diff --git a/docs/reference/ImageDraw.rst b/docs/reference/ImageDraw.rst
index c2d72c804c1..1ef9079fba0 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ImageDraw.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/ImageDraw.rst
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Fonts
 
 PIL can use bitmap fonts or OpenType/TrueType fonts.
 
-Bitmap fonts are stored in PIL’s own format, where each font typically consists
+Bitmap fonts are stored in PIL's own format, where each font typically consists
 of two files, one named .pil and the other usually named .pbm. The former
 contains font metrics, the latter raster data.
 
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ Methods
 
     Get the current default font.
 
+    To set the default font for all future ImageDraw instances::
+
+        from PIL import ImageDraw, ImageFont
+        ImageDraw.ImageDraw.font = ImageFont.truetype("Tests/fonts/FreeMono.ttf")
+
     :returns: An image font.
 
 .. py:method:: ImageDraw.arc(xy, start, end, fill=None, width=0)
diff --git a/docs/releasenotes/9.3.0.rst b/docs/releasenotes/9.3.0.rst
index c64423b0152..a8db4edd655 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes/9.3.0.rst
+++ b/docs/releasenotes/9.3.0.rst
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ TODO
 API Additions
 =============
 
+Allow default ImageDraw font to be set
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Rather than specifying a font when calling text-related ImageDraw methods, or
+setting a font on each ImageDraw instance, the default font can now be set for
+all future ImageDraw operations.
+
+    from PIL import ImageDraw, ImageFont
+    ImageDraw.ImageDraw.font = ImageFont.truetype("Tests/fonts/FreeMono.ttf")
+
 Saving multiple MPO frames
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageDraw.py b/src/PIL/ImageDraw.py
index 712ec6e0912..e84dafb12e9 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageDraw.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageDraw.py
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ def getfont(self):
         """
         Get the current default font.
 
+        To set the default font for all future ImageDraw instances::
+
+            from PIL import ImageDraw, ImageFont
+            ImageDraw.ImageDraw.font = ImageFont.truetype("Tests/fonts/FreeMono.ttf")
+
         :returns: An image font."""
         if not self.font:
             # FIXME: should add a font repository