diff --git a/src/fontcache.cpp b/src/fontcache.cpp
index 42643bbff7..2a5772fc3b 100644
--- a/src/fontcache.cpp
+++ b/src/fontcache.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ bool GetFontAAState(FontSize size, bool check_blitter)
 	/* AA is only supported for 32 bpp */
 	if (check_blitter && BlitterFactory::GetCurrentBlitter()->GetScreenDepth() != 32) return false;
 
-	return GetFontCacheSubSetting(size)->aa;
+	return _fcsettings.global_aa || GetFontCacheSubSetting(size)->aa;
 }
 
 void SetFont(FontSize fontsize, const std::string &font, uint size, bool aa)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void InitFontCache(bool monospace)
 		FontCache *fc = FontCache::Get(fs);
 		if (fc->HasParent()) delete fc;
 
-		if (GetFontCacheSubSetting(fs)->font.empty()) {
+		if (!_fcsettings.prefer_sprite && GetFontCacheSubSetting(fs)->font.empty()) {
 			TryLoadDefaultTrueTypeFont(fs);
 		} else {
 #ifdef WITH_FREETYPE
diff --git a/src/fontcache.h b/src/fontcache.h
index 73963011b5..9ba6055504 100644
--- a/src/fontcache.h
+++ b/src/fontcache.h
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ struct FontCacheSettings {
 	FontCacheSubSetting medium; ///< The normal font size.
 	FontCacheSubSetting large;  ///< The largest font; mostly used for newspapers.
 	FontCacheSubSetting mono;   ///< The mono space font used for license/readme viewers.
+	bool prefer_sprite;         ///< Whether to prefer the built-in sprite font over resizable fonts.
+	bool global_aa;             ///< Whether to anti alias all font sizes.
 };
 
 extern FontCacheSettings _fcsettings;
diff --git a/src/lang/english.txt b/src/lang/english.txt
index 05e58029a0..17eafcb7cc 100644
--- a/src/lang/english.txt
+++ b/src/lang/english.txt
@@ -1044,6 +1044,11 @@ STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_SCALE_AUTO_TOOLTIP                         :{BLACK}Check th
 STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_SCALE_BEVELS                               :{BLACK}Scale bevels
 STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_SCALE_BEVELS_TOOLTIP                       :{BLACK}Check this box to scale bevels by interface size
 
+STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_FONT_SPRITE                                :{BLACK}Use traditional sprite font
+STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_FONT_SPRITE_TOOLTIP                        :{BLACK}Check this box if you prefer to use the tradition fixed-size sprite font.
+STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_FONT_AA                                    :{BLACK}Anti-alias fonts
+STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_FONT_AA_TOOLTIP                            :{BLACK}Check this box to anti-alias resizable fonts.
+
 STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_SCALE_1X                                   :1x
 STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_SCALE_2X                                   :2x
 STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_SCALE_3X                                   :3x
diff --git a/src/settings_gui.cpp b/src/settings_gui.cpp
index 07bd14b087..f4ec1ba298 100644
--- a/src/settings_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/settings_gui.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
 #include "safeguards.h"
 
 
+#if defined(WITH_FREETYPE) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(WITH_COCOA)
+#	define HAS_TRUETYPE_FONT
+#endif
+
 static const StringID _autosave_dropdown[] = {
 	STR_GAME_OPTIONS_AUTOSAVE_DROPDOWN_OFF,
 	STR_GAME_OPTIONS_AUTOSAVE_DROPDOWN_EVERY_10_MINUTES,
@@ -559,6 +563,30 @@ struct GameOptionsWindow : Window {
 				break;
 			}
 
+#ifdef HAS_TRUETYPE_FONT
+			case WID_GO_GUI_FONT_SPRITE:
+				_fcsettings.prefer_sprite = !_fcsettings.prefer_sprite;
+
+				this->SetWidgetLoweredState(WID_GO_GUI_FONT_SPRITE, _fcsettings.prefer_sprite);
+				this->SetWidgetDisabledState(WID_GO_GUI_FONT_AA, _fcsettings.prefer_sprite);
+				this->SetDirty();
+
+				InitFontCache(false);
+				InitFontCache(true);
+				SetupWidgetDimensions();
+				ReInitAllWindows(true);
+				break;
+
+			case WID_GO_GUI_FONT_AA:
+				_fcsettings.global_aa = !_fcsettings.global_aa;
+
+				this->SetWidgetLoweredState(WID_GO_GUI_FONT_AA, _fcsettings.global_aa);
+				this->SetDirty();
+
+				ClearFontCache();
+				break;
+#endif /* HAS_TRUETYPE_FONT */
+
 			case WID_GO_GUI_SCALE:
 				if (ClickSliderWidget(this->GetWidget<NWidgetBase>(widget)->GetCurrentRect(), pt, MIN_INTERFACE_SCALE, MAX_INTERFACE_SCALE, this->gui_scale)) {
 					if (!_ctrl_pressed) this->gui_scale = ((this->gui_scale + 12) / 25) * 25;
@@ -750,6 +778,11 @@ struct GameOptionsWindow : Window {
 
 		this->SetWidgetLoweredState(WID_GO_GUI_SCALE_AUTO, _gui_scale_cfg == -1);
 		this->SetWidgetLoweredState(WID_GO_GUI_SCALE_BEVEL_BUTTON, _settings_client.gui.scale_bevels);
+#ifdef HAS_TRUETYPE_FONT
+		this->SetWidgetLoweredState(WID_GO_GUI_FONT_SPRITE, _fcsettings.prefer_sprite);
+		this->SetWidgetLoweredState(WID_GO_GUI_FONT_AA, _fcsettings.global_aa);
+		this->SetWidgetDisabledState(WID_GO_GUI_FONT_AA, _fcsettings.prefer_sprite);
+#endif /* HAS_TRUETYPE_FONT */
 
 		this->SetWidgetDisabledState(WID_GO_BASE_GRF_DROPDOWN, _game_mode != GM_MENU);
 		this->SetWidgetDisabledState(WID_GO_BASE_SFX_DROPDOWN, _game_mode != GM_MENU);
@@ -823,6 +856,16 @@ static const NWidgetPart _nested_game_options_widgets[] = {
 							NWidget(WWT_TEXT, COLOUR_GREY), SetMinimalSize(0, 12), SetFill(1, 0), SetDataTip(STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_SCALE_BEVELS, STR_NULL),
 							NWidget(WWT_TEXTBTN, COLOUR_GREY, WID_GO_GUI_SCALE_BEVEL_BUTTON), SetMinimalSize(21, 9), SetDataTip(STR_EMPTY, STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_SCALE_BEVELS_TOOLTIP),
 						EndContainer(),
+#ifdef HAS_TRUETYPE_FONT
+						NWidget(NWID_HORIZONTAL), SetPIP(0, WidgetDimensions::unscaled.hsep_normal, 0),
+							NWidget(WWT_TEXT, COLOUR_GREY), SetMinimalSize(0, 12), SetFill(1, 0), SetDataTip(STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_FONT_SPRITE, STR_NULL),
+							NWidget(WWT_TEXTBTN, COLOUR_GREY, WID_GO_GUI_FONT_SPRITE), SetMinimalSize(21, 9), SetDataTip(STR_EMPTY, STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_FONT_SPRITE_TOOLTIP),
+						EndContainer(),
+						NWidget(NWID_HORIZONTAL), SetPIP(0, WidgetDimensions::unscaled.hsep_normal, 0),
+							NWidget(WWT_TEXT, COLOUR_GREY), SetMinimalSize(0, 12), SetFill(1, 0), SetDataTip(STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_FONT_AA, STR_NULL),
+							NWidget(WWT_TEXTBTN, COLOUR_GREY, WID_GO_GUI_FONT_AA), SetMinimalSize(21, 9), SetDataTip(STR_EMPTY, STR_GAME_OPTIONS_GUI_FONT_AA_TOOLTIP),
+						EndContainer(),
+#endif /* HAS_TRUETYPE_FONT */
 					EndContainer(),
 				EndContainer(),
 
diff --git a/src/table/settings/misc_settings.ini b/src/table/settings/misc_settings.ini
index 7e9db80c83..9158082f2d 100644
--- a/src/table/settings/misc_settings.ini
+++ b/src/table/settings/misc_settings.ini
@@ -258,6 +258,18 @@ name     = ""mono_aa""
 var      = _fcsettings.mono.aa
 def      = false
 
+[SDTG_BOOL]
+ifdef    = HAS_TRUETYPE_FONT
+name     = ""global_aa""
+var      = _fcsettings.global_aa
+def      = true
+
+[SDTG_BOOL]
+ifdef    = HAS_TRUETYPE_FONT
+name     = ""prefer_sprite_font""
+var      = _fcsettings.prefer_sprite
+def      = false
+
 [SDTG_VAR]
 name     = ""sprite_cache_size_px""
 type     = SLE_UINT
diff --git a/src/widgets/settings_widget.h b/src/widgets/settings_widget.h
index b59778a14d..4c40f1e0a0 100644
--- a/src/widgets/settings_widget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/settings_widget.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ enum GameOptionsWidgets : WidgetID {
 	WID_GO_GUI_SCALE,              ///< GUI Scale slider.
 	WID_GO_GUI_SCALE_AUTO,         ///< Autodetect GUI scale button.
 	WID_GO_GUI_SCALE_BEVEL_BUTTON, ///< Toggle for chunky bevels.
+	WID_GO_GUI_FONT_SPRITE,        ///< Toggle whether to prefer the sprite font over TTF fonts.
+	WID_GO_GUI_FONT_AA,            ///< Toggle whether to anti-alias fonts.
 	WID_GO_BASE_GRF_DROPDOWN,      ///< Use to select a base GRF.
 	WID_GO_BASE_GRF_PARAMETERS,    ///< Base GRF parameters.
 	WID_GO_BASE_GRF_OPEN_URL,      ///< Open base GRF URL.