diff --git a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/FontTable.cxx b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/FontTable.cxx
index 8410780..5ebf867 100644
--- a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/FontTable.cxx
+++ b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/FontTable.cxx
@@ -101,6 +101,18 @@ void FontTable::attribute(Id Name, Value & val)
         case NS_ooxml::LN_CT_Font_name:
             m_pImpl->pCurrentEntry->sFontName = sValue;
         break;
+        case NS_ooxml::LN_CT_Charset_val:
+            // w:characterSet has higher priority, set only if that one is not set
+            if( m_pImpl->pCurrentEntry->nTextEncoding == RTL_TEXTENCODING_DONTKNOW )
+                m_pImpl->pCurrentEntry->nTextEncoding = rtl_getTextEncodingFromWindowsCharset( nIntValue );
+        break;
+        case NS_ooxml::LN_CT_Charset_characterSet:
+        {
+            rtl::OString tmp;
+            sValue.convertToString( &tmp, RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US, OUSTRING_TO_OSTRING_CVTFLAGS );
+            m_pImpl->pCurrentEntry->nTextEncoding = rtl_getTextEncodingFromMimeCharset( tmp );
+        break;
+        }
         default:
         {
             //----> debug
@@ -125,12 +137,16 @@ void FontTable::sprm(Sprm& rSprm)
     switch(nSprmId)
     {
         case NS_ooxml::LN_CT_Font_charset:
-            m_pImpl->pCurrentEntry->nTextEncoding = rtl_getTextEncodingFromWindowsCharset( nIntValue );
-        break;
-        default:
-        break;
+            resolveSprm( rSprm );
+            break;
     }
+}
 
+void FontTable::resolveSprm(Sprm & r_Sprm)
+{
+    writerfilter::Reference<Properties>::Pointer_t pProperties = r_Sprm.getProps();
+    if( pProperties.get())
+        pProperties->resolve(*this);
 }
 
 void FontTable::entry(int /*pos*/, writerfilter::Reference<Properties>::Pointer_t ref)
diff --git a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/FontTable.hxx b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/FontTable.hxx
index 84f0b02..7344203 100644
--- a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/FontTable.hxx
+++ b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/FontTable.hxx
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public:
     // Properties
     virtual void attribute(Id Name, Value & val);
     virtual void sprm(Sprm & sprm);
+    void resolveSprm(Sprm & r_sprm);
 
     // Table
     virtual void entry(int pos, writerfilter::Reference<Properties>::Pointer_t ref);
diff --git a/writerfilter/source/ooxml/model.xml b/writerfilter/source/ooxml/model.xml
index ba836fe..2285cec 100644
--- a/writerfilter/source/ooxml/model.xml
+++ b/writerfilter/source/ooxml/model.xml
@@ -20377,7 +20377,12 @@
           </optional>
           <optional>
             <element name="charset">
-              <ref name="CT_UcharHexNumber"/>
+              <ref name="CT_Charset"/>
+            </element>
+          </optional>
+          <optional>
+            <element name="characterSet">
+              <ref name="CT_String"/>
             </element>
           </optional>
           <optional>
@@ -20433,6 +20438,18 @@
           </element>
         </zeroOrMore>
       </define>
+      <define name="CT_Charset">
+        <optional>
+            <attribute name="val">
+              <ref name="CT_UcharHexNumber"/>
+            </attribute>
+        </optional>
+        <optional>
+          <attribute name="characterSet">
+            <ref name="ST_String"/>
+          </attribute>
+        </optional>
+      </define>
       <define name="CT_DivBdr">
         <optional>
           <element name="top">
@@ -23282,6 +23299,10 @@
       <attribute name="val" tokenid="ooxml:CT_Panose_val" action="setValue"/>
       <action name="start" action="setDefaultHexValue"/>
     </resource>
+    <resource name="CT_Charset" resource="Properties">
+      <attribute name="val" tokenid="ooxml:CT_Charset_val"/>
+      <attribute name="characterSet" tokenid="ooxml:CT_Charset_characterSet"/>
+    </resource>
     <resource name="ST_FontFamily" resource="List">
       <value tokenid="ooxml:Value_ST_FontFamily_decorative">decorative</value>
       <value tokenid="ooxml:Value_ST_FontFamily_modern">modern</value>
@@ -23318,6 +23339,7 @@
       <element name="altName" tokenid="ooxml:CT_Font_altName"/>
       <element name="panose1" tokenid="ooxml:CT_Font_panose1"/>
       <element name="charset" tokenid="ooxml:CT_Font_charset"/>
+      <element name="characterSet" tokenid="ooxml:CT_Font_characterSet"/>
       <element name="family" tokenid="ooxml:CT_Font_family"/>
       <element name="notTrueType" tokenid="ooxml:CT_Font_notTrueType"/>
       <element name="pitch" tokenid="ooxml:CT_Font_pitch"/>