diff --git a/area.js b/area.js
index aad49e2..2684308 100644
--- a/area.js
+++ b/area.js
@@ -930,9 +930,12 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
                                     `${_(FontStyleNames[this.currentFontStyle])}</span>`, "", -1, false);
     },
     
-    switchFontFamily: function() {
+    switchFontFamily: function(reverse) {
         let index = Math.max(0, this.fontFamilies.indexOf(this.currentFontFamily));
-        this.currentFontFamily = (index == this.fontFamilies.length - 1) ? 0 : this.fontFamilies[index + 1];
+        if (reverse)
+            this.currentFontFamily = (index == 0) ? this.fontFamilies[this.fontFamilies.length - 1] : this.fontFamilies[index - 1];
+        else
+            this.currentFontFamily = (index == this.fontFamilies.length - 1) ? this.fontFamilies[0] : this.fontFamilies[index + 1];
         if (this.currentElement && this.currentElement.font) {
             this.currentElement.font.family = this.currentFontFamily;
             this._redisplay();
diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index b0f964d..a253683 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ var AreaManager = new Lang.Class({
             'toggle-background': this.activeArea.toggleBackground.bind(this.activeArea),
             'toggle-grid': this.activeArea.toggleGrid.bind(this.activeArea),
             'toggle-square-area': this.activeArea.toggleSquareArea.bind(this.activeArea),
-            'switch-font-family': this.activeArea.switchFontFamily.bind(this.activeArea),
+            'reverse-switch-font-family': this.activeArea.switchFontFamily.bind(this.activeArea, true),
+            'switch-font-family': this.activeArea.switchFontFamily.bind(this.activeArea, false),
             'switch-font-weight': this.activeArea.switchFontWeight.bind(this.activeArea),
             'switch-font-style': this.activeArea.switchFontStyle.bind(this.activeArea),
             'switch-text-alignment': this.activeArea.switchTextAlignment.bind(this.activeArea),
diff --git a/locale/draw-on-your-screen.pot b/locale/draw-on-your-screen.pot
index 7ff6129..15ef699 100644
--- a/locale/draw-on-your-screen.pot
+++ b/locale/draw-on-your-screen.pot
@@ -218,7 +218,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Toggle fill rule"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Change font family (generic name)"
+msgid "Change font family"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Change font family (reverse)"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Change font weight"
diff --git a/prefs.js b/prefs.js
index 91abf81..8ff013d 100644
--- a/prefs.js
+++ b/prefs.js
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ var INTERNAL_KEYBINDINGS = {
     'switch-linecap': "Change linecap",
     'switch-dash': "Dashed line",
     '-separator-4': '',
-    'switch-font-family': "Change font family (generic name)",
+    'switch-font-family': "Change font family",
+    'reverse-switch-font-family': "Change font family (reverse)",
     'switch-font-weight': "Change font weight",
     'switch-font-style': "Change font style",
     'switch-text-alignment': "Toggle text alignment",
diff --git a/schemas/gschemas.compiled b/schemas/gschemas.compiled
index e05b0aa..92584ee 100644
Binary files a/schemas/gschemas.compiled and b/schemas/gschemas.compiled differ
diff --git a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.draw-on-your-screen.gschema.xml b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.draw-on-your-screen.gschema.xml
index 36065fa..4fe2746 100644
--- a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.draw-on-your-screen.gschema.xml
+++ b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.draw-on-your-screen.gschema.xml
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@
       <summary>switch font family</summary>
       <description>switch font family</description>
     </key>
+    <key type="as" name="reverse-switch-font-family">
+      <default>["&lt;Primary&gt;&lt;Shift&gt;f"]</default>
+      <summary>switch font family (reverse)</summary>
+      <description>switch font family (reverse)</description>
+    </key>
     <key type="as" name="switch-font-weight">
       <default>["&lt;Primary&gt;w"]</default>
       <summary>switch font weight</summary>