diff --git a/src/unix/fontutil.cpp b/src/unix/fontutil.cpp
index 2a7ad2ea3c..08e33a21c1 100644
--- a/src/unix/fontutil.cpp
+++ b/src/unix/fontutil.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 #ifdef __WXGTK20__
 #include "wx/gtk/private.h"
+extern GtkWidget *wxGetRootWindow();
 #else
 #include "wx/x11/private.h"
 #endif
@@ -137,6 +138,42 @@ wxString wxNativeFontInfo::GetFaceName() const
 
 wxFontFamily wxNativeFontInfo::GetFamily() const
 {
+#ifndef HAVE_PANGO_FONT_FAMILY_IS_MONOSPACE
+    if (g_ascii_strcasecmp( pango_font_description_get_family( description ), "monospace" ) == 0)
+        return wxFONTFAMILY_TELETYPE;
+#else
+
+    PangoFontFamily **families;
+    PangoFontFamily  *family;
+    int n_families;
+    pango_context_list_families(
+#ifdef __WXGTK20__
+            gtk_widget_get_pango_context( wxGetRootWindow() ),
+#else
+            wxTheApp->GetPangoContext(),
+#endif
+            &families, &n_families);
+
+    for (int i = 0;i < n_families;++i)
+    {
+        if (g_ascii_strcasecmp(pango_font_family_get_name( families[i] ), pango_font_description_get_family( description )) == 0 )
+        {
+            family = families[i];
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    g_free(families);
+
+    wxASSERT_MSG( family, wxT("wxNativeFontInfo::GetFamily() - No appropriate PangoFontFamily found for ::description") );
+
+    //BCI: Cache the wxFontFamily inside the class. Validate cache with
+    //BCI: g_ascii_strcasecmp(pango_font_description_get_family(description), pango_font_family_get_name(family)) == 0
+
+    if (pango_font_family_is_monospace( family ))
+        return wxFONTFAMILY_TELETYPE;
+#endif // pango_font_family_is_monospace
+
     return wxFONTFAMILY_SWISS;
 }