diff --git a/admin/javascript/LeftAndMain.Preview.js b/admin/javascript/LeftAndMain.Preview.js
index 7856e9da5..3a0f76594 100644
--- a/admin/javascript/LeftAndMain.Preview.js
+++ b/admin/javascript/LeftAndMain.Preview.js
@@ -224,15 +224,31 @@
 				return this;
 			},
 
+			/**
+			 * Return a style element we can use in IE8 to fix fonts (see readystatechange binding in onadd below)
+			 */
+			getOrAppendFontFixStyleElement: function() {
+				var style = $('#FontFixStyleElement');
+				if (!style.length) {
+					style = $(
+						'<style type="text/css" id="FontFixStyleElement" disabled="disabled">'+
+							':before,:after{content:none !important}'+
+						'</style>'
+					).appendTo('head');
+				}
+
+				return style;
+			},
+
 			/**
 			 * Initialise the preview element.
 			 */
 			onadd: function() {
-				var self = this, layoutContainer = this.parent();
+				var self = this, layoutContainer = this.parent(), iframe = this.find('iframe');
 
 				// Create layout and controls
-				this.find('iframe').addClass('center');
-				this.find('iframe').bind('load', function() {
+				iframe.addClass('center');
+				iframe.bind('load', function() {
 					self._adjustIframeForPreview();
 
 					// Load edit view for new page, but only if the preview is activated at the moment.
@@ -241,7 +257,17 @@
 					
 					$(this).removeClass('loading');
 				});
-				
+
+				// If there's any webfonts in the preview, IE8 will start glitching. This fixes that.
+				if ($.browser.msie && 8 === parseInt($.browser.version, 10)) {
+					iframe.bind('readystatechange', function(e) {
+						if(iframe[0].readyState == 'interactive') {
+							self.getOrAppendFontFixStyleElement().removeAttr('disabled');
+							setTimeout(function(){ self.getOrAppendFontFixStyleElement().attr('disabled', 'disabled'); }, 0);
+						}
+					});
+				}
+
 				// Preview might not be available in all admin interfaces - block/disable when necessary
 				this.append('<div class="cms-preview-overlay ui-widget-overlay-light"></div>');
 				this.find('.cms-preview-overlay').hide();