diff --git a/apps/filetree.c b/apps/filetree.c
index 2407be9..d33b823 100644
--- a/apps/filetree.c
+++ b/apps/filetree.c
@@ -424,13 +424,10 @@ static void ft_load_font(char *file)
     set_file(file, (char *)global_settings.font_file, MAX_FILENAME);
 #endif
     splash(0, ID2P(LANG_WAIT));
-    current_font_id = global_status.font_id[screen];
+    current_font_id = screens[screen].getuifont();
     if (current_font_id >= 0)
         font_unload(current_font_id);
-    current_font_id = font_load(file);
-    if(screen==SCREEN_MAIN)
-        font_set_ui(current_font_id);
-    global_status.font_id[screen] = current_font_id;
+    screens[screen].setuifont(font_load(file));
     viewportmanager_theme_changed(THEME_UI_VIEWPORT);
 }    
 #endif
diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
index a9689a8..2dd4d44 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
@@ -246,10 +246,12 @@ static int parse_statusbar_tags(struct skin_element* element,
             viewport_set_fullscreen(&default_vp->vp, curr_screen);
         }
 #ifdef HAVE_REMOTE_LCD
-        /* viewport_set_defaults() sets the font to FONT_UI+curr_screen.
-         * This parser requires font 1 to always be the UI font, 
-         * so force it back to FONT_UI and handle the screen number at the end */
-        default_vp->vp.font = FONT_UI;
+        /* This parser requires viewports which will use the settings font to
+         * have font == 1, but the above viewport_set() calls set font to
+         * the current real font id. So force 1 here it will be set correctly
+         * at the end
+         */
+        default_vp->vp.font = 1;
 #endif
     }
     return 0;
@@ -1645,7 +1647,7 @@ static bool skin_load_fonts(struct wps_data *data)
         font_id = skin_vp->parsed_fontid;
         if (font_id == 1)
         {   /* the usual case -> built-in fonts */
-            vp->font = global_status.font_id[curr_screen];
+            vp->font = screens[curr_screen].getuifont();
             continue;
         }
         else if (font_id <= 0)
diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_render.c b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_render.c
index 369bd46..4d41a6f 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_render.c
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_render.c
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ void skin_render_viewport(struct skin_element* viewport, struct gui_wps *gwps,
 
     /* fix font ID's */
     if (skin_viewport->parsed_fontid == 1)
-        skin_viewport->vp.font = global_status.font_id[display->screen_type];
+        skin_viewport->vp.font = display->getuifont();
 #endif
     
     while (line)
diff --git a/apps/gui/statusbar-skinned.c b/apps/gui/statusbar-skinned.c
index 7850e7c..f79672c 100644
--- a/apps/gui/statusbar-skinned.c
+++ b/apps/gui/statusbar-skinned.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ struct viewport *sb_skin_get_info_vp(enum screen_type screen)
     if (!vp)
         return NULL;
     if (vp->parsed_fontid == 1)
-        vp->vp.font = global_status.font_id[screen];
+        vp->vp.font = screens[screen].getuifont();
     return &vp->vp;
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/gui/usb_screen.c b/apps/gui/usb_screen.c
index 06770b1..2b7d472 100644
--- a/apps/gui/usb_screen.c
+++ b/apps/gui/usb_screen.c
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ void gui_usb_screen_run(bool early_usb)
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
         FOR_NB_SCREENS(i)
         {
-            font_unload(global_status.font_id[i]);
-            global_status.font_id[i] = -1;
+            font_unload(screens[i].getuifont());
+            screens[i].setuifont(FONT_SYSFIXED);
         }
         skin_unload_all();
 #endif
diff --git a/apps/gui/viewport.c b/apps/gui/viewport.c
index c5e4427..b17f765 100644
--- a/apps/gui/viewport.c
+++ b/apps/gui/viewport.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ void viewport_set_fullscreen(struct viewport *vp,
 #ifndef __PCTOOL__
     set_default_align_flags(vp);
 #endif
-    vp->font = global_status.font_id[screen];
+    vp->font = screens[screen].getuifont();
     vp->line_height = font_get(vp->font)->height;
     vp->drawmode = DRMODE_SOLID;
 #if LCD_DEPTH > 1
diff --git a/apps/plugins/bubbles.c b/apps/plugins/bubbles.c
index d9f76f7..1c4bbca 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/bubbles.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/bubbles.c
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ static void bubbles_drawboard(struct game_context* bb) {
 
     /* clear screen */
     rb->lcd_clear_display();
-    int font = rb->screens[SCREEN_MAIN]->getfont();
+    int font = rb->screens[SCREEN_MAIN]->getuifont();
     h = rb->font_get(font)->height + 1;
     /* draw background */
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_COLOR
diff --git a/apps/recorder/keyboard.c b/apps/recorder/keyboard.c
index c4cfe48..4910c74 100644
--- a/apps/recorder/keyboard.c
+++ b/apps/recorder/keyboard.c
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ static void kbd_calc_params(struct keyboard_parameters *pm,
                                 (touchscreen_get_mode() == TOUCHSCREEN_POINT));
 #endif
 
-    pm->curfont = pm->default_lines ? FONT_SYSFIXED : FONT_UI;
+    pm->curfont = pm->default_lines ? FONT_SYSFIXED : sc->getuifont();
     font = font_get(pm->curfont);
     pm->font_h = font->height;
 
diff --git a/apps/screen_access.c b/apps/screen_access.c
index 01fdebe..ac0f31d 100644
--- a/apps/screen_access.c
+++ b/apps/screen_access.c
@@ -77,6 +77,22 @@ void screen_helper_setfont(int font)
 #endif
 }
 
+int screen_helper_getuifont(void)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
+    return global_status.font_id[SCREEN_MAIN];
+#else
+    return FONT_SYSFIXED;
+#endif
+}
+
+void screen_helper_setuifont(int font)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
+    global_status.font_id[SCREEN_MAIN] = font;
+#endif
+}
+
 #if NB_SCREENS == 2
 static int screen_helper_remote_getcharwidth(void)
 {
@@ -116,6 +132,23 @@ void screen_helper_remote_setfont(int font)
         font = global_status.font_id[SCREEN_REMOTE];
     lcd_remote_setfont(font);
 }
+
+int screen_helper_remote_getuifont(void)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
+    return global_status.font_id[SCREEN_REMOTE];
+#else
+    return FONT_SYSFIXED;
+#endif
+}
+
+void screen_helper_remote_setuifont(int font)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
+    global_status.font_id[SCREEN_REMOTE] = font;
+#endif
+}
+
 #endif
 
 struct screen screens[NB_SCREENS] =
@@ -147,7 +180,8 @@ struct screen screens[NB_SCREENS] =
         .getstringsize=&lcd_getstringsize,
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
         .setfont=screen_helper_setfont,
-        .getfont=&lcd_getfont,
+        .getuifont=screen_helper_getuifont,
+        .setuifont=screen_helper_setuifont,
         .mono_bitmap=&lcd_mono_bitmap,
         .mono_bitmap_part=&lcd_mono_bitmap_part,
         .set_drawmode=&lcd_set_drawmode,
@@ -246,8 +280,9 @@ struct screen screens[NB_SCREENS] =
         .getheight=&lcd_remote_getheight,
         .getstringsize=&lcd_remote_getstringsize,
 #if 1 /* all remote LCDs are bitmapped so far */
-        .setfont=screen_helper_setfont,
-        .getfont=&lcd_remote_getfont,
+        .setfont=screen_helper_remote_setfont,
+        .getuifont=screen_helper_remote_getuifont,
+        .setuifont=screen_helper_remote_setuifont,
         .mono_bitmap=&lcd_remote_mono_bitmap,
         .mono_bitmap_part=&lcd_remote_mono_bitmap_part,
         .bitmap=(screen_bitmap_func*)&lcd_remote_bitmap,
diff --git a/apps/screen_access.h b/apps/screen_access.h
index 2713219..04cc6f4 100644
--- a/apps/screen_access.h
+++ b/apps/screen_access.h
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ struct screen
     int (*getstringsize)(const unsigned char *str, int *w, int *h);
 #if defined(HAVE_LCD_BITMAP) || defined(HAVE_REMOTE_LCD) /* always bitmap */
     void (*setfont)(int newfont);
-    int (*getfont)(void);
+    int (*getuifont)(void);
+    void (*setuifont)(int newfont);
 
     void (*scroll_step)(int pixels);
     void (*puts_style_offset)(int x, int y, const unsigned char *str,
diff --git a/apps/settings.c b/apps/settings.c
index 7142cfb..fbfa438 100644
--- a/apps/settings.c
+++ b/apps/settings.c
@@ -876,37 +876,38 @@ void settings_apply(bool read_disk)
         /* fonts need to be loaded before the WPS */
         if (global_settings.font_file[0]
             && global_settings.font_file[0] != '-') {
-            const char* loaded_font = font_filename(global_status.font_id[SCREEN_MAIN]);
+            int font_ui = screens[SCREEN_MAIN].getuifont();
+            const char* loaded_font = font_filename(font_ui);
             
             snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, FONT_DIR "/%s.fnt",
                      global_settings.font_file);
             if (!loaded_font || strcmp(loaded_font, buf))
             {
                 CHART2(">font_load ", global_settings.font_file);
-                if (global_status.font_id[SCREEN_MAIN] >= 0)
-                    font_unload(global_status.font_id[SCREEN_MAIN]);
+                if (font_ui >= 0)
+                    font_unload(font_ui);
                 rc = font_load(buf);
-                font_set_ui(rc);
                 CHART2("<font_load ", global_settings.font_file);
-                global_status.font_id[SCREEN_MAIN] = rc;
-                lcd_setfont(rc);
+                screens[SCREEN_MAIN].setuifont(rc);
+                screens[SCREEN_MAIN].setfont(rc);
             }
         }
 #ifdef HAVE_REMOTE_LCD        
         if ( global_settings.remote_font_file[0]
             && global_settings.remote_font_file[0] != '-') {
-            const char* loaded_font = font_filename(global_status.font_id[SCREEN_REMOTE]);
+            int font_ui = screens[SCREEN_REMOTE].getuifont();
+            const char* loaded_font = font_filename(font_ui);
             snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, FONT_DIR "/%s.fnt",
                      global_settings.remote_font_file);
             if (!loaded_font || strcmp(loaded_font, buf))
             {
                 CHART2(">font_load_remoteui ", global_settings.remote_font_file);
-                if (global_status.font_id[SCREEN_REMOTE] >= 0)
-                    font_unload(global_status.font_id[SCREEN_REMOTE]);
+                if (font_ui >= 0)
+                    font_unload(font_ui);
                 rc = font_load(buf);
                 CHART2("<font_load_remoteui ", global_settings.remote_font_file);
-                global_status.font_id[SCREEN_REMOTE] = rc;
-                lcd_remote_setfont(rc);
+                screens[SCREEN_REMOTE].setuifont(rc);
+                screens[SCREEN_REMOTE].setfont(rc);
             }
         }
 #endif
@@ -1076,10 +1077,11 @@ void settings_reset(void)
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
     FOR_NB_SCREENS(i)
     {
-        if (global_status.font_id[i] > FONT_SYSFIXED)
+        if (screens[i].getuifont() > FONT_SYSFIXED)
         {
-            font_unload(global_status.font_id[i]);
-            global_status.font_id[i] = FONT_SYSFIXED;
+            font_unload(screens[i].getuifont());
+            screens[i].setuifont(FONT_SYSFIXED);
+            screens[i].setfont(FONT_SYSFIXED);
         }
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/firmware/export/font.h b/firmware/export/font.h
index 76f86c8..914d3aa 100644
--- a/firmware/export/font.h
+++ b/firmware/export/font.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ enum {
 
 /* SYSFONT, FONT_UI, FONT_UI_REMOTE + MAXUSERFONTS fonts in skins */
 #define MAXFONTS (FONT_FIRSTUSERFONT + MAXUSERFONTS)
-#define FONT_UI MAXUSERFONTS
+#define FONT_UI MAXFONTS
 
 /*
  * .fnt loadable font file format definition
@@ -124,9 +124,6 @@ int font_glyphs_to_bufsize(const char *path, int glyphs);
 void font_unload(int font_id);
 void font_unload_all(void);
 void font_lock(int font_id, bool lock);
-/* set the default UI font */
-void font_set_ui(int font_id);
-int  font_get_ui(void);
 
 struct font* font_get(int font);
 
diff --git a/firmware/font.c b/firmware/font.c
index eb15bb7..f1cddb0 100644
--- a/firmware/font.c
+++ b/firmware/font.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ struct buflib_alloc_data {
 };
 static int buflib_allocations[MAXFONTS];
 
-static int font_ui = -1;
 static int cache_fd;
 static struct font* cache_pf;
 
@@ -560,7 +559,7 @@ int font_load_ex(const char *path, size_t buffer_size)
         
     lock_font_handle(handle, false);
     buflib_allocations[font_id] = handle;
-    //printf("%s -> [%d] -> %d\n", path, font_id, handle);
+    //printf("%s -> [%d] -> %d\n", path, font_id, *handle);
     return font_id; /* success!*/
 }
 int font_load(const char *path)
@@ -617,52 +616,28 @@ void font_unload_all(void)
 
 /*
  * Return a pointer to an incore font structure.
- * Return the requested font, font_ui, or sysfont
+ * If the requested font isn't loaded/compiled-in,
+ * decrement the font number and try again.
  */
-struct font* font_get(int font_id)
+struct font* font_get(int font)
 {
-    struct buflib_alloc_data *alloc;
-    struct font *pf;
-    int handle, id=-1;
-
-    if( font_id == FONT_UI )
-        id = font_ui;
-
-    if( font_id == FONT_SYSFIXED )
+    struct font* pf;
+    if (font == FONT_UI)
+        font = MAXFONTS-1;
+    if (font <= FONT_SYSFIXED)
         return &sysfont;
-    
-    if( id == -1 )
-        id = font_id;
-    
-    handle = buflib_allocations[id];
-    if( handle > 0 )
-    {
-        alloc =  core_get_data(buflib_allocations[id]);
-        pf=&alloc->font;
-        if( pf && pf->height )
-            return pf;
-    }
-    handle = buflib_allocations[font_ui];
-    if( handle > 0 )
-    {
-        alloc = core_get_data(buflib_allocations[font_ui]);
-        pf=&alloc->font;
-        if( pf && pf->height )
-            return pf;
-    }
-
-    return &sysfont;
-}
-
-void font_set_ui( int font_id )
-{
-    font_ui = font_id;
-    return;
-}
 
-int font_get_ui()
-{
-    return font_ui;
+    while (1) {
+        if (buflib_allocations[font] > 0)
+        {
+            struct buflib_alloc_data *alloc = core_get_data(buflib_allocations[font]);
+            pf = &alloc->font;
+            if (pf && pf->height)
+                return pf;
+        }
+        if (--font < 0)
+            return &sysfont;
+    }
 }
 
 static int pf_to_handle(struct font* pf)
@@ -1005,18 +980,6 @@ struct font* font_get(int font)
     return &sysfont;
 }
 
-void font_set_ui(int font_id)
-{
-    (void)font_id;
-    return;
-}
-
-int font_get_ui()
-{
-    return FONT_SYSFIXED;
-}
-
-
 /*
  * Returns width of character
  */