diff --git a/src/PhpWord/IOFactory.php b/src/PhpWord/IOFactory.php
index de2656d8c6..5ff0be19f2 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/IOFactory.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/IOFactory.php
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ abstract class IOFactory
      * Create new writer.
      *
      * @param string $name
+     * @param array $config
      *
      * @return WriterInterface
      */
-    public static function createWriter(PhpWord $phpWord, $name = 'Word2007')
+    public static function createWriter(PhpWord $phpWord, $name = 'Word2007', $config = array())
     {
         if ($name !== 'WriterInterface' && !in_array($name, ['ODText', 'RTF', 'Word2007', 'HTML', 'PDF'], true)) {
             throw new Exception("\"{$name}\" is not a valid writer.");
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ public static function createWriter(PhpWord $phpWord, $name = 'Word2007')
 
         $fqName = "PhpOffice\\PhpWord\\Writer\\{$name}";
 
-        return new $fqName($phpWord);
+        return ($name == 'PDF' && !empty($config)) ? new $fqName($phpWord, $config) : new $fqName($phpWord);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/AbstractRenderer.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/AbstractRenderer.php
index e8be7c06a5..a09039efd0 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/AbstractRenderer.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/AbstractRenderer.php
@@ -77,8 +77,12 @@ abstract class AbstractRenderer extends HTML
      * Create new instance.
      *
      * @param PhpWord $phpWord PhpWord object
+     *
+     * @param array $config
+     *
+     * @throws \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Exception\Exception
      */
-    public function __construct(PhpWord $phpWord)
+    public function __construct(PhpWord $phpWord, $config = array())
     {
         parent::__construct($phpWord);
         if ($this->includeFile != null) {
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@ public function __construct(PhpWord $phpWord)
                 // @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
             }
         }
+        if(isset($config['font']) && empty($config['font'])) $this->font = $config['font'];
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/DomPDF.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/DomPDF.php
index 26ceb79b55..812cb12e9a 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/DomPDF.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/DomPDF.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\PDF;
 
 use Dompdf\Dompdf as DompdfLib;
+use Dompdf\Options;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\WriterInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -42,7 +43,15 @@ class DomPDF extends AbstractRenderer implements WriterInterface
      */
     protected function createExternalWriterInstance()
     {
-        return new DompdfLib();
+        if(!empty($this->font)){
+            $options = new Options();
+            $options->set('defaultFont', $this->font);
+            $instance = new DompdfLib($options);
+        }else{
+            $instance = new DompdfLib();
+        }
+
+        return $instance;
     }
 
     /**