diff --git a/src/gui/res/Synergy.qrc b/src/gui/res/Synergy.qrc
index 001e0fc2c..31f4d322d 100644
--- a/src/gui/res/Synergy.qrc
+++ b/src/gui/res/Synergy.qrc
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@
         <file>icons/64x64/synergy-light-connected.png</file>
         <file>image/welcome.png</file>
         <file>icons/64x64/folder.png</file>
+        <file>fonts/Arial.ttf</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/src/gui/res/fonts/Arial.ttf b/src/gui/res/fonts/Arial.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff0815cd8
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/gui/res/fonts/Arial.ttf differ
diff --git a/src/gui/src/QSynergyApplication.cpp b/src/gui/src/QSynergyApplication.cpp
index 969d2a4b0..223400b9a 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/QSynergyApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/QSynergyApplication.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ QSynergyApplication::QSynergyApplication(int& argc, char** argv) :
     m_Translator(NULL)
 {
     s_Instance = this;
+
+    QFontDatabase::addApplicationFont(":/res/fonts/Arial.ttf");
+    QFont Arial("Arial", 13);
+    Arial.setStyleHint(QFont::Monospace);
+    setFont(Arial);
 }
 
 QSynergyApplication::~QSynergyApplication()