diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index 6f48c9c6..61cddac3 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -3869,6 +3869,7 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loop() {
         mainFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontDefault();
         patFont=mainFont;
         bigFont=mainFont;
+        headFont=mainFont;
         if (rend) rend->destroyFontsTexture();
         if (!ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->Build()) {
           logE("error again while building font atlas!");
@@ -6025,6 +6026,7 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loop() {
       mainFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontDefault();
       patFont=mainFont;
       bigFont=mainFont;
+      headFont=mainFont;
       if (rend) rend->destroyFontsTexture();
       if (!ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->Build()) {
         logE("error again while building font atlas!");
@@ -6480,6 +6482,7 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::init() {
     mainFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontDefault();
     patFont=mainFont;
     bigFont=mainFont;
+    headFont=headFont;
     if (rend) rend->destroyFontsTexture();
     if (!ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->Build()) {
       logE("error again while building font atlas!");
@@ -6826,6 +6829,7 @@ FurnaceGUI::FurnaceGUI():
   iconFont(NULL),
   patFont(NULL),
   bigFont(NULL),
+  headFont(NULL),
   fontRange(NULL),
   prevInsData(NULL),
   curIns(0),
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index 8fa81c1b..b4deadf2 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
   char emptyLabel2[32];
 
   struct Settings {
-    int mainFontSize, headFontSize, patFontSize, iconSize;
+    int mainFontSize, patFontSize, headFontSize, iconSize;
     int audioEngine;
     int audioQuality;
     int audioChans;
@@ -1548,6 +1548,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
     Settings():
       mainFontSize(18),
       patFontSize(18),
+      headFontSize(27),
       iconSize(16),
       audioEngine(DIV_AUDIO_SDL),
       audioQuality(0),
diff --git a/src/gui/settings.cpp b/src/gui/settings.cpp
index 4980d7e5..b1fc3e2b 100644
--- a/src/gui/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settings.cpp
@@ -2736,7 +2736,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawSettings() {
 
 void FurnaceGUI::syncSettings() {
   settings.mainFontSize=e->getConfInt("mainFontSize",18);
-  settings.headFontSize=e->getConfInt("headFontSize",36);
+  settings.headFontSize=e->getConfInt("headFontSize",27);
   settings.patFontSize=e->getConfInt("patFontSize",18);
   settings.iconSize=e->getConfInt("iconSize",16);
   settings.audioEngine=(e->getConfString("audioEngine","SDL")=="SDL")?1:0;
@@ -4064,21 +4064,21 @@ void FurnaceGUI::applyUISettings(bool updateFonts) {
       headFont=mainFont;
     } else {
       if (settings.headFont==6) { // custom font
-        if ((headFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontFromFileTTF(settings.headFontPath.c_str(),MAX(1,e->getConfInt("headFontSize",36)*dpiScale),NULL,upTo800))==NULL) {
+        if ((headFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontFromFileTTF(settings.headFontPath.c_str(),MAX(1,e->getConfInt("headFontSize",27)*dpiScale),NULL,upTo800))==NULL) {
           logW("could not load header font! reverting to default font");
           settings.headFont=0;
-          if ((headFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontFromMemoryCompressedTTF(builtinFontM[settings.headFont],builtinFontMLen[settings.headFont],MAX(1,e->getConfInt("headFontSize",36)*dpiScale),NULL,upTo800))==NULL) {
+          if ((headFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontFromMemoryCompressedTTF(builtinFontM[settings.headFont],builtinFontMLen[settings.headFont],MAX(1,e->getConfInt("headFontSize",27)*dpiScale),NULL,upTo800))==NULL) {
             logE("could not load header font! falling back to IBM Plex Sans.");
             headFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontDefault();
           }
         }
       } else if (settings.headFont==5) { // system font
-        if ((headFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontFromFileTTF(SYSTEM_HEAD_FONT_PATH_1,MAX(1,e->getConfInt("headFontSize",36)*dpiScale),NULL,upTo800))==NULL) {
-          if ((headFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontFromFileTTF(SYSTEM_HEAD_FONT_PATH_2,MAX(1,e->getConfInt("headFontSize",36)*dpiScale),NULL,upTo800))==NULL) {
-            if ((headFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontFromFileTTF(SYSTEM_HEAD_FONT_PATH_3,MAX(1,e->getConfInt("headFontSize",36)*dpiScale),NULL,upTo800))==NULL) {
+        if ((headFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontFromFileTTF(SYSTEM_HEAD_FONT_PATH_1,MAX(1,e->getConfInt("headFontSize",27)*dpiScale),NULL,upTo800))==NULL) {
+          if ((headFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontFromFileTTF(SYSTEM_HEAD_FONT_PATH_2,MAX(1,e->getConfInt("headFontSize",27)*dpiScale),NULL,upTo800))==NULL) {
+            if ((headFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontFromFileTTF(SYSTEM_HEAD_FONT_PATH_3,MAX(1,e->getConfInt("headFontSize",27)*dpiScale),NULL,upTo800))==NULL) {
               logW("could not load header font! reverting to default font");
               settings.headFont=0;
-              if ((headFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontFromMemoryCompressedTTF(builtinFontM[settings.headFont],builtinFontMLen[settings.headFont],MAX(1,e->getConfInt("headFontSize",36)*dpiScale),NULL,upTo800))==NULL) {
+              if ((headFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontFromMemoryCompressedTTF(builtinFontM[settings.headFont],builtinFontMLen[settings.headFont],MAX(1,e->getConfInt("headFontSize",27)*dpiScale),NULL,upTo800))==NULL) {
                 logE("could not load header font! falling back to IBM Plex Sans.");
                 headFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontDefault();
               }
@@ -4086,7 +4086,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::applyUISettings(bool updateFonts) {
           }
         }
       } else {
-        if ((headFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontFromMemoryCompressedTTF(builtinFontM[settings.headFont],builtinFontMLen[settings.headFont],MAX(1,e->getConfInt("headFontSize",36)*dpiScale),NULL,upTo800))==NULL) {
+        if ((headFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontFromMemoryCompressedTTF(builtinFontM[settings.headFont],builtinFontMLen[settings.headFont],MAX(1,e->getConfInt("headFontSize",27)*dpiScale),NULL,upTo800))==NULL) {
           logE("could not load header font!");
           headFont=ImGui::GetIO().Fonts->AddFontDefault();
         }