diff --git a/eeschema/sch_io/kicad_sexpr/sch_io_kicad_sexpr_parser.cpp b/eeschema/sch_io/kicad_sexpr/sch_io_kicad_sexpr_parser.cpp
index 45691d6ecc..2336d406c9 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_io/kicad_sexpr/sch_io_kicad_sexpr_parser.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/sch_io/kicad_sexpr/sch_io_kicad_sexpr_parser.cpp
@@ -578,6 +578,16 @@ LIB_SYMBOL* SCH_IO_KICAD_SEXPR_PARSER::parseLibSymbol( LIB_SYMBOL_MAP& aSymbolLi
     symbol->GetDrawItems().sort();
     m_symbolName.clear();
 
+    const std::vector<wxString>* embeddedFonts =
+            symbol->GetEmbeddedFiles()->UpdateFontFiles();
+
+    symbol->RunOnChildren(
+            [&]( SCH_ITEM* aChild )
+            {
+                if( EDA_TEXT* textItem = dynamic_cast<EDA_TEXT*>( aChild ) )
+                    textItem->ResolveFont( embeddedFonts );
+            } );
+
     return symbol.release();
 }