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+#!perl
+# vim:ts=4:sw=4:expandtab
+#
+# Please read the following documents before working on tests:
+# • https://build.i3wm.org/docs/testsuite.html
+#   (or docs/testsuite)
+#
+# • https://build.i3wm.org/docs/lib-i3test.html
+#   (alternatively: perldoc ./testcases/lib/i3test.pm)
+#
+# • https://build.i3wm.org/docs/ipc.html
+#   (or docs/ipc)
+#
+# • https://i3wm.org/downloads/modern_perl_a4.pdf
+#   (unless you are already familiar with Perl)
+#
+# Verifies that bar config blocks get the i3-wide font configured,
+# regardless of where the font is configured in the config file
+# (before or after the bar config blocks).
+# Ticket: #5031
+# Bug still in: 4.20-105-g4db383e4
+use i3test i3_config => <<'EOT';
+# i3 config file (v4)
+
+bar {
+  # no font directive here, no i3-wide font configured (yet)
+}
+
+# NOTE: iso99887 is invalid font specification, so it should always fallback
+font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso99887-9
+EOT
+
+my $i3 = i3(get_socket_path(0));
+my $bars = $i3->get_bar_config()->recv;
+
+my $bar_id = shift @$bars;
+my $bar_config = $i3->get_bar_config($bar_id)->recv;
+
+# This should fallback to 'fixed' due to nonexistent font set in config
+is($bar_config->{font}, 'fixed', 'font fallback ok');
+
+done_testing;