diff --git a/src/elements/Document.js b/src/elements/Document.js
index 694ea9aa2..4ea76585a 100644
--- a/src/elements/Document.js
+++ b/src/elements/Document.js
@@ -47,41 +47,29 @@ class Document {
     this.root.instance.info.Producer = producer || 'react-pdf';
   }
 
-  async loadFonts() {
+  async loadFontsAndEmojis() {
     const promises = [];
-    const listToExplore = this.children.slice(0);
+    const listToExplore = this.children.map(node => [node, {}]);
 
     while (listToExplore.length > 0) {
-      const node = listToExplore.shift();
-
-      if (node.style && node.style.fontFamily) {
-        promises.push(Font.load(node.style, this.root.instance));
-      }
-
-      if (node.children) {
-        node.children.forEach(childNode => {
-          listToExplore.push(childNode);
-        });
-      }
-    }
-
-    await Promise.all(promises);
-  }
-
-  async loadEmojis() {
-    const promises = [];
-    const listToExplore = this.children.slice(0);
-
-    while (listToExplore.length > 0) {
-      const node = listToExplore.shift();
+      const [node, { parentStyle = {} }] = listToExplore.shift();
 
       if (typeof node === 'string') {
-        promises.push(...fetchEmojis(node));
+        promises.push(
+          ...fetchEmojis(node),
+          Font.load(parentStyle, this.root.instance, node),
+        );
       } else if (typeof node.value === 'string') {
-        promises.push(...fetchEmojis(node.value));
+        promises.push(
+          ...fetchEmojis(node.value),
+          Font.load(node.style || parentStyle, this.root.instance, node.value),
+        );
       } else if (node.children) {
         node.children.forEach(childNode => {
-          listToExplore.push(childNode);
+          listToExplore.push([
+            childNode,
+            { parentStyle: { ...parentStyle, ...node.style } },
+          ]);
         });
       }
     }
@@ -111,7 +99,7 @@ class Document {
   }
 
   async loadAssets() {
-    await Promise.all([this.loadFonts(), this.loadImages()]);
+    await Promise.all([this.loadFontsAndEmojis(), this.loadImages()]);
   }
 
   applyProps() {
@@ -172,7 +160,6 @@ class Document {
     try {
       this.addMetaData();
       this.applyProps();
-      await this.loadEmojis();
       await this.loadAssets();
       await this.renderPages();
       this.root.instance.end();
diff --git a/src/font/font.js b/src/font/font.js
index e7dbe3a6c..caef9a0e5 100644
--- a/src/font/font.js
+++ b/src/font/font.js
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ const throwInvalidUrl = src => {
 };
 
 class FontSource {
-  constructor(src, fontFamily, fontStyle, fontWeight, options) {
+  constructor(src, fontFamily, fontStyle, fontWeight, unicodeRange, options) {
     this.src = src;
     this.fontFamily = fontFamily;
     this.fontStyle = fontStyle || 'normal';
     this.fontWeight = processFontWeight(fontWeight) || 400;
+    this.unicodeRange = unicodeRange instanceof RegExp ? unicodeRange : /./;
 
     this.data = null;
     this.loading = false;
@@ -63,9 +64,16 @@ class Font {
     this.sources = [];
   }
 
-  register({ src, fontWeight, fontStyle, ...options }) {
+  register({ src, fontWeight, fontStyle, unicodeRange, ...options }) {
     this.sources.push(
-      new FontSource(src, this.fontFamily, fontStyle, fontWeight, options),
+      new FontSource(
+        src,
+        this.fontFamily,
+        fontStyle,
+        fontWeight,
+        unicodeRange,
+        options,
+      ),
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/font/index.js b/src/font/index.js
index 34e185108..353b687c4 100644
--- a/src/font/index.js
+++ b/src/font/index.js
@@ -53,18 +53,31 @@ const getFont = descriptor => {
   return fonts[fontFamily].resolve(descriptor);
 };
 
-const load = async function(descriptor, doc) {
-  const { fontFamily } = descriptor;
-  const isStandard = standardFonts.includes(fontFamily);
-
-  if (isStandard) return;
-
-  const font = getFont(descriptor);
-
-  // We cache the font to avoid fetching it many times
-  if (!font.data && !font.loading) {
-    await font.load();
+const load = function({ fontFamily, ...descriptor }, doc, text) {
+  const fontFamilies =
+    typeof fontFamily === 'string'
+      ? fontFamily.split(',').map(family => family.trim())
+      : [...(fontFamily || [])];
+  const promises = [];
+
+  for (const family of fontFamilies) {
+    if (standardFonts.includes(family)) break;
+
+    const font = getFont({ ...descriptor, fontFamily: family });
+
+    const textRequiresFont =
+      typeof text === 'string' ? text.search(font.unicodeRange) >= 0 : true;
+
+    // We cache the font to avoid fetching it many times
+    if (textRequiresFont && !font.data && !font.loading) {
+      promises.push(font.load());
+      if (font.unicodeRange.source === '.') {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
   }
+
+  return Promise.all(promises);
 };
 
 const reset = function() {
diff --git a/tests/document.test.js b/tests/document.test.js
index d599e1c49..6038cc6bc 100644
--- a/tests/document.test.js
+++ b/tests/document.test.js
@@ -74,11 +74,25 @@ describe('Document', () => {
 
   test('Should trigger available fonts loading', async () => {
     const doc = new Document(dummyRoot, {});
+
     const page1 = new Page(dummyRoot, { style: { fontFamily: 'Courier' } });
+    const text1 = new Text(dummyRoot, {});
+    const textInstance1 = new TextInstance(dummyRoot, 'sample text');
+
     const page2 = new Page(dummyRoot, { style: { fontFamily: 'Helvetica' } });
+    const text2 = new Text(dummyRoot, {});
+    const textInstance2 = new TextInstance(dummyRoot, 'sample text');
+
+    text1.layoutEngine = { layout: jest.fn() };
+    text2.layoutEngine = { layout: jest.fn() };
 
     doc.appendChild(page1);
+    page1.appendChild(text1);
+    text1.appendChild(textInstance1);
+
     doc.appendChild(page2);
+    page2.appendChild(text2);
+    text2.appendChild(textInstance2);
 
     await doc.render();
 
diff --git a/tests/layout.test.js b/tests/layout.test.js
index c445bdb67..543479b9d 100644
--- a/tests/layout.test.js
+++ b/tests/layout.test.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ const testImage = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'assets/test.jpg'));
 const renderDocument = async doc => {
   doc.addMetaData();
   doc.applyProps();
-  await doc.loadEmojis();
   await doc.loadAssets();
   const subpages = await doc.renderPages();
   doc.root.instance.end();