diff --git a/engine/client/console.c b/engine/client/console.c
index bc317ada..6ae84e16 100644
--- a/engine/client/console.c
+++ b/engine/client/console.c
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ static qboolean Con_LoadVariableWidthFont( const char *fontname, cl_font_t *font
 		if( buffer && length >= sizeof( qfont_t ))
 		{
 			src = (qfont_t *)buffer;
-			font->charHeight = src->rowheight;
+			font->charHeight = src->rowheight * con_fontscale->value;;
 			font->type = FONT_VARIABLE;
 
 			// build rectangles
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ static qboolean Con_LoadVariableWidthFont( const char *fontname, cl_font_t *font
 				font->fontRc[i].right = font->fontRc[i].left + src->fontinfo[i].charwidth;
 				font->fontRc[i].top = (word)src->fontinfo[i].startoffset / fontWidth;
 				font->fontRc[i].bottom = font->fontRc[i].top + src->rowheight;
-				font->charWidths[i] = src->fontinfo[i].charwidth;
+				font->charWidths[i] = src->fontinfo[i].charwidth * con_fontscale->value;;
 			}
 			font->valid = true;
 		}
@@ -917,8 +917,8 @@ static int Con_DrawGenericChar( int x, int y, int number, rgba_t color )
 	t1 = (float)rc->top / height;
 	s2 = (float)rc->right / width;
 	t2 = (float)rc->bottom / height;
-	width = rc->right - rc->left;
-	height = rc->bottom - rc->top;
+	width = ( rc->right - rc->left ) * con_fontscale->value;
+	height = ( rc->bottom - rc->top ) * con_fontscale->value;
 
 	if( clgame.ds.adjust_size )
 		Con_TextAdjustSize( &x, &y, &width, &height );