diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/fonts/cwheib-1.ttf b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/fonts/cwheib-1.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf1ac59e06
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/fonts/cwheib-1.ttf differ
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/install b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/install
index 1753b43cf8..02a562dbca 100755
--- a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/install
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/install
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ mkdir -p $PYTHON_LIBDIR/site-packages/xbmc
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/pm/sleep.d
     cp $PKG_DIR/sleep.d/* $INSTALL/etc/pm/sleep.d
 
+if [ "$XBMC_ALTERNATE_FONT" = yes ]; then
+  cp $PKG_DIR/fonts/cwheib-1.ttf $INSTALL/usr/share/xbmc/media/Fonts/arial.ttf
+fi
+
 if [ "$WIIMOTE_SUPPORT" = yes ]; then
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
     cp $PKG_BUILD/tools/EventClients/Clients/WiiRemote/WiiUse_WiiRemote $INSTALL/usr/bin/xbmc-wiiremote
diff --git a/projects/ATV/options b/projects/ATV/options
index 8356e52453..f960d78263 100644
--- a/projects/ATV/options
+++ b/projects/ATV/options
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@
 # Default Skin (Confluence)
   SKIN_DEFAULT="Confluence"
 
+# use alternate (multilanguage) arial based Font for XBMC (yes / no)
+  XBMC_ALTERNATE_FONT="yes"
+
 # Plugins for XBMC to install (SABnzbd)
 # Space separated list is supported,
 # e.g. XBMC_PLUGINS="SABnzbd"
diff --git a/projects/Fusion/options b/projects/Fusion/options
index 8726f1ccf6..f171f322ff 100644
--- a/projects/Fusion/options
+++ b/projects/Fusion/options
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@
 # Default Skin (Confluence)
   SKIN_DEFAULT="Confluence"
 
+# use alternate (multilanguage) arial based Font for XBMC (yes / no)
+  XBMC_ALTERNATE_FONT="yes"
+
 # Plugins for XBMC to install (SABnzbd)
 # Space separated list is supported,
 # e.g. XBMC_PLUGINS="SABnzbd"
diff --git a/projects/Generic/options b/projects/Generic/options
index ba5f1b57f5..0aaa9ac4ed 100644
--- a/projects/Generic/options
+++ b/projects/Generic/options
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@
 # Default Skin (Confluence)
   SKIN_DEFAULT="Confluence"
 
+# use alternate (multilanguage) arial based Font for XBMC (yes / no)
+  XBMC_ALTERNATE_FONT="yes"
+
 # Plugins for XBMC to install (SABnzbd)
 # Space separated list is supported,
 # e.g. XBMC_PLUGINS="SABnzbd"
diff --git a/projects/ION/options b/projects/ION/options
index 6bcad69027..4efe03bfb0 100644
--- a/projects/ION/options
+++ b/projects/ION/options
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@
 # Default Skin (Confluence)
   SKIN_DEFAULT="Confluence"
 
+# use alternate (multilanguage) arial based Font for XBMC (yes / no)
+  XBMC_ALTERNATE_FONT="yes"
+
 # Plugins for XBMC to install (SABnzbd)
 # Space separated list is supported,
 # e.g. XBMC_PLUGINS="SABnzbd"
diff --git a/projects/Intel/options b/projects/Intel/options
index ee9c45ab7a..0fa23bcf9a 100644
--- a/projects/Intel/options
+++ b/projects/Intel/options
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@
 # Default Skin (Confluence)
   SKIN_DEFAULT="Confluence"
 
+# use alternate (multilanguage) arial based Font for XBMC (yes / no)
+  XBMC_ALTERNATE_FONT="yes"
+
 # Plugins for XBMC to install (SABnzbd)
 # Space separated list is supported,
 # e.g. XBMC_PLUGINS="SABnzbd"
diff --git a/projects/Ultra/options b/projects/Ultra/options
index e92006b018..58cca75678 100644
--- a/projects/Ultra/options
+++ b/projects/Ultra/options
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@
 # Default Skin (Confluence)
   SKIN_DEFAULT="Confluence"
 
+# use alternate (multilanguage) arial based Font for XBMC (yes / no)
+  XBMC_ALTERNATE_FONT="yes"
+
 # Plugins for XBMC to install (SABnzbd)
 # Space separated list is supported,
 # e.g. XBMC_PLUGINS="SABnzbd"