diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 241f3944c..92629c520 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Released ...
 
 Summary: TODO
 
+- Added support for web fonts: .woff format (#2113)
+
 - Added missing support for `geometry-transform` in `line-pattern` and `polygon-pattern` symbolizers (#2065)
 
 - Dropped support for Sun compiler
diff --git a/bindings/python/mapnik/__init__.py b/bindings/python/mapnik/__init__.py
index f1030b7f9..934bf5a64 100644
--- a/bindings/python/mapnik/__init__.py
+++ b/bindings/python/mapnik/__init__.py
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ def register_plugins(path=None):
             path = inputpluginspath
     DatasourceCache.register_datasources(path)
 
-def register_fonts(path=None,valid_extensions=['.ttf','.otf','.ttc','.pfa','.pfb','.ttc','.dfont']):
+def register_fonts(path=None,valid_extensions=['.ttf','.otf','.ttc','.pfa','.pfb','.ttc','.dfont','.woff']):
     """Recursively register fonts using path argument as base directory"""
     if not path:
        if os.environ.has_key('MAPNIK_FONT_DIRECTORY'):
diff --git a/include/mapnik/text/harfbuzz_shaper.hpp b/include/mapnik/text/harfbuzz_shaper.hpp
index 453a74d80..2b0c5f96e 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/text/harfbuzz_shaper.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/text/harfbuzz_shaper.hpp
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ static void shape_text(text_line & line,
     const std::unique_ptr<hb_buffer_t, decltype(hb_buffer_deleter)> buffer(hb_buffer_create(),hb_buffer_deleter);
     hb_buffer_set_unicode_funcs(buffer.get(), hb_icu_get_unicode_funcs());
     hb_buffer_pre_allocate(buffer.get(), length);
-    const char* const shapers[]  = { "ot", "fallback", NULL };
 
     for (auto const& text_item : list)
     {
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ static void shape_text(text_line & line,
             hb_buffer_set_script(buffer.get(), hb_icu_script_to_script(text_item.script));
             face_ptr const& face = *face_itr;
             hb_font_t *font(hb_ft_font_create(face->get_face(), nullptr));
-            hb_shape_full(font, buffer.get(), NULL, 0, shapers);
+            hb_shape(font, buffer.get(), NULL, 0);
             hb_font_destroy(font);
 
             unsigned num_glyphs = hb_buffer_get_length(buffer.get());
diff --git a/src/font_engine_freetype.cpp b/src/font_engine_freetype.cpp
index f8b97ce69..ee7926cab 100644
--- a/src/font_engine_freetype.cpp
+++ b/src/font_engine_freetype.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ bool freetype_engine::is_font_file(std::string const& file_name)
         boost::algorithm::ends_with(fn,std::string(".pfa")) ||
         boost::algorithm::ends_with(fn,std::string(".pfb")) ||
         boost::algorithm::ends_with(fn,std::string(".ttc")) ||
+        boost::algorithm::ends_with(fn,std::string(".woff"))||
         // Plus OSX custom ext
         boost::algorithm::ends_with(fn,std::string(".dfont"));
 }