diff --git a/core-graphics/src/font.rs b/core-graphics/src/font.rs
index 11ebe30a1..5bdf86f2b 100644
--- a/core-graphics/src/font.rs
+++ b/core-graphics/src/font.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-use core_foundation::base::{CFRelease, CFRetain, CFTypeID, TCFType};
+use core_foundation::base::{CFRelease, CFRetain, CFType, CFTypeID, TCFType};
 use core_foundation::array::{CFArray, CFArrayRef};
 use core_foundation::data::{CFData, CFDataRef};
 use core_foundation::number::CFNumber;
@@ -122,6 +122,25 @@ impl CGFont {
             None
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn copy_variations(&self) -> Option<CFDictionary<CFString, CFNumber>> {
+        let variations = unsafe { CGFontCopyVariations(self.as_ptr()) };
+        if !variations.is_null() {
+            Some(unsafe { TCFType::wrap_under_create_rule(variations) })
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn copy_variation_axis(&self) -> Option<CFArray<CFDictionary<CFString, CFType>>> {
+        unsafe {
+            let axes = CGFontCopyVariationAxes(self.as_ptr());
+            if axes.is_null() {
+                return None;
+            }
+            Some(TCFType::wrap_under_create_rule(axes))
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
@@ -153,4 +172,6 @@ extern {
 
     fn CGFontCopyTableTags(font: ::sys::CGFontRef) -> CFArrayRef;
     fn CGFontCopyTableForTag(font: ::sys::CGFontRef, tag: u32) -> CFDataRef;
+    fn CGFontCopyVariations(font: ::sys::CGFontRef) -> CFDictionaryRef;
+    fn CGFontCopyVariationAxes(font: ::sys::CGFontRef) -> CFArrayRef;
 }
diff --git a/core-text/src/font.rs b/core-text/src/font.rs
index ebe6d580f..88f7f860e 100644
--- a/core-text/src/font.rs
+++ b/core-text/src/font.rs
@@ -741,4 +741,38 @@ fn copy_system_font() {
     assert!(matching.attributes().find(CFString::from_static_string("NSFontSizeAttribute")).is_none());
 
     assert_eq!(small.postscript_name(), cgfont.postscript_name());
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn variations_dict() {
+    let mut vals_str: Vec<(CFString, CFNumber)> = Vec::new();
+    let system_font = unsafe {
+        CTFont::wrap_under_create_rule(
+            CTFontCreateUIFontForLanguage(kCTFontEmphasizedSystemDetailFontType, 19., std::ptr::null())
+        )
+    };
+    let font = system_font.copy_to_CGFont();
+    vals_str.push((CFString::new("Weight"), (700.).into()) );
+    let vars = CFDictionary::from_CFType_pairs(&vals_str);
+    let var_font = CGFont::create_copy_from_variations(&font, &vars).unwrap();
+    match macos_version() {
+        (10, 11, _) => {
+            assert!(font.copy_variation_axis().is_none());
+            return;
+        }
+        _ => {}
+    }
+    let vars = var_font.copy_variations().unwrap();
+    let ct_font = new_from_CGFont_with_variations(&var_font.clone(), 19., &vars);
+
+    // check if our variations worked
+    let var = ct_font.copy_descriptor().attributes().find(CFString::from_static_string("NSCTFontVariationAttribute"))
+        .unwrap()
+        .downcast::<CFDictionary>()
+        .unwrap();
+    let var: CFDictionary<CFNumber, CFNumber> = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(var) };
+    match macos_version() {
+        (10, 12, _) => assert!(var.find(CFNumber::from(0x77676874)).is_none()), // XXX: I'm not sure why this is
+        _ => assert!(var.find(CFNumber::from(0x77676874)).is_some()),
+    }
+}