diff --git a/html/popup.html b/html/popup.html
index aeba99a..1bb726a 100644
--- a/html/popup.html
+++ b/html/popup.html
@@ -1070,6 +1070,10 @@
             <h3 class="header-small" id="fontsDropdown" style="cursor:pointer; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px;">
                 Dashboard Font
                 <img id="fontsDropdownArrow" style="transform:rotate(180deg);" src="../icon/dropdownArrow.svg" width="16px" height="16px">
+                <span style="margin-left:auto; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:6px; cursor:pointer;">
+                    <input type="checkbox" id="custom_font_skip_p" name="custom_font_skip_p">
+                    <label for="custom_font_skip_p" class="sub-text" style="cursor:pointer;">Keep original assignment font</label>
+                </span>
             </h3>
             
             <div id="quick-fonts"></div>
diff --git a/js/background.js b/js/background.js
index d144bba..6e86982 100644
--- a/js/background.js
+++ b/js/background.js
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ chrome.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(function () {
             "todo_progress_rings": "rings",
             "todo_confetti": true,
             "todo_show_scores": false,
+            "custom_font_skip_p": false,
             "device_dark": false,
             "cumulative_gpa": { "name": "Cumulative GPA", "hidden": false, "weight": "dnc", "credits": 999, "gr": 3.21 },
             // "show_updates": false,
diff --git a/js/content.js b/js/content.js
index 1e4042d..469a397 100644
--- a/js/content.js
+++ b/js/content.js
@@ -998,6 +998,7 @@ function applyOptionsChanges(changes) {
 				calculateGPA2();
 				break;
 			case "custom_font":
+			case "custom_font_skip_p":
 				loadCustomFont();
 				break;
 			case "remlogo":
@@ -6415,6 +6416,49 @@ function loadDashboardNotes() {
 Custom font
 */
 
+// "Keep original assignment font": Canvas sets its font (Lato) on <body>
+// via author CSS, and the custom-font rule's `*` selector overrides it. To
+// keep <p> original we (a) carve p + its descendants out of the custom rule
+// and (b) pin them back to the font body had BEFORE the custom rule landed —
+// plain `inherit` wouldn't work because p's ancestors still carry the custom
+// font via `*`. The pre-custom font is captured once from body's computed
+// style (before our <style> is first injected), with Canvas's default Lato
+// stack as fallback.
+let originalPageFontFamily = null;
+const CANVAS_DEFAULT_FONT_STACK = '"Lato Extended", Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif';
+
+function captureOriginalPageFont() {
+    if (originalPageFontFamily) return;
+    // Too late to capture once our rule is live: body's computed style would
+    // already be the custom font.
+    if (document.querySelector("#custom_font")) return;
+    try {
+        const family = getComputedStyle(document.body || document.documentElement).fontFamily;
+        if (family) originalPageFontFamily = family;
+    } catch (_) { /* keep fallback */ }
+}
+
+function originalPageFontOrFallback() {
+    return originalPageFontFamily || CANVAS_DEFAULT_FONT_STACK;
+}
+
+function customFontRules() {
+    if (options.custom_font_skip_p !== true) {
+        return `${customFontSelector()} {font-family: ${options.custom_font.family}!important}`;
+    }
+    return `${customFontSelector()} {font-family: ${options.custom_font.family}!important}\n`
+        + `p, p * {font-family: ${originalPageFontOrFallback()}!important}`;
+}
+
+// Selector for the custom font rule. With "Keep original assignment font"
+// on, <p> (and everything inside one) is carved out with :not() so the
+// paragraph override rule below is the only thing styling them.
+function customFontSelector() {
+    return options.custom_font_skip_p === true
+        ? "*:not(p):not(p *), input, a, button, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, span"
+        : "*, input, a, button, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, span";
+}
+
 function loadCustomFont() {
     // Quiz safe mode: don't override fonts on quiz pages.
     if (quizSafeModeActive()) return;
@@ -6423,13 +6467,15 @@ function loadCustomFont() {
 
     let load = () => {
         if (options.custom_font.link !== "") {
+            // Capture the original font before the custom rule is injected.
+            captureOriginalPageFont();
             document.head.appendChild(style);
             link.href = `https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=${options.custom_font.link}&display=swap`;
             link.rel = "stylesheet";
             document.head.appendChild(link);
         }
 
-        style.textContent = options.custom_font.link === "" ? "" : `*, input, a, button, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, span {font-family: ${options.custom_font.family}!important}`;
+        style.textContent = options.custom_font.link === "" ? "" : customFontRules();
     }
 
     let createEls = () => {
diff --git a/js/popup.js b/js/popup.js
index 34f3cfa..b8d3504 100644
--- a/js/popup.js
+++ b/js/popup.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const syncedSubOptions = [
 	"auto_dark",
 	"auto_dark_start",
 	"auto_dark_end",
+	"custom_font_skip_p",
 	"num_assignments",
 	"assignment_date_format",
 	"todo_hr24",
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ const defaultOptions = {
         // "hide_completed": false,
         "num_todo_items": 10,
         "custom_font": { "link": "", "family": "" },
+        "custom_font_skip_p": false,
         "hover_preview": true,
         "full_width": null,
         "remlogo": null,
@@ -962,6 +964,7 @@ function setup() {
 			"gpa_calc_prepend",
 			"auto_dark",
 			"assignment_date_format",
+			"custom_font_skip_p",
 			"todo_hr24",
 			"todo_separate_scrollbar",
 			"todo_alternate_colors",
@@ -1428,7 +1431,7 @@ function setup() {
                                 break;
                             }
                             case "export-font":
-                                final = { ...final, ...(await getExport(storage, ["custom_font"])) };
+                                final = { ...final, ...(await getExport(storage, ["custom_font", "custom_font_skip_p"])) };
                                 break;
                             case "export-background":
                                 final = { ...final, ...(await getExport(storage, exportBackground)) };
@@ -1702,6 +1705,13 @@ function setup() {
         chrome.storage.local.set({ [fontsDropdownStateKey]: nextOpen });
     });
 
+    // The "Keep original assignment font" toggle sits inline in the dropdown
+    // header; clicking it must not also collapse/expand the font dropdown.
+    const skipPToggle = document.getElementById("custom_font_skip_p");
+    if (skipPToggle) {
+        skipPToggle.closest("span").addEventListener("click", (e) => e.stopPropagation());
+    }
+
 }
 
 function applyGPAPreset(bounds) {
@@ -1874,6 +1884,7 @@ function saveCurrentTheme() {
                 "custom_cards": current["custom_cards"],
                 "card_colors": current["card_colors"] === null ? [current["dark_preset"]["links"]] : current["card_colors"],
                 "custom_font": current["custom_font"],
+                "custom_font_skip_p": current["custom_font_skip_p"],
                 "better_todo": current["better_todo"],
                 "todo_hide_feedback": current["todo_hide_feedback"],
                 "todo_hide_read": current["todo_hide_read"] !== false,