diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/UISettings.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/UISettings.java
index 9b600b25a457..93ce6cda0209 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/UISettings.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/UISettings.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ import java.awt.*;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import static com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil.isValidFont;
+
 @State(
   name = "UISettings",
   storages = {
@@ -166,21 +168,6 @@ public class UISettings implements PersistentStateComponent<UISettings>, Exporta
     myListenerList.remove(UISettingsListener.class,listener);
   }
 
-  private static boolean isValidFont(final Font font) {
-    try {
-      return font.canDisplay('a') &&
-             font.canDisplay('z') &&
-             font.canDisplay('A') &&
-             font.canDisplay('Z') &&
-             font.canDisplay('0') &&
-             font.canDisplay('1');
-    }
-    catch (Exception e) {
-      // JRE has problems working with the font. Just skip.
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-
   private void setSystemFontFaceAndSize() {
     if (FONT_FACE == null || FONT_SIZE <= 0) {
       final Pair<String, Integer> fontData = getSystemFontFaceAndSize();
@@ -259,12 +246,9 @@ public class UISettings implements PersistentStateComponent<UISettings>, Exporta
       // 2. If all preferred fonts are not valid in current environment
       // we have to find first valid font (if any)
       if (!fontIsValid) {
-        Font[] fonts = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment().getAllFonts();
-        for (Font font : fonts) {
-          if (isValidFont(font)) {
-            FONT_FACE = font.getName();
-            break;
-          }
+        String[] fontNames = UIUtil.getValidFontNames(false);
+        if (fontNames.length > 0) {
+          FONT_FACE = fontNames[0];
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/UIUtil.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/UIUtil.java
index d8ae6ae7d0bb..05154578cd06 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/UIUtil.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/UIUtil.java
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ public class UIUtil {
     }
   };
 
+  private static final String[] STANDARD_FONT_SIZES =
+    {"8", "9", "10", "11", "12", "14", "16", "18", "20", "22", "24", "26", "28", "36", "48", "72"};
+
   public static void applyStyle(@NotNull ComponentStyle componentStyle, @NotNull Component comp) {
     if (!(comp instanceof JComponent)) return;
 
@@ -1096,24 +1099,45 @@ public class UIUtil {
 
   public static String[] getValidFontNames(final boolean familyName) {
     Set<String> result = new TreeSet<String>();
-    Font[] fonts = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment().getAllFonts();
-    for (Font font : fonts) {
-      // Adds fonts that can display symbols at [A, Z] + [a, z] + [0, 9]
+
+    // adds fonts that can display symbols at [A, Z] + [a, z] + [0, 9]
+    for (Font font : GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment().getAllFonts()) {
       try {
-        if (font.canDisplay('a') && font.canDisplay('z') && font.canDisplay('A') && font.canDisplay('Z') && font.canDisplay('0') &&
-            font.canDisplay('1')) {
+        if (isValidFont(font)) {
           result.add(familyName ? font.getFamily() : font.getName());
         }
       }
-      catch (Exception e) {
+      catch (Exception ignore) {
         // JRE has problems working with the font. Just skip.
       }
     }
+
+    // add label font (if isn't listed among above)
+    Font labelFont = getLabelFont();
+    if (labelFont != null && isValidFont(labelFont)) {
+      result.add(familyName ? labelFont.getFamily() : labelFont.getName());
+    }
+
     return ArrayUtil.toStringArray(result);
   }
 
   public static String[] getStandardFontSizes() {
-    return new String[]{"8", "9", "10", "11", "12", "14", "16", "18", "20", "22", "24", "26", "28", "36", "48", "72"};
+    return STANDARD_FONT_SIZES;
+  }
+
+  public static boolean isValidFont(@NotNull Font font) {
+    try {
+      return font.canDisplay('a') &&
+             font.canDisplay('z') &&
+             font.canDisplay('A') &&
+             font.canDisplay('Z') &&
+             font.canDisplay('0') &&
+             font.canDisplay('1');
+    }
+    catch (Exception e) {
+      // JRE has problems working with the font. Just skip.
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 
   public static void setupEnclosingDialogBounds(final JComponent component) {
@@ -2011,8 +2035,7 @@ public class UIUtil {
         ourSystemFontData = Pair.create(font.getName(), font.getSize());
       }
     }
-    catch (Exception ignored) {
-    }
+    catch (Exception ignored) { }
   }
 
   @Nullable