diff --git a/src/qml/filters/richtext/vui.qml b/src/qml/filters/richtext/vui.qml
index 9b88a4a935..68e2bb87f6 100644
--- a/src/qml/filters/richtext/vui.qml
+++ b/src/qml/filters/richtext/vui.qml
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ Shotcut.VuiBase {
                             icon.source: 'qrc:///icons/oxygen/32x32/actions/font.png'
                             onTriggered: {
                                 fontDialog.selectedFont.family = document.fontFamily;
+                                fontDialog.selectedFont.styleName = document.fontStyleName;
                                 fontDialog.selectedFont.pointSize = document.fontSize;
                                 fontDialog.selectedFont.underline = document.underline;
                                 fontDialog.selectedFont.strikeout = document.strikeout;
@@ -672,7 +673,8 @@ Shotcut.VuiBase {
         icon.source: 'qrc:///icons/oxygen/32x32/actions/font.png'
         onTriggered: {
             fontDialog.selectedFont.family = document.fontFamily;
-            fontDialog.seelctedFont.pointSize = document.fontSize;
+            fontDialog.selectedFont.styleName = document.fontStyleName;
+            fontDialog.selectedFont.pointSize = document.fontSize;
             fontDialog.selectedFont.underline = document.underline;
             fontDialog.selectedFont.strikeout = document.strikeout;
             fontDialog.open();
@@ -714,6 +716,7 @@ Shotcut.VuiBase {
 
         onAccepted: {
             document.fontFamily = selectedFont.family;
+            document.fontStyleName = selectedFont.styleName;
             document.fontSize = selectedFont.pointSize;
             document.underline = selectedFont.underline;
             document.strikeout = selectedFont.strikeout;
diff --git a/src/qml/modules/Shotcut/Controls/TextFilterUi.qml b/src/qml/modules/Shotcut/Controls/TextFilterUi.qml
index 0f72badbf7..69a633a846 100644
--- a/src/qml/modules/Shotcut/Controls/TextFilterUi.qml
+++ b/src/qml/modules/Shotcut/Controls/TextFilterUi.qml
@@ -74,17 +74,25 @@ GridLayout {
 
     function refreshFontButton() {
         var s = filter.get('family');
-        if (filter.getDouble('weight') > Font.Medium)
-            s += ' ' + qsTr('Bold');
-        if (filter.get('style') === 'italic')
-            s += ' ' + qsTr('Italic');
+        const style = filter.get('style');
+        if (style && style !== 'italic' && style !== 'normal') {
+            s += ' ' + style;
+        } else {
+            if (filter.getDouble('weight') > Font.Medium)
+                s += ' ' + qsTr('Bold');
+            if (style === 'italic')
+                s += ' ' + qsTr('Italic');
+        }
         if (parseInt(filter.get(useFontSizeProperty)))
             s += ' ' + getPointSize();
         fontButton.text = s;
     }
 
     function setControls() {
-        fontButton.text = filter.get('family');
+        const mltFamily = filter.get('family') || "";
+        const mltStyle = filter.get('style') || "";
+        const fontStyleName = (mltStyle && mltStyle !== 'italic' && mltStyle !== 'normal') ? mltStyle : "";
+        fontButton.text = mltFamily;
         outlineSpinner.value = filter.getDouble('outline');
         padSpinner.value = filter.getDouble('pad');
         var align = filter.get(halignProperty);
@@ -102,9 +110,10 @@ GridLayout {
         else if (align === 'bottom')
             bottomRadioButton.checked = true;
         fontDialog.selectedFont = Qt.font({
-            "family": filter.get('family'),
+            "family": mltFamily,
+            "styleName": fontStyleName,
             "pointSize": getPointSize(),
-            "italic": filter.get('style') === 'italic',
+            "italic": mltStyle === 'italic',
             "weight": filter.getDouble('weight'),
             "underline": filter.getDouble('underline'),
             "strikeout": filter.getDouble('strikethrough')
@@ -244,11 +253,18 @@ GridLayout {
                 id: fontDialog
 
                 property string fontFamily: ''
+                property string fontStyle: ''
+                readonly property var stdStyles: ['', 'regular', 'bold', 'italic', 'bold italic', 'oblique', 'bold oblique']
 
                 onSelectedFontChanged: {
+                    const styleName = selectedFont.styleName;
+                    if (styleName && !stdStyles.includes(styleName.toLowerCase())) {
+                        filter.set('style', styleName);
+                    } else {
+                        filter.set('style', selectedFont.italic ? 'italic' : 'normal');
+                    }
                     filter.set('family', selectedFont.family);
                     filter.set('weight', selectedFont.weight);
-                    filter.set('style', selectedFont.italic ? 'italic' : 'normal');
                     filter.set('underline', selectedFont.underline);
                     filter.set('strikethrough', selectedFont.strikeout);
                     if (parseInt(filter.get(useFontSizeProperty))) {
@@ -257,9 +273,13 @@ GridLayout {
                     }
                     refreshFontButton();
                 }
-                onAccepted: fontFamily = selectedFont.family
+                onAccepted: {
+                    fontFamily = selectedFont.family;
+                    fontStyle = filter.get('style');
+                }
                 onRejected: {
                     filter.set('family', fontFamily);
+                    filter.set('style', fontStyle);
                     refreshFontButton();
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/qmltypes/qmlrichtext.cpp b/src/qmltypes/qmlrichtext.cpp
index d3414b90d8..eb58a4a937 100644
--- a/src/qmltypes/qmlrichtext.cpp
+++ b/src/qmltypes/qmlrichtext.cpp
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ void QmlRichText::setCursorPosition(int position)
 void QmlRichText::reset()
 {
     emit fontFamilyChanged();
+    emit fontStyleNameChanged();
     emit alignmentChanged();
     emit boldChanged();
     emit italicChanged();
@@ -423,3 +424,25 @@ void QmlRichText::setFontFamily(const QString &arg)
     mergeFormatOnWordOrSelection(format);
     emit fontFamilyChanged();
 }
+
+QString QmlRichText::fontStyleName() const
+{
+    QTextCursor cursor = textCursor();
+    if (cursor.isNull())
+        return QString();
+    QTextCharFormat format = cursor.charFormat();
+    return format.font().styleName();
+}
+
+void QmlRichText::setFontStyleName(const QString &arg)
+{
+    QTextCursor cursor = textCursor();
+    if (cursor.isNull())
+        return;
+    QTextCharFormat format;
+    QFont font;
+    font.setStyleName(arg);
+    format.setFont(font, QTextCharFormat::FontPropertiesSpecifiedOnly);
+    mergeFormatOnWordOrSelection(format);
+    emit fontStyleNameChanged();
+}
diff --git a/src/qmltypes/qmlrichtext.h b/src/qmltypes/qmlrichtext.h
index b14f6a9899..f8d45697e6 100644
--- a/src/qmltypes/qmlrichtext.h
+++ b/src/qmltypes/qmlrichtext.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ class QmlRichText : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(int selectionEnd READ selectionEnd WRITE setSelectionEnd NOTIFY selectionEndChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor textColor READ textColor WRITE setTextColor NOTIFY textColorChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString fontFamily READ fontFamily WRITE setFontFamily NOTIFY fontFamilyChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(
+        QString fontStyleName READ fontStyleName WRITE setFontStyleName NOTIFY fontStyleNameChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(Qt::Alignment alignment READ alignment WRITE setAlignment NOTIFY alignmentChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool bold READ bold WRITE setBold NOTIFY boldChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool italic READ italic WRITE setItalic NOTIFY italicChanged)
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ class QmlRichText : public QObject
     int selectionStart() const { return m_selectionStart; }
     int selectionEnd() const { return m_selectionEnd; }
     QString fontFamily() const;
+    QString fontStyleName() const;
     QColor textColor() const;
     Qt::Alignment alignment() const;
     void setAlignment(Qt::Alignment a);
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ public slots:
     void setFontSize(int arg);
     void setTextColor(const QColor &arg);
     void setFontFamily(const QString &arg);
+    void setFontStyleName(const QString &arg);
     void setFileUrl(const QUrl &arg);
     void setText(const QString &arg);
     void saveAs(const QUrl &arg, QString fileType = QString());
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@ public slots:
     void selectionStartChanged();
     void selectionEndChanged();
     void fontFamilyChanged();
+    void fontStyleNameChanged();
     void textColorChanged();
     void alignmentChanged();
     void boldChanged();