diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/Console.jsx b/client/modules/IDE/components/Console.jsx
index 4f394f13..bc2e0d5d 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/components/Console.jsx
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/Console.jsx
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ class Console extends React.Component {
       this.props.clearConsole();
       this.props.dispatchConsoleEvent(this.props.consoleEvents);
     }
+
+    if(this.props.consoleFontSize !== prevProps.consoleFontSize){
+      this.props.clearConsole();
+      this.props.dispatchConsoleEvent(this.props.consoleEvents);
+    }
   }
 
   getConsoleFeedStyle(theme, times) {
@@ -31,13 +36,16 @@ class Console extends React.Component {
       LOG_WARN_ICON: `url(${warnLightUrl})`,
       LOG_ERROR_ICON: `url(${errorLightUrl})`,
       LOG_DEBUG_ICON: `url(${debugLightUrl})`,
-      LOG_INFO_ICON: `url(${infoLightUrl})`
+      LOG_INFO_ICON: `url(${infoLightUrl})`,
+      BASE_FONT_SIZE: `${this.props.consoleFontSize}`
     };
     const CONSOLE_FEED_DARK_ICONS = {
       LOG_WARN_ICON: `url(${warnDarkUrl})`,
       LOG_ERROR_ICON: `url(${errorDarkUrl})`,
       LOG_DEBUG_ICON: `url(${debugDarkUrl})`,
-      LOG_INFO_ICON: `url(${infoDarkUrl})`
+      LOG_INFO_ICON: `url(${infoDarkUrl})`,
+      BASE_FONT_SIZE: `${this.props.consoleFontSize}`
+
     };
     if (times > 1) {
       Object.assign(style, CONSOLE_FEED_WITHOUT_ICONS);
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/Preferences.jsx b/client/modules/IDE/components/Preferences.jsx
index 2f7b2b0b..130d2745 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/components/Preferences.jsx
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/Preferences.jsx
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ class Preferences extends React.Component {
                 <InlineSVG src={plusUrl} alt="Increase Font Size" />
                 <h6 className="preference__label">Increase</h6>
               </button>
+              This will also change console font size
             </div>
             <div className="preference">
               <h4 className="preference__title">Indentation amount</h4>
@@ -332,6 +333,7 @@ class Preferences extends React.Component {
 
 Preferences.propTypes = {
   fontSize: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+  consoleFontSize: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
   indentationAmount: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
   setIndentation: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   indentWithSpace: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx b/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
index 46d4558b..02f404ca 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ class IDEView extends React.Component {
                   provideController={(ctl) => { this.cmController = ctl; }}
                 />
                 <Console
+                  consoleFontSize={this.props.preferences.fontSize}
                   consoleEvents={this.props.console}
                   isExpanded={this.props.ide.consoleIsExpanded}
                   expandConsole={this.props.expandConsole}