diff --git a/src/jspdf.js b/src/jspdf.js
index de3a7bf3c..5c73920ed 100644
--- a/src/jspdf.js
+++ b/src/jspdf.js
@@ -358,6 +358,35 @@ function jsPDF(options) {
     apiMode = ApiMode.COMPAT;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @function combineFontStyleAndFontWeight
+   * @param {string} fontStyle Fontstyle or variant. Example: "italic".
+   * @param {number | string} fontWeight Weight of the Font. Example: "normal" | 400
+   * @returns {string}
+   */
+  var combineFontStyleAndFontWeight = function(fontStyle, fontWeight) {
+    if (
+      (fontStyle == "bold" && fontWeight == "normal") ||
+      (fontStyle == "bold" && fontWeight == 400) ||
+      (fontStyle == "normal" && fontWeight == "italic") ||
+      (fontStyle == "bold" && fontWeight == "italic")
+    ) {
+      throw new Error("Invalid Combination of fontweight and fontstyle");
+    }
+    if (fontWeight && fontStyle !== fontWeight) {
+      //if fontstyle is normal and fontweight is normal too no need to append the font-weight
+      fontStyle =
+        fontWeight == 400
+          ? fontStyle == "italic"
+            ? "italic"
+            : "normal"
+          : fontWeight == 700 && fontStyle !== "italic"
+          ? "bold"
+          : fontStyle + "" + fontWeight;
+    }
+    return fontStyle;
+  };
+
   /**
    * @callback ApiSwitchBody
    * @param {jsPDF} pdf
@@ -4789,13 +4818,17 @@ function jsPDF(options) {
    *
    * @param {string} fontName Font name or family. Example: "times".
    * @param {string} fontStyle Font style or variant. Example: "italic".
+   * @param {number | string} fontWeight Weight of the Font. Example: "normal" | 400
    * @function
    * @instance
    * @returns {jsPDF}
    * @memberof jsPDF#
    * @name setFont
    */
-  API.setFont = function(fontName, fontStyle) {
+  API.setFont = function(fontName, fontStyle, fontWeight) {
+    if (fontWeight) {
+      fontStyle = combineFontStyleAndFontWeight(fontStyle, fontWeight);
+    }
     activeFontKey = getFont(fontName, fontStyle, {
       disableWarning: false
     });
@@ -4850,6 +4883,7 @@ function jsPDF(options) {
    * @param {string} postScriptName PDF specification full name for the font.
    * @param {string} id PDF-document-instance-specific label assinged to the font.
    * @param {string} fontStyle Style of the Font.
+   * @param {number | string} fontWeight Weight of the Font.
    * @param {Object} encoding Encoding_name-to-Font_metrics_object mapping.
    * @function
    * @instance
@@ -4857,7 +4891,25 @@ function jsPDF(options) {
    * @name addFont
    * @returns {string} fontId
    */
-  API.addFont = function(postScriptName, fontName, fontStyle, encoding) {
+  API.addFont = function(
+    postScriptName,
+    fontName,
+    fontStyle,
+    fontWeight,
+    encoding
+  ) {
+    var encodingOptions = [
+      "StandardEncoding",
+      "MacRomanEncoding",
+      "Identity-H",
+      "WinAnsiEncoding"
+    ];
+    if (arguments[3] && encodingOptions.indexOf(arguments[3]) !== -1) {
+      //IE 11 fix
+      encoding = arguments[3];
+    } else if (arguments[3] && encodingOptions.indexOf(arguments[3]) == -1) {
+      fontStyle = combineFontStyleAndFontWeight(fontStyle, fontWeight);
+    }
     encoding = encoding || "Identity-H";
     return addFont.call(this, postScriptName, fontName, fontStyle, encoding);
   };
diff --git a/test/specs/putTotalPages.spec.js b/test/specs/putTotalPages.spec.js
index 804dd3559..a6db023e5 100644
--- a/test/specs/putTotalPages.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/putTotalPages.spec.js
@@ -42,3 +42,90 @@ describe("Module: putTotalPages", () => {
     comparePdf(doc.output(), "customfont.pdf", "putTotalPages");
   });
 });
+
+it("customfont with encoding without passing fontWeight", () => {
+  var PTSans = loadBinaryResource("reference/PTSans.ttf");
+  var doc = new jsPDF({ filters: ["ASCIIHexEncode"], floatPrecision: 2 });
+  var totalPagesExp = "{totalPages}";
+
+  doc.addFileToVFS("PTSans.ttf", PTSans);
+  doc.addFont("PTSans.ttf", "PTSans", "normal", "Identity-H");
+
+  doc.setFont("PTSans");
+
+  doc.text(10, 10, "Page 1 of {totalPages}");
+  doc.addPage();
+
+  doc.text(10, 10, "Page 2 of {totalPages}");
+
+  if (typeof doc.putTotalPages === "function") {
+    doc.putTotalPages(totalPagesExp);
+  }
+
+  comparePdf(doc.output(), "customfont.pdf", "putTotalPages");
+});
+
+
+it("customfont check without passing fontweight in setfont", () => {
+  var PTSans = loadBinaryResource("reference/PTSans.ttf");
+  var doc = new jsPDF({ filters: ["ASCIIHexEncode"], floatPrecision: 2 });
+  var totalPagesExp = "{totalPages}";
+
+  doc.addFileToVFS("PTSans.ttf", PTSans);
+  doc.addFont("PTSans.ttf", "PTSans", "normal");
+
+  doc.setFont("PTSans",'normal');
+
+  doc.text(10, 10, "Page 1 of {totalPages}");
+  doc.addPage();
+
+  doc.text(10, 10, "Page 2 of {totalPages}");
+
+  if (typeof doc.putTotalPages === "function") {
+    doc.putTotalPages(totalPagesExp);
+  }
+  comparePdf(doc.output(), "customfont.pdf", "putTotalPages");
+});
+
+
+it("customfont with fontweight", () => {
+  var PTSans = loadBinaryResource("reference/PTSans.ttf");
+  var doc = new jsPDF({ filters: ["ASCIIHexEncode"], floatPrecision: 2 });
+  var totalPagesExp = "{totalPages}";
+
+  doc.addFileToVFS("PTSans.ttf", PTSans);
+  doc.addFont("PTSans.ttf", "PTSans", "normal",200, "Identity-H");
+
+  doc.setFont("PTSans",'normal',200);
+
+  doc.text(10, 10, "Page 1 of {totalPages}");
+  doc.addPage();
+
+  doc.text(10, 10, "Page 2 of {totalPages}");
+
+  if (typeof doc.putTotalPages === "function") {
+    doc.putTotalPages(totalPagesExp);
+  }
+  comparePdf(doc.output(), "customfont.pdf", "putTotalPages");
+});
+
+it("customfont with samevalue in fontweight and fontstyle ", () => {
+  var PTSans = loadBinaryResource("reference/PTSans.ttf");
+  var doc = new jsPDF({ filters: ["ASCIIHexEncode"], floatPrecision: 2 });
+  var totalPagesExp = "{totalPages}";
+
+  doc.addFileToVFS("PTSans.ttf", PTSans);
+  doc.addFont("PTSans.ttf", "PTSans", "normal", "normal", "Identity-H");
+
+  doc.setFont("PTSans",'normal', "normal");
+
+  doc.text(10, 10, "Page 1 of {totalPages}");
+  doc.addPage();
+
+  doc.text(10, 10, "Page 2 of {totalPages}");
+
+  if (typeof doc.putTotalPages === "function") {
+    doc.putTotalPages(totalPagesExp);
+  }
+  comparePdf(doc.output(), "customfont.pdf", "putTotalPages");
+});
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index c60a67589..49e436b63 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ declare module "jspdf" {
       postScriptName: string,
       id: string,
       fontStyle: string,
+      fontWeight?: string | number,
       encoding?:
         | "StandardEncoding"
         | "MacRomanEncoding"
@@ -623,6 +624,7 @@ declare module "jspdf" {
       url: URL,
       id: string,
       fontStyle: string,
+      fontWeight?: string | number,
       encoding?:
         | "StandardEncoding"
         | "MacRomanEncoding"
@@ -763,7 +765,11 @@ declare module "jspdf" {
     setFileId(value: string): jsPDF;
     setFillColor(ch1: string): jsPDF;
     setFillColor(ch1: number, ch2: number, ch3: number, ch4?: number): jsPDF;
-    setFont(fontName: string, fontStyle?: string): jsPDF;
+    setFont(
+      fontName: string,
+      fontStyle?: string,
+      fontWeight?: string | number
+    ): jsPDF;
     setFontSize(size: number): jsPDF;
     setGState(gState: any): jsPDF;
     setLineCap(style: string | number): jsPDF;