diff --git a/es-core/src/resources/Font.cpp b/es-core/src/resources/Font.cpp
index 6b1ed1a73..196f9ce23 100644
--- a/es-core/src/resources/Font.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/resources/Font.cpp
@@ -724,5 +724,11 @@ std::shared_ptr<Font> Font::getFromTheme(const ThemeData::ThemeElement* elem,
     if (properties & FONT_PATH && elem->has("fontPath"))
         path = elem->get<std::string>("fontPath");
 
+    if (!Utils::FileSystem::exists(path)) {
+        LOG(LogError) << "Font file \"" << path << "\" defined by the theme does not exist, "
+                "falling back to \"" << getDefaultPath() << "\"";
+        path = getDefaultPath();
+    }
+
     return get(size, path);
 }