diff --git a/examples/legend/mainwidget.cpp b/examples/legend/mainwidget.cpp
index 8e60a4d..81468e8 100644
--- a/examples/legend/mainwidget.cpp
+++ b/examples/legend/mainwidget.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ MainWidget::MainWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     connect(bottomButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(setLegendBottom()));
     m_buttonLayout->addWidget(bottomButton, 7, 0);
 
+    QPushButton *boldButton = new QPushButton("Toggle bold");
+    connect(boldButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(toggleBold()));
+    m_buttonLayout->addWidget(boldButton, 8, 0);
+
+    QPushButton *italicButton = new QPushButton("Toggle italic");
+    connect(italicButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(toggleItalic()));
+    m_buttonLayout->addWidget(italicButton, 9, 0);
+
     m_legendPosX = new QDoubleSpinBox();
     m_legendPosY = new QDoubleSpinBox();
     m_legendWidth = new QDoubleSpinBox();
@@ -90,9 +98,18 @@ MainWidget::MainWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     m_chart = new QChart();
     m_chartView = new QChartView(m_chart, this);
 
+    // Create spinbox to modify font size
+    m_fontSize = new QDoubleSpinBox();
+    m_fontSize->setValue(m_chart->legend()->font().pointSizeF());
+    connect(m_fontSize, SIGNAL(valueChanged(double)), this, SLOT(fontSizeChanged()));
+
+    QFormLayout* fontLayout = new QFormLayout();
+    fontLayout->addRow("Legend font size", m_fontSize);
+
     // Create layout for grid and detached legend
     m_mainLayout = new QGridLayout();
     m_mainLayout->addLayout(m_buttonLayout, 0, 0);
+    m_mainLayout->addLayout(fontLayout,1,0);
     m_mainLayout->addWidget(m_chartView, 0, 1, 3, 1);
     setLayout(m_mainLayout);
 
@@ -212,6 +229,27 @@ void MainWidget::setLegendBottom()
     m_chart->legend()->setAlignment(Qt::AlignBottom);
 }
 
+void MainWidget::toggleBold()
+{
+    QFont font = m_chart->legend()->font();
+    font.setBold(!font.bold());
+    m_chart->legend()->setFont(font);
+}
+
+void MainWidget::toggleItalic()
+{
+    QFont font = m_chart->legend()->font();
+    font.setItalic(!font.italic());
+    m_chart->legend()->setFont(font);
+}
+
+void MainWidget::fontSizeChanged()
+{
+    QFont font = m_chart->legend()->font();
+    font.setPointSizeF(m_fontSize->value());
+    m_chart->legend()->setFont(font);
+}
+
 void MainWidget::updateLegendLayout()
 {
 //![4]
diff --git a/examples/legend/mainwidget.h b/examples/legend/mainwidget.h
index fa77344..e0b2fbd 100644
--- a/examples/legend/mainwidget.h
+++ b/examples/legend/mainwidget.h
@@ -56,8 +56,13 @@ public slots:
     void setLegendTop();
     void setLegendBottom();
 
+    void toggleBold();
+    void toggleItalic();
+    void fontSizeChanged();
+
     void updateLegendLayout();
 
+
 private:
 
     QChart *m_chart;
@@ -66,6 +71,9 @@ private:
     QChartView *m_chartView;
     QGridLayout *m_mainLayout;
     QGridLayout *m_buttonLayout;
+    QGridLayout *m_fontLayout;
+
+    QDoubleSpinBox *m_fontSize;
 
     // For detached layout
     QGroupBox*  m_legendSettings;
diff --git a/src/legend/legendmarker.cpp b/src/legend/legendmarker.cpp
index 497fdee..9962a06 100644
--- a/src/legend/legendmarker.cpp
+++ b/src/legend/legendmarker.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@ QBrush LegendMarker::brush() const
     return m_rectItem->brush();
 }
 
+void LegendMarker::setFont(const QFont &font)
+{
+    m_textItem->setFont(font);
+    updateLayout();
+}
+
+QFont LegendMarker::font() const
+{
+    return m_textItem->font();
+}
+
 void LegendMarker::setLabel(const QString label)
 {
     m_textItem->setText(label);
diff --git a/src/legend/legendmarker_p.h b/src/legend/legendmarker_p.h
index e269c32..611d5cb 100644
--- a/src/legend/legendmarker_p.h
+++ b/src/legend/legendmarker_p.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ public:
     void setBrush(const QBrush &brush);
     QBrush brush() const;
 
+    void setFont(const QFont &font);
+    QFont font() const;
+
     void setSize(const QSize& size);
 
     void setLabel(const QString label);
diff --git a/src/legend/qlegend.cpp b/src/legend/qlegend.cpp
index 8e2a8d0..ec77509 100644
--- a/src/legend/qlegend.cpp
+++ b/src/legend/qlegend.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 */
 
 /*!
+    \property QLegend::font
+    The font of markers used by legend
+*/
+/*!
+    \qmlproperty color Legend::font
+    The font of markers used by legend
+*/
+
+/*!
     \fn void QLegend::backgroundVisibleChanged(bool)
     The visibility of the legend background changed to \a visible.
 */
@@ -136,6 +145,11 @@ QTCOMMERCIALCHART_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 */
 
 /*!
+    \fn void QLegend::fontChanged(QFont)
+    The font of markers of the legend changed to \a font.
+*/
+
+/*!
  \fn qreal QLegend::minWidth() const
  Returns minimum width of the legend
  */
@@ -259,6 +273,19 @@ QColor QLegend::borderColor()
     return d_ptr->m_pen.color();
 }
 
+void QLegend::setFont(const QFont &font)
+{
+    if (d_ptr->m_font != font) {
+        d_ptr->setFont(font);
+        emit fontChanged(font);
+    }
+}
+
+QFont QLegend::font() const
+{
+    return d_ptr->m_font;
+}
+
 void QLegend::setAlignment(Qt::Alignment alignment)
 {
     if(d_ptr->m_alignment!=alignment) {
@@ -680,13 +707,27 @@ int QLegendPrivate::roundness(qreal size)
     return 100*m_diameter/int(size);
 }
 
+void QLegendPrivate::setFont(const QFont &font)
+{
+    m_font = font;
+    QList<QGraphicsItem *> items = m_markers->childItems();
+
+    foreach (QGraphicsItem *markers, items) {
+        LegendMarker *marker = static_cast<LegendMarker*>(markers);
+        marker->setFont(m_font);
+    }
+    updateLayout();
+}
+
 void QLegendPrivate::handleSeriesAdded(QAbstractSeries *series, Domain *domain)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(domain)
 
     QList<LegendMarker*> markers = series->d_ptr->createLegendMarker(q_ptr);
-    foreach(LegendMarker* marker, markers)
+    foreach(LegendMarker* marker, markers) {
+        marker->setFont(m_font);
         m_markers->addToGroup(marker);
+    }
 
     QObject::connect(series, SIGNAL(visibleChanged()), this, SLOT(handleSeriesVisibleChanged()));
 
diff --git a/src/legend/qlegend.h b/src/legend/qlegend.h
index c6dbb72..313469c 100644
--- a/src/legend/qlegend.h
+++ b/src/legend/qlegend.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class QTCOMMERCIALCHART_EXPORT QLegend : public QGraphicsWidget
     Q_PROPERTY(bool backgroundVisible READ isBackgroundVisible WRITE setBackgroundVisible NOTIFY backgroundVisibleChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor color READ color WRITE setColor NOTIFY colorChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor borderColor READ borderColor WRITE setBorderColor NOTIFY borderColorChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QFont font READ font WRITE setFont NOTIFY fontChanged)
 
 private:
     explicit QLegend(QChart *chart);
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ public:
     void setBorderColor(QColor color);
     QColor borderColor();
 
+    void setFont(const QFont &font);
+    QFont font() const;
+
     void setAlignment(Qt::Alignment alignment);
     Qt::Alignment alignment() const;
 
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void backgroundVisibleChanged(bool visible);
     void colorChanged(QColor color);
     void borderColorChanged(QColor color);
+    void fontChanged(QFont font);
 
 private:
     QScopedPointer<QLegendPrivate> d_ptr;
diff --git a/src/legend/qlegend_p.h b/src/legend/qlegend_p.h
index da2eafd..4969873 100644
--- a/src/legend/qlegend_p.h
+++ b/src/legend/qlegend_p.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public:
     void updateDetachedLayout();
     void attachToChart();
     int roundness(qreal size);
+    void setFont(const QFont &font);
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void handleSeriesAdded(QAbstractSeries *series, Domain *domain);
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ private:
     Qt::Alignment m_alignment;
     QBrush m_brush;
     QPen m_pen;
+    QFont m_font;
     QRectF m_rect;
     qreal m_offsetX;
     qreal m_offsetY;