diff --git a/kitty/fonts.h b/kitty/fonts.h
index 6a92aa761..d43a53401 100644
--- a/kitty/fonts.h
+++ b/kitty/fonts.h
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ void sprite_tracker_set_limits(size_t max_texture_size, size_t max_array_len);
 void sprite_tracker_set_layout(unsigned int cell_width, unsigned int cell_height);
 typedef void (*free_extra_data_func)(void*);
 PyObject* ft_face_from_data(const uint8_t* data, size_t sz, void *extra_data, free_extra_data_func fed, PyObject *path, int hinting, int hintstyle, float size_in_pts, float xdpi, float ydpi);
+PyObject* ft_face_from_path_and_psname(const char* path, const char* psname, void *extra_data, free_extra_data_func fed, int hinting, int hintstyle, float size_in_pts, float xdpi, float ydpi);
diff --git a/kitty/freetype.c b/kitty/freetype.c
index 0261be443..9ea90a0cb 100644
--- a/kitty/freetype.c
+++ b/kitty/freetype.c
@@ -133,9 +133,39 @@ ft_face_from_data(const uint8_t* data, size_t sz, void *extra_data, free_extra_d
     if (ans == NULL) return NULL; 
     int error = FT_New_Memory_Face(library, data, sz, 0, &ans->face);
     if(error) { set_freetype_error("Failed to load memory face, with error:", error); Py_CLEAR(ans); return NULL; }
+    if (!init_ft_face(ans, path, hinting, hintstyle, size_in_pts, xdpi, ydpi)) Py_CLEAR(ans);
     ans->extra_data = extra_data;
     ans->free_extra_data = fed;
-    if (!init_ft_face(ans, path, hinting, hintstyle, size_in_pts, xdpi, ydpi)) Py_CLEAR(ans);
+    return (PyObject*)ans;
+}
+
+static inline bool
+load_from_path_and_psname(const char *path, const char* psname, FT_Face ans) {
+    int error, num_faces, index = 0;
+    error = FT_New_Face(library, path, index, &ans);
+    if (error) { set_freetype_error("False to load face, with error:", error); return false; }
+    num_faces = ans->num_faces;
+    if (num_faces < 2) return true;
+    do {
+        if (strcmp(FT_Get_Postscript_Name(ans), psname) == 0) return true;
+        FT_Done_Face(ans);
+        error = FT_New_Face(library, path, ++index, &ans);
+        if (error) continue;
+    } while(index < num_faces);
+    PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError, "No face matching the postscript name: %s found in: %s", psname, path);
+    return false;
+}
+
+PyObject*
+ft_face_from_path_and_psname(const char* path, const char* psname, void *extra_data, free_extra_data_func fed, int hinting, int hintstyle, float size_in_pts, float xdpi, float ydpi) {
+    Face *ans = (Face*)Face_Type.tp_alloc(&Face_Type, 0);
+    if (!load_from_path_and_psname(path, psname, ans->face)) { Py_CLEAR(ans); return NULL; }
+    PyObject *p = PyUnicode_FromString(path);
+    if (p == NULL) { Py_CLEAR(ans); return NULL; }
+    if (!init_ft_face(ans, p, hinting, hintstyle, size_in_pts, xdpi, ydpi)) Py_CLEAR(ans);
+    ans->extra_data = extra_data;
+    ans->free_extra_data = fed;
+    Py_DECREF(p);
     return (PyObject*)ans;
 }