diff --git a/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/transformation/inbuild/FontTransformation.java b/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/transformation/inbuild/FontTransformation.java
index 697b5cca5..9fa45d0de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/transformation/inbuild/FontTransformation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/transformation/inbuild/FontTransformation.java
@@ -65,17 +65,15 @@ public void load(final String name, final List<TagPart> args) {
     super.load(name, args);
 
     if (args.size() == 1) {
-      @Subst("minecraft:empty") final String fontKey = args.get(0).value();
+      @Subst("empty") final String fontKey = args.get(0).value();
       this.font = Key.key(fontKey);
+    } else if (args.size() == 2) {
+      @Subst(Key.MINECRAFT_NAMESPACE) final String namespaceKey = args.get(0).value();
+      @Subst("empty") final String fontKey = args.get(1).value();
+      this.font = Key.key(namespaceKey, fontKey);
+    } else {
+      throw new ParsingException("Don't know how to turn " + args + " into a font", this.argTokenArray());
     }
-
-    if (args.size() != 2) {
-      throw new ParsingException("Doesn't know how to turn " + args + " into a click event", this.argTokenArray());
-    }
-
-    @Subst(Key.MINECRAFT_NAMESPACE) final String namespaceKey = args.get(0).value();
-    @Subst("empty") final String fontKey = args.get(1).value();
-    this.font = Key.key(namespaceKey, fontKey);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/MiniMessageParserTest.java b/src/test/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/MiniMessageParserTest.java
index 4d61ab158..c03e27e15 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/MiniMessageParserTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/MiniMessageParserTest.java
@@ -1112,6 +1112,32 @@ void testFont() {
     this.assertParsedEquals(expected, input);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void testCustomFont() {
+    final String input = "Default <font:myfont:best_font>Custom font <font:custom:worst_font>Another custom font </font>Back to previous font";
+    final Component expected = text("Default ")
+        .append(empty().style(s -> s.font(key("myfont", "best_font")))
+            .append(text("Custom font "))
+            .append(text("Another custom font ").style(s -> s.font(key("custom", "worst_font"))))
+            .append(text("Back to previous font"))
+        );
+
+    this.assertParsedEquals(expected, input);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testFontNoNamespace() {
+    final String input = "Nothing <font:uniform>Uniform <font:alt>Alt  </font> Uniform";
+    final Component expected = text("Nothing ")
+        .append(empty().style(s -> s.font(key("uniform")))
+            .append(text("Uniform "))
+            .append(text("Alt  ").style(s -> s.font(key("alt"))))
+            .append(text(" Uniform"))
+        );
+
+    this.assertParsedEquals(expected, input);
+  }
+
   // GH-37
   @Test
   void testPhil() {