diff --git a/headers/private/servers/app/ServerFont.h b/headers/private/servers/app/ServerFont.h
index e777af3162..9da13c6f15 100644
--- a/headers/private/servers/app/ServerFont.h
+++ b/headers/private/servers/app/ServerFont.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public:
 	const char *GetPath(void) const { return fStyle->GetPath(); }
 	uint16 StyleID(void) const { return fStyle->GetID(); }
 	uint16 FamilyID(void) const { return fStyle->Family()->GetID(); }
+	uint32 GetFamilyAndStyle(void);
 
 	BRect BoundingBox(void);
 	void Height(font_height *fh);
diff --git a/src/servers/app/server/ServerFont.cpp b/src/servers/app/server/ServerFont.cpp
index 14f0a69abd..3e2464f7a2 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/server/ServerFont.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/server/ServerFont.cpp
@@ -186,3 +186,18 @@ void ServerFont::SetFamilyAndStyle(const uint32 &fontID)
 	if(sty)
 		fStyle=sty;
 }
+
+/*!
+	\brief Gets the ID values for the ServerFont instance in one shot
+	\return the combination of family and style ID numbers
+*/
+uint32 ServerFont::GetFamilyAndStyle(void)
+{
+	uint32 famsty=0;
+	
+	famsty|=FamilyID() << 16;
+	famsty|=StyleID();
+	
+	return famsty;
+}
+