Index: build/premake/extern_libs5.lua
===================================================================
--- build/premake/extern_libs5.lua
+++ build/premake/extern_libs5.lua
@@ -314,6 +314,25 @@
 			end
 		end
 	},
+	freetype = {
+		compile_settings = function()
+			if os.istarget("windows") then
+				add_default_include_paths("freetype")
+			else
+				pkgconfig.add_includes("freetype2")
+			end
+		end,
+		link_settings = function()
+			if os.istarget("windows") then
+				add_default_lib_paths("freetype")
+			else
+				pkgconfig.add_links("freetype2")
+			end
+			add_default_links({
+				win_names = { "freetype" },
+			})
+		end,
+	},
 	gloox = {
 		compile_settings = function()
 			if os.istarget("windows") then
Index: build/premake/premake5.lua
===================================================================
--- build/premake/premake5.lua
+++ build/premake/premake5.lua
@@ -757,6 +757,7 @@
 		"iconv",
 		"libsodium",
 		"fmt",
+		"freetype",
 	}
 
 	if not _OPTIONS["without-audio"] then
@@ -781,6 +782,7 @@
 		"spidermonkey",	-- for graphics/scripting
 		"boost",
 		"fmt",
+		"freetype",
 		"icu",
 	}
 	if not _OPTIONS["without-nvtt"] then
@@ -964,6 +966,7 @@
 	"iconv",
 	"libsodium",
 	"fmt",
+	"freetype",
 
 	"valgrind",
 }
Index: libraries/osx/build-osx-libs.sh
===================================================================
--- libraries/osx/build-osx-libs.sh
+++ libraries/osx/build-osx-libs.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 # libpng was included as part of X11 but that's removed from Mountain Lion
 # (also the Snow Leopard version was ancient 1.2)
 PNG_VERSION="libpng-1.6.36"
+FREETYPE_VERSION="freetype-2.10.4"
 OGG_VERSION="libogg-1.3.3"
 VORBIS_VERSION="libvorbis-1.3.7"
 # gloox requires GnuTLS, GnuTLS requires Nettle and GMP
@@ -500,6 +501,42 @@
 popd > /dev/null
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
+echo -e "Building freetype..."
+
+LIB_VERSION="${FREETYPE_VERSION}"
+LIB_ARCHIVE="$LIB_VERSION.tar.gz"
+LIB_DIRECTORY="$LIB_VERSION"
+LIB_URL="https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/"
+
+mkdir -p freetype
+pushd freetype > /dev/null
+
+if [[ "$force_rebuild" = "true" ]] || [[ ! -e .already-built ]] || [[ "$(<.already-built)" != "$LIB_VERSION" ]]
+then
+  INSTALL_DIR="$(pwd)"
+
+  rm -f .already-built
+  download_lib $LIB_URL $LIB_ARCHIVE
+
+  rm -rf $LIB_DIRECTORY bin include lib share
+  tar -xf $LIB_ARCHIVE
+  pushd $LIB_DIRECTORY
+
+  (./configure CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" \
+      --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR \
+      --enable-shared=no \
+       --with-bzip2=no \
+       --with-brotli=no \
+    && make ${JOBS} && make install) || die "freetype build failed"
+  popd
+  cp -f lib/pkgconfig/* $PC_PATH
+  echo "$LIB_VERSION" > .already-built
+else
+  already_built
+fi
+popd > /dev/null
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
 # Dependency of vorbis
 echo -e "Building libogg..."
 
Index: source/ps/GameSetup/HWDetect.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/ps/GameSetup/HWDetect.cpp
+++ source/ps/GameSetup/HWDetect.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
 #include "scriptinterface/Object.h"
 #include "scriptinterface/ScriptInterface.h"
 
+// FreeType headers might have an include order.
+#include <ft2build.h>
+#include <freetype/freetype.h>
+
 #if OS_LINUX
 #include <fstream>
 #endif
@@ -81,9 +85,11 @@
 #include <SDL_vulkan.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 
 static void ReportSDL(const ScriptRequest& rq, JS::HandleValue settings);
+static void ReportFreeType(const ScriptRequest& rq, JS::HandleValue settings);
 static void ReportVulkan(const ScriptRequest& rq, JS::HandleValue settings);
 static void ReportGLLimits(const ScriptRequest& rq, JS::HandleValue settings);
 
@@ -165,6 +171,8 @@
 #endif
 	ReportSDL(rq, settings);
 
+	ReportFreeType(rq, settings);
+
 	ReportVulkan(rq, settings);
 
 	ReportGLLimits(rq, settings);
@@ -226,7 +234,7 @@
 	Script::SetProperty(rq, settings, "timer_resolution", timer_Resolution());
 
 	// The version should be increased for every meaningful change.
-	const int reportVersion = 16;
+	const int reportVersion = 17;
 
 	// Send the same data to the reporting system
 	g_UserReporter.SubmitReport(
@@ -258,6 +266,26 @@
 	Script::SetProperty(rq, settings, "sdl_video_backend", backend ? backend : "unknown");
 }
 
+static void ReportFreeType(const ScriptRequest& rq, JS::HandleValue settings)
+{
+	FT_Library FTLibrary;
+	std::string FTSupport = "unsupported";
+	if (!FT_Init_FreeType(&FTLibrary))
+	{
+		FT_Int major, minor, patch;
+		FT_Library_Version(FTLibrary, &major, &minor, &patch);
+		FT_Done_FreeType(FTLibrary);
+		std::stringstream version;
+		version << major << "." << minor << "." << patch;
+		FTSupport = version.str();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		FTSupport = "cantload";
+	}
+	Script::SetProperty(rq, settings, "freetype", FTSupport);
+}
+
 static void ReportVulkan(const ScriptRequest& rq, JS::HandleValue settings)
 {
 	std::string vulkanSupport = "unsupported";