diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/data/style_dictionary.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/data/style_dictionary.cljs
index 5005dedeed..16e1bc72f5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/style_dictionary.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/style_dictionary.cljs
@@ -255,14 +255,19 @@
 
 (defn- parse-sd-token-font-family-value
   [value]
-  (let [missing-references (seq (some cto/find-token-value-references value))]
+  (let [value (-> (js->clj value) (flatten))
+        valid-font-family (or (string? value) (every? string? value))
+        missing-references (seq (some cto/find-token-value-references value))]
     (cond
+      (not valid-font-family)
+      {:errors [(wte/error-with-value :error.style-dictionary/invalid-token-value-font-family value)]}
+
       missing-references
       {:errors [(wte/error-with-value :error.style-dictionary/missing-reference missing-references)]
        :references missing-references}
 
       :else
-      {:value (-> (js->clj value) (flatten))})))
+      {:value value})))
 
 (defn parse-atomic-typography-value [token-type token-value]
   (case token-type
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs
index 0be73b58a8..64aec75351 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@
    {:error/code :error.style-dictionary/invalid-token-value-font-weight
     :error/fn #(tr "workspace.tokens.invalid-font-weight-token-value" %)}
 
+   :error.style-dictionary/invalid-token-value-font-family
+   {:error/code :error.style-dictionary/invalid-token-value-font-family
+    :error/fn #(tr "workspace.tokens.invalid-font-family-token-value" %)}
+
    :error.style-dictionary/invalid-token-value-typography
    {:error/code :error.style-dictionary/invalid-token-value-typography
     :error/fn #(tr "workspace.tokens.invalid-token-value-typography" %)}
diff --git a/frontend/translations/en.po b/frontend/translations/en.po
index f560cba50d..7d035665cf 100644
--- a/frontend/translations/en.po
+++ b/frontend/translations/en.po
@@ -7745,6 +7745,10 @@ msgstr ""
 "Invalid token value: only none, Uppercase, Lowercase or Capitalize are "
 "accepted"
 
+#: src/app/main/data/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs:93
+msgid "workspace.tokens.invalid-font-family-token-value"
+msgstr "Invalid token value: only text delimited by ',' allowed"
+
 #: src/app/main/data/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs:85
 msgid "workspace.tokens.invalid-text-decoration-token-value"
 msgstr "Invalid token value: only none, underline and strike-through are accepted"