diff --git a/src/chatlog/chatmessage.cpp b/src/chatlog/chatmessage.cpp
index 864351a28..75823a625 100644
--- a/src/chatlog/chatmessage.cpp
+++ b/src/chatlog/chatmessage.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ ChatMessage::Ptr ChatMessage::createChatMessage(const QString &sender, const QSt
 
     switch(type)
     {
+    case NORMAL:
+        text = wrapDiv(text, "msg");
+        break;
     case ACTION:
         senderText = "*";
         text = wrapDiv(QString("%1 %2").arg(sender.toHtmlEscaped(), text), "action");
@@ -69,8 +72,6 @@ ChatMessage::Ptr ChatMessage::createChatMessage(const QString &sender, const QSt
     case ALERT:
         text = wrapDiv(text, "alert");
         break;
-    default:
-        text = wrapDiv(text, "msg");
     }
 
     // Note: Eliding cannot be enabled for RichText items. (QTBUG-17207)
diff --git a/src/chatlog/content/text.cpp b/src/chatlog/content/text.cpp
index d3272f185..d23309f46 100644
--- a/src/chatlog/content/text.cpp
+++ b/src/chatlog/content/text.cpp
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
 #include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QTextFragment>
 
+#include "src/widget/style.h"
+
 Text::Text(const QString& txt, const QFont& font, bool enableElide, const QString &rwText, const QColor c)
     : rawText(rwText)
     , elide(enableElide)
     , defFont(font)
-    , defStyleSheet(QString::fromUtf8("body{font: '%1' %2px %3;}")
-                    .arg(font.family()).arg(font.pixelSize())
-                    .arg(font.bold() ? "bold" : QString()))
+    , defStyleSheet(Style::getStylesheet(QStringLiteral(":/ui/chatArea/innerStyle.css"), font))
     , color(c)
 {
     setText(txt);
diff --git a/src/chatlog/customtextdocument.cpp b/src/chatlog/customtextdocument.cpp
index dd7143887..c4261b4ea 100644
--- a/src/chatlog/customtextdocument.cpp
+++ b/src/chatlog/customtextdocument.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@
 CustomTextDocument::CustomTextDocument(QObject *parent)
     : QTextDocument(parent)
 {
-    static QString css = Style::getStylesheet(":ui/chatArea/innerStyle.css");
-
-    setDefaultStyleSheet(css);
     setUndoRedoEnabled(false);
     setUseDesignMetrics(false);
 }
diff --git a/src/widget/style.cpp b/src/widget/style.cpp
index 57f47a8c6..369790c11 100644
--- a/src/widget/style.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/style.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ QStringList Style::getThemeColorNames()
 
 QList<QColor> Style::themeColorColors = {QColor(), QColor("#004aa4"), QColor("#97ba00"), QColor("#c23716"), QColor("#4617b5")};
 
-QString Style::getStylesheet(const QString &filename)
+QString Style::getStylesheet(const QString &filename, const QFont& baseFont)
 {
     QFile file(filename);
     if (!file.open(QFile::ReadOnly | QFile::Text))
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ QString Style::getStylesheet(const QString &filename)
         return QString();
     }
 
-    return resolve(file.readAll());
+    return resolve(file.readAll(), baseFont);
 }
 
 QColor Style::getColor(Style::ColorPalette entry)
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ QFont Style::getFont(Style::Font font)
     return fonts[font];
 }
 
-QString Style::resolve(QString qss)
+QString Style::resolve(QString qss, const QFont& baseFont)
 {
     if (dict.isEmpty())
     {
@@ -137,13 +137,15 @@ QString Style::resolve(QString qss)
             {"@themeLight", Style::getColor(Style::ThemeLight).name()},
 
             // fonts
+            {"@baseFont", QString::fromUtf8("'%1' %2px")
+             .arg(baseFont.family()).arg(QFontInfo(baseFont).pixelSize())},
             {"@extraBig", qssifyFont(Style::getFont(Style::ExtraBig))},
             {"@big", qssifyFont(Style::getFont(Style::Big))},
             {"@bigBold", qssifyFont(Style::getFont(Style::BigBold))},
             {"@medium", qssifyFont(Style::getFont(Style::Medium))},
             {"@mediumBold", qssifyFont(Style::getFont(Style::MediumBold))},
             {"@small", qssifyFont(Style::getFont(Style::Small))},
-            {"@smallLight", qssifyFont(Style::getFont(Style::SmallLight))},
+            {"@smallLight", qssifyFont(Style::getFont(Style::SmallLight))}
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/widget/style.h b/src/widget/style.h
index 6b4cb236d..f34fcb88f 100644
--- a/src/widget/style.h
+++ b/src/widget/style.h
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ public:
     };
 
     static QStringList getThemeColorNames();
-    static QString getStylesheet(const QString& filename);
+    static QString getStylesheet(const QString& filename, const QFont& baseFont = QFont());
     static QColor getColor(ColorPalette entry);
     static QFont getFont(Font font);
-    static QString resolve(QString qss);
+    static QString resolve(QString qss, const QFont& baseFont = QFont());
     static void repolish(QWidget* w);
     static void setThemeColor(int color);
     static void setThemeColor(const QColor &color); ///< Pass an invalid QColor to reset to defaults
diff --git a/ui/chatArea/innerStyle.css b/ui/chatArea/innerStyle.css
index 15495dc82..bc1ef8f92 100644
--- a/ui/chatArea/innerStyle.css
+++ b/ui/chatArea/innerStyle.css
@@ -1,42 +1,35 @@
+body {
+    font: @baseFont;
+}
+
 p {
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
+    white-space: pre-wrap;
 }
 
-p.msg {
-  color: @black;
-  font: @big;
+.action {
+    color: #1818FF;
+    font-style: italic;
 }
 
-p.action {
-  color: #1818FF;
-  font: @big;
-  font-style: italic;
+.typing {
+    color: @mediumGreyLight;
 }
 
-p.typing {
-  color: @mediumGreyLight;
-  font: @big;
+.quote {
+    color: #279419;
 }
 
-span.quote {
-  color: #279419;
+.alert {
+    margin-left: 0px;
+    margin-right: 0px;
+    background-color: @orange;
 }
 
-p.alert {
-  margin-left: 0px;
-  margin-right: 0px;
-  color: @black;
-  background-color: @orange;
-  font: @big;
-}
-
-p.alert_name {
-  color: @black;
-  background-color: @orange;
-  font: @bigBold;
+.alert_name {
+    background-color: @orange;
+    font: @bigBold;
 }
 
 a {
     color: blue;
 }
-