diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/overall_footer.html b/phpBB/adm/style/overall_footer.html
index ed8b3b0d56..5915ed7aa6 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/style/overall_footer.html
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/overall_footer.html
@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@
 <script src="{T_ASSETS_PATH}/javascript/core.js?assets_version={T_ASSETS_VERSION}"></script>
 <!-- INCLUDEJS ajax.js -->
 <!-- INCLUDEJS admin.js -->
+{% if S_ALLOW_CDN %}
+<script>
+	(function($){
+		const $fa_cdn = $('head').find('link[rel="stylesheet"]').first(),
+			$span = $('<span class="fa" style="display:none"></span>').appendTo('body');
+		if ($span.css('fontFamily') !== '"Font Awesome 6 Free"') {
+			$fa_cdn.after('<link href="{{ T_ASSETS_PATH ~ '/css/font-awesome.min.css' }}" rel="stylesheet">');
+			$fa_cdn.remove();
+		}
+		$span.remove();
+	})(jQuery);
+</script>
+{% endif %}
 
 <!-- EVENT acp_overall_footer_after -->
 {$SCRIPTS}
diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/simple_footer.html b/phpBB/adm/style/simple_footer.html
index 50dba2f910..988622dda1 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/style/simple_footer.html
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/simple_footer.html
@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@
 <script src="{T_JQUERY_LINK}"></script>
 <!-- IF S_ALLOW_CDN --><script>window.jQuery || document.write('\x3Cscript src="{T_ASSETS_PATH}/javascript/jquery-3.6.0.min.js?assets_version={T_ASSETS_VERSION}">\x3C/script>');</script><!-- ENDIF -->
 <script src="{T_ASSETS_PATH}/javascript/core.js?assets_version={T_ASSETS_VERSION}"></script>
+{% if S_ALLOW_CDN %}
+<script>
+	(function($){
+		const $fa_cdn = $('head').find('link[rel="stylesheet"]').first(),
+			$span = $('<span class="fa" style="display:none"></span>').appendTo('body');
+		if ($span.css('fontFamily') !== '"Font Awesome 6 Free"') {
+			$fa_cdn.after('<link href="{{ T_ASSETS_PATH ~ '/css/font-awesome.min.css' }}" rel="stylesheet">');
+			$fa_cdn.remove();
+		}
+		$span.remove();
+	})(jQuery);
+</script>
+{% endif %}
 
 <!-- EVENT acp_simple_footer_after -->
 {$SCRIPTS}
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_acp.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_acp.php
index 14eda9d9b6..9b5a468a7e 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_acp.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_acp.php
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ function adm_page_header($page_title)
 		'T_FONT_AWESOME_LINK'	=> !empty($config['allow_cdn']) && !empty($config['load_font_awesome_url']) ? $config['load_font_awesome_url'] : "{$phpbb_root_path}assets/css/font-awesome.min.css?assets_version=" . $config['assets_version'],
 
 		'T_ASSETS_VERSION'		=> $config['assets_version'],
+		'T_ASSETS_PATH'			=> "{$phpbb_root_path}assets",
 
 		'ICON_MOVE_UP'				=> '<i class="icon acp-icon acp-icon-move-up fa-arrow-circle-up fa-fw" title="' . $user->lang('MOVE_UP') . '"></i>',
 		'ICON_MOVE_UP_DISABLED'		=> '<i class="icon acp-icon acp-icon-disabled fa-arrow-circle-up fa-fw" title="' . $user->lang('MOVE_UP') . '"></i>',
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_footer.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_footer.html
index 1a984fa8d7..08d8859297 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_footer.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_footer.html
@@ -76,6 +76,19 @@
 <script src="{T_ASSETS_PATH}/javascript/core.js?assets_version={T_ASSETS_VERSION}"></script>
 <!-- INCLUDEJS forum_fn.js -->
 <!-- INCLUDEJS ajax.js -->
+{% if S_ALLOW_CDN %}
+<script>
+	(function($){
+		const $fa_cdn = $('head').find('link[rel="stylesheet"]').first(),
+			$span = $('<span class="fa" style="display:none"></span>').appendTo('body');
+		if ($span.css('fontFamily') !== '"Font Awesome 6 Free"') {
+			$fa_cdn.after('<link href="{{ T_ASSETS_PATH ~ '/css/font-awesome.min.css' }}" rel="stylesheet">');
+			$fa_cdn.remove();
+		}
+		$span.remove();
+	})(jQuery);
+</script>
+{% endif %}
 
 <!-- IF S_COOKIE_NOTICE -->
 	<script src="{T_ASSETS_PATH}/cookieconsent/cookieconsent.min.js?assets_version={T_ASSETS_VERSION}"></script>
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/simple_footer.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/simple_footer.html
index 8b9ac831c2..8a19af6882 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/simple_footer.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/simple_footer.html
@@ -46,6 +46,19 @@
 <script src="{T_ASSETS_PATH}/javascript/core.js?assets_version={T_ASSETS_VERSION}"></script>
 <!-- INCLUDEJS forum_fn.js -->
 <!-- INCLUDEJS ajax.js -->
+{% if S_ALLOW_CDN %}
+<script>
+	(function($){
+		const $fa_cdn = $('head').find('link[rel="stylesheet"]').first(),
+			$span = $('<span class="fa" style="display:none"></span>').appendTo('body');
+		if ($span.css('fontFamily') !== '"Font Awesome 6 Free"') {
+			$fa_cdn.after('<link href="{{ T_ASSETS_PATH ~ '/css/font-awesome.min.css' }}" rel="stylesheet">');
+			$fa_cdn.remove();
+		}
+		$span.remove();
+	})(jQuery);
+</script>
+{% endif %}
 
 <!-- EVENT simple_footer_after -->
 {$SCRIPTS}