diff --git a/compose/ui/ui-text/api/desktop/ui-text.api b/compose/ui/ui-text/api/desktop/ui-text.api
index ae0e131721702..85649d78c1766 100644
--- a/compose/ui/ui-text/api/desktop/ui-text.api
+++ b/compose/ui/ui-text/api/desktop/ui-text.api
@@ -1359,7 +1359,9 @@ public abstract class androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/PlatformFont : androidx/
 }
 
 public final class androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/PlatformFont_skikoKt {
+	public static final fun Font-wCLgNak (Ljava/lang/String;Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function0;Landroidx/compose/ui/text/font/FontWeight;I)Landroidx/compose/ui/text/font/Font;
 	public static final fun Font-wCLgNak (Ljava/lang/String;[BLandroidx/compose/ui/text/font/FontWeight;I)Landroidx/compose/ui/text/font/Font;
+	public static synthetic fun Font-wCLgNak$default (Ljava/lang/String;Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function0;Landroidx/compose/ui/text/font/FontWeight;IILjava/lang/Object;)Landroidx/compose/ui/text/font/Font;
 	public static synthetic fun Font-wCLgNak$default (Ljava/lang/String;[BLandroidx/compose/ui/text/font/FontWeight;IILjava/lang/Object;)Landroidx/compose/ui/text/font/Font;
 	public static final fun Typeface (Lorg/jetbrains/skia/Typeface;Ljava/lang/String;)Landroidx/compose/ui/text/font/Typeface;
 	public static synthetic fun Typeface$default (Lorg/jetbrains/skia/Typeface;Ljava/lang/String;ILjava/lang/Object;)Landroidx/compose/ui/text/font/Typeface;
diff --git a/compose/ui/ui-text/src/desktopMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/DesktopFont.desktop.kt b/compose/ui/ui-text/src/desktopMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/DesktopFont.desktop.kt
index a5fee5389169a..302d80068fff2 100644
--- a/compose/ui/ui-text/src/desktopMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/DesktopFont.desktop.kt
+++ b/compose/ui/ui-text/src/desktopMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/DesktopFont.desktop.kt
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ internal actual fun loadTypeface(font: Font): SkTypeface {
     return when (font) {
         is ResourceFont -> typefaceResource(font.name)
         is FileFont -> SkTypeface.makeFromFile(font.file.toString())
-        is LoadedFont -> SkTypeface.makeFromData(Data.makeFromBytes(font.data))
+        is LoadedFont -> SkTypeface.makeFromData(Data.makeFromBytes(font.getData()))
         is SystemFont -> SkTypeface.makeFromName(font.identity, font.skFontStyle)
     }
 }
diff --git a/compose/ui/ui-text/src/jsWasmMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/JsFont.js.kt b/compose/ui/ui-text/src/jsWasmMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/JsFont.js.kt
index f7d2e72cd0e2f..94ca19494c49d 100644
--- a/compose/ui/ui-text/src/jsWasmMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/JsFont.js.kt
+++ b/compose/ui/ui-text/src/jsWasmMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/JsFont.js.kt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ internal actual fun loadTypeface(font: Font): SkTypeface {
         throw IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported font type: $font")
     }
     return when (font) {
-        is LoadedFont -> SkTypeface.makeFromData(Data.makeFromBytes(font.data))
+        is LoadedFont -> SkTypeface.makeFromData(Data.makeFromBytes(font.getData()))
         is SystemFont -> SkTypeface.makeFromName(font.identity, font.skFontStyle)
     }
 }
diff --git a/compose/ui/ui-text/src/nativeMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/NativeFont.native.kt b/compose/ui/ui-text/src/nativeMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/NativeFont.native.kt
index cd53863ef846f..dcbee374c457f 100644
--- a/compose/ui/ui-text/src/nativeMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/NativeFont.native.kt
+++ b/compose/ui/ui-text/src/nativeMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/NativeFont.native.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ internal actual fun loadTypeface(font: Font): SkTypeface {
     }
     @Suppress("REDUNDANT_ELSE_IN_WHEN")
     return when (font) {
-        is LoadedFont -> SkTypeface.makeFromData(Data.makeFromBytes(font.data))
+        is LoadedFont -> SkTypeface.makeFromData(Data.makeFromBytes(font.getData()))
         // TODO: compilation fails without `else` see https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-43875
         else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported font type: $font")
     }
diff --git a/compose/ui/ui-text/src/skikoMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/PlatformFont.skiko.kt b/compose/ui/ui-text/src/skikoMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/PlatformFont.skiko.kt
index 2f18cb2a34e57..24eab9b08821e 100644
--- a/compose/ui/ui-text/src/skikoMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/PlatformFont.skiko.kt
+++ b/compose/ui/ui-text/src/skikoMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/ui/text/platform/PlatformFont.skiko.kt
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class SystemFont(
  * Defines a Font using byte array with loaded font data.
  *
  * @param identity Unique identity for a font. Used internally to distinguish fonts.
- * @param data Byte array with loaded font data.
+ * @param getData should return Byte array with loaded font data.
  * @param weight The weight of the font. The system uses this to match a font to a font request
  * that is given in a [androidx.compose.ui.text.SpanStyle].
  * @param style The style of the font, normal or italic. The system uses this to match a font to a
@@ -67,13 +67,15 @@ class SystemFont(
  */
 class LoadedFont internal constructor(
     override val identity: String,
-    val data: ByteArray,
+    internal val getData: () -> ByteArray,
     override val weight: FontWeight,
     override val style: FontStyle
 ) : PlatformFont() {
     @ExperimentalTextApi
     override val loadingStrategy: FontLoadingStrategy = FontLoadingStrategy.Blocking
 
+    val data: ByteArray get() = getData()
+
     override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
         if (this === other) return true
         if (other !is LoadedFont) return false
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ class LoadedFont internal constructor(
  * Creates a Font using byte array with loaded font data.
  *
  * @param identity Unique identity for a font. Used internally to distinguish fonts.
- * @param data Byte array with loaded font data.
+ * @param getData should return Byte array with loaded font data.
  * @param weight The weight of the font. The system uses this to match a font to a font request
  * that is given in a [androidx.compose.ui.text.SpanStyle].
  * @param style The style of the font, normal or italic. The system uses this to match a font to a
@@ -108,10 +110,10 @@ class LoadedFont internal constructor(
  */
 fun Font(
     identity: String,
-    data: ByteArray,
+    getData: () -> ByteArray,
     weight: FontWeight = FontWeight.Normal,
     style: FontStyle = FontStyle.Normal
-): Font = LoadedFont(identity, data, weight, style)
+): Font = LoadedFont(identity, getData, weight, style)
 
 private class SkiaBackedTypeface(
     alias: String?,
@@ -121,6 +123,30 @@ private class SkiaBackedTypeface(
     override val fontFamily: FontFamily? = null
 }
 
+/**
+ * Creates a Font using byte array with loaded font data.
+ *
+ * @param identity Unique identity for a font. Used internally to distinguish fonts.
+ * @param data Byte array with loaded font data.
+ * @param weight The weight of the font. The system uses this to match a font to a font request
+ * that is given in a [androidx.compose.ui.text.SpanStyle].
+ * @param style The style of the font, normal or italic. The system uses this to match a font to a
+ * font request that is given in a [androidx.compose.ui.text.SpanStyle].
+ *
+ * @see FontFamily
+ */
+fun Font(
+    identity: String,
+    data: ByteArray,
+    weight: FontWeight = FontWeight.Normal,
+    style: FontStyle = FontStyle.Normal
+): Font = Font(
+    identity = identity,
+    getData = { data },
+    weight = weight,
+    style = style,
+)
+
 /**
  * Returns a Compose [Typeface] from Skia [SkTypeface].
  *