diff --git a/spotify-widget/README.md b/spotify-widget/README.md
index 3d185597..9fe4837c 100644
--- a/spotify-widget/README.md
+++ b/spotify-widget/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ It is possible to customize widget by providing a table with all or some of the
 |---|---|---|
 | `play_icon` | `/usr/share/icons/Arc/actions/24/player_play.png` | Play icon |
 | `pause_icon` | `/usr/share/icons/Arc/actions/24/player_pause.png` | Pause icon |
-| `font` | `Play 9`| Font |
+| `font` | `beautiful.font` | Font |
 | `dim_when_paused` | `false` | Decrease the widget opacity if spotify is paused |
 | `dim_opacity` | `0.2` | Widget's opacity when dimmed, `dim_when_paused` should be set to `true` |
 | `max_length` | `15` | Maximum lentgh of artist and title names. Text will be ellipsized if longer. |
diff --git a/spotify-widget/spotify.lua b/spotify-widget/spotify.lua
index f8df1eac..31ad5c7a 100644
--- a/spotify-widget/spotify.lua
+++ b/spotify-widget/spotify.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 -------------------------------------------------
 
 local awful = require("awful")
+local beautiful = require("beautiful")
 local wibox = require("wibox")
 local watch = require("awful.widget.watch")
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ local function worker(user_args)
 
     local play_icon = args.play_icon or '/usr/share/icons/Arc/actions/24/player_play.png'
     local pause_icon = args.pause_icon or '/usr/share/icons/Arc/actions/24/player_pause.png'
-    local font = args.font or 'Play 9'
+    local font = args.font or beautiful.font
     local dim_when_paused = args.dim_when_paused == nil and false or args.dim_when_paused
     local dim_opacity = args.dim_opacity or 0.2
     local max_length = args.max_length or 15