diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py b/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
index 4c2712e3251..2514588988f 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
@@ -981,12 +981,14 @@ def validate_animation_writer_path(p):
     'font.weight':     ['normal', six.text_type],
     'font.size':       [10, validate_float],      # Base font size in points
     'font.serif':      [['DejaVu Serif', 'Bitstream Vera Serif',
+                         'Computer Modern Roman',
                          'New Century Schoolbook', 'Century Schoolbook L',
                          'Utopia', 'ITC Bookman', 'Bookman',
                          'Nimbus Roman No9 L', 'Times New Roman',
                          'Times', 'Palatino', 'Charter', 'serif'],
                         validate_stringlist],
     'font.sans-serif': [['DejaVu Sans', 'Bitstream Vera Sans',
+                         'Computer Modern Sans Serif',
                          'Lucida Grande', 'Verdana', 'Geneva', 'Lucid',
                          'Arial', 'Helvetica', 'Avant Garde', 'sans-serif'],
                         validate_stringlist],
@@ -997,6 +999,7 @@ def validate_animation_writer_path(p):
                          'Western', 'Humor Sans', 'fantasy'],
                         validate_stringlist],
     'font.monospace':  [['DejaVu Sans Mono', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono',
+                         'Computer Modern Typewriter',
                          'Andale Mono', 'Nimbus Mono L', 'Courier New',
                          'Courier', 'Fixed', 'Terminal', 'monospace'],
                         validate_stringlist],