diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widget_text.rs b/crates/egui/src/widget_text.rs
index 80ee6f05124..011a4adcbb0 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widget_text.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widget_text.rs
@@ -380,6 +380,9 @@ impl RichText {
                     || fallback_font.resolve(style),
                     |text_style| text_style.resolve(style),
                 );
+            if let Some(fid) = style.override_font_id.clone() {
+                font_id = fid;
+            }
             if let Some(size) = size {
                 font_id.size = size;
             }