diff --git a/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/UISettings.kt b/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/UISettings.kt
index fc4d38632a27..494b0366d992 100644
--- a/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/UISettings.kt
+++ b/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/UISettings.kt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class UISettings : BaseState(), PersistentStateComponent<UISettings> {
 
   @get:Property(filter = FontFilter::class)
   @get:OptionTag("FONT_SIZE")
-  var fontSize by storedProperty(10)
+  var fontSize by storedProperty(12)
 
   @get:Property(filter = FontFilter::class)
   @get:OptionTag("FONT_SCALE")