diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 2b1ad77ba5..64873db00b 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -41130,6 +41130,7 @@ services)}.
 * SSH: Secure Shell.                                   Setting up the secure shell client.
 * Desktop: Desktop Home Services.                      Services for graphical environments.
 * Guix: Guix Home Services.                            Services for Guix.
+* Fonts: Fonts Home Services.                          Services for managing User's fonts.
 @end menu
 @c In addition to that Home Services can provide
 
@@ -42014,6 +42015,35 @@ A typical extension for adding a channel might look like this:
 @end lisp
 @end defvar
 
+@node Fonts Home Services
+@subsection Fonts Home Services
+
+The @code{(gnu home services fontutils)} module provides services for
+user-specific Fontconfig setup.  The
+@uref{https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fontconfig,Fontconfig}
+library is used by many applications to access fonts on the system.
+
+@defvar home-fontconfig-service-type
+This is the service type for generating configurations for Fontconfig.
+Its associated value is a list of strings (or gexps) pointing to fonts
+locations.
+
+Generally, it is better to extend this service than to directly
+configure it, as its default value is the default Guix Home's profile
+font installation path (@file{~/.guix-home/profile/share/fonts}).  If
+you configure this service directly, be sure to include the above
+directory.
+
+A typical extension for adding an additional font directory might look
+like this:
+
+@lisp
+(simple-service 'additional-fonts-service
+                home-fontconfig-service-type
+                (list "~/.nix-profile/share/fonts"))
+@end lisp
+@end defvar
+
 @node Invoking guix home
 @section Invoking @command{guix home}
 
diff --git a/gnu/home/services/fontutils.scm b/gnu/home/services/fontutils.scm
index 6062eaed6a..3399cb7ec8 100644
--- a/gnu/home/services/fontutils.scm
+++ b/gnu/home/services/fontutils.scm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Andrew Tropin <andrew@trop.in>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Xinglu Chen <public@yoctocell.xyz>
+;;; Copyright © 2023 Giacomo Leidi <goodoldpaul@autistici.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ (define-module (gnu home services fontutils)
   #:use-module (gnu home services)
   #:use-module (gnu packages fontutils)
   #:use-module (guix gexp)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
 
   #:export (home-fontconfig-service-type))
 
@@ -33,15 +35,17 @@ (define-module (gnu home services fontutils)
 ;;;
 ;;; Code:
 
-(define (add-fontconfig-config-file he-symlink-path)
+(define (add-fontconfig-config-file directories)
   `(("fontconfig/fonts.conf"
      ,(mixed-text-file
        "fonts.conf"
-       "<?xml version='1.0'?>
+       (apply string-append
+              `("<?xml version='1.0'?>
 <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
-<fontconfig>
-  <dir>~/.guix-home/profile/share/fonts</dir>
-</fontconfig>"))))
+<fontconfig>\n" ,@(map (lambda (directory)
+                         (string-append "  <dir>" directory "</dir>\n"))
+                       directories)
+                "</fontconfig>\n"))))))
 
 (define (regenerate-font-cache-gexp _)
   `(("profile/share/fonts"
@@ -59,7 +63,9 @@ (define home-fontconfig-service-type
                        (service-extension
                         home-profile-service-type
                         (const (list fontconfig)))))
-                (default-value #f)
+                (compose concatenate)
+                (extend append)
+                (default-value '("~/.guix-home/profile/share/fonts"))
                 (description
                  "Provides configuration file for fontconfig and make
 fc-* utilities aware of font packages installed in Guix Home's profile.")))