diff --git a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/api/imhex_api.hpp b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/api/imhex_api.hpp
index 0675b8960..34d48c202 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/api/imhex_api.hpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/api/imhex_api.hpp
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ namespace hex {
                 std::vector<GlyphRange> glyphRanges;
                 Offset offset;
                 u32 flags;
+                std::optional<u32> defaultSize;
             };
 
             namespace impl {
@@ -716,8 +717,8 @@ namespace hex {
             GlyphRange range(const char *glyphBegin, const char *glyphEnd);
             GlyphRange range(u32 codepointBegin, u32 codepointEnd);
 
-            void loadFont(const std::fs::path &path, const std::vector<GlyphRange> &glyphRanges = {}, Offset offset = {}, u32 flags = 0);
-            void loadFont(const std::string &name, const std::span<const u8> &data, const std::vector<GlyphRange> &glyphRanges = {}, Offset offset = {}, u32 flags = 0);
+            void loadFont(const std::fs::path &path, const std::vector<GlyphRange> &glyphRanges = {}, Offset offset = {}, u32 flags = 0, std::optional<u32> defaultSize = std::nullopt);
+            void loadFont(const std::string &name, const std::span<const u8> &data, const std::vector<GlyphRange> &glyphRanges = {}, Offset offset = {}, u32 flags = 0, std::optional<u32> defaultSize = std::nullopt);
 
             constexpr static float DefaultFontSize = 13.0;
 
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/api/imhex_api.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/api/imhex_api.cpp
index 41e99a08c..94c9d2faf 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/api/imhex_api.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/api/imhex_api.cpp
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ namespace hex {
             };
         }
 
-        void loadFont(const std::fs::path &path, const std::vector<GlyphRange> &glyphRanges, Offset offset, u32 flags) {
+        void loadFont(const std::fs::path &path, const std::vector<GlyphRange> &glyphRanges, Offset offset, u32 flags, std::optional<u32> defaultSize) {
             wolv::io::File fontFile(path, wolv::io::File::Mode::Read);
             if (!fontFile.isValid()) {
                 log::error("Failed to load font from file '{}'", wolv::util::toUTF8String(path));
@@ -927,17 +927,19 @@ namespace hex {
                 fontFile.readVector(),
                 glyphRanges,
                 offset,
-                flags
+                flags,
+                defaultSize
             });
         }
 
-        void loadFont(const std::string &name, const std::span<const u8> &data, const std::vector<GlyphRange> &glyphRanges, Offset offset, u32 flags) {
+        void loadFont(const std::string &name, const std::span<const u8> &data, const std::vector<GlyphRange> &glyphRanges, Offset offset, u32 flags, std::optional<u32> defaultSize) {
             impl::s_fonts->emplace_back(Font {
                 name,
                 { data.begin(), data.end() },
                 glyphRanges,
                 offset,
-                flags
+                flags,
+                defaultSize
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/init_tasks.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/init_tasks.cpp
index 50bb0605f..c9de53b8f 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/init_tasks.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/init_tasks.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
                     // Disable merge mode for this font but retain the rest of the configuration
                     cfg.MergeMode = false;
+                    cfg.SizePixels = font.defaultSize.value_or(fontSize);
                     ON_SCOPE_EXIT { cfg.MergeMode = true; };
 
                     // Construct a range that only contains the first glyph of the font
diff --git a/plugins/fonts/source/fonts.cpp b/plugins/fonts/source/fonts.cpp
index 8c7af8ec9..1cf3c2c18 100644
--- a/plugins/fonts/source/fonts.cpp
+++ b/plugins/fonts/source/fonts.cpp
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ namespace hex::fonts {
          *  efficient when packing the glyphs into the font atlas and therefor make the atlas much smaller.
          */
 
-        ImHexApi::Fonts::loadFont("Blender Icons",  romfs::get("fonts/blendericons.ttf").span<u8>(),{ { ICON_MIN_BI, ICON_MAX_BI } }, { -1_scaled, -1_scaled });
+        ImHexApi::Fonts::loadFont("Blender Icons",  romfs::get("fonts/blendericons.ttf").span<u8>(),{ { ICON_MIN_BI, ICON_MAX_BI } }, { -1_scaled, -1_scaled }, 0, 13);
 
         ImHexApi::Fonts::loadFont("VS Codicons", romfs::get("fonts/codicons.ttf").span<u8>(),
             {
                 { ICON_MIN_VS, ICON_MAX_VS }
             },
-            { -1_scaled, -1_scaled });
+            { -1_scaled, -1_scaled }, 0, 13);
 
-        ImHexApi::Fonts::loadFont("Unifont", romfs::get("fonts/unifont.otf").span<u8>());
+        ImHexApi::Fonts::loadFont("Unifont", romfs::get("fonts/unifont.otf").span<u8>(), {}, {}, 0, 16);
     }
 
 }
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