diff --git a/binaries/data/config/default.cfg b/binaries/data/config/default.cfg
index 4469909548..387ca9cb18 100644
--- a/binaries/data/config/default.cfg
+++ b/binaries/data/config/default.cfg
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ server.port = "8000"                      ; Use a free port on your machine.
 server.threads = "6"                      ; Enough for the browser's parallel connection limit
 
 [console]
+font = "mono-10"
 history.size = 200
 
 [hotkey]
diff --git a/source/ps/CConsole.cpp b/source/ps/CConsole.cpp
index cbea4ea66b..175e43efd9 100644
--- a/source/ps/CConsole.cpp
+++ b/source/ps/CConsole.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ namespace
 // For text being typed into the console.
 constexpr int CONSOLE_BUFFER_SIZE = 1024;
 
-const char* CONSOLE_FONT = "mono-10";
-
 } // anonymous namespace
 
 CConsole* g_Console = 0;
@@ -87,6 +85,7 @@ void CConsole::Init()
 {
 	// Initialise console history file
 	m_MaxHistoryLines = g_ConfigDB.Get("console.history.size", 200);
+	m_consoleFont = g_ConfigDB.Get("console.font", std::string{"mono-10"});
 
 	m_HistoryFile = L"config/console.txt";
 	LoadHistory();
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ void CConsole::Init()
 	UpdateScreenSize(g_xres, g_yres);
 
 	// Calculate and store the line spacing
-	const CFontMetrics font{CStrIntern(CONSOLE_FONT)};
+	const CFontMetrics font{CStrIntern(m_consoleFont)};
 	m_FontHeight = font.GetLineSpacing();
 	m_FontWidth = font.GetCharacterWidth(L'C');
 	m_CharsPerPage = static_cast<size_t>(g_xres / m_FontWidth);
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ void CConsole::Render(CCanvas2D& canvas)
 	DrawWindow(canvas);
 
 	CTextRenderer textRenderer;
-	textRenderer.SetCurrentFont(CStrIntern(CONSOLE_FONT));
+	textRenderer.SetCurrentFont(CStrIntern(m_consoleFont));
 	// Animation: slide in from top of screen.
 	const float deltaY = (1.0f - m_VisibleFrac) * m_Height;
 	textRenderer.Translate(m_X, m_Y - deltaY);
diff --git a/source/ps/CConsole.h b/source/ps/CConsole.h
index 37e3e63d1b..40b7ec7a60 100644
--- a/source/ps/CConsole.h
+++ b/source/ps/CConsole.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2022 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2025 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ private:
 
 	VfsPath m_HistoryFile;
 	int m_MaxHistoryLines;
+	std::string m_consoleFont;
 
 	bool m_Visible;	// console is to be drawn
 	bool m_Toggle;		// show/hide animation is currently active