diff --git a/sources/editor/parttext.cpp b/sources/editor/parttext.cpp
index 562a2f887..44ed66e29 100644
--- a/sources/editor/parttext.cpp
+++ b/sources/editor/parttext.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ PartText::PartText(QETElementEditor *editor, QGraphicsItem *parent, ElementScene
 	CustomElementPart(editor)
 {
 	setDefaultTextColor(Qt::black);
+	setFont(QETApp::diagramTextsFont());
 	setFlags(QGraphicsItem::ItemIsMovable | QGraphicsItem::ItemIsSelectable);
 	setPlainText(QObject::tr("T", "default text when adding a text in the element editor"));
 	infos = new TextEditor(elementEditor(), this);
diff --git a/sources/editor/parttextfield.cpp b/sources/editor/parttextfield.cpp
index 69f6d2bda..7c252d66b 100644
--- a/sources/editor/parttextfield.cpp
+++ b/sources/editor/parttextfield.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ PartTextField::PartTextField(QETElementEditor *editor, QGraphicsItem *parent, QG
 	follow_parent_rotations(true)
 {
 	setDefaultTextColor(Qt::black);
+	setFont(QETApp::diagramTextsFont());
 	setFlags(QGraphicsItem::ItemIsMovable | QGraphicsItem::ItemIsSelectable);
 	setPlainText(QObject::tr("_", "default text when adding a textfield in the element editor"));
 	infos = new TextFieldEditor(elementEditor(), this);