diff --git a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtActivityDelegate.java b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtActivityDelegate.java
index c39bd1a749..8e8b50f737 100644
--- a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtActivityDelegate.java
+++ b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtActivityDelegate.java
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ public class QtActivityDelegate
 
         m_environmentVariables = loaderParams.getString(ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES_KEY);
         String additionalEnvironmentVariables = "QT_ANDROID_FONTS_MONOSPACE=Droid Sans Mono;Droid Sans;Droid Sans Fallback"
+                                              + "\tQT_ANDROID_FONTS_SERIF=Droid Serif"
                                               + "\tNECESSITAS_API_LEVEL=" + necessitasApiLevel
                                               + "\tHOME=" + m_activity.getFilesDir().getAbsolutePath()
                                               + "\tTMPDIR=" + m_activity.getFilesDir().getAbsolutePath();
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformfontdatabase.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformfontdatabase.cpp
index fd14f812a0..682a49f6d6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformfontdatabase.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformfontdatabase.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ QStringList QAndroidPlatformFontDatabase::fallbacksForFamily(const QString &fami
 
     if (styleHint == QFont::Monospace || styleHint == QFont::Courier)
         return QString(qgetenv("QT_ANDROID_FONTS_MONOSPACE")).split(";") + m_fallbacks[script];
+    else if (styleHint == QFont::Serif)
+        return QString(qgetenv("QT_ANDROID_FONTS_SERIF")).split(";") + m_fallbacks[script];
 
     return QString(qgetenv("QT_ANDROID_FONTS")).split(";") + m_fallbacks[script];
 }
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/text/qfont/tst_qfont.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/text/qfont/tst_qfont.cpp
index 4c88212c72..995f7a0378 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/text/qfont/tst_qfont.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/text/qfont/tst_qfont.cpp
@@ -624,11 +624,11 @@ void tst_QFont::defaultFamily_data()
     QTest::addColumn<QFont::StyleHint>("styleHint");
     QTest::addColumn<QStringList>("acceptableFamilies");
 
-    QTest::newRow("serif") << QFont::Serif << (QStringList() << "Times New Roman" << "Times" << getPlatformGenericFont("serif"));
-    QTest::newRow("monospace") << QFont::Monospace << (QStringList() << "Courier New" << "Monaco" << getPlatformGenericFont("monospace"));
-    QTest::newRow("cursive") << QFont::Cursive << (QStringList() << "Comic Sans MS" << "Apple Chancery" << getPlatformGenericFont("cursive"));
-    QTest::newRow("fantasy") << QFont::Fantasy << (QStringList() << "Impact" << "Zapfino"  << getPlatformGenericFont("fantasy"));
-    QTest::newRow("sans-serif") << QFont::SansSerif << (QStringList() << "Arial" << "Lucida Grande" << getPlatformGenericFont("sans-serif"));
+    QTest::newRow("serif") << QFont::Serif << (QStringList() << "Times New Roman" << "Times" << "Droid Serif" << getPlatformGenericFont("serif"));
+    QTest::newRow("monospace") << QFont::Monospace << (QStringList() << "Courier New" << "Monaco" << "Droid Sans Mono" << getPlatformGenericFont("monospace"));
+    QTest::newRow("cursive") << QFont::Cursive << (QStringList() << "Comic Sans MS" << "Apple Chancery" << "Roboto" << "Droid Sans" << getPlatformGenericFont("cursive"));
+    QTest::newRow("fantasy") << QFont::Fantasy << (QStringList() << "Impact" << "Zapfino"  << "Roboto" << "Droid Sans" << getPlatformGenericFont("fantasy"));
+    QTest::newRow("sans-serif") << QFont::SansSerif << (QStringList() << "Arial" << "Lucida Grande" << "Roboto" << "Droid Sans" << getPlatformGenericFont("sans-serif"));
 }
 
 void tst_QFont::defaultFamily()