diff --git a/src/common/user-store/preferences-helpers.ts b/src/common/user-store/preferences-helpers.ts
index fd825589ff..a816bc43da 100644
--- a/src/common/user-store/preferences-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/common/user-store/preferences-helpers.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const defaultEditorConfig: EditorConfiguration = {
   tabSize: 2,
   lineNumbers: "on",
   fontSize: 22,
-  fontFamily: "Verdana",
+  fontFamily: defaultFontFamily,
   minimap: {
     enabled: true,
     side: "right",
diff --git a/src/common/vars.ts b/src/common/vars.ts
index 4a54c6bc50..f677bd21e9 100644
--- a/src/common/vars.ts
+++ b/src/common/vars.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const appName = `${packageInfo.productName}${isDevelopment ? "Dev" : ""}`
 export const publicPath = "/build/" as string;
 export const defaultTheme = "lens-dark" as string;
 export const defaultFontSize = 10;
-export const defaultFontFamily = "Verdana";
+export const defaultFontFamily = "RobotoMono";
 
 // Webpack build paths
 export const contextDir = process.cwd();
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+preferences/terminal.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+preferences/terminal.tsx
index 2942f8b27e..2d4b4b8fe7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+preferences/terminal.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+preferences/terminal.tsx
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export const Terminal = observer(() => {
           ...terminalSettings,
           terminalFontSize: Number(value),
         })}
+        onBlur={() => userStore.terminalFontSize = terminalSettings.terminalFontSize}
       />
     </section>
     <section>
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ export const Terminal = observer(() => {
           ...terminalSettings,
           terminalFontFamily: value.toString(),
         })}
+        onBlur={() => userStore.terminalFontFamily = terminalSettings.terminalFontFamily}
       />
     </section>
   </div>);
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/dock/terminal/terminal.ts b/src/renderer/components/dock/terminal/terminal.ts
index 39b42d6521..9231e00c9c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/dock/terminal/terminal.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/components/dock/terminal/terminal.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import type { DockStore, TabId } from "../dock-store/dock.store";
 import { TerminalApi, TerminalChannels } from "../../../api/terminal-api";
 import { ThemeStore } from "../../../theme.store";
 import { disposer } from "../../../utils";
-import { isMac } from "../../../../common/vars";
+import { isMac, defaultFontFamily } from "../../../../common/vars";
 import { once } from "lodash";
 import { UserStore } from "../../../../common/user-store";
 import { clipboard } from "electron";
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ export class Terminal {
   private xterm: XTerm | null = new XTerm({
     cursorBlink: true,
     cursorStyle: "bar",
-    fontSize: 13,
-    fontFamily: "RobotoMono",
+    fontSize: UserStore.getInstance().terminalFontSize || 22,
+    fontFamily: UserStore.getInstance().terminalFontFamily || defaultFontFamily,
   });
   private readonly fitAddon = new FitAddon();
   private scrollPos = 0;