diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b59085c929..7bd725ba55 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_SDL), 1)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(HAVE_OPENGL), 1)
-   OBJ += gfx/gl.o gfx/gfx_context.o gfx/fonts/gl_font.o gfx/math/matrix.o
+   OBJ += gfx/gl.o gfx/gfx_context.o gfx/gl_font.o gfx/fonts/gl_font.o gfx/math/matrix.o
 
    ifeq ($(HAVE_KMS), 1)
       OBJ += gfx/context/drm_egl_ctx.o
diff --git a/gfx/fonts/gl_font.c b/gfx/fonts/gl_font.c
index af7ecc0a77..f8e6b17186 100644
--- a/gfx/fonts/gl_font.c
+++ b/gfx/fonts/gl_font.c
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 #include "../gl_common.h"
 
-void gl_init_font(void *data, const char *font_path, unsigned font_size)
+static bool gl_init_font(void *data, const char *font_path, unsigned font_size)
 {
    if (!g_settings.video.font_enable)
-      return;
+      return false;
 
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
 
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ void gl_init_font(void *data, const char *font_path, unsigned font_size)
       glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, gl->texture[gl->tex_index]);
    }
    else
+   {
       RARCH_WARN("Couldn't init font renderer.\n");
+      return false;
+   }
 
    for (unsigned i = 0; i < 4; i++)
    {
@@ -50,6 +53,8 @@ void gl_init_font(void *data, const char *font_path, unsigned font_size)
          gl->font_color_dark[4 * i + j] = 0.3 * gl->font_color[4 * i + j];
       gl->font_color_dark[4 * i + 3] = 1.0;
    }
+
+   return true;
 }
 
 void gl_deinit_font(void *data)
@@ -291,7 +296,7 @@ static void setup_font(void *data, const char *msg, GLfloat scale, GLfloat pos_x
    gl_set_projection(gl, &ortho, true);
 }
 
-void gl_render_msg(void *data, const char *msg)
+static void gl_render_msg(void *data, const char *msg)
 {
    (void)data;
    (void)msg;
@@ -302,7 +307,7 @@ void gl_render_msg(void *data, const char *msg)
          g_settings.video.msg_pos_x, g_settings.video.msg_pos_y);
 }
 
-void gl_render_msg_place(void *data, float pos_x, float pos_y, float scale, uint32_t color, const char *msg)
+static void gl_render_msg_place(void *data, float pos_x, float pos_y, float scale, uint32_t color, const char *msg)
 {
    (void)data;
    (void)msg;
@@ -312,3 +317,12 @@ void gl_render_msg_place(void *data, float pos_x, float pos_y, float scale, uint
    setup_font(data, msg, scale, pos_x, pos_y);
 #endif
 }
+
+const gl_font_renderer_t gl_raster_font = {
+   gl_init_font,
+   gl_deinit_font,
+   gl_render_msg,
+   gl_render_msg_place,
+   "GL raster",
+};
+
diff --git a/gfx/gl.c b/gfx/gl.c
index 3a9b54c917..861ab0af01 100644
--- a/gfx/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/gl.c
@@ -1174,12 +1174,13 @@ static bool gl_frame(void *data, const void *frame, unsigned width, unsigned hei
    {
       char fps_txt[128];
       gfx_fps_title(fps_txt, sizeof(fps_txt));
-      gl_render_msg_place(gl, g_settings.video.msg_pos_x, 0.56f, 1.04f, WHITE, fps_txt);
+      if (gl->font_ctx)
+         gl->font_ctx->render_msg_place(gl, g_settings.video.msg_pos_x, 0.56f, 1.04f, WHITE, fps_txt);
    }
 #endif
 
-   if (msg)
-      gl_render_msg(gl, msg);
+   if (msg && gl->font_ctx)
+      gl->font_ctx->render_msg(gl, msg);
 
 #if !defined(RARCH_CONSOLE)
    context_update_window_title_func(false);
@@ -1223,7 +1224,8 @@ static void gl_free(void *data)
 
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
 
-   gl_deinit_font(gl);
+   if (gl->font_ctx)
+      gl->font_ctx->deinit(gl);
    gl_shader_deinit(gl);
 
 #ifndef NO_GL_FF_VERTEX
@@ -1541,7 +1543,8 @@ static void *gl_init(const video_info_t *video, const input_driver_t **input, vo
    gl_init_textures_data(gl);
 
    context_input_driver_func(input, input_data);
-   gl_init_font(gl, g_settings.video.font_path, g_settings.video.font_size);
+   
+   gl->font_ctx = gl_font_init_first(gl, g_settings.video.font_path, g_settings.video.font_size);
 
    gl_init_pbo_readback(gl);
 
diff --git a/gfx/gl_common.h b/gfx/gl_common.h
index 447c742f42..9e514bc0f1 100644
--- a/gfx/gl_common.h
+++ b/gfx/gl_common.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "math/matrix.h"
 #include "gfx_context.h"
 #include "scaler/scaler.h"
+#include "gl_font.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "../config.h"
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ typedef struct gl
 
    // Fonts
    void *font;
+   const gl_font_renderer_t *font_ctx;
    const font_renderer_driver_t *font_driver;
    GLuint font_tex;
    int font_tex_w, font_tex_h;
diff --git a/gfx/gl_font.c b/gfx/gl_font.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31a42c3042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gfx/gl_font.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*  RetroArch - A frontend for libretro.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2010-2012 - Hans-Kristian Arntzen
+ * 
+ *  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 "gl_font.h"
+#include "../general.h"
+
+static const gl_font_renderer_t *backends[] = {
+   &gl_raster_font,
+};
+
+const gl_font_renderer_t *gl_font_init_first(void *data, const char *font_path, unsigned font_size)
+{
+   for (unsigned i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(backends); i++)
+   {
+      if (backends[i]->init(data, font_path, font_size))
+         return backends[i];
+   }
+
+   return NULL;
+}
+
diff --git a/gfx/gl_font.h b/gfx/gl_font.h
index 32c5697279..0fb4b0794a 100644
--- a/gfx/gl_font.h
+++ b/gfx/gl_font.h
@@ -16,12 +16,23 @@
 #ifndef GL_FONT_H__
 #define GL_FONT_H__
 
-#include "gl_common.h"
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "../boolean.h"
 
-void gl_init_font(void *data, const char *font_path, unsigned font_size);
-void gl_deinit_font(void *data);
-void gl_render_msg(void *data, const char *msg);
-void gl_render_msg_place(void *data, float x, float y, float scale, uint32_t color, const char *msg);
+typedef struct gl_font_renderer
+{
+   bool (*init)(void *data, const char *font_path, unsigned font_size);
+   void (*deinit)(void *data);
+   void (*render_msg)(void *data, const char *msg);
+   void (*render_msg_place)(void *data, float x, float y,
+         float scale, uint32_t color, const char *msg);
+   const char *ident;
+} gl_font_renderer_t;
+
+extern const gl_font_renderer_t gl_raster_font;
+
+const gl_font_renderer_t *gl_font_init_first(void *data,
+      const char *font_path, unsigned font_size);
 
 #endif