diff --git a/sources/qetapp.cpp b/sources/qetapp.cpp
index 9f0ca5186..b919ffe37 100644
--- a/sources/qetapp.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetapp.cpp
@@ -778,6 +778,31 @@ QFont QETApp::diagramTextsFont(qreal size)
 	}
 	return(diagram_texts_font);
 }
+/**
+ * @brief QETApp::diagramTextsItemFont
+ * the font for to use in independent text item
+ * @param size of font
+ * @return 
+ */
+QFont QETApp::diagramTextsItemFont(qreal size)
+{
+	QSettings settings;
+
+		//Font to use
+	QString diagram_texts_item_family = settings.value("diagramitemfont", "Sans Serif").toString();
+	qreal diagram_texts_item_size     = settings.value("diagramitemsize", 9.0).toDouble();
+
+	if (size != -1.0) {
+		diagram_texts_item_size = size;
+	}
+	QFont diagram_texts_item_font = QFont(diagram_texts_item_family);
+	diagram_texts_item_font.setPointSizeF(diagram_texts_item_size);
+	if (diagram_texts_item_size <= 4.0) {
+		diagram_texts_item_font.setWeight(QFont::Light);
+	}
+	return(diagram_texts_item_font);
+}
+
 
 /**
 	@return les editeurs de schemas
diff --git a/sources/qetapp.h b/sources/qetapp.h
index 2ad729bbb..aceb93883 100644
--- a/sources/qetapp.h
+++ b/sources/qetapp.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class QETApp : public QETSingleApplication {
 	static void overrideLangDir(const QString &);
 	static QString lang_dir; ///< Directory containing localization files.
 	static QFont diagramTextsFont(qreal = -1.0);
+	static QFont diagramTextsItemFont(qreal = -1.0);
 	static QETDiagramEditor *diagramEditorForFile(const QString &);
 	static QETDiagramEditor *diagramEditorAncestorOf (const QWidget *child);
 	static QList<QETDiagramEditor *> diagramEditors();
diff --git a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/diagramtextitem.cpp b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/diagramtextitem.cpp
index ab97207d2..4595f9e02 100644
--- a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/diagramtextitem.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/diagramtextitem.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void DiagramTextItem::build()
 	setZValue(10);
 	setAcceptHoverEvents(true);
 	setDefaultTextColor(Qt::black);
-	setFont(QETApp::diagramTextsFont());
+	setFont(QETApp::diagramTextsItemFont());
 	setFlags(QGraphicsItem::ItemIsSelectable|QGraphicsItem::ItemIsMovable | QGraphicsItem::ItemSendsGeometryChanges);
 	setNoEditable(false);
 	setToolTip(tr("Maintenir ctrl pour un déplacement libre"));