diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/AppearanceUserSettingsTab.js b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/AppearanceUserSettingsTab.js
index ac98664be0..1ccc744dc7 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/AppearanceUserSettingsTab.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/AppearanceUserSettingsTab.js
@@ -252,11 +252,7 @@ export default class AppearanceUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
             <div className="mx_AppearanceUserSettingsTab_fontSlider">
                 <div className="mx_AppearanceUserSettingsTab_fontSlider_smallText">Aa</div>
                 <Slider
-                    values={_range(
-                        SettingsStore.getValue("fontSizeMin"),
-                        SettingsStore.getValue("fontSizeMax")+ 2,
-                        2.5,
-                    )}
+                    values={[13, 14, 15, 18, 20]}
                     value={this.state.fontSize}
                     onSelectionChange={this._onFontSizeChanged}
                     displayFunc={value => {}}
diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.js b/src/settings/Settings.js
index 34610c0caf..afe8d2cecc 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.js
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.js
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ export const SETTINGS = {
     "fontSizeMin": {
         displayName: _td("Min font size"),
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_ACCOUNT_SETTINGS,
-        default: 14,
+        default: 13,
     },
     "fontSizeMax": {
         displayName: _td("Max font size"),
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_ACCOUNT_SETTINGS,
-        default: 24,
+        default: 20,
     },
     "useCustomFontSize": {
         displayName: _td("Custom font size"),