diff --git a/changelog/next.md b/changelog/next.md
index 95de5dc..d6dc60e 100644
--- a/changelog/next.md
+++ b/changelog/next.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ set shell id.
 - Added `QS_DISABLE_CRASH_HANDLER` environment variable to disable crash handling.
 - Added `QS_CRASHREPORT_URL` environment variable to allow overriding the crash reporter link.
 - Added `AppId` pragma and `QS_APP_ID` environment variable to allow overriding the desktop application ID.
-- Added `DropExpensiveFonts` pragma which avoids loading fonts which may cause lag and excessive memory usage if many variants are used.
+- Added `DropExpensiveFonts` pragma and `QS_DROP_EXPENSIVE_FONTS` environment variable which avoids loading fonts which may cause lag and excessive memory usage if many variants are used.
 - Unrecognized pragmas are no longer a hard error for future backward compatibility.
 
 ## Bug Fixes
diff --git a/src/launch/launch.cpp b/src/launch/launch.cpp
index de85956..dcdefa7 100644
--- a/src/launch/launch.cpp
+++ b/src/launch/launch.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,17 @@ int launch(const LaunchArgs& args, char** argv, QCoreApplication* coreApplicatio
 
 	Common::INITIAL_ENVIRONMENT = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
 
+	if (!pragmas.useSystemStyle) {
+		qunsetenv("QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE");
+		qputenv("QT_QUICK_CONTROLS_STYLE", "Fusion");
+	}
+
+	for (auto [var, val]: pragmas.envOverrides.asKeyValueRange()) {
+		qputenv(var.toUtf8(), val.toUtf8());
+	}
+
+	pragmas.dropExpensiveFonts |= qEnvironmentVariableIntValue("QS_DROP_EXPENSIVE_FONTS") == 1;
+
 	if (pragmas.dropExpensiveFonts) {
 		if (auto* runDir = QsPaths::instance()->instanceRunDir()) {
 			auto baseConfigPath = qEnvironmentVariable("FONTCONFIG_FILE");
@@ -209,15 +220,6 @@ int launch(const LaunchArgs& args, char** argv, QCoreApplication* coreApplicatio
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!pragmas.useSystemStyle) {
-		qunsetenv("QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE");
-		qputenv("QT_QUICK_CONTROLS_STYLE", "Fusion");
-	}
-
-	for (auto [var, val]: pragmas.envOverrides.asKeyValueRange()) {
-		qputenv(var.toUtf8(), val.toUtf8());
-	}
-
 	// The qml engine currently refuses to cache non file (qsintercept) paths.
 
 	// if (auto* cacheDir = QsPaths::instance()->cacheDir()) {