diff --git a/cpdfcommand.ml b/cpdfcommand.ml
index f4aa2e0..6a2b06c 100644
--- a/cpdfcommand.ml
+++ b/cpdfcommand.ml
@@ -1827,6 +1827,8 @@ let setdraw () =
 
 let () = Cpdfdrawcontrol.getfontname := fun () -> args.fontname
 let () = Cpdfdrawcontrol.getfontsize := fun () -> args.fontsize
+let () = Cpdfdrawcontrol.setfontname := setfont
+let () = Cpdfdrawcontrol.setfontsize := fun s -> args.fontsize <- s
 
 (* Parse a control file, make an argv, and then make Arg parse it. *)
 let rec make_control_argv_and_parse filename =
diff --git a/cpdfdrawcontrol.ml b/cpdfdrawcontrol.ml
index 87e4432..319b14e 100644
--- a/cpdfdrawcontrol.ml
+++ b/cpdfdrawcontrol.ml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ open Cpdferror
 let embed_font = ref (fun () -> Cpdfembed.ExistingNamedFont)
 let getfontname = ref (fun () -> "")
 let getfontsize = ref (fun () -> 0.)
+let setfontname = ref (fun _ -> ())
+let setfontsize = ref (fun _ -> ())
 
 let ttfs = null_hash ()
 
diff --git a/cpdfdrawcontrol.mli b/cpdfdrawcontrol.mli
index d2da532..f7ddb0f 100644
--- a/cpdfdrawcontrol.mli
+++ b/cpdfdrawcontrol.mli
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 val embed_font : (unit -> Cpdfembed.cpdffont) ref
 val getfontname : (unit -> string) ref
 val getfontsize : (unit -> float) ref
+val setfontname : (string -> unit) ref
+val setfontsize : (float -> unit) ref
 val ttfs : (string, (string * Cpdfembed.cpdffont)) Hashtbl.t
 val fontpack_initialised : bool ref
 val drawops : (string * Cpdfdraw.drawops list) list ref