diff --git a/src/Settings.cpp b/src/Settings.cpp
index 982c66fe..e9b29cfc 100644
--- a/src/Settings.cpp
+++ b/src/Settings.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,12 @@ QVariant Settings::getSettingsDefaultValue(const QString& group, const QString&
 
     // editor/fontsize or log/fontsize?
     if((group == "editor" || group == "log") && name == "fontsize")
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+	// Use 12 pt size as the default on OSX
+        return 12;
+#else
         return 9;
+#endif
 
     if(group == "editor")
     {