diff --git a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_egp/lib/egplib/materials.lua b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_egp/lib/egplib/materials.lua
index 78158986ed..d8b79923ae 100644
--- a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_egp/lib/egplib/materials.lua
+++ b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_egp/lib/egplib/materials.lua
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 --------------------------------------------------------
 local EGP = EGP
 
-if SERVER then
-	EGP.PlayerFontCount = EGP.PlayerFontCount or {}
-end
-
 if CLIENT then
 	-- Valid fonts table
 	EGP.ValidFonts_Lookup = EGP.ValidFonts_Lookup or {}
diff --git a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/egpfunctions.lua b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/egpfunctions.lua
index 4d3ebb59f0..d466df3350 100644
--- a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/egpfunctions.lua
+++ b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_expression2/core/egpfunctions.lua
@@ -255,20 +255,7 @@ end
 -- Font
 ----------------------------
 local function canCreateFont( ply, font, size )
-	size = size or 18
-
-	EGP.PlayerFontCount[ply:SteamID64()] = EGP.PlayerFontCount[ply:SteamID64()] or { fonts = {}, count = 0 }
-	local fontTable = EGP.PlayerFontCount[ply:SteamID64()]
-
-	if fontTable.count >= 50 then return false end
-
-	local fontName = font .. size
-	if fontTable.fonts[fontName] then return true end
-
-	fontTable.count = fontTable.count + 1
-	fontTable.fonts[fontName] = true
-
-	return true
+	return WireLib.CanFont(font .. (size or 18), ply)
 end
 
 e2function void wirelink:egpFont( number index, string font )
diff --git a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_textscreen.lua b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_textscreen.lua
index ae410711bc..779eff725d 100644
--- a/lua/entities/gmod_wire_textscreen.lua
+++ b/lua/entities/gmod_wire_textscreen.lua
@@ -275,9 +275,18 @@ end
 
 function ENT:SendConfig(ply)
 	self.doSendConfig = false
+
+	local font = string.sub(self.tfont, 0, 31)
+	local size = self.chrPerLine
+
+	if not WireLib.CheckFont(font .. math.floor(760 / size), self:GetPlayer()) then
+		font = "Arial"
+		size = 10
+	end
+
 	WireLib.netStart(self)
 		net.WriteBit(true) -- Sending Config
-		net.WriteUInt(self.chrPerLine, 4)
+		net.WriteUInt(size, 4)
 		net.WriteUInt(self.textJust, 2)
 		net.WriteUInt(self.valign, 2)
 
@@ -288,7 +297,7 @@ function ENT:SendConfig(ply)
 		net.WriteUInt(self.bgcolor.r, 8)
 		net.WriteUInt(self.bgcolor.g, 8)
 		net.WriteUInt(self.bgcolor.b, 8)
-		net.WriteString(string.sub(self.tfont,0,31))
+		net.WriteString(font)
 	WireLib.netEnd(ply)
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/wire/server/wirelib.lua b/lua/wire/server/wirelib.lua
index bc54fb0b12..b3c09aa3f3 100644
--- a/lua/wire/server/wirelib.lua
+++ b/lua/wire/server/wirelib.lua
@@ -1641,6 +1641,27 @@ function WireLib.SoundExists(path, ply)
 	return path
 end
 
+local uniqueFontsTbl = setmetatable({}, {__index=function(t,k) local r={[1]=0} t[k]=r return r end})
+local maxUniqueFonts = CreateConVar("wire_fonts_unique_max", "50", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "The maximum number of fonts a player is allowed to create", 0)
+
+function WireLib.CheckFont(font, ply)
+	if ply then
+		-- A player can only create a certain number of fonts
+		local playerFonts = uniqueFontsTbl[ply:SteamID()]
+
+		if not playerFonts[font] then
+			if playerFonts[1] >= maxUniqueFonts:GetInt() then
+				return
+			end
+
+			playerFonts[font] = true
+			playerFonts[1] = playerFonts[1] + 1
+		end
+	end
+
+	return font
+end
+
 -- Notify --
 
 local triv_start = WireLib.Net.Trivial.Start