diff --git a/packages/google_fonts/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/google_fonts/CHANGELOG.md
index cfa79220..2cb48839 100644
--- a/packages/google_fonts/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/google_fonts/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 6.2.0 - 2023-11-17
+### Added
+- Add font fallback mechanism. This update allows for more robust handling of unavailable fonts, ensuring graceful degradation to alternative fonts.
+
 ## 6.1.0 - 2023-09-20
 ### Added
 - Add an example where one can select any available font
diff --git a/packages/google_fonts/lib/src/google_fonts_base.dart b/packages/google_fonts/lib/src/google_fonts_base.dart
index 00d352e5..015d3399 100755
--- a/packages/google_fonts/lib/src/google_fonts_base.dart
+++ b/packages/google_fonts/lib/src/google_fonts_base.dart
@@ -116,9 +116,15 @@ TextStyle googleFontsTextStyle({
   pendingFontFutures.add(loadingFuture);
   loadingFuture.then((_) => pendingFontFutures.remove(loadingFuture));
 
+  final currentFontFamily = textStyle.fontFamily;
+
   return textStyle.copyWith(
     fontFamily: familyWithVariant.toString(),
-    fontFamilyFallback: [fontFamily],
+    fontFamilyFallback: [
+      fontFamily,
+      if (currentFontFamily != null) currentFontFamily,
+      ...?textStyle.fontFamilyFallback,
+    ],
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/google_fonts/test/generated_font_methods_test.dart b/packages/google_fonts/test/generated_font_methods_test.dart
index db70cb1e..9a571264 100644
--- a/packages/google_fonts/test/generated_font_methods_test.dart
+++ b/packages/google_fonts/test/generated_font_methods_test.dart
@@ -105,6 +105,22 @@ void main() {
     expect(outputTextStyle.fontFamily, equals('Lato_regular'));
   });
 
+  testWidgets('Combining text styles maintains fontFamily and fallback order',
+      (tester) async {
+    const textStyle = TextStyle();
+    final outputTextStyle = GoogleFonts.lato(
+      textStyle: GoogleFonts.notoColorEmoji(
+        textStyle: textStyle,
+      ),
+    );
+
+    expect(outputTextStyle.fontFamily, 'Lato_regular');
+    expect(
+      outputTextStyle.fontFamilyFallback,
+      ['Lato', 'NotoColorEmoji_regular', 'NotoColorEmoji'],
+    );
+  });
+
   ///////////////////////////
   // TextStyle param tests //
   ///////////////////////////