diff --git a/font/src/ft/list_fonts.rs b/font/src/ft/list_fonts.rs
index 3867611..0789bbd 100644
--- a/font/src/ft/list_fonts.rs
+++ b/font/src/ft/list_fonts.rs
@@ -584,4 +584,4 @@ mod tests {
             println!("");
         }
     }
-
+}
diff --git a/font/src/ft/mod.rs b/font/src/ft/mod.rs
index 6fdae4b..d69aad9 100644
--- a/font/src/ft/mod.rs
+++ b/font/src/ft/mod.rs
@@ -87,46 +87,9 @@ impl ::Rasterize for FreeTypeRasterizer {
     }
 
     fn get_glyph(&mut self, glyph_key: &GlyphKey) -> Result<RasterizedGlyph, Error> {
-        let face = self.faces
-            .get(&glyph_key.font_key)
-            .ok_or(Error::FontNotLoaded)?;
-
-        let size = glyph_key.size.as_f32_pts() * self.dpr;
-        let c = glyph_key.c;
-
-        face.set_char_size(to_freetype_26_6(size), 0, self.dpi_x, self.dpi_y)?;
-        face.load_char(c as usize, freetype::face::TARGET_LIGHT)?;
-        let glyph = face.glyph();
-        glyph.render_glyph(freetype::render_mode::RenderMode::Lcd)?;
-
-        unsafe {
-            let ft_lib = self.library.raw();
-            freetype::ffi::FT_Library_SetLcdFilter(
-                ft_lib,
-                freetype::ffi::FT_LCD_FILTER_DEFAULT
-            );
-        }
-
-        let bitmap = glyph.bitmap();
-        let buf = bitmap.buffer();
-        let pitch = bitmap.pitch() as usize;
-
-        let mut packed = Vec::with_capacity((bitmap.rows() * bitmap.width()) as usize);
-        for i in 0..bitmap.rows() {
-            let start = (i as usize) * pitch;
-            let stop = start + bitmap.width() as usize;
-            packed.extend_from_slice(&buf[start..stop]);
-        }
-
-        Ok(RasterizedGlyph {
-            c: c,
-            top: glyph.bitmap_top(),
-            left: glyph.bitmap_left(),
-            width: glyph.bitmap().width() / 3,
-            height: glyph.bitmap().rows(),
-            buf: packed,
-        })
+        self.get_rendered_glyph(glyph_key, false)
     }
+
 }
 
 pub trait IntoFontconfigType {
@@ -213,6 +176,92 @@ impl FreeTypeRasterizer {
             Err(Error::MissingFont(desc.to_owned()))
         }
     }
+
+    fn get_rendered_glyph(&mut self, glyph_key: &GlyphKey, have_recursed: bool)
+                          -> Result<RasterizedGlyph, Error> {
+        let faces = self.faces.clone();
+        let face = faces
+            .get(&glyph_key.font_key)
+            .ok_or(Error::FontNotLoaded)?;
+
+        let size = glyph_key.size.as_f32_pts() * self.dpr;
+        let c = glyph_key.c;
+
+        face.set_char_size(to_freetype_26_6(size), 0, self.dpi_x, self.dpi_y)?;
+        let index = face.get_char_index(c as usize);
+
+        if index == 0 && have_recursed == false {
+            let key = self.load_face_with_glyph(c).unwrap_or(glyph_key.font_key);
+            let new_glyph_key = GlyphKey {
+                c: glyph_key.c,
+                font_key: key,
+                size: glyph_key.size
+            };
+
+            return self.get_rendered_glyph(&new_glyph_key, true);
+        }
+
+        face.load_glyph(index as u32, freetype::face::TARGET_LIGHT)?;
+        let glyph = face.glyph();
+        glyph.render_glyph(freetype::render_mode::RenderMode::Lcd)?;
+
+        unsafe {
+            let ft_lib = self.library.raw();
+            freetype::ffi::FT_Library_SetLcdFilter(
+                ft_lib,
+                freetype::ffi::FT_LCD_FILTER_DEFAULT
+            );
+        }
+
+        let bitmap = glyph.bitmap();
+        let buf = bitmap.buffer();
+        let pitch = bitmap.pitch() as usize;
+
+        let mut packed = Vec::with_capacity((bitmap.rows() * bitmap.width()) as usize);
+        for i in 0..bitmap.rows() {
+            let start = (i as usize) * pitch;
+            let stop = start + bitmap.width() as usize;
+            packed.extend_from_slice(&buf[start..stop]);
+        }
+
+        Ok(RasterizedGlyph {
+            c: c,
+            top: glyph.bitmap_top(),
+            left: glyph.bitmap_left(),
+            width: glyph.bitmap().width() / 3,
+            height: glyph.bitmap().rows(),
+            buf: packed,
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn load_face_with_glyph(&mut self, glyph: char) -> Result<FontKey, Error> {
+        let mut charset = fc::CharSet::new();
+        charset.add(glyph);
+        let mut pattern = fc::Pattern::new();
+        unsafe {
+            pattern.add_charset(&charset);
+        }
+
+        let config = fc::Config::get_current();
+        match fc::font_match(config, &mut pattern) {
+            Some(font) => {
+                if let (Some(path), Some(index)) = (font.file(0), font.index(0)) {
+                    let face = self.library.new_face(path, index)?;
+                    let key = FontKey::next();
+                    self.faces.insert(key, face);
+                    return Ok(key)
+                }
+                Err(Error::MissingFont(
+                    FontDesc::new("fallback-without-path", Style::Specific(glyph.to_string()))
+                ))
+            },
+            None => {
+                Err(Error::MissingFont(
+                    FontDesc::new("no-fallback-for", Style::Specific(glyph.to_string()))
+                ))
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// Errors occurring when using the freetype rasterizer