diff --git a/build/jam/DefaultBuildProfiles b/build/jam/DefaultBuildProfiles
index 726399152c..05180d99f9 100644
--- a/build/jam/DefaultBuildProfiles
+++ b/build/jam/DefaultBuildProfiles
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ rule DefineDefaultBuildProfiles
 				mercurial
 				nano
 				noto
+				noto_cjk_jp
 				openssh
 				p7zip
 				pe
@@ -88,7 +89,6 @@ rule DefineDefaultBuildProfiles
 				subversion
 				timgmsoundfont
 				vision
-				vl_gothic
 				wpa_supplicant
 				wqy_microhei
 				# xz_utils can't be built with gcc2, so we install it for
diff --git a/src/apps/aboutsystem/AboutSystem.cpp b/src/apps/aboutsystem/AboutSystem.cpp
index ee80b1973c..b1f3c7c1cc 100644
--- a/src/apps/aboutsystem/AboutSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/aboutsystem/AboutSystem.cpp
@@ -1191,18 +1191,13 @@ AboutView::_CreateCreditsView()
 		.SetLicenses("OpenGroup", "DEC", NULL));
 			// TODO: URL
 
-	// VL-Gothic font
-	_AddPackageCredit(PackageCredit("VL-Gothic font")
-		.SetCopyrights(B_TRANSLATE(COPYRIGHT_STRING "1990-2003 Wada Laboratory,"
-			" the University of Tokyo."), COPYRIGHT_STRING
-			"2003-2004 Electronic Font Open Laboratory (/efont/).",
-			COPYRIGHT_STRING "2003-2012 M+ FONTS PROJECT.",
-			COPYRIGHT_STRING "2006-2012 Daisuke SUZUKI.",
-			COPYRIGHT_STRING "2006-2012 Project Vine.",
-			B_TRANSLATE("MIT license. All rights reserved."),
+	// Noto fonts copyright
+	_AddPackageCredit(PackageCredit("Noto fonts")
+		.SetCopyrights(B_TRANSLATE(COPYRIGHT_STRING
+			"2012-2016 Google Internationalization team."),
 			NULL)
-		.SetLicense(kBSDThreeClause)
-		.SetURL("http://vlgothic.dicey.org/"));
+		.SetLicense("SIL Open Font Licence v1.1")
+		.SetURL("http://www.google.com/get/noto/"));
 
 	// expat copyrights
 	_AddPackageCredit(PackageCredit("expat")
diff --git a/src/data/package_infos/arm/haiku b/src/data/package_infos/arm/haiku
index 23514deef5..9e69a7cb44 100644
--- a/src/data/package_infos/arm/haiku
+++ b/src/data/package_infos/arm/haiku
@@ -81,5 +81,6 @@ requires {
 	lib:libstdc++
 	lib:libsupc++
 	lib:libz
-	vl_gothic
+	noto
+	noto_sans_cjk_jp
 }
diff --git a/src/data/package_infos/m68k/haiku b/src/data/package_infos/m68k/haiku
index b930f51d0a..6ab930a9c0 100644
--- a/src/data/package_infos/m68k/haiku
+++ b/src/data/package_infos/m68k/haiku
@@ -72,5 +72,6 @@ requires {
 	lib:libstdc++
 	lib:libsupc++
 	lib:libz
-	vl_gothic
+	noto
+	noto_sans_cjk_jp
 }
diff --git a/src/data/package_infos/ppc/haiku b/src/data/package_infos/ppc/haiku
index 8cb50c842f..ddb490ac1d 100644
--- a/src/data/package_infos/ppc/haiku
+++ b/src/data/package_infos/ppc/haiku
@@ -81,5 +81,6 @@ requires {
 	lib:libstdc++
 	lib:libsupc++
 	lib:libz
-	vl_gothic
+	noto
+	noto_sans_cjk_jp
 }
diff --git a/src/data/package_infos/x86/haiku b/src/data/package_infos/x86/haiku
index f039226a80..75df316f91 100644
--- a/src/data/package_infos/x86/haiku
+++ b/src/data/package_infos/x86/haiku
@@ -119,5 +119,6 @@ requires {
 	lib:libstdc++
 	lib:libsupc++
 	lib:libz
-	vl_gothic
+	noto
+	noto_sans_cjk_jp
 }
diff --git a/src/data/package_infos/x86_64/haiku b/src/data/package_infos/x86_64/haiku
index 1776695d2c..6aaf1c0d7f 100644
--- a/src/data/package_infos/x86_64/haiku
+++ b/src/data/package_infos/x86_64/haiku
@@ -118,5 +118,6 @@ requires {
 	lib:libstdc++
 	lib:libsupc++
 	lib:libz
-	vl_gothic
+	noto
+	noto_sans_cjk_jp
 }
diff --git a/src/data/package_infos/x86_gcc2/haiku b/src/data/package_infos/x86_gcc2/haiku
index a7e3a8a76a..0dc0cadbec 100644
--- a/src/data/package_infos/x86_gcc2/haiku
+++ b/src/data/package_infos/x86_gcc2/haiku
@@ -107,5 +107,6 @@ requires {
 	lib:libsolv
 	lib:libsolvext
 	lib:libz
-	vl_gothic
+	noto
+	noto_sans_cjk_jp
 }
diff --git a/src/servers/app/font/GlyphLayoutEngine.h b/src/servers/app/font/GlyphLayoutEngine.h
index 963c0ca6e4..501a6b25fd 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/font/GlyphLayoutEngine.h
+++ b/src/servers/app/font/GlyphLayoutEngine.h
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ GlyphLayoutEngine::_WriteLockAndAcquireFallbackEntry(
 	int32 length, FontCacheReference& fallbackCacheReference,
 	FontCacheEntry*& fallbackEntry)
 {
-	// We need the fallback font, since potentially, we have to obtain missing
+	// We need a fallback font, since potentially, we have to obtain missing
 	// glyphs from it. We need to obtain the fallback font while we have not
 	// locked anything, since locking the FontManager with the write-lock held
 	// can obvisouly lead to a deadlock.
@@ -319,29 +319,46 @@ GlyphLayoutEngine::_WriteLockAndAcquireFallbackEntry(
 		entry->ReadUnlock();
 	}
 
-	if (gFontManager->Lock()) {
-		// TODO: We always get the fallback glyphs from VL Gothic at the
-		// moment, but of course the fallback font should a) contain the
-		// missing glyphs at all and b) be similar to the original font.
-		// So there should be a mapping of some kind to know the most
-		// suitable fallback font.
-		FontStyle* fallbackStyle = gFontManager->GetStyleByIndex(
-			"VL Gothic", 0);
-		if (fallbackStyle != NULL) {
-			ServerFont fallbackFont(*fallbackStyle, font.Size());
-			gFontManager->Unlock();
-			// Force the write-lock on the fallback entry, since we
-			// don't transfer or copy GlyphCache objects from one cache
-			// to the other, but create new glyphs which are stored in
-			// "entry" in any case, which requires the write cache for
-			// sure (used FontEngine of fallbackEntry).
-			fallbackEntry = FontCacheEntryFor(fallbackFont, forceVector, entry,
-				utf8String, length, fallbackCacheReference, true);
-			// NOTE: We don't care if fallbackEntry is NULL, fetching
-			// alternate glyphs will simply not work.
-		} else
-			gFontManager->Unlock();
+	// TODO: We always get the fallback glyphs from the Noto family, but of
+	// course the fallback font should a) contain the missing glyphs at all
+	// and b) be similar to the original font. So there should be a mapping
+	// of some kind to know the most suitable fallback font.
+	static const char* fallbacks[] = {
+		"Noto Sans",
+		"Noto Sans CJK JP",
+		NULL
+	};
+
+	int i = 0;
+
+	// Try to get the glyph from the fallback fonts
+	while(fallbacks[i] != NULL)
+	{
+		if (gFontManager->Lock()) {
+			FontStyle* fallbackStyle = gFontManager->GetStyleByIndex(
+				fallbacks[i], 0);
+			if (fallbackStyle != NULL) {
+				ServerFont fallbackFont(*fallbackStyle, font.Size());
+				gFontManager->Unlock();
+
+				// Force the write-lock on the fallback entry, since we
+				// don't transfer or copy GlyphCache objects from one cache
+				// to the other, but create new glyphs which are stored in
+				// "entry" in any case, which requires the write cache for
+				// sure (used FontEngine of fallbackEntry).
+				fallbackEntry = FontCacheEntryFor(fallbackFont, forceVector,
+					entry, utf8String, length, fallbackCacheReference, true);
+
+				if (fallbackEntry != NULL)
+					break;
+			} else
+				gFontManager->Unlock();
+		}
+
+		i++;
 	}
+	// NOTE: We don't care if fallbackEntry is still NULL, fetching
+	// alternate glyphs will simply not work.
 
 	if (!entry->WriteLock()) {
 		FontCache::Default()->Recycle(entry);