diff --git a/src/common/path_util.cpp b/src/common/path_util.cpp
index b0cbb10cf..1cf80430a 100644
--- a/src/common/path_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/path_util.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ static auto UserPaths = [] {
     create_path(PathType::CustomTrophy, user_dir / CUSTOM_TROPHY);
     create_path(PathType::CustomConfigs, user_dir / CUSTOM_CONFIGS);
     create_path(PathType::CacheDir, user_dir / CACHE_DIR);
+    create_path(PathType::FontDir, user_dir / FONT_DIR);
+    // subdirectory for fonts
+    std::filesystem::create_directory(user_dir / FONT_DIR / "font");
+    std::filesystem::create_directory(user_dir / FONT_DIR / "font2");
 
     std::ofstream notice_file(user_dir / CUSTOM_TROPHY / "Notice.txt");
     if (notice_file.is_open()) {
@@ -144,6 +148,13 @@ static auto UserPaths = [] {
         notice_file.close();
     }
 
+    std::ofstream font_instructions(user_dir / FONT_DIR / "Instructions.txt");
+    if (font_instructions.is_open()) {
+        font_instructions << "Place /preinst/common/font contents into font folder\n"
+                             "Place /system/common/font2 contents into font2 folder\n";
+        font_instructions.close();
+    }
+
     return paths;
 }();
 
diff --git a/src/common/path_util.h b/src/common/path_util.h
index fd2c18baa..f5979e3b2 100644
--- a/src/common/path_util.h
+++ b/src/common/path_util.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ enum class PathType {
     CustomTrophy,   // Where custom files for trophies are stored.
     CustomConfigs,  // Where custom files for different games are stored.
     CacheDir,       // Where pipeline and shader cache is stored.
+    FontDir         // Where font files are stored.
 };
 
 constexpr auto PORTABLE_DIR = "user";
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ constexpr auto METADATA_DIR = "game_data";
 constexpr auto CUSTOM_TROPHY = "custom_trophy";
 constexpr auto CUSTOM_CONFIGS = "custom_configs";
 constexpr auto CACHE_DIR = "cache";
+constexpr auto FONT_DIR = "sys_fonts";
 
 // Filenames
 constexpr auto LOG_FILE = "shad_log.txt";