diff --git a/dlls/dwrite/dwrite_private.h b/dlls/dwrite/dwrite_private.h
index 9481c7468d2..92f0427d34b 100644
--- a/dlls/dwrite/dwrite_private.h
+++ b/dlls/dwrite/dwrite_private.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ extern BOOL freetype_is_monospaced(IDWriteFontFace2*) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern HRESULT freetype_get_glyph_outline(IDWriteFontFace2*,FLOAT,UINT16,USHORT,struct glyph_outline**) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern UINT16 freetype_get_glyphcount(IDWriteFontFace2*) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern UINT16 freetype_get_glyphindex(IDWriteFontFace2*,UINT32) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+extern BOOL freetype_has_kerning_pairs(IDWriteFontFace2*) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
 /* Glyph shaping */
 enum SCRIPT_JUSTIFY
diff --git a/dlls/dwrite/font.c b/dlls/dwrite/font.c
index c4b8818df72..66dbc6852bd 100644
--- a/dlls/dwrite/font.c
+++ b/dlls/dwrite/font.c
@@ -669,8 +669,8 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI dwritefontface1_GetKerningPairAdjustments(IDWriteFontFace2
 static BOOL WINAPI dwritefontface1_HasKerningPairs(IDWriteFontFace2 *iface)
 {
     struct dwrite_fontface *This = impl_from_IDWriteFontFace2(iface);
-    FIXME("(%p): stub\n", This);
-    return FALSE;
+    TRACE("(%p)\n", This);
+    return freetype_has_kerning_pairs(iface);
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI dwritefontface1_GetRecommendedRenderingMode(IDWriteFontFace2 *iface,
diff --git a/dlls/dwrite/freetype.c b/dlls/dwrite/freetype.c
index 84c9cad4c9a..325f1568b47 100644
--- a/dlls/dwrite/freetype.c
+++ b/dlls/dwrite/freetype.c
@@ -407,6 +407,19 @@ UINT16 freetype_get_glyphindex(IDWriteFontFace2 *fontface, UINT32 codepoint)
     return glyph;
 }
 
+BOOL freetype_has_kerning_pairs(IDWriteFontFace2 *fontface)
+{
+    BOOL has_kerning_pairs = FALSE;
+    FT_Face face;
+
+    EnterCriticalSection(&freetype_cs);
+    if (pFTC_Manager_LookupFace(cache_manager, fontface, &face) == 0)
+        has_kerning_pairs = FT_HAS_KERNING(face);
+    LeaveCriticalSection(&freetype_cs);
+
+    return has_kerning_pairs;
+}
+
 #else /* HAVE_FREETYPE */
 
 BOOL init_freetype(void)
@@ -448,4 +461,9 @@ UINT16 freetype_get_glyphindex(IDWriteFontFace2 *fontface, UINT32 codepoint)
     return 0;
 }
 
+BOOL freetype_has_kerning_pairs(IDWriteFontFace2 *fontface)
+{
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
 #endif /* HAVE_FREETYPE */