diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index f08c529c63..115a7d9bd7 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -15190,6 +15190,12 @@ in automatically without prompting for their login name or password.
 @item @code{hardware-acceleration?} (default: #f)
 Whether to use hardware acceleration.
 
+@item @code{font-engine} (default: @code{"pango"})
+Font engine used in Kmscon.
+
+@item @code{font-size} (default: @code{12})
+Font size used in Kmscon.
+
 @item @code{kmscon} (default: @var{kmscon})
 The Kmscon package to use.
 
diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index f50bcfdcb4..a8214ae96f 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Florian Pelz <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Brice Waegeneire <brice@waegenei.re>
+;;; Copyright © 2021 qblade <qblade@protonmail.com>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -2304,7 +2305,11 @@ This service is not part of @var{%base-services}."
   (auto-login              kmscon-configuration-auto-login
                            (default #f))
   (hardware-acceleration?  kmscon-configuration-hardware-acceleration?
-                           (default #f))) ; #t causes failure
+                           (default #f))  ; #t causes failure
+  (font-engine             kmscon-configuration-font-engine
+                           (default "pango"))
+  (font-size               kmscon-configuration-font-size
+                           (default 12)))
 
 (define kmscon-service-type
   (shepherd-service-type
@@ -2315,13 +2320,17 @@ This service is not part of @var{%base-services}."
            (login-program (kmscon-configuration-login-program config))
            (login-arguments (kmscon-configuration-login-arguments config))
            (auto-login (kmscon-configuration-auto-login config))
-           (hardware-acceleration? (kmscon-configuration-hardware-acceleration? config)))
+           (hardware-acceleration? (kmscon-configuration-hardware-acceleration? config))
+           (font-engine (kmscon-configuration-font-engine config))
+           (font-size (kmscon-configuration-font-size config)))
 
        (define kmscon-command
          #~(list
             #$(file-append kmscon "/bin/kmscon") "--login"
             "--vt" #$virtual-terminal
             "--no-switchvt" ;Prevent a switch to the virtual terminal.
+            "--font-engine" #$font-engine
+            "--font-size" #$(number->string font-size)
             #$@(if hardware-acceleration? '("--hwaccel") '())
             "--login" "--"
             #$login-program #$@login-arguments