diff --git a/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase.cpp b/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase.cpp
index e77856c8d1..dae4d560a8 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ static int getFontWeight(const QString &weightString)
             return QFont::DemiBold;
         return QFont::Bold;
     }
+    if (s.contains(QLatin1String("thin")))
+        return QFont::Thin;
     if (s.contains(QLatin1String("light")))
         return QFont::Light;
     if (s.contains(QLatin1String("black")))