diff --git a/src/client/component/fonts.cpp b/src/client/component/fonts.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae8f37fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/component/fonts.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+#include <std_include.hpp>
+#include "loader/component_loader.hpp"
+
+#include "fonts.hpp"
+#include "console.hpp"
+
+#include "game/game.hpp"
+#include "game/dvars.hpp"
+
+#include <utils/hook.hpp>
+#include <utils/memory.hpp>
+#include <utils/io.hpp>
+#include <utils/string.hpp>
+#include <utils/image.hpp>
+#include <utils/concurrency.hpp>
+
+namespace fonts
+{
+	namespace
+	{
+		struct font_data_t
+		{
+			std::unordered_map<std::string, game::TTF*> fonts;
+			std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> raw_fonts;
+		};
+
+		utils::concurrency::container<font_data_t> font_data;
+
+		game::TTF* create_font(const std::string& name, const std::string& data)
+		{
+			const auto font = utils::memory::get_allocator()->allocate<game::TTF>();
+			font->name = utils::memory::get_allocator()->duplicate_string(name);
+			font->buffer = utils::memory::get_allocator()->duplicate_string(data);
+			font->len = static_cast<int>(data.size());
+			font->fontFace = 0;
+			return font;
+		}
+
+		game::TTF* load_font(const std::string& name)
+		{
+			return font_data.access<game::TTF*>([&](font_data_t& data_) -> game::TTF*
+			{
+				if (const auto i = data_.fonts.find(name); i != data_.fonts.end())
+				{
+					return i->second;
+				}
+
+				std::string data{};
+				if (const auto i = data_.raw_fonts.find(name); i != data_.raw_fonts.end())
+				{
+					data = i->second;
+				}
+
+				if (data.empty()
+					&& !utils::io::read_file(utils::string::va("h1-mod/%s", name.data()), &data)
+					&& !utils::io::read_file(utils::string::va("data/%s", name.data()), &data))
+				{
+					return nullptr;
+				}
+
+				const auto material = create_font(name, data);
+				data_.fonts[name] = material;
+
+				return material;
+			});
+		}
+
+		game::TTF* try_load_font(const std::string& name)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				return load_font(name);
+			}
+			catch (const std::exception& e)
+			{
+				console::error("Failed to load font %s: %s\n", name.data(), e.what());
+			}
+
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+
+		game::TTF* db_find_xasset_header_stub(game::XAssetType type, const char* name, int create_default)
+		{
+			auto result = try_load_font(name);
+			if (result == nullptr)
+			{
+				result = game::DB_FindXAssetHeader(type, name, create_default).ttf;
+			}
+			return result;
+		}
+	}
+
+	void add(const std::string& name, const std::string& data)
+	{
+		font_data.access([&](font_data_t& data_)
+		{
+			data_.raw_fonts[name] = data;
+		});
+	}
+
+	class component final : public component_interface
+	{
+	public:
+		void post_unpack() override
+		{
+			if (game::environment::is_dedi())
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			utils::hook::call(SELECT_VALUE(0x1404D41B6, 0x1405D9296), db_find_xasset_header_stub);
+		}
+	};
+}
+
+REGISTER_COMPONENT(fonts::component)
diff --git a/src/client/component/fonts.hpp b/src/client/component/fonts.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15749bcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/component/fonts.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace fonts
+{
+	void add(const std::string& name, const std::string& data);
+}
diff --git a/src/client/game/structs.hpp b/src/client/game/structs.hpp
index 40515051..4d6b3405 100644
--- a/src/client/game/structs.hpp
+++ b/src/client/game/structs.hpp
@@ -1316,6 +1316,14 @@ namespace game
 		const char* buffer;
 	};
 
+	struct TTF
+	{
+		const char* name;
+		int len;
+		const char* buffer;
+		int fontFace;
+	};
+
 	struct GfxImageLoadDef
 	{
 		char levelCount;
@@ -1387,6 +1395,7 @@ namespace game
 		StringTable* stringTable;
 		LuaFile* luaFile;
 		GfxImage* image;
+		TTF* ttf;
 	};
 
 	struct XAsset
diff --git a/src/client/game/symbols.hpp b/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
index f42835dd..1ade88ce 100644
--- a/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
+++ b/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ namespace game
 	DB_EnumXAssets_Internal{0x1401C9C10, 0x1402BA830};
 	WEAK symbol<const char*(const XAsset* asset)> DB_GetXAssetName{0x14019A390, 0x14028BE50};
 	WEAK symbol<int(XAssetType type)> DB_GetXAssetTypeSize{0x14019A3B0, 0x14028BE70};
+	WEAK symbol<XAssetHeader(XAssetType type, const char* name, 
+		int createDefault)> DB_FindXAssetHeader{0x1401CA150, 0x1402BAC70};
 
 	WEAK symbol<void(int clientNum, const char* menu, 
 		int a3, int a4, unsigned int a5)> LUI_OpenMenu{0x14039D5F0, 0x1404CD210};