diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Typeface.cpp b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Typeface.cpp
index e6025b801c..8a41c85d7a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Typeface.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/fonts/juce_Typeface.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ namespace FontStyleHelpers
         const Font f (family, Font::getDefaultStyle(), 15.0f);
         return Font::getDefaultTypefaceForFont (f)->getName();
     }
+
+    static String getConcreteFamilyName (const Font& font)
+    {
+        const String& family = font.getTypefaceName();
+
+        return isPlaceholderFamilyName (family) ? getConcreteFamilyNameFromPlaceholder (family)
+                                                : family;
+    }
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_mac_Fonts.mm b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_mac_Fonts.mm
index 7f72a8e2fd..cffb50f325 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_mac_Fonts.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_mac_Fonts.mm
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace CoreTextTypeLayout
     static CTFontRef createCTFont (const Font& font, const float fontSize,
                                    const bool applyScaleFactor)
     {
-        CFStringRef cfFontFamily = font.getTypefaceName().toCFString();
+        CFStringRef cfFontFamily = FontStyleHelpers::getConcreteFamilyName (font).toCFString();
         CFStringRef cfFontStyle = findBestAvailableStyle (font.getTypefaceName(),
                                                           font.getTypefaceStyle()).toCFString();
         CFStringRef keys[] = { kCTFontFamilyNameAttribute, kCTFontStyleNameAttribute };
@@ -312,10 +312,9 @@ namespace CoreTextTypeLayout
                 CTFontRef ctRunFont;
                 if (CFDictionaryGetValueIfPresent (runAttributes, kCTFontAttributeName, (const void **) &ctRunFont))
                 {
-                    CTFontDescriptorRef ctFontDescRef = CTFontCopyFontDescriptor (ctRunFont);
-                    CFDictionaryRef fontDescAttributes = CTFontDescriptorCopyAttributes (ctFontDescRef);
-                    CTFontRef ctFontRef = CTFontCreateWithFontDescriptor (ctFontDescRef, 1024, nullptr);
-                    CFRelease (ctFontDescRef);
+                    CFStringRef cfsFontName = CTFontCopyPostScriptName (ctRunFont);
+                    CTFontRef ctFontRef = CTFontCreateWithName (cfsFontName, 1024, nullptr);
+                    CFRelease (cfsFontName);
 
                     CGFontRef cgFontRef = CTFontCopyGraphicsFont (ctFontRef, nullptr);
                     CFRelease (ctFontRef);
@@ -323,13 +322,15 @@ namespace CoreTextTypeLayout
                     const float fontHeightToCGSizeFactor = CGFontGetUnitsPerEm (cgFontRef) / (float) totalHeight;
                     CGFontRelease (cgFontRef);
 
-                    CFStringRef cfsFontFamily = (CFStringRef) CFDictionaryGetValue (fontDescAttributes, kCTFontFamilyNameAttribute);
-                    CFStringRef cfsFontStyle  = (CFStringRef) CFDictionaryGetValue (fontDescAttributes, kCTFontStyleNameAttribute);
+                    CFStringRef cfsFontFamily = (CFStringRef) CTFontCopyAttribute (ctRunFont, kCTFontFamilyNameAttribute);
+                    CFStringRef cfsFontStyle  = (CFStringRef) CTFontCopyAttribute (ctRunFont, kCTFontStyleNameAttribute);
 
                     glyphRun->font = Font (String::fromCFString (cfsFontFamily),
                                            String::fromCFString (cfsFontStyle),
                                            CTFontGetSize (ctRunFont) / fontHeightToCGSizeFactor);
-                    CFRelease (fontDescAttributes);
+
+                    CFRelease (cfsFontStyle);
+                    CFRelease (cfsFontFamily);
                 }
 
                 CGColorRef cgRunColor;
diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_DirectWriteTypeLayout.cpp b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_DirectWriteTypeLayout.cpp
index e18f26f8ac..f1afe9bfa8 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_DirectWriteTypeLayout.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_win32_DirectWriteTypeLayout.cpp
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ namespace DirectWriteTypeLayout
         {
             BOOL fontFound = false;
             uint32 fontIndex;
-            fontCollection->FindFamilyName (font->getTypefaceName().toWideCharPointer(), &fontIndex, &fontFound);
+            fontCollection->FindFamilyName (FontStyleHelpers::getConcreteFamilyName (*font).toWideCharPointer(),
+                                            &fontIndex, &fontFound);
 
             if (! fontFound)
                 fontIndex = 0;
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ namespace DirectWriteTypeLayout
             {
                 hr = fontFamily->GetFont (i, dwFont.resetAndGetPointerAddress());
 
-                if (attr.getFont()->getTypefaceStyle() == getFontFaceName (dwFont))
+                if (font->getTypefaceStyle() == getFontFaceName (dwFont))
                     break;
             }