diff --git a/src/svg/SVGExport.js b/src/svg/SVGExport.js
index 0d939851..b7883f24 100644
--- a/src/svg/SVGExport.js
+++ b/src/svg/SVGExport.js
@@ -198,15 +198,7 @@ new function() {
 	}
 
 	function exportText(item) {
-		var attrs = getTransform(item, true),
-			style = item.getStyle(),
-			font = style.getFont(),
-			fontSize = style.getFontSize();
-		if (font)
-			attrs['font-family'] = font;
-		if (fontSize)
-			attrs['font-size'] = fontSize;
-		var node = createElement('text', attrs);
+		var node = createElement('text', getTransform(item, true));
 		node.textContent = item._content;
 		return node;
 	}
diff --git a/src/svg/SVGImport.js b/src/svg/SVGImport.js
index fbd32365..f7955c64 100644
--- a/src/svg/SVGImport.js
+++ b/src/svg/SVGImport.js
@@ -375,10 +375,6 @@ new function() {
 		'fill-opacity': applyOpacity,
 		'stroke-opacity': applyOpacity,
 
-		'font-family': function(item, value) {
-			item.setFont(value.split(',')[0].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, ''));
-		},
-
 		visibility: function(item, value) {
 			item.setVisible(value === 'visible');
 		},
diff --git a/src/svg/SVGStyles.js b/src/svg/SVGStyles.js
index 40c87103..680ec6d8 100644
--- a/src/svg/SVGStyles.js
+++ b/src/svg/SVGStyles.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var SVGStyles = Base.each({
 		center: 'middle',
 		right: 'end'
 	}],
+	font: ['font-family', 'string'],
 	fontSize: ['font-size', 'number']
 }, function(entry, key) {
 	var part = Base.capitalize(key),