diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/media/style.css b/src/vs/workbench/browser/media/style.css
index 13ff794..c19b125 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/media/style.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/media/style.css
@@ -11,20 +11,20 @@
 
-.monaco-workbench.mac { font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif; }
-.monaco-workbench.mac:lang(zh-Hans) { font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "PingFang SC", "Hiragino Sans GB", sans-serif; }
-.monaco-workbench.mac:lang(zh-Hant) { font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "PingFang TC", sans-serif; }
-.monaco-workbench.mac:lang(ja) { font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro", sans-serif; }
-.monaco-workbench.mac:lang(ko) { font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Apple SD Gothic Neo", "Nanum Gothic", "AppleGothic", sans-serif; }
-
-.monaco-workbench.windows { font-family: "Segoe WPC", "Segoe UI", sans-serif; }
-.monaco-workbench.windows:lang(zh-Hans) { font-family: "Segoe WPC", "Segoe UI", "Microsoft YaHei", sans-serif; }
-.monaco-workbench.windows:lang(zh-Hant) { font-family: "Segoe WPC", "Segoe UI", "Microsoft Jhenghei", sans-serif; }
-.monaco-workbench.windows:lang(ja) { font-family: "Segoe WPC", "Segoe UI", "Yu Gothic UI", "Meiryo UI", sans-serif; }
-.monaco-workbench.windows:lang(ko) { font-family: "Segoe WPC", "Segoe UI", "Malgun Gothic", "Dotom", sans-serif; }
+.monaco-workbench.mac { --monaco-font: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif; }
+.monaco-workbench.mac:lang(zh-Hans) { --monaco-font: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "PingFang SC", "Hiragino Sans GB", sans-serif; }
+.monaco-workbench.mac:lang(zh-Hant) { --monaco-font: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "PingFang TC", sans-serif; }
+.monaco-workbench.mac:lang(ja) { --monaco-font: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro", sans-serif; }
+.monaco-workbench.mac:lang(ko) { --monaco-font: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Apple SD Gothic Neo", "Nanum Gothic", "AppleGothic", sans-serif; }
+
+.monaco-workbench.windows { --monaco-font: "Segoe WPC", "Segoe UI", sans-serif; }
+.monaco-workbench.windows:lang(zh-Hans) { --monaco-font: "Segoe WPC", "Segoe UI", "Microsoft YaHei", sans-serif; }
+.monaco-workbench.windows:lang(zh-Hant) { --monaco-font: "Segoe WPC", "Segoe UI", "Microsoft Jhenghei", sans-serif; }
+.monaco-workbench.windows:lang(ja) { --monaco-font: "Segoe WPC", "Segoe UI", "Yu Gothic UI", "Meiryo UI", sans-serif; }
+.monaco-workbench.windows:lang(ko) { --monaco-font: "Segoe WPC", "Segoe UI", "Malgun Gothic", "Dotom", sans-serif; }
 
 /* Linux: add `system-ui` as first font and not `Ubuntu` to allow other distribution pick their standard OS font */
-.monaco-workbench.linux { font-family: system-ui, "Ubuntu", "Droid Sans", sans-serif; }
-.monaco-workbench.linux:lang(zh-Hans) { font-family: system-ui, "Ubuntu", "Droid Sans", "Source Han Sans SC", "Source Han Sans CN", "Source Han Sans", sans-serif; }
-.monaco-workbench.linux:lang(zh-Hant) { font-family: system-ui, "Ubuntu", "Droid Sans", "Source Han Sans TC", "Source Han Sans TW", "Source Han Sans", sans-serif; }
-.monaco-workbench.linux:lang(ja) { font-family: system-ui, "Ubuntu", "Droid Sans", "Source Han Sans J", "Source Han Sans JP", "Source Han Sans", sans-serif; }
-.monaco-workbench.linux:lang(ko) { font-family: system-ui, "Ubuntu", "Droid Sans", "Source Han Sans K", "Source Han Sans JR", "Source Han Sans", "UnDotum", "FBaekmuk Gulim", sans-serif; }
+.monaco-workbench.linux { --monaco-font: system-ui, "Ubuntu", "Droid Sans", sans-serif; }
+.monaco-workbench.linux:lang(zh-Hans) { --monaco-font: system-ui, "Ubuntu", "Droid Sans", "Source Han Sans SC", "Source Han Sans CN", "Source Han Sans", sans-serif; }
+.monaco-workbench.linux:lang(zh-Hant) { --monaco-font: system-ui, "Ubuntu", "Droid Sans", "Source Han Sans TC", "Source Han Sans TW", "Source Han Sans", sans-serif; }
+.monaco-workbench.linux:lang(ja) { --monaco-font: system-ui, "Ubuntu", "Droid Sans", "Source Han Sans J", "Source Han Sans JP", "Source Han Sans", sans-serif; }
+.monaco-workbench.linux:lang(ko) { --monaco-font: system-ui, "Ubuntu", "Droid Sans", "Source Han Sans K", "Source Han Sans JR", "Source Han Sans", "UnDotum", "FBaekmuk Gulim", sans-serif; }
 
@@ -55,2 +55,3 @@ body {
 	color: var(--vscode-foreground);
+	font-family: var(--vscode-workbench-font-family, var(--monaco-font));
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
index b1c5637..a09585e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
@@ -675,2 +675,7 @@ const registry = Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(ConfigurationExtensions.Con
 			},
+			'workbench.experimental.fontFamily': {
+				type: 'string',
+				description: localize('workbench.fontFamily', "Controls the font family in the workbench."),
+				'tags': ['experimental']
+			},
 			'workbench.settings.editor': {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.ts
index 10e2c3e..7259aff 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.ts
@@ -19,3 +19,3 @@ import { Position, Parts, IWorkbenchLayoutService, positionToString } from '../s
 import { IStorageService, WillSaveStateReason, StorageScope, StorageTarget } from '../../platform/storage/common/storage.js';
-import { IConfigurationChangeEvent, IConfigurationService } from '../../platform/configuration/common/configuration.js';
+import { IConfigurationService } from '../../platform/configuration/common/configuration.js';
 import { IInstantiationService } from '../../platform/instantiation/common/instantiation.js';
@@ -233,3 +233,10 @@ export class Workbench extends Layout {
 		// Configuration changes
-		this._register(configurationService.onDidChangeConfiguration(e => this.updateFontAliasing(e, configurationService)));
+		this._register(configurationService.onDidChangeConfiguration(e => {
+			if (e.affectsConfiguration('workbench.fontAliasing')) {
+				this.updateFontAliasing(configurationService);
+			}
+			else if (e.affectsConfiguration('workbench.experimental.fontFamily')) {
+				this.updateFontFamily(configurationService);
+			}
+		}));
 
@@ -270,3 +277,3 @@ export class Workbench extends Layout {
 	private fontAliasing: 'default' | 'antialiased' | 'none' | 'auto' | undefined;
-	private updateFontAliasing(e: IConfigurationChangeEvent | undefined, configurationService: IConfigurationService) {
+	private updateFontAliasing(configurationService: IConfigurationService) {
 		if (!isMacintosh) {
@@ -275,6 +282,2 @@ export class Workbench extends Layout {
 
-		if (e && !e.affectsConfiguration('workbench.fontAliasing')) {
-			return;
-		}
-
 		const aliasing = configurationService.getValue<'default' | 'antialiased' | 'none' | 'auto'>('workbench.fontAliasing');
@@ -296,2 +299,19 @@ export class Workbench extends Layout {
 
+	private fontFamily: string | undefined;
+	private updateFontFamily(configurationService: IConfigurationService) {
+		let family = configurationService.getValue<string>('workbench.experimental.fontFamily');
+
+		if (this.fontFamily === family) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		this.fontFamily = family;
+
+		if (family) {
+			this.mainContainer.style.setProperty('--vscode-workbench-font-family', family);
+		} else {
+			this.mainContainer.style.removeProperty('--vscode-workbench-font-family');
+		}
+	}
+
 	private restoreFontInfo(storageService: IStorageService, configurationService: IConfigurationService): void {
@@ -339,3 +359,5 @@ export class Workbench extends Layout {
 		// Apply font aliasing
-		this.updateFontAliasing(undefined, configurationService);
+		this.updateFontAliasing(configurationService);
+
+		this.updateFontFamily(configurationService);