypeface.Typeface;
+
+            Assert.Equal(fontName, skTypeface.FamilyName);
+            Assert.Equal(SKFontStyle.Bold.Weight, skTypeface.FontWeight);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Should_Create_Typeface_For_Unknown_Font()
         {