diff --git a/gfx/fonts/d3d_font.c b/gfx/fonts/d3d_font.c
index cfe8cc1387..ae150b9ec2 100644
--- a/gfx/fonts/d3d_font.c
+++ b/gfx/fonts/d3d_font.c
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ static const d3d_font_renderer_t *d3d_font_backends[] = {
    &d3d_xdk1_font,
 #elif defined(_XBOX360)
    &d3d_xbox360_font,
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+   &d3d_win32_font,
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/gfx/fonts/d3d_font.h b/gfx/fonts/d3d_font.h
index 5a01bb5ff8..2a330a0429 100644
--- a/gfx/fonts/d3d_font.h
+++ b/gfx/fonts/d3d_font.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ typedef struct d3d_font_renderer
 
 extern const d3d_font_renderer_t d3d_xbox360_font;
 extern const d3d_font_renderer_t d3d_xdk1_font;
+extern const d3d_font_renderer_t d3d_win32_font;
 
 const d3d_font_renderer_t *d3d_font_init_first(void *data,
       const char *font_path, unsigned font_size);
diff --git a/gfx/fonts/d3d_w32_font.c b/gfx/fonts/d3d_w32_font.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6c187f4a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gfx/fonts/d3d_w32_font.c
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*  RetroArch - A frontend for libretro.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2010-2014 - Hans-Kristian Arntzen
+ *  Copyright (C) 2011-2014 - Daniel De Matteis
+ * 
+ *  RetroArch is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ *  of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Found-
+ *  ation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  RetroArch is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ *  PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with RetroArch.
+ *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "d3d_font.h"
+#include "../gfx_common.h"
+#include "../../general.h"
+
+static bool d3dfonts_w32_init_font(void *data, const char *font_path, unsigned font_size)
+{
+   (void)font_path;
+
+   D3DVideo *d3d = reinterpret_cast<D3DVideo*>(data);
+   D3DXFONT_DESC desc = {
+      static_cast<int>(font_size), 0, 400, 0,
+      false, DEFAULT_CHARSET,
+      OUT_TT_PRECIS,
+      CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS,
+      DEFAULT_PITCH,
+      "Verdana" // Hardcode ftl :(
+   };
+
+   uint32_t r = static_cast<uint32_t>(g_settings.video.msg_color_r * 255) & 0xff;
+   uint32_t g = static_cast<uint32_t>(g_settings.video.msg_color_g * 255) & 0xff;
+   uint32_t b = static_cast<uint32_t>(g_settings.video.msg_color_b * 255) & 0xff;
+   d3d->font_color = D3DCOLOR_XRGB(r, g, b);
+
+   return SUCCEEDED(D3DXCreateFontIndirect(d3d->dev, &desc, &d3d->font));
+}
+
+static void d3dfonts_w32_deinit_font(void *data)
+{
+   D3DVideo *d3d = reinterpret_cast<D3DVideo*>(data);
+   if (d3d->font)
+      d3d->font->Release();
+   d3d->font = NULL;
+}
+
+static void d3dfonts_w32_render_msg(void *data, const char *msg, void *parms)
+{
+   D3DVideo *d3d = reinterpret_cast<D3DVideo*>(data);
+   font_params_t *params = (font_params_t*)userdata;
+
+   if (msg && SUCCEEDED(d3d->dev->BeginScene()))
+   {
+      d3d->font->DrawTextA(NULL,
+            msg,
+            -1,
+            &d3d->font_rect_shifted,
+            DT_LEFT,
+            ((d3d->font_color >> 2) & 0x3f3f3f) | 0xff000000);
+
+      d3d->font->DrawTextA(NULL,
+            msg,
+            -1,
+            &d3d->font_rect,
+            DT_LEFT,
+            d3d->font_color | 0xff000000);
+
+      d3d->dev->EndScene();
+   }
+}
+
+const d3d_font_renderer_t d3d_xdk1_font = {
+   d3dfonts_w32_init_font,
+   d3dfonts_w32_deinit_font,
+   d3dfonts_w32_render_msg,
+   "d3d-fonts-w32",
+};