diff --git a/scwx-qt/res/fonts/din1451alt_g.ttf b/scwx-qt/res/fonts/din1451alt_g.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..148fefd4
Binary files /dev/null and b/scwx-qt/res/fonts/din1451alt_g.ttf differ
diff --git a/scwx-qt/scwx-qt.cmake b/scwx-qt/scwx-qt.cmake
index 5bb594d3..53701c11 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/scwx-qt.cmake
+++ b/scwx-qt/scwx-qt.cmake
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ set(HDR_GL source/scwx/qt/gl/gl.hpp
            source/scwx/qt/gl/text_shader.hpp)
 set(SRC_GL source/scwx/qt/gl/shader_program.cpp
            source/scwx/qt/gl/text_shader.cpp)
-set(HDR_MANAGER source/scwx/qt/manager/radar_manager.hpp)
-set(SRC_MANAGER source/scwx/qt/manager/radar_manager.cpp)
+set(HDR_MANAGER source/scwx/qt/manager/radar_manager.hpp
+                source/scwx/qt/manager/resource_manager.hpp)
+set(SRC_MANAGER source/scwx/qt/manager/radar_manager.cpp
+                source/scwx/qt/manager/resource_manager.cpp)
 set(HDR_MAP source/scwx/qt/map/map_widget.hpp
             source/scwx/qt/map/overlay_layer.hpp
             source/scwx/qt/map/radar_layer.hpp
diff --git a/scwx-qt/scwx-qt.qrc b/scwx-qt/scwx-qt.qrc
index a2e2bec9..02d40dc5 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/scwx-qt.qrc
+++ b/scwx-qt/scwx-qt.qrc
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
         <file>gl/text.frag</file>
         <file>gl/text.vert</file>
         <file>res/fonts/din1451alt.ttf</file>
+        <file>res/fonts/din1451alt_g.ttf</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/main/main.cpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/main/main.cpp
index a48fbd4c..f4038493 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/main/main.cpp
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/main/main.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#include "main_window.hpp"
+#include <scwx/qt/main/main_window.hpp>
+#include <scwx/qt/manager/resource_manager.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/log/expressions.hpp>
 #include <boost/log/trivial.hpp>
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
    boost::log::core::get()->set_filter(boost::log::trivial::severity >=
                                        boost::log::trivial::debug);
 
+   scwx::qt::manager::ResourceManager::PreLoad();
+
    QApplication               a(argc, argv);
    scwx::qt::main::MainWindow w;
    w.show();
diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/resource_manager.cpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/resource_manager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12d041d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/resource_manager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include <scwx/qt/manager/resource_manager.hpp>
+#include <scwx/qt/util/font.hpp>
+
+namespace scwx
+{
+namespace qt
+{
+namespace manager
+{
+namespace ResourceManager
+{
+static void LoadFonts();
+
+void PreLoad()
+{
+   LoadFonts();
+}
+
+static void LoadFonts()
+{
+   util::Font::Create(":/res/fonts/din1451alt.ttf");
+   util::Font::Create(":/res/fonts/din1451alt_g.ttf");
+}
+
+} // namespace ResourceManager
+} // namespace manager
+} // namespace qt
+} // namespace scwx
diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/resource_manager.hpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/resource_manager.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee30bb8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/resource_manager.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace scwx
+{
+namespace qt
+{
+namespace manager
+{
+namespace ResourceManager
+{
+void PreLoad();
+} // namespace ResourceManager
+} // namespace manager
+} // namespace qt
+} // namespace scwx
diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/util/font.cpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/util/font.cpp
index 08134697..b29506bd 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/util/font.cpp
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/util/font.cpp
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<Font> Font::Create(const std::string& resource)
    auto it = fontMap_.find(resource);
    if (it != fontMap_.end())
    {
+      BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(debug) << logPrefix_ << "Font already created";
       return it->second;
    }