diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/designspaceLib/__init__.py b/Lib/fontTools/designspaceLib/__init__.py
index 4af6882f3..400e960e4 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/designspaceLib/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/designspaceLib/__init__.py
@@ -2940,7 +2940,7 @@ class DesignSpaceDocument(LogMixin, AsDictMixin):
                 source.font = None
             res = copy.deepcopy(self)
             for source, font in zip(res.sources, fonts):
-                res.font = font
+                source.font = font
             return res
         finally:
             for source, font in zip(self.sources, fonts):
diff --git a/Tests/designspaceLib/designspace_test.py b/Tests/designspaceLib/designspace_test.py
index 694bba1e5..bdf1ef137 100644
--- a/Tests/designspaceLib/designspace_test.py
+++ b/Tests/designspaceLib/designspace_test.py
@@ -1043,3 +1043,15 @@ def test_addRuleDescriptor(tmp_path):
 
     # Test it doesn't crash.
     ds.write(tmp_path / "test.designspace")
+
+
+def test_deepcopyExceptFonts():
+    ds = DesignSpaceDocument()
+    ds.addSourceDescriptor(font=object())
+    ds.addSourceDescriptor(font=object())
+
+    ds_copy = ds.deepcopyExceptFonts()
+
+    assert ds.tostring() == ds_copy.tostring()
+    assert ds.sources[0].font is ds_copy.sources[0].font
+    assert ds.sources[1].font is ds_copy.sources[1].font