diff --git a/defaults.lua b/defaults.lua
index fb2939721..68e3ae00c 100644
--- a/defaults.lua
+++ b/defaults.lua
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ DMINIBAR_TOC_MARKER_WIDTH = 2   -- Looses usefulness > 3
 DMINIBAR_HEIGHT = 7             -- Should be smaller than DMINIBAR_CONTAINER_HEIGHT
 DMINIBAR_CONTAINER_HEIGHT = 14  -- Larger means more padding at the bottom, at the risk of eating into the last line
 
+DMINIBAR_FONT_SIZE = 14
+
 
 -- gesture detector defaults
 DGESDETECT_DISABLE_DOUBLE_TAP = true
diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
index f78c5155b..443d384b9 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ local ReaderFooter = InputContainer:new{
     progress_percentage = 0.0,
     progress_text = nil,
     text_font_face = "ffont",
-    text_font_size = 14,
+    text_font_size = DMINIBAR_FONT_SIZE,
     bar_height = Screen:scaleByDPI(DMINIBAR_HEIGHT),
     height = Screen:scaleByDPI(DMINIBAR_CONTAINER_HEIGHT),
     padding = Screen:scaleByDPI(10),