diff --git a/cocos/platform/android/CCDevice-android.cpp b/cocos/platform/android/CCDevice-android.cpp
index ccc4b43967..0b7c1c47ef 100644
--- a/cocos/platform/android/CCDevice-android.cpp
+++ b/cocos/platform/android/CCDevice-android.cpp
@@ -96,13 +96,15 @@ public:
 
            // Do a full lookup for the font path using FileUtils in case the given font name is a relative path to a font file asset,
            // or the path has been mapped to a different location in the app package:
-           std::string fullPathOrFontName = FileUtils::getInstance()->fullPathForFilename(textDefinition._fontName);
-            
-           // If the path name returned includes the 'assets' dir then that needs to be removed, because the android.content.Context
-           // requires this portion of the path to be omitted for assets inside the app package.
-           if (fullPathOrFontName.find("assets/") == 0)
-           {
-               fullPathOrFontName = fullPathOrFontName.substr(strlen("assets/"));   // Chop out the 'assets/' portion of the path.
+           std::string fullPathOrFontName = textDefinition._fontName;
+           if(FileUtils::getInstance()->isFileExist(fullPathOrFontName)) {
+               fullPathOrFontName = FileUtils::getInstance()->fullPathForFilename(textDefinition._fontName);
+               // If the path name returned includes the 'assets' dir then that needs to be removed, because the android.content.Context
+               // requires this portion of the path to be omitted for assets inside the app package.
+               if (fullPathOrFontName.find("assets/") == 0)
+               {
+                   fullPathOrFontName = fullPathOrFontName.substr(strlen("assets/"));   // Chop out the 'assets/' portion of the path.
+               }
            }
 
            /**create bitmap
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ public:
            int count = strlen(text);
            jbyteArray strArray = methodInfo.env->NewByteArray(count);
            methodInfo.env->SetByteArrayRegion(strArray, 0, count, reinterpret_cast<const jbyte*>(text));
-           jstring jstrFont = methodInfo.env->NewStringUTF(fullPathOrFontName.empty() ? textDefinition._fontName.c_str() : fullPathOrFontName.c_str());
+           jstring jstrFont = methodInfo.env->NewStringUTF(fullPathOrFontName.c_str());
 
            if(!methodInfo.env->CallStaticBooleanMethod(methodInfo.classID, methodInfo.methodID, strArray,
                jstrFont, textDefinition._fontSize, textDefinition._fontFillColor.r, textDefinition._fontFillColor.g, 
diff --git a/cocos/platform/android/java/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxEditBoxHelper.java b/cocos/platform/android/java/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxEditBoxHelper.java
index 1e20100cbd..3dc746f3f3 100644
--- a/cocos/platform/android/java/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxEditBoxHelper.java
+++ b/cocos/platform/android/java/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxEditBoxHelper.java
@@ -243,7 +243,19 @@ public class Cocos2dxEditBoxHelper {
                 if (editBox != null) {
                     Typeface tf;
                     if (!fontName.isEmpty()) {
-                        tf  =  Typeface.create(fontName, Typeface.NORMAL);
+                        if (fontName.endsWith(".ttf")) {
+                            try {
+                                tf = Cocos2dxTypefaces.get(mCocos2dxActivity.getContext(), fontName);
+                            } catch (final Exception e) {
+                                Log.e("Cocos2dxEditBoxHelper", "error to create ttf type face: "
+                                        + fontName);
+                                // The file may not find, use system font.
+                                tf  =  Typeface.create(fontName, Typeface.NORMAL);
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            tf  =  Typeface.create(fontName, Typeface.NORMAL);
+                        }
+
                     }else{
                         tf = Typeface.DEFAULT;
                     }
diff --git a/cocos/ui/UIEditBox/UIEditBoxImpl-android.cpp b/cocos/ui/UIEditBox/UIEditBoxImpl-android.cpp
index b0377b8742..d9ef41c2ca 100644
--- a/cocos/ui/UIEditBox/UIEditBoxImpl-android.cpp
+++ b/cocos/ui/UIEditBox/UIEditBoxImpl-android.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "math/Vec2.h"
 #include "ui/UIHelper.h"
 #include "base/CCDirector.h"
+#include "platform/CCFileUtils.h"
 
 NS_CC_BEGIN
 
@@ -112,8 +113,17 @@ void EditBoxImplAndroid::setNativeFont(const char* pFontName, int fontSize)
 {
     auto director = cocos2d::Director::getInstance();
     auto glView = director->getOpenGLView();
-    JniHelper::callStaticVoidMethod(editBoxClassName, "setFont", 
-                                    _editBoxIndex, pFontName, 
+    auto isFontFileExists = cocos2d::FileUtils::getInstance()->isFileExist(pFontName);
+    std::string realFontPath = pFontName;
+    if(isFontFileExists) {
+        realFontPath = cocos2d::FileUtils::getInstance()->fullPathForFilename(pFontName);
+        if (realFontPath.find("assets/") == 0)
+        {
+            realFontPath = realFontPath.substr(strlen("assets/"));   // Chop out the 'assets/' portion of the path.
+        }
+    }
+    JniHelper::callStaticVoidMethod(editBoxClassName, "setFont",
+                                    _editBoxIndex, realFontPath,
                                     (float)fontSize * glView->getScaleX());
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/lua-tests/project/proj.ios_mac/mac/Info.plist b/tests/lua-tests/project/proj.ios_mac/mac/Info.plist
index 608a82cdac..f15ec7184f 100644
--- a/tests/lua-tests/project/proj.ios_mac/mac/Info.plist
+++ b/tests/lua-tests/project/proj.ios_mac/mac/Info.plist
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
 <plist version="1.0">
 <dict>
+	<key>ATSApplicationFontsPath</key>
+	<string>fonts</string>
 	<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
 	<string>en</string>
 	<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>