diff --git a/ginit.vim b/ginit.vim
index 354355edd..6a086a833 100644
--- a/ginit.vim
+++ b/ginit.vim
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 if exists('g:GuiLoaded')
-  exe 'Guifont! DejaVu Sans Mono for Powerline:h11:cANSI:qDRAFT'
+  if empty(g:spacevim_guifont)
+    exe 'Guifont! DejaVu Sans Mono for Powerline:h11:cANSI:qDRAFT'
+  else
+    exe 'Guifont! ' . g:spacevim_guifont
+  endif
 endif
 
 " vim:set et sw=2: