diff --git a/csshelper.cpp b/csshelper.cpp
index 58fb25abc..a7c1b4e70 100644
--- a/csshelper.cpp
+++ b/csshelper.cpp
@@ -342,7 +342,9 @@ namespace KMail {
   }
 
   QString CSSHelper::Private::printCssDefinitions() const {
-    const QString headerFont = QString( "  font-size: %1pt ! important;\n" )
+    const QString headerFont = QString( "  font-family: \"%1\" ! important;\n"
+					"  font-size: %2pt ! important;\n" )
+                           .arg( mPrintFont.family() )
                            .arg( mPrintFont.pointSize() );
     const QColorGroup & cg = QApplication::palette().active();
 
@@ -356,11 +358,13 @@ namespace KMail {
 
     return
       QString( "body {\n"
-	       "  font-size: %1pt ! important;\n"
+	       "  font-family: \"%1\" ! important;\n"
+	       "  font-size: %2pt ! important;\n"
 	       "  color: #000000 ! important;\n"
 	       "  background-color: #ffffff ! important\n"
 	       "}\n\n" )
-      .arg( QString::number( mPrintFont.pointSize() ) )
+      .arg( mPrintFont.family(),
+	    QString::number( mPrintFont.pointSize() ) )
       +
       QString( "tr.textAtmH,\n"
 	       "tr.rfc822H,\n"
@@ -403,7 +407,9 @@ namespace KMail {
     const QString fgColor = c1.name();
     const QString bgColor = c4.name();
     const QString linkColor = c2.name();
-    const QString headerFont = QString("  font-size: %1px ! important;\n")
+    const QString headerFont = QString("  font-family: \"%1\" ! important;\n"
+				       "  font-size: %2px ! important;\n")
+      .arg( mBodyFont.family() )
       .arg( pointsToPixel( helper->mMetrics, mBodyFont.pointSize() ) );
     const QString background = ( mBackingPixmapOn
                          ? QString( "  background-image:url(file://%1) ! important;\n" )
@@ -434,11 +440,13 @@ namespace KMail {
 
     return
       QString( "body {\n"
-	       "  font-size: %1 ! important;\n"
-	       "  color: %2 ! important;\n"
-	       "%3"
+	       "  font-family: \"%1\" ! important;\n"
+	       "  font-size: %2 ! important;\n"
+	       "  color: %3 ! important;\n"
+	       "%4"
 	       "}\n\n" )
-      .arg( bodyFontSize,
+      .arg( bodyFont( fixed ).family(),
+	    bodyFontSize,
 	    fgColor,
 	    background )
       +
diff --git a/kmreaderwin.cpp b/kmreaderwin.cpp
index e09c822ec..d52ecec8b 100644
--- a/kmreaderwin.cpp
+++ b/kmreaderwin.cpp
@@ -901,7 +901,6 @@ void KMReaderWin::displayAboutPage()
 
   QString location = locate("data", "kmail/about/main.html");
   QString content = kFileToString(location);
-  mViewer->setStandardFont( mCSSHelper->bodyFont().family() );
   mViewer->begin(location);
   QString info =
     i18n("%1: KMail version; %2: help:// URL; %3: homepage URL; "
@@ -974,9 +973,6 @@ void KMReaderWin::updateReaderWin()
 
   htmlWriter()->reset();
 
-  if ( mViewer )
-    mViewer->setStandardFont( mCSSHelper->bodyFont().family() );
-
   KMFolder* folder;
   if (message(&folder))
   {