diff --git a/include/SFML/Graphics/Font.hpp b/include/SFML/Graphics/Font.hpp
index d3b1955ee..8bbfcb142 100644
--- a/include/SFML/Graphics/Font.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/Graphics/Font.hpp
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ class InputStream;
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 class SFML_GRAPHICS_API Font
 {
+public :
+
+	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+	/// \brief Holds various information about a font
+	///
+	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+	struct Info
+	{
+		std::string family; ///< The font family
+	};
+
 public :
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -130,6 +141,14 @@ public :
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     bool loadFromStream(InputStream& stream);
 
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// \brief Get the font information
+    ///
+    /// \return A structure that holds the font information
+    ///
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+	const Info& getInfo() const;
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Retrieve a glyph of the font
     ///
@@ -283,7 +302,8 @@ private :
     void*                      m_face;        ///< Pointer to the internal font face (it is typeless to avoid exposing implementation details)
     void*                      m_streamRec;   ///< Pointer to the stream rec instance (it is typeless to avoid exposing implementation details)
     int*                       m_refCount;    ///< Reference counter used by implicit sharing
-    mutable PageTable          m_pages;       ///< Table containing the glyphs pages by character size
+    Info					   m_info;		  ///< Information about the font
+	mutable PageTable          m_pages;       ///< Table containing the glyphs pages by character size
     mutable std::vector<Uint8> m_pixelBuffer; ///< Pixel buffer holding a glyph's pixels before being written to the texture
 };
 
diff --git a/src/SFML/Graphics/Font.cpp b/src/SFML/Graphics/Font.cpp
index 8afe57e73..4b6bd2ca4 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Graphics/Font.cpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Graphics/Font.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ Font::Font() :
 m_library  (NULL),
 m_face     (NULL),
 m_streamRec(NULL),
-m_refCount (NULL)
+m_refCount (NULL),
+m_info	   ()
 {
 
 }
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ m_library    (copy.m_library),
 m_face       (copy.m_face),
 m_streamRec  (copy.m_streamRec),
 m_refCount   (copy.m_refCount),
+m_info		 (copy.m_info),
 m_pages      (copy.m_pages),
 m_pixelBuffer(copy.m_pixelBuffer)
 {
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ bool Font::loadFromFile(const std::string& filename)
         return false;
     }
 
-    // Select the unicode character map
+	// Select the unicode character map
     if (FT_Select_Charmap(face, FT_ENCODING_UNICODE) != 0)
     {
         err() << "Failed to load font \"" << filename << "\" (failed to set the Unicode character set)" << std::endl;
@@ -133,6 +135,9 @@ bool Font::loadFromFile(const std::string& filename)
     // Store the loaded font in our ugly void* :)
     m_face = face;
 
+	// Store the font information
+	m_info.family = face->family_name ? face->family_name : std::string();
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -173,6 +178,9 @@ bool Font::loadFromMemory(const void* data, std::size_t sizeInBytes)
     // Store the loaded font in our ugly void* :)
     m_face = face;
 
+	// Store the font information
+	m_info.family = face->family_name ? face->family_name : std::string();
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -233,10 +241,20 @@ bool Font::loadFromStream(InputStream& stream)
     m_face = face;
     m_streamRec = rec;
 
+	// Store the font information
+	m_info.family = face->family_name ? face->family_name : std::string();
+
     return true;
 }
 
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+const Font::Info& Font::getInfo() const
+{
+	return m_info;
+}
+
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 const Glyph& Font::getGlyph(Uint32 codePoint, unsigned int characterSize, bool bold) const
 {