diff --git a/crates/docx/src/read/props.rs b/crates/docx/src/read/props.rs
index d4414cd39..c9dfd947b 100644
--- a/crates/docx/src/read/props.rs
+++ b/crates/docx/src/read/props.rs
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ pub(crate) fn lang_script(tag: &str) -> &'static str {
         "th" => "Thai",
         "hi" | "mr" | "ne" | "sa" | "kok" => "Deva",
         "bn" | "as" => "Beng",
+        // Measured in Word: Punjabi takes the Arabic-script font in Pakistan, Gurmukhi elsewhere.
+        "pa" if rest.iter().any(|p| p.eq_ignore_ascii_case("pk")) => "Arab",
         "pa" => "Guru",
         "gu" => "Gujr",
         "or" => "Orya",
diff --git a/crates/docx/tests/fixtures.rs b/crates/docx/tests/fixtures.rs
index 931e0ec48..01103854d 100644
--- a/crates/docx/tests/fixtures.rs
+++ b/crates/docx/tests/fixtures.rs
@@ -3294,6 +3294,8 @@ fn bidi_theme_slots_follow_the_theme_font_language() {
         (Some(r#"w:bidi="ar-SA""#), "Arial", true, "", ["Georgia", "Trebuchet MS"]),
         (Some(r#"w:bidi="he-IL""#), "", true, "", ["Courier New", "Comic Sans MS"]),
         (Some(r#"w:bidi="ur-PK""#), "Arial", true, "", ["Georgia", "Trebuchet MS"]),
+        (Some(r#"w:bidi="pa-PK""#), "Arial", true, "", ["Georgia", "Trebuchet MS"]),
+        (Some(r#"w:bidi="pa-IN""#), "Arial", true, "", ["Arial", "Arial"]),
         (Some(r#"w:bidi="fr-FR""#), "Arial", true, "", ["Verdana", "Impact"]),
         (Some(r#"w:bidi="th-TH""#), "Arial", true, "", ["Arial", "Arial"]),
         (Some(r#"w:bidi="th-TH""#), "", true, "", [tnr, tnr]),