diff --git a/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/colors/FontPreferences.java b/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/colors/FontPreferences.java
index 3bc8e723972b..90865819bbcd 100644
--- a/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/colors/FontPreferences.java
+++ b/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/colors/FontPreferences.java
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 public class FontPreferences {
   public final static @NonNls @NotNull String DEFAULT_FONT_NAME = getDefaultFontName();
-  public final static int DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = SystemInfo.isWindows ? 13 : FontSize.SMALL.getSize();
+  public static final String JETBRAINS_MONO = "JetBrains Mono";
+  public final static int DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = SystemInfo.isWindows || JETBRAINS_MONO.equalsIgnoreCase(DEFAULT_FONT_NAME) ? 13 : FontSize.SMALL.getSize();
 
   public final static float DEFAULT_LINE_SPACING = 1.2f;
   public final static String FALLBACK_FONT_FAMILY         = "Monospaced";
@@ -79,6 +80,9 @@ public class FontPreferences {
   }
 
   public static String getDefaultFontName() {
+    if (SystemInfo.isJetBrainsJvm && SystemInfo.isJavaVersionAtLeast(11)) {
+      return JETBRAINS_MONO;
+    }
     if (SystemInfo.isWindows) return WINDOWS_DEFAULT_FONT_FAMILY;
     if (SystemInfo.isMacOSSnowLeopard) return MAC_OS_DEFAULT_FONT_FAMILY;
     if (SystemInfo.isXWindow && !GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() && !ApplicationManager.getApplication().isCommandLine()) {