diff --git a/src/Svg.Skia/SkiaSvgAssetLoader.cs b/src/Svg.Skia/SkiaSvgAssetLoader.cs
index e396e6d0b1..6c996e6fce 100644
--- a/src/Svg.Skia/SkiaSvgAssetLoader.cs
+++ b/src/Svg.Skia/SkiaSvgAssetLoader.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public ShimSkiaSharp.SKImage LoadImage(System.IO.Stream stream)
 
         var preferredTypeface = paintPreferredTypeface.Typeface;
         var weight = _skiaModel.ToSKFontStyleWeight(preferredTypeface?.FontWeight ?? ShimSkiaSharp.SKFontStyleWeight.Normal);
+        var requestedWeight = preferredTypeface is null ? default(SkiaSharp.SKFontStyleWeight?) : weight;
         var width = _skiaModel.ToSKFontStyleWidth(preferredTypeface?.FontWidth ?? ShimSkiaSharp.SKFontStyleWidth.Normal);
         var slant = _skiaModel.ToSKFontStyleSlant(preferredTypeface?.FontSlant ?? ShimSkiaSharp.SKFontStyleSlant.Upright);
         var preferredFamily = preferredTypeface?.FamilyName;
@@ -73,13 +74,7 @@ void YieldCurrentTypefaceText()
             ret.Add(new(currentTypefaceText, _skiaModel.GetTextAdvance(currentTypefaceText, runningPaint),
                 runningPaint.Typeface is null
                     ? null
-                    : ShimSkiaSharp.SKTypeface.FromFamilyName(
-                        runningPaint.Typeface.FamilyName,
-                        // SkiaSharp provides int properties here. Let's just assume our
-                        // ShimSkiaSharp defines the same values as SkiaSharp and convert directly
-                        (ShimSkiaSharp.SKFontStyleWeight)runningPaint.Typeface.FontWeight,
-                        (ShimSkiaSharp.SKFontStyleWidth)runningPaint.Typeface.FontWidth,
-                        (ShimSkiaSharp.SKFontStyleSlant)runningPaint.Typeface.FontSlant)
+                    : ToShimTypeface(runningPaint.Typeface, requestedWeight)
             ));
         }
 
@@ -131,7 +126,7 @@ runningPaint.Typeface is null
 
         EnsureTypefaceProviderCaches();
 
-        var codepoints = CollectDistinctRenderableCodepoints(text);
+        var codepoints = CollectDistinctRenderableCodepoints(text!);
         if (codepoints.Count == 0)
         {
             return paintPreferredTypeface.Typeface;
@@ -139,6 +134,7 @@ runningPaint.Typeface is null
 
         var preferredTypeface = paintPreferredTypeface.Typeface;
         var preferredWeight = _skiaModel.ToSKFontStyleWeight(preferredTypeface?.FontWeight ?? ShimSkiaSharp.SKFontStyleWeight.Normal);
+        var requestedWeight = preferredTypeface is null ? default(SkiaSharp.SKFontStyleWeight?) : preferredWeight;
         var preferredWidth = _skiaModel.ToSKFontStyleWidth(preferredTypeface?.FontWidth ?? ShimSkiaSharp.SKFontStyleWidth.Normal);
         var preferredSlant = _skiaModel.ToSKFontStyleSlant(preferredTypeface?.FontSlant ?? ShimSkiaSharp.SKFontStyleSlant.Upright);
         var preferredFamily = preferredTypeface?.FamilyName;
@@ -185,7 +181,7 @@ void AddCandidate(SkiaSharp.SKTypeface? candidate)
             var candidate = candidates[i];
             if (CanRenderAllCodepoints(candidate, codepoints))
             {
-                return ToShimTypeface(candidate);
+                return ToShimTypeface(candidate, requestedWeight);
             }
         }
 
@@ -564,15 +560,25 @@ private static bool CanRenderAllCodepoints(SkiaSharp.SKTypeface? typeface, IRead
         return true;
     }
 
-    private static ShimSkiaSharp.SKTypeface? ToShimTypeface(SkiaSharp.SKTypeface? typeface)
+    private static ShimSkiaSharp.SKTypeface? ToShimTypeface(
+        SkiaSharp.SKTypeface? typeface,
+        SkiaSharp.SKFontStyleWeight? requestedWeight)
     {
-        return typeface is null || typeface.Handle == IntPtr.Zero
-            ? null
-            : ShimSkiaSharp.SKTypeface.FromFamilyName(
-                typeface.FamilyName,
-                (ShimSkiaSharp.SKFontStyleWeight)typeface.FontWeight,
-                (ShimSkiaSharp.SKFontStyleWidth)typeface.FontWidth,
-                (ShimSkiaSharp.SKFontStyleSlant)typeface.FontSlant);
+        if (typeface is null || typeface.Handle == IntPtr.Zero)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        var resolvedWeight = (SkiaSharp.SKFontStyleWeight)typeface.FontWeight;
+        var shimWeight = requestedWeight is { } weight && resolvedWeight < weight
+            ? (ShimSkiaSharp.SKFontStyleWeight)weight
+            : (ShimSkiaSharp.SKFontStyleWeight)resolvedWeight;
+
+        return ShimSkiaSharp.SKTypeface.FromFamilyName(
+            typeface.FamilyName,
+            shimWeight,
+            (ShimSkiaSharp.SKFontStyleWidth)typeface.FontWidth,
+            (ShimSkiaSharp.SKFontStyleSlant)typeface.FontSlant);
     }
 
     private SkiaSharp.SKTypeface? GetProviderTypeface(
diff --git a/tests/Svg.Skia.UnitTests/Issue462Tests.cs b/tests/Svg.Skia.UnitTests/Issue462Tests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06466e2c93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Svg.Skia.UnitTests/Issue462Tests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+#pragma warning disable CS0618 // FakeBoldText is deprecated on SKPaint; shim keeps the legacy surface for compatibility
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using ShimSkiaSharp;
+using Svg.Skia.TypefaceProviders;
+using Svg.Skia.UnitTests.Common;
+using Xunit;
+using NativeTypeface = SkiaSharp.SKTypeface;
+
+namespace Svg.Skia.UnitTests;
+
+public class Issue462Tests : SvgUnitTest
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void FindTypefaces_PreservesRequestedBoldForRegularOnlyResolvedFace()
+    {
+        using var provider = new RegularOnlyTypefaceProvider(GetFontsPath("SourceSansPro-Regular.ttf"));
+        var settings = new SKSvgSettings
+        {
+            TypefaceProviders = new List<ITypefaceProvider> { provider }
+        };
+        var model = new SkiaModel(settings);
+        var assetLoader = new SkiaSvgAssetLoader(model);
+        var paint = CreateRequestedBoldPaint(provider.FamilyName);
+
+        var span = Assert.Single(assetLoader.FindTypefaces("Bold Text", paint));
+
+        Assert.NotNull(span.Typeface);
+        Assert.Equal(SKFontStyleWeight.Bold, span.Typeface!.FontWeight);
+        AssertUsesSyntheticBold(model, span.Typeface);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FindRunTypeface_PreservesRequestedBoldForRegularOnlyResolvedFace()
+    {
+        using var provider = new RegularOnlyTypefaceProvider(GetFontsPath("SourceSansPro-Regular.ttf"));
+        var settings = new SKSvgSettings
+        {
+            TypefaceProviders = new List<ITypefaceProvider> { provider }
+        };
+        var model = new SkiaModel(settings);
+        var assetLoader = new SkiaSvgAssetLoader(model);
+        var paint = CreateRequestedBoldPaint(provider.FamilyName);
+
+        var typeface = assetLoader.FindRunTypeface("Bold Text", paint);
+
+        Assert.NotNull(typeface);
+        Assert.Equal(SKFontStyleWeight.Bold, typeface!.FontWeight);
+        AssertUsesSyntheticBold(model, typeface);
+    }
+
+    private static SKPaint CreateRequestedBoldPaint(string familyName)
+    {
+        return new SKPaint
+        {
+            TextSize = 48f,
+            Typeface = SKTypeface.FromFamilyName(
+                familyName,
+                SKFontStyleWeight.Bold,
+                SKFontStyleWidth.Normal,
+                SKFontStyleSlant.Upright)
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static void AssertUsesSyntheticBold(SkiaModel model, SKTypeface typeface)
+    {
+        using var localPaint = model.ToSKPaint(new SKPaint
+        {
+            TextSize = 48f,
+            Typeface = typeface
+        });
+
+        Assert.NotNull(localPaint);
+        Assert.True(localPaint!.FakeBoldText);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class RegularOnlyTypefaceProvider : ITypefaceProvider, IDisposable
+    {
+        private readonly NativeTypeface _typeface;
+
+        public RegularOnlyTypefaceProvider(string path)
+        {
+            if (!File.Exists(path))
+            {
+                throw new FileNotFoundException("Test font was not found.", path);
+            }
+
+            _typeface = NativeTypeface.FromFile(path);
+            FamilyName = _typeface.FamilyName;
+        }
+
+        public string FamilyName { get; }
+
+        public NativeTypeface? FromFamilyName(
+            string fontFamily,
+            SkiaSharp.SKFontStyleWeight fontWeight,
+            SkiaSharp.SKFontStyleWidth fontWidth,
+            SkiaSharp.SKFontStyleSlant fontStyle)
+        {
+            var requestedFamilies = fontFamily
+                .Split(new[] { ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
+                .Select(static family => family.Trim().Trim('"', '\''));
+
+            return requestedFamilies.Contains(FamilyName, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                ? _typeface
+                : null;
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            _typeface.Dispose();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#pragma warning restore CS0618