diff --git a/include/common/font.h b/include/common/font.h
index c9e9c179..1712beca 100644
--- a/include/common/font.h
+++ b/include/common/font.h
@@ -12,7 +12,17 @@ enum font_slant {
 
 enum font_weight {
 	FONT_WEIGHT_NORMAL = 0,
-	FONT_WEIGHT_BOLD
+	FONT_WEIGHT_THIN,
+	FONT_WEIGHT_ULTRALIGHT,
+	FONT_WEIGHT_LIGHT,
+	FONT_WEIGHT_SEMILIGHT,
+	FONT_WEIGHT_BOOK,
+	FONT_WEIGHT_MEDIUM,
+	FONT_WEIGHT_SEMIBOLD,
+	FONT_WEIGHT_BOLD,
+	FONT_WEIGHT_ULTRABOLD,
+	FONT_WEIGHT_HEAVY,
+	FONT_WEIGHT_ULTRAHEAVY
 };
 
 struct font {
diff --git a/src/common/font.c b/src/common/font.c
index 0014eaf1..33623a9a 100644
--- a/src/common/font.c
+++ b/src/common/font.c
@@ -23,8 +23,43 @@ font_to_pango_desc(struct font *font)
 	if (font->slant == FONT_SLANT_OBLIQUE) {
 		pango_font_description_set_style(desc, PANGO_STYLE_OBLIQUE);
 	}
-	if (font->weight == FONT_WEIGHT_BOLD) {
+	switch (font->weight) {
+	case FONT_WEIGHT_THIN:
+		pango_font_description_set_weight(desc, PANGO_WEIGHT_THIN);
+		break;
+	case FONT_WEIGHT_ULTRALIGHT:
+		pango_font_description_set_weight(desc, PANGO_WEIGHT_ULTRALIGHT);
+		break;
+	case FONT_WEIGHT_LIGHT:
+		pango_font_description_set_weight(desc, PANGO_WEIGHT_LIGHT);
+		break;
+	case FONT_WEIGHT_SEMILIGHT:
+		pango_font_description_set_weight(desc, PANGO_WEIGHT_SEMILIGHT);
+		break;
+	case FONT_WEIGHT_BOOK:
+		pango_font_description_set_weight(desc, PANGO_WEIGHT_BOOK);
+		break;
+	case FONT_WEIGHT_NORMAL:
+		pango_font_description_set_weight(desc, PANGO_WEIGHT_NORMAL);
+		break;
+	case FONT_WEIGHT_MEDIUM:
+		pango_font_description_set_weight(desc, PANGO_WEIGHT_MEDIUM);
+		break;
+	case FONT_WEIGHT_SEMIBOLD:
+		pango_font_description_set_weight(desc, PANGO_WEIGHT_SEMIBOLD);
+		break;
+	case FONT_WEIGHT_BOLD:
 		pango_font_description_set_weight(desc, PANGO_WEIGHT_BOLD);
+		break;
+	case FONT_WEIGHT_ULTRABOLD:
+		pango_font_description_set_weight(desc, PANGO_WEIGHT_ULTRABOLD);
+		break;
+	case FONT_WEIGHT_HEAVY:
+		pango_font_description_set_weight(desc, PANGO_WEIGHT_HEAVY);
+		break;
+	case FONT_WEIGHT_ULTRAHEAVY:
+		pango_font_description_set_weight(desc, PANGO_WEIGHT_ULTRAHEAVY);
+		break;
 	}
 	return desc;
 }
diff --git a/src/config/rcxml.c b/src/config/rcxml.c
index cad132f8..a92e84c5 100644
--- a/src/config/rcxml.c
+++ b/src/config/rcxml.c
@@ -862,8 +862,31 @@ set_font_attr(struct font *font, const char *nodename, const char *content)
 			font->slant = FONT_SLANT_NORMAL;
 		}
 	} else if (!strcmp(nodename, "weight")) {
-		font->weight = !strcasecmp(content, "bold") ?
-			FONT_WEIGHT_BOLD : FONT_WEIGHT_NORMAL;
+		if (!strcasecmp(content, "thin")) {
+			font->weight = FONT_WEIGHT_THIN;
+		} else if (!strcasecmp(content, "ultralight")) {
+			font->weight = FONT_WEIGHT_ULTRALIGHT;
+		} else if (!strcasecmp(content, "light")) {
+			font->weight = FONT_WEIGHT_LIGHT;
+		} else if (!strcasecmp(content, "semilight")) {
+			font->weight = FONT_WEIGHT_SEMILIGHT;
+		} else if (!strcasecmp(content, "book")) {
+			font->weight = FONT_WEIGHT_BOOK;
+		} else if (!strcasecmp(content, "medium")) {
+			font->weight = FONT_WEIGHT_MEDIUM;
+		} else if (!strcasecmp(content, "semibold")) {
+			font->weight = FONT_WEIGHT_SEMIBOLD;
+		} else if (!strcasecmp(content, "bold")) {
+			font->weight = FONT_WEIGHT_BOLD;
+		} else if (!strcasecmp(content, "ultrabold")) {
+			font->weight = FONT_WEIGHT_ULTRABOLD;
+		} else if (!strcasecmp(content, "heavy")) {
+			font->weight = FONT_WEIGHT_HEAVY;
+		} else if (!strcasecmp(content, "ultraheavy")) {
+			font->weight = FONT_WEIGHT_ULTRAHEAVY;
+		} else {
+			font->weight = FONT_WEIGHT_NORMAL;
+		}
 	}
 }