diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
index 70c6dd6bc719..7000125fcc41 100755
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
@@ -1132,6 +1132,12 @@ void QgisApp::createToolBars()
   // qmainwindow::saveState and qmainwindow::restoreState
   // work properly
 
+  //set a small default font for android
+#ifdef ANDROID
+  int fontPointSize = settings.value( "/fontPointSize", QGIS_ANDROID_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE ).toInt();
+  setFontSize( fontPointSize );
+#endif
+
   QList<QToolBar*> toolbarMenuToolBars;
   toolbarMenuToolBars << mFileToolBar
   << mLayerToolBar
diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.h b/src/app/qgisapp.h
index b71aa3137a37..891732460b15 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.h
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.h
@@ -1156,6 +1156,7 @@ class QgisApp : public QMainWindow, private Ui::MainWindow
 
 #ifdef ANDROID
 #define QGIS_ICON_SIZE 32
+#define QGIS_ANDROID_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE 8
 #else
 #define QGIS_ICON_SIZE 24
 #endif