diff --git a/image/svg.c b/image/svg.c
index a6cb06c2b..d77c8e03a 100644
--- a/image/svg.c
+++ b/image/svg.c
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ bool svg_redraw(struct content *c, int x, int y,
 
 			fstyle.background = 0xffffff;
 			fstyle.foreground = 0x000000;
+			fstyle.size = (8 * FONT_SIZE_SCALE) * scale;
 
 			ok = plot.text(px, py,
 					diagram->shape[i].text,
diff --git a/render/html_redraw.c b/render/html_redraw.c
index e56035f38..730528a19 100644
--- a/render/html_redraw.c
+++ b/render/html_redraw.c
@@ -797,6 +797,7 @@ bool html_redraw_text_box(struct box *box, int x, int y,
 
 	font_plot_style_from_css(box->style, &fstyle);
 	fstyle.background = current_background_color;
+	fstyle.size *= scale;
 
 	if (!text_redraw(box->text, box->length, box->byte_offset,
 			box->space, &fstyle, x, y,