diff --git a/src/common/detectPlasma.c b/src/common/detectPlasma.c
index 3085fb2dd..d51753927 100644
--- a/src/common/detectPlasma.c
+++ b/src/common/detectPlasma.c
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ static bool detectFromConfigFile(const FFstrbuf* filename, FFPlasmaResult* resul
             if(result->colorScheme.length == 0)
                 ffGetPropValue(line, "ColorScheme =", &result->colorScheme);
 
+            if(result->font.length == 0)
+                ffGetPropValue(line, "font =", &result->font);
+
+            //Before plasma 5.23, "Font" was the key instead of "font". Since a lot of distros ship older versions, we test for both.
             if(result->font.length == 0)
                 ffGetPropValue(line, "Font =", &result->font);
         }