diff --git a/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/constants.ts b/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8a1868567134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import { GOOGLE_PROVIDER_NAME } from "./providers/google.js";
+import { LOCAL_PROVIDER_NAME } from "./providers/local.js";
+
+export const BUILTIN_PROVIDERS = [GOOGLE_PROVIDER_NAME, LOCAL_PROVIDER_NAME] as const;
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/helpers.ts b/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e96a3b1a849b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import type { FontProvider } from './types.js';
+
+export function defineFontProvider<TName extends string>(provider: FontProvider<TName>) {
+	return provider;
+}
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/providers.ts b/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/providers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4ae9fda7cbfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/providers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { adobe } from './providers/adobe.js';
+
+/** TODO: */
+export const fontProviders = {
+	adobe,
+};
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/providers/adobe.ts b/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/providers/adobe.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a3a62e1ac578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/providers/adobe.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { defineFontProvider } from '../helpers.js';
+
+export function adobe(config: { apiKey: string }) {
+	return defineFontProvider({
+		name: 'adobe',
+		entrypoint: 'astro/assets/fonts/providers/adobe',
+		config,
+	});
+}
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/providers/google.ts b/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/providers/google.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d6b38f9b841a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/providers/google.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { defineFontProvider } from '../helpers.js';
+
+export const GOOGLE_PROVIDER_NAME = 'google';
+
+export function google() {
+	return defineFontProvider({
+		name: GOOGLE_PROVIDER_NAME,
+		entrypoint: 'astro/assets/fonts/providers/google',
+	});
+}
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/providers/local.ts b/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/providers/local.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6a3b8f9a14a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/providers/local.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { defineFontProvider } from '../helpers.js';
+
+export const LOCAL_PROVIDER_NAME = 'local';
+
+export function local() {
+	return defineFontProvider({
+		name: LOCAL_PROVIDER_NAME,
+		entrypoint: 'astro/assets/fonts/providers/google',
+	});
+}
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/types.ts b/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c00c44825771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/src/assets/fonts/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import type { BUILTIN_PROVIDERS } from './constants.js';
+import type { GOOGLE_PROVIDER_NAME } from './providers/google.js';
+import type { LOCAL_PROVIDER_NAME } from './providers/local.js';
+
+export interface FontProvider<TName extends string> {
+	name: TName;
+	entrypoint: string;
+	config?: Record<string, any>;
+}
+
+type LocalFontFamily = {
+	provider: LocalProviderName;
+	// TODO: refine type
+	src: string;
+};
+
+type StandardFontFamily<TProvider extends string> = {
+	provider: TProvider;
+};
+
+export type FontFamily<TProvider extends string> = TProvider extends LocalProviderName
+	? LocalFontFamily
+	: StandardFontFamily<TProvider>;
+
+export type LocalProviderName = typeof LOCAL_PROVIDER_NAME;
+export type GoogleProviderName = typeof GOOGLE_PROVIDER_NAME;
+export type BuiltInProvider = (typeof BUILTIN_PROVIDERS)[number];
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/config/entrypoint.ts b/packages/astro/src/config/entrypoint.ts
index 4951792d63ae..614728b79c57 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/config/entrypoint.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/config/entrypoint.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { ImageServiceConfig } from '../types/public/index.js';
 
 export { defineConfig, getViteConfig } from './index.js';
 export { envField } from '../env/config.js';
+export { fontProviders } from '../assets/fonts/providers.js';
 
 /**
  * Return the configuration needed to use the Sharp-based image service
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/config/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/config/index.ts
index 7e7b548f1fcf..8dc0d0db25a5 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/config/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type {
 	SessionDriverName,
 } from '../types/public/config.js';
 import { createDevelopmentManifest } from '../vite-plugin-astro-server/plugin.js';
+import type { BuiltInProvider, FontFamily, FontProvider } from '../assets/fonts/types.js';
 
 /**
  * See the full Astro Configuration API Documentation
@@ -15,7 +16,11 @@ import { createDevelopmentManifest } from '../vite-plugin-astro-server/plugin.js
 export function defineConfig<
 	const TLocales extends Locales = never,
 	const TDriver extends SessionDriverName = never,
->(config: AstroUserConfig<TLocales, TDriver>) {
+	TFontProviders extends FontProvider<string>[] = never,
+	TFontFamilies extends FontFamily<
+		(TFontProviders extends never ? [] : TFontProviders)[number]['name'] | BuiltInProvider
+	>[] = never,
+>(config: AstroUserConfig<TLocales, TDriver, TFontProviders, TFontFamilies>) {
 	return config;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/config/schema.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/config/schema.ts
index 8e9f510f8923..cc775ae05afc 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/config/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/config/schema.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import type { SvgRenderMode } from '../../assets/utils/svg.js';
 import { EnvSchema } from '../../env/schema.js';
 import type { AstroUserConfig, ViteUserConfig } from '../../types/public/config.js';
 import { appendForwardSlash, prependForwardSlash, removeTrailingForwardSlash } from '../path.js';
+import { BUILTIN_PROVIDERS } from '../../assets/fonts/constants.js';
 
 // The below types are required boilerplate to workaround a Zod issue since v3.21.2. Since that version,
 // Zod's compiled TypeScript would "simplify" certain values to their base representation, causing references
@@ -589,6 +590,53 @@ export const AstroConfigSchema = z.object({
 					}
 					return svgConfig;
 				}),
+			fonts: z
+				.object({
+					providers: z
+						.array(
+							z
+								.object({
+									name: z.string().superRefine((name, ctx) => {
+										if (BUILTIN_PROVIDERS.includes(name as any)) {
+											ctx.addIssue({
+												code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom,
+												message: `"${name}" is a reserved provider name`,
+											});
+										}
+									}),
+									entrypoint: z.string(),
+									config: z.record(z.string(), z.any()).optional(),
+								})
+								.strict(),
+						)
+						.optional(),
+					families: z.array(
+						z
+							.object({
+								provider: z.string(),
+							})
+							.strict(),
+					),
+				})
+				.strict()
+				.optional()
+				.superRefine((fonts, ctx) => {
+					if (!fonts) {
+						return;
+					}
+					const providersNames = [
+						...BUILTIN_PROVIDERS,
+						...(fonts.providers ?? []).map((provider) => provider.name),
+					];
+					for (const family of fonts.families) {
+						if (!providersNames.includes(family.provider)) {
+							ctx.addIssue({
+								code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom,
+								message: `Invalid provider "${family.provider}"`,
+							});
+						}
+					}
+				}),
 		})
 		.strict(
 			`Invalid or outdated experimental feature.\nCheck for incorrect spelling or outdated Astro version.\nSee https://docs.astro.build/en/reference/experimental-flags/ for a list of all current experiments.`,
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/types/public/config.ts b/packages/astro/src/types/public/config.ts
index 635e57798c66..35553551099b 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/types/public/config.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/types/public/config.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import type { AstroCookieSetOptions } from '../../core/cookies/cookies.js';
 import type { Logger, LoggerLevel } from '../../core/logger/core.js';
 import type { EnvSchema } from '../../env/schema.js';
 import type { AstroIntegration } from './integrations.js';
+import type { BuiltInProvider, FontFamily, FontProvider } from '../../assets/fonts/types.js';
 export type Locales = (string | { codes: string[]; path: string })[];
 
 type NormalizeLocales<T extends Locales> = {
@@ -164,6 +165,10 @@ export interface ViteUserConfig extends OriginalViteUserConfig {
  */ export interface AstroUserConfig<
 	TLocales extends Locales = never,
 	TSession extends SessionDriverName = never,
+	TFontProviders extends FontProvider<string>[] = never,
+	TFontFamilies extends FontFamily<
+		(TFontProviders extends never ? [] : TFontProviders)[number]['name'] | BuiltInProvider
+	>[] = never,
 > {
 	/**
 	 * @docs
@@ -2059,6 +2064,40 @@ export interface ViteUserConfig extends OriginalViteUserConfig {
 					 */
 					mode: SvgRenderMode;
 			  };
+
+		/**
+		 *
+		 * @name experimental.fonts
+		 * @type {object}
+		 * @default `undefined`
+		 * @version 5.x
+		 * @description
+		 *
+		 * TODO:
+		 */
+		fonts?: {
+			/**
+			 *
+			 * @name experimental.fonts.providers
+			 * @type {FontProvider[]}
+			 * @version 5.x
+			 * @description
+			 *
+			 * TODO:
+			 */
+			providers?: TFontProviders;
+
+			/**
+			 *
+			 * @name experimental.fonts.families
+			 * @type {FontFamily[]}
+			 * @version 5.x
+			 * @description
+			 *
+			 * TODO:
+			 */
+			families: TFontFamilies;
+		};
 	};
 }