diff --git a/cli/src/args.rs b/cli/src/args.rs
index 7d666fd8..bc4d9d18 100644
--- a/cli/src/args.rs
+++ b/cli/src/args.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 use clap::{ArgAction, Parser, Subcommand};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
+/// The character typically used to separate path components
+/// in environment variables.
+const ENV_PATH_SEP: char = if cfg!(windows) { ';' } else { ':' };
+
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
 #[clap(about, version)]
 pub struct CliArguments {
@@ -26,6 +30,10 @@ pub struct CliArguments {
     /// How much raster images of rasterized effects should be scaled up.
     #[clap(long, default_value = "1.5")]
     pub raster_scale: f32,
+
+    /// Common font arguments.
+    #[command(flatten)]
+    pub font: FontsArgs,
 }
 
 // What to do.
@@ -42,4 +50,24 @@ pub struct FontsCommand {
     /// Also lists style variants of each font family
     #[arg(long)]
     pub all: bool,
+
+    /// Common font arguments.
+    #[command(flatten)]
+    pub font: FontsArgs,
+}
+
+/// Common arguments to customize available fonts.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Parser)]
+pub struct FontsArgs {
+    /// Adds additional directories to search for fonts.
+    ///
+    /// If multiple paths are specified, they are separated by the system's path
+    /// separator (`:` on Unix-like systems and `;` on Windows).
+    #[arg(long = "font-path", value_name = "DIR", value_delimiter = ENV_PATH_SEP)]
+    pub font_paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Ensures system fonts won't be used, unless explicitly included via
+    /// `--font-path`.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub ignore_system_fonts: bool,
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/convert.rs b/cli/src/convert.rs
index ce6d2b32..51b77a18 100644
--- a/cli/src/convert.rs
+++ b/cli/src/convert.rs
@@ -3,18 +3,28 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use svg2pdf::{ConversionOptions, PageOptions};
 
+use crate::args::FontsArgs;
+
 pub fn convert_(
     input: &PathBuf,
     output: Option<PathBuf>,
     conversion_options: ConversionOptions,
     page_options: PageOptions,
+    font_options: FontsArgs,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
     if let Ok(()) = log::set_logger(&LOGGER) {
         log::set_max_level(log::LevelFilter::Warn);
     }
 
     let mut fontdb = fontdb::Database::new();
-    fontdb.load_system_fonts();
+
+    if !font_options.ignore_system_fonts {
+        fontdb.load_system_fonts();
+    }
+
+    for font_path in &font_options.font_paths {
+        fontdb.load_fonts_dir(font_path);
+    }
 
     fontdb.set_serif_family("Times New Roman");
     fontdb.set_sans_serif_family("Arial");
diff --git a/cli/src/fonts.rs b/cli/src/fonts.rs
index a51da44f..571616e4 100644
--- a/cli/src/fonts.rs
+++ b/cli/src/fonts.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@ use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 pub fn fonts(command: &FontsCommand) -> Result<(), String> {
     // Prepare the font database.
     let mut fontdb = fontdb::Database::new();
-    fontdb.load_system_fonts();
+
+    if !command.font.ignore_system_fonts {
+        fontdb.load_system_fonts();
+    }
+
+    for font_path in &command.font.font_paths {
+        fontdb.load_fonts_dir(font_path);
+    }
 
     // Collect the font famillies.
     let mut font_families: BTreeMap<String, Vec<String>> = BTreeMap::new();
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index cbb0fed5..66da8872 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,13 @@ fn run() -> Result<(), String> {
 
         let page_options = PageOptions { dpi: args.dpi };
 
-        return convert::convert_(&input, args.output, conversion_options, page_options);
+        return convert::convert_(
+            &input,
+            args.output,
+            conversion_options,
+            page_options,
+            args.font,
+        );
     };
 
     // Otherwise execute the command provided if any.