diff --git a/lcl/include/font.inc b/lcl/include/font.inc
index 4b99573dd9..fa63c2edec 100644
--- a/lcl/include/font.inc
+++ b/lcl/include/font.inc
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ begin
             // use height which users could have changed directly
             Height := TFont(Source).Height;
           Name := TFont(Source).Name;
+          Orientation := TFont(Source).Orientation;
           Pitch := TFont(Source).Pitch;
           Style := TFont(Source).Style;
           Quality := TFont(Source).Quality;