diff --git a/common/lib/gterm.c b/common/lib/gterm.c
index 2078fd99..ad2fd795 100644
--- a/common/lib/gterm.c
+++ b/common/lib/gterm.c
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@ no_load_font:;
 
     size_t font_scale_x = 1;
     size_t font_scale_y = 1;
+    bool font_scale_is_default = true;
 
     char *menu_font_scale = config_get_value(config, 0, "TERM_FONT_SCALE");
     if (menu_font_scale != NULL) {
@@ -747,6 +748,8 @@ no_load_font:;
         if (font_scale_x > 8 || font_scale_y > 8) {
             font_scale_x = 1;
             font_scale_y = 1;
+        } else {
+            font_scale_is_default = false;
         }
     }
 
@@ -782,6 +785,17 @@ no_load_font:;
 
         generate_canvas(fb);
 
+        if (font_scale_is_default) {
+            if (fb->framebuffer_width > 1366 && fb->framebuffer_height > 768) {
+                font_scale_x = 2;
+                font_scale_y = 2;
+            }
+            if (fb->framebuffer_width > 2560 && fb->framebuffer_height > 1440) {
+                font_scale_x = 4;
+                font_scale_y = 4;
+            }
+        }
+
         terms[terms_i] = flanterm_fb_init(ext_mem_alloc,
                             pmm_free,
                             (void *)(uintptr_t)fb->framebuffer_addr,