diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/hooks/useCustomFonts.test.tsx b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/hooks/useCustomFonts.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..580ed531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/hooks/useCustomFonts.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { cleanup, renderHook } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+const loadCustomFontsSpy = vi.fn<(...args: unknown[]) => Promise<void>>(async () => {});
+
+let envValue: { envConfig: unknown; appService: unknown } = {
+  envConfig: { name: 'env' },
+  appService: { name: 'svc' },
+};
+let settingsValue: { settings: { customFonts?: unknown[] } } = {
+  settings: { customFonts: [] },
+};
+
+vi.mock('@/context/EnvContext', () => ({
+  useEnv: () => envValue,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/store/settingsStore', () => ({
+  useSettingsStore: () => settingsValue,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/store/customFontStore', () => ({
+  useCustomFontStore: () => ({ loadCustomFonts: loadCustomFontsSpy }),
+}));
+
+import { useCustomFonts } from '@/hooks/useCustomFonts';
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  loadCustomFontsSpy.mockClear();
+  envValue = { envConfig: { name: 'env' }, appService: { name: 'svc' } };
+  settingsValue = { settings: { customFonts: [] } };
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  cleanup();
+});
+
+describe('useCustomFonts', () => {
+  test('hydrates the custom font store on mount', () => {
+    renderHook(() => useCustomFonts());
+    expect(loadCustomFontsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(loadCustomFontsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(envValue.envConfig);
+  });
+
+  test('waits for the app service before hydrating', () => {
+    envValue = { envConfig: { name: 'env' }, appService: null };
+    renderHook(() => useCustomFonts());
+    expect(loadCustomFontsSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  test('skips hydration when settings carry no customFonts field', () => {
+    settingsValue = { settings: {} };
+    renderHook(() => useCustomFonts());
+    expect(loadCustomFontsSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/app/library/page.tsx b/apps/readest-app/src/app/library/page.tsx
index 47663250..a7e52680 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/app/library/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/app/library/page.tsx
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ import LibraryEmptyState from './components/LibraryEmptyState';
 import GroupHeader from './components/GroupHeader';
 import useShortcuts from '@/hooks/useShortcuts';
 import { useReplicaPull } from '@/hooks/useReplicaPull';
+import { useCustomFonts } from '@/hooks/useCustomFonts';
 import DropIndicator from '@/components/DropIndicator';
 import SettingsDialog from '@/components/settings/SettingsDialog';
 import ModalPortal from '@/components/ModalPortal';
@@ -124,6 +125,11 @@ const LibraryPageContent = ({ searchParams }: { searchParams: ReadonlyURLSearchP
   useReplicaPull({
     kinds: ['dictionary', 'font', 'texture', 'opds_catalog', 'settings'],
   });
+  // Hydrate the custom-font store from persisted settings so the Font
+  // panel sees imported fonts even when opened straight from the
+  // library — the replica pull above is auth-gated and the reader's
+  // FoliateViewer hydration never runs without a book open.
+  useCustomFonts();
   const [showCatalogManager, setShowCatalogManager] = useState(
     searchParams?.get('opds') === 'true',
   );
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/hooks/useCustomFonts.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/hooks/useCustomFonts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19b803c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/hooks/useCustomFonts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useEnv } from '@/context/EnvContext';
+import { useSettingsStore } from '@/store/settingsStore';
+import { useCustomFontStore } from '@/store/customFontStore';
+
+/**
+ * Hydrate the custom-font store from persisted `settings.customFonts`.
+ *
+ * The reader hydrates the store inside FoliateViewer when a book opens,
+ * and `useReplicaPull` hydrates it during a sync — but that pull is
+ * gated on a signed-in user. Without this hook, opening Settings
+ * straight from the library (no book opened, no account) leaves the
+ * store empty, so imported custom fonts vanish from the Font panel
+ * after an app restart until a book is opened. Mount this on the
+ * library page so the panel always sees the persisted fonts.
+ */
+export const useCustomFonts = () => {
+  const { envConfig, appService } = useEnv();
+  const { settings } = useSettingsStore();
+  const { loadCustomFonts } = useCustomFontStore();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!appService) return;
+    if (!settings?.customFonts) return;
+    void loadCustomFonts(envConfig);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [appService, settings?.customFonts, envConfig]);
+};