diff --git a/src/pc/djui/djui_chat_message.c b/src/pc/djui/djui_chat_message.c
index 1bbb08d9f..84ebe1272 100644
--- a/src/pc/djui/djui_chat_message.c
+++ b/src/pc/djui/djui_chat_message.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "audio/external.h"
 #include "game/mario_misc.h"
 #include "djui.h"
+#include "djui_hud_utils.h"
 #include "pc/debuglog.h"
 #include "pc/lua/smlua_hooks.h"
 
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ static bool djui_chat_message_render(struct DjuiBase* base) {
         djui_base_set_size(base, chatMessage->messageWidth, chatMessage->base.height.value);
     }
 
+    djui_text_set_font(chatMessage->message, gDjuiFonts[configDjuiThemeFont == 0 ? FONT_NORMAL : FONT_ALIASED]);
+
     djui_rect_render(base);
     return true;
 }