diff --git a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/ui/XDebuggerExpressionComboBox.java b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/ui/XDebuggerExpressionComboBox.java
index 33581305e6ee..528d49d7dc53 100644
--- a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/ui/XDebuggerExpressionComboBox.java
+++ b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/ui/XDebuggerExpressionComboBox.java
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ public class XDebuggerExpressionComboBox extends XDebuggerEditorBase {
       @Override
       protected void onEditorCreate(EditorEx editor) {
         editor.putUserData(DebuggerCopyPastePreprocessor.REMOVE_NEWLINES_ON_PASTE, true);
+        editor.getColorsScheme().setEditorFontSize(myComboBox.getFont().getSize());
       }
     };
     myEditor.getEditorComponent().setFontInheritedFromLAF(false);