diff --git a/src/Core/AndroidNative/maui/src/main/java/com/microsoft/maui/glide/GlideLogging.java b/src/Core/AndroidNative/maui/src/main/java/com/microsoft/maui/glide/GlideLogging.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..389203d20760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Core/AndroidNative/maui/src/main/java/com/microsoft/maui/glide/GlideLogging.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package com.microsoft.maui.glide;
+
+import android.util.Log;
+
+public class GlideLogging {
+    private static final String TAG = "Glide";
+    private static final boolean IS_VERBOSE_LOGGABLE = Log.isLoggable(TAG, Log.VERBOSE);
+
+    public static boolean isVerboseLoggable() {
+        return IS_VERBOSE_LOGGABLE;
+    }
+
+    public static void v(String message) {
+        if (IS_VERBOSE_LOGGABLE) {
+            Log.v(TAG, message);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Core/AndroidNative/maui/src/main/java/com/microsoft/maui/glide/MauiGlideModule.java b/src/Core/AndroidNative/maui/src/main/java/com/microsoft/maui/glide/MauiGlideModule.java
index 7cf85d7c1f54..7e397aa61374 100644
--- a/src/Core/AndroidNative/maui/src/main/java/com/microsoft/maui/glide/MauiGlideModule.java
+++ b/src/Core/AndroidNative/maui/src/main/java/com/microsoft/maui/glide/MauiGlideModule.java
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
+import com.bumptech.glide.GlideBuilder;
 import com.bumptech.glide.Registry;
 import com.bumptech.glide.annotation.GlideModule;
 import com.bumptech.glide.module.AppGlideModule;
 
 import com.microsoft.maui.ImageLoaderCallback;
+import com.microsoft.maui.glide.GlideLogging;
 import com.microsoft.maui.glide.fallback.ImageLoaderCallbackModelLoaderFactory;
 import com.microsoft.maui.glide.font.FontModel;
 import com.microsoft.maui.glide.font.FontModelLoaderFactory;
@@ -33,4 +36,13 @@ public void registerComponents(Context context, Glide glide, Registry registry)
     public boolean isManifestParsingEnabled() {
         return false;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    @Override
+    public void applyOptions(Context context, GlideBuilder builder) {
+        // Glide is checking for the log level only on some classes, so we have to do it ourselves here.
+        // Command: adb shell setprop log.tag.Glide VERBOSE
+        if (GlideLogging.isVerboseLoggable()) {
+            builder.setLogLevel(Log.VERBOSE);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Core/src/Core.csproj b/src/Core/src/Core.csproj
index b0a5c29e8d03..ebe6dc232f5f 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Core/src/Core.csproj
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Graphics\src\Graphics.Win2D\Graphics.Win2D.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('-android'))">
-    <PackageReference Include="Xamarin.Android.Glide" Version="4.15.1.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Xamarin.Android.Glide" Version="$(_XamarinAndroidGlideVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Xamarin.AndroidX.Lifecycle.LiveData" Version="2.6.1.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Xamarin.Google.Android.Material" Version="1.9.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Xamarin.AndroidX.SwipeRefreshLayout" Version="1.1.0.14" />
diff --git a/src/Core/tests/Benchmarks.Droid/Benchmarks.Droid.csproj b/src/Core/tests/Benchmarks.Droid/Benchmarks.Droid.csproj
index 00b9bdf6593f..16e165daee0d 100644
--- a/src/Core/tests/Benchmarks.Droid/Benchmarks.Droid.csproj
+++ b/src/Core/tests/Benchmarks.Droid/Benchmarks.Droid.csproj
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <Using Include="BenchmarkDotNet.Order" />
     <Using Include="BenchmarkDotNet.Running" />
     <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.13.10" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Xamarin.Android.Glide" Version="4.14.2.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Xamarin.Android.Glide" Version="$(_XamarinAndroidGlideVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\Controls\src\Core\Controls.Core.csproj" />
diff --git a/src/Core/tests/Benchmarks.Droid/ImageBenchmarks.cs b/src/Core/tests/Benchmarks.Droid/ImageBenchmarks.cs
index af1bba5bb831..30793443200e 100644
--- a/src/Core/tests/Benchmarks.Droid/ImageBenchmarks.cs
+++ b/src/Core/tests/Benchmarks.Droid/ImageBenchmarks.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 using Android.Content;
+using Android.Graphics;
 using Android.Graphics.Drawables;
 using Android.OS;
 using Bumptech.Glide;
-using Bumptech.Glide.Request.Target;
-using Bumptech.Glide.Request.Transition;
 using Java.Lang;
 using Microsoft.Maui.Storage;
 using AImageView = Android.Widget.ImageView;
+using Path = System.IO.Path;
 
 namespace Benchmarks.Droid;
 
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public class ImageBenchmark
 	Handler? handler;
 	Context? context;
 	string? imageFilename;
+	Typeface? defaultTypeface;
 
 	[GlobalSetup]
 	public void GlobalSetup()
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ public void GlobalSetup()
 		imageView = new AImageView(context);
 		glide = Glide.Get(context);
 		handler = new Handler(Looper.MainLooper!);
+		defaultTypeface = Typeface.Default;
 
 		var imageName = "dotnet_bot.png";
 		var cacheDir = FileSystem.CacheDirectory;
@@ -70,6 +72,25 @@ public async Task ImageHelperFromFile()
 		await callback.SuccessTask;
 	}
 
+	[Benchmark]
+	public async Task ImageHelperFromFont()
+	{
+		var callback = new Callback();
+
+		handler!.Post(() =>
+		{
+			Microsoft.Maui.PlatformInterop.LoadImageFromFont(
+				context,
+				Color.Aquamarine,
+				"A",
+				defaultTypeface,
+				24,
+				callback);
+		});
+
+		await callback.SuccessTask;
+	}
+
 	class Callback : Java.Lang.Object, Microsoft.Maui.IImageLoaderCallback
 	{
 		readonly TaskCompletionSource<Drawable?> tcsDrawable = new TaskCompletionSource<Drawable?>();