diff --git a/src/App.native.tsx b/src/App.native.tsx
index 554d699411..9214253aca 100644
--- a/src/App.native.tsx
+++ b/src/App.native.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ import {TestCtrls} from '#/view/com/testing/TestCtrls'
 import {Provider as VideoVolumeProvider} from '#/view/com/util/post-embeds/VideoVolumeContext'
 import * as Toast from '#/view/com/util/Toast'
 import {Shell} from '#/view/shell'
-import {ThemeProvider as Alf} from '#/alf'
+import {ThemeProvider as Alf, useFonts} from '#/alf'
 import {useColorModeTheme} from '#/alf/util/useColorModeTheme'
 import {NuxDialogs} from '#/components/dialogs/nuxs'
 import {useStarterPackEntry} from '#/components/hooks/useStarterPackEntry'
@@ -153,12 +153,13 @@ function InnerApp() {
 
 function App() {
   const [isReady, setReady] = useState(false)
+  const [loaded] = useFonts()
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     initPersistedState().then(() => setReady(true))
   }, [])
 
-  if (!isReady) {
+  if (!isReady || !loaded) {
     return null
   }
 
diff --git a/src/App.web.tsx b/src/App.web.tsx
index a3e0f9869f..1c66507336 100644
--- a/src/App.web.tsx
+++ b/src/App.web.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import {Provider as VideoVolumeProvider} from '#/view/com/util/post-embeds/Video
 import * as Toast from '#/view/com/util/Toast'
 import {ToastContainer} from '#/view/com/util/Toast.web'
 import {Shell} from '#/view/shell/index'
-import {ThemeProvider as Alf} from '#/alf'
+import {ThemeProvider as Alf, useFonts} from '#/alf'
 import {useColorModeTheme} from '#/alf/util/useColorModeTheme'
 import {NuxDialogs} from '#/components/dialogs/nuxs'
 import {useStarterPackEntry} from '#/components/hooks/useStarterPackEntry'
@@ -144,12 +144,13 @@ function InnerApp() {
 
 function App() {
   const [isReady, setReady] = useState(false)
+  const [loaded] = useFonts()
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     initPersistedState().then(() => setReady(true))
   }, [])
 
-  if (!isReady) {
+  if (!isReady || !loaded) {
     return null
   }
 
diff --git a/src/alf/fonts.ts b/src/alf/fonts.ts
index 3c12617420..cfa9f62d97 100644
--- a/src/alf/fonts.ts
+++ b/src/alf/fonts.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {useFonts as defaultUseFonts} from 'expo-font'
 
+import {IS_PROD} from '#/env'
 import {Device, device} from '#/storage'
 
 const factor = 0.0625 // 1 - (15/16)
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export function setFontFamily(fontFamily: Device['fontFamily']) {
  * Unused fonts are commented out, but the files are there if we need them.
  */
 export function useFonts() {
+  if (IS_PROD) return [true, undefined]
   return defaultUseFonts({
     // 'Inter-Thin': require('../../assets/fonts/inter/Inter-Thin.otf'),
     // 'Inter-ThinItalic': require('../../assets/fonts/inter/Inter-ThinItalic.otf'),
@@ -84,4 +86,7 @@ export function applyFonts(style: Record<string, any>) {
       style.fontFamily += 'Italic'
     }
   }
+
+  style.fontFamily +=
+    ', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Liberation Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif'
 }