diff --git a/src/console.c b/src/console.c
index 61d4214..c55afd2 100644
--- a/src/console.c
+++ b/src/console.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ int kmscon_console_resize(struct kmscon_console *con, uint32_t x, uint32_t y)
 	if (!con || !size || size < x || size < y)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = kmscon_font_new(&font);
+	ret = kmscon_font_new(&font, con->res_y / y);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/src/console.h b/src/console.h
index aa653ba..08f260b 100644
--- a/src/console.h
+++ b/src/console.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ int kmscon_char_append_u8(struct kmscon_char *ch, const char *str, size_t len);
 
 /* font objects with cached glyphs */
 
-int kmscon_font_new(struct kmscon_font **out);
+int kmscon_font_new(struct kmscon_font **out, uint32_t height);
 void kmscon_font_ref(struct kmscon_font *font);
 void kmscon_font_unref(struct kmscon_font *font);
 
diff --git a/src/console_char.c b/src/console_char.c
index a70cc62..b9a3c9a 100644
--- a/src/console_char.c
+++ b/src/console_char.c
@@ -329,9 +329,10 @@ static int kmscon_glyph_set(struct kmscon_glyph *glyph,
 
 /*
  * Creates a new font
+ * \height is the height in pixel that we have for each character.
  * Returns 0 on success and stores the new font in \out.
  */
-int kmscon_font_new(struct kmscon_font **out)
+int kmscon_font_new(struct kmscon_font **out, uint32_t height)
 {
 	struct kmscon_font *font;
 	int ret;
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ int kmscon_font_new(struct kmscon_font **out)
 	PangoLanguage *lang;
 	cairo_font_options_t *opt;
 
-	if (!out)
+	if (!out || !height)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	font = malloc(sizeof(*font));
@@ -361,14 +362,14 @@ int kmscon_font_new(struct kmscon_font **out)
 	}
 
 	pango_context_set_base_dir(font->ctx, PANGO_DIRECTION_LTR);
-	pango_cairo_context_set_resolution(font->ctx, 72);
 
-	desc = pango_font_description_from_string("monospace 18");
+	desc = pango_font_description_from_string("monospace");
 	if (!desc) {
 		ret = -EFAULT;
 		goto err_ctx;
 	}
 
+	pango_font_description_set_absolute_size(desc, PANGO_SCALE * height);
 	pango_context_set_font_description(font->ctx, desc);
 	pango_font_description_free(desc);