diff --git a/data/fonts/Bandal.ttf b/data/fonts/Bandal.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d58ed85d8
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/fonts/Bandal.ttf differ
diff --git a/data/fonts/Makefile.am b/data/fonts/Makefile.am
index 3b7d61948..b5475768b 100644
--- a/data/fonts/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/fonts/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 filesdir = $(datadir)/enlightenment/data/fonts
 files_DATA = \
+Bandal.ttf \
 Kochi.ttf \
 Vera.ttf \
 VeraBI.ttf \
diff --git a/data/fonts/fonts.alias b/data/fonts/fonts.alias
index 1d793cf40..883e15643 100644
--- a/data/fonts/fonts.alias
+++ b/data/fonts/fonts.alias
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+Bandal -Unknown-Bandal-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9
 Kochi -Unknown-Kochi-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9
 Vera-Bold-Italic -Bitstream-Bitstream Vera Sans-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-ascii-0
 Vera-Normal -Bitstream-Bitstream Vera Sans-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-ascii-0
diff --git a/data/fonts/fonts.dir b/data/fonts/fonts.dir
index 0954e2140..66b76b560 100644
--- a/data/fonts/fonts.dir
+++ b/data/fonts/fonts.dir
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-51
+52
+Bandal.ttf -Unknown-Bandal-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9
 Kochi.ttf -Unknown-Kochi-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9
 VeraBI.ttf -Bitstream-Bitstream Vera Sans-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-ascii-0
 VeraBI.ttf -Bitstream-Bitstream Vera Sans-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-fcd8859-15
diff --git a/src/bin/e_main.c b/src/bin/e_main.c
index 72da49350..93873c072 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_main.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
    edje_frametime_set(1.0 / e_config->framerate);
    /* FIXME: this is just appending Kochi if Vera doesnt have it. We need
     * a full config support subsystem for this */
-   edje_fontset_append_set("Kochi");
+   edje_fontset_append_set("Kochi,Bandal");
    e_canvas_recache();
    
    /* setup init status window/screen */