diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Scripting/VectorRender/VectorRenderModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Scripting/VectorRender/VectorRenderModule.cs
index e83b1a8913..bf275fabdd 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Scripting/VectorRender/VectorRenderModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Scripting/VectorRender/VectorRenderModule.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Scripting.VectorRender
         private Scene m_scene;
         private IDynamicTextureManager m_textureManager;
         private Graphics m_graph;
+        private string m_fontName = "Arial";
 
         public VectorRenderModule()
         {
@@ -123,6 +124,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Scripting.VectorRender
                 Bitmap bitmap = new Bitmap(1024, 1024, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
                 m_graph = Graphics.FromImage(bitmap);
             }
+
+            IConfig cfg = config.Configs["VectorRender"];
+            if (null != cfg)
+            {
+                m_fontName = cfg.GetString("font_name", m_fontName);
+            }
         }
 
         public void PostInitialise()
@@ -397,7 +404,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Scripting.VectorRender
             Point startPoint = new Point(0, 0);
             Point endPoint = new Point(0, 0);
             Pen drawPen = new Pen(Color.Black, 7);
-            string fontName = "Arial";
+            string fontName = m_fontName;
             float fontSize = 14;
             Font myFont = new Font(fontName, fontSize);
             SolidBrush myBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.Black);
@@ -449,8 +456,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Scripting.VectorRender
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        graph.DrawString("URL couldn't be resolved or is", new Font("Arial",6), myBrush, startPoint);
-                        graph.DrawString("not an image. Please check URL.", new Font("Arial", 6), myBrush, new Point(startPoint.X, 12 + startPoint.Y));
+                        graph.DrawString("URL couldn't be resolved or is", new Font(m_fontName,6), 
+                                         myBrush, startPoint);
+                        graph.DrawString("not an image. Please check URL.", new Font(m_fontName, 6), 
+                                         myBrush, new Point(startPoint.X, 12 + startPoint.Y));
                         graph.DrawRectangle(drawPen, startPoint.X, startPoint.Y, endPoint.X, endPoint.Y);
                     }
                     startPoint.X += endPoint.X;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
index 0de5c9b59e..bca019b72d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
@@ -880,6 +880,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
             return drawList;
         }
 
+        public string osSetFontName(string drawList, string fontName)
+        {
+            CheckThreatLevel(ThreatLevel.None, "osSetFontName");
+
+            m_host.AddScriptLPS(1);
+            drawList += "FontName "+ fontName +"; ";
+            return drawList;
+        }
+
         public string osSetPenSize(string drawList, int penSize)
         {
             CheckThreatLevel(ThreatLevel.None, "osSetPenSize");
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
index b129b390f0..49aa45a017 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api.Interfaces
         string osDrawFilledRectangle(string drawList, int width, int height);
         string osDrawPolygon(string drawList, LSL_List x, LSL_List y);
         string osDrawFilledPolygon(string drawList, LSL_List x, LSL_List y);
+        string osSetFontName(string drawList, string fontName);
         string osSetFontSize(string drawList, int fontSize);
         string osSetPenSize(string drawList, int penSize);
         string osSetPenColour(string drawList, string colour);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
index 45492dd6e4..8f52d99418 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
@@ -282,6 +282,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.ScriptBase
             return m_OSSL_Functions.osSetFontSize(drawList, fontSize);
         }
 
+        public string osSetFontName(string drawList, string fontName)
+        {
+            return m_OSSL_Functions.osSetFontName(drawList, fontName);
+        }
+
         public string osSetPenSize(string drawList, int penSize)
         {
             return m_OSSL_Functions.osSetPenSize(drawList, penSize);
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index 2303873dd4..4cf5a8db1a 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -761,6 +761,10 @@
     ; Density of tree population
     tree_density = 1000.0
 
+[VectorRender]
+
+    ; the font to use for rendering text (default: Arial)
+    ; font_name = "Arial"
 
 [ScriptEngine.DotNetEngine]
     Enabled = true