diff --git a/Libraries/LibGfx/CMakeLists.txt b/Libraries/LibGfx/CMakeLists.txt
index aa736e7b98d..7cd9beba6db 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibGfx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Libraries/LibGfx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ if (HAS_VULKAN)
     list(APPEND SOURCES VulkanContext.cpp)
 endif()
 
+if (HAS_FONTCONFIG)
+    list(APPEND SOURCES Font/GlobalFontConfig.cpp)
+endif()
+
 serenity_lib(LibGfx gfx)
 
 target_link_libraries(LibGfx PRIVATE LibCompress LibCore LibCrypto LibFileSystem LibRIFF LibTextCodec LibIPC LibUnicode LibURL)
diff --git a/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/FontDatabase.cpp b/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/FontDatabase.cpp
index df94d269492..b8bfc71e8c3 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/FontDatabase.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/FontDatabase.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 #    include <FindDirectory.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_FONTCONFIG
+#    include <LibGfx/Font/GlobalFontConfig.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace Gfx {
 
 // Key function for SystemFontProvider to emit the vtable here
@@ -51,7 +55,16 @@ void FontDatabase::for_each_typeface_with_family_name(FlyString const& family_na
 
 ErrorOr<Vector<String>> FontDatabase::font_directories()
 {
-#if defined(AK_OS_HAIKU)
+#if defined(USE_FONTCONFIG)
+    Vector<String> paths;
+    FcConfig* config = Gfx::GlobalFontConfig::the().get();
+    FcStrList* dirs = FcConfigGetFontDirs(config);
+    while (FcChar8* dir = FcStrListNext(dirs)) {
+        char const* dir_cstring = reinterpret_cast<char const*>(dir);
+        paths.append(TRY(String::from_utf8(StringView { dir_cstring, strlen(dir_cstring) })));
+    }
+    return paths;
+#elif defined(AK_OS_HAIKU)
     Vector<String> paths_vector;
     char** paths;
     size_t paths_count;
diff --git a/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/GlobalFontConfig.cpp b/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/GlobalFontConfig.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..85c27dbe518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/GlobalFontConfig.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, blukai <init1@protonmail.com>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <AK/Assertions.h>
+#include <LibGfx/Font/GlobalFontConfig.h>
+#include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
+
+namespace Gfx {
+
+GlobalFontConfig::GlobalFontConfig()
+{
+    FcBool inited = FcInit();
+    VERIFY(inited);
+
+    m_config = FcConfigGetCurrent();
+    FcConfigReference(m_config);
+}
+
+GlobalFontConfig::~GlobalFontConfig()
+{
+    FcConfigDestroy(m_config);
+}
+
+GlobalFontConfig& GlobalFontConfig::the()
+{
+    static GlobalFontConfig s_the;
+    return s_the;
+}
+
+FcConfig* GlobalFontConfig::get()
+{
+    return m_config;
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/GlobalFontConfig.h b/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/GlobalFontConfig.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b692071565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/LibGfx/Font/GlobalFontConfig.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, blukai <init1@protonmail.com>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
+
+namespace Gfx {
+
+class GlobalFontConfig {
+public:
+    static GlobalFontConfig& the();
+    FcConfig* get();
+
+private:
+    GlobalFontConfig();
+    ~GlobalFontConfig();
+
+    GlobalFontConfig(GlobalFontConfig const&) = delete;
+    GlobalFontConfig& operator=(GlobalFontConfig const&) = delete;
+
+    FcConfig* m_config;
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWebView/Plugins/FontPlugin.cpp b/Libraries/LibWebView/Plugins/FontPlugin.cpp
index 44deb519d78..33f47516d01 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWebView/Plugins/FontPlugin.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWebView/Plugins/FontPlugin.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <LibWebView/Plugins/FontPlugin.h>
 
 #ifdef USE_FONTCONFIG
-#    include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
+#    include <LibGfx/Font/GlobalFontConfig.h>
 #endif
 
 namespace WebView {
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@ namespace WebView {
 FontPlugin::FontPlugin(bool is_layout_test_mode, Gfx::SystemFontProvider* font_provider)
     : m_is_layout_test_mode(is_layout_test_mode)
 {
-#ifdef USE_FONTCONFIG
-    {
-        auto fontconfig_initialized = FcInit();
-        VERIFY(fontconfig_initialized);
-    }
-#endif
-
     if (!font_provider)
         font_provider = &static_cast<Gfx::PathFontProvider&>(Gfx::FontDatabase::the().install_system_font_provider(make<Gfx::PathFontProvider>()));
     if (is<Gfx::PathFontProvider>(*font_provider)) {
@@ -114,7 +107,7 @@ static Optional<String> query_fontconfig_for_generic_family(Web::Platform::Gener
         VERIFY_NOT_REACHED();
     }
 
-    auto* config = FcConfigGetCurrent();
+    auto* config = Gfx::GlobalFontConfig::the().get();
     VERIFY(config);
 
     FcPattern* pattern = FcNameParse(reinterpret_cast<FcChar8 const*>(pattern_string));