diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/blender.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/blender.py
index b10f88b3f2..4aa67685a7 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/blender.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/blender.py
@@ -1572,12 +1572,17 @@ class Blender(bonsai.core.tool.Blender):
 
     @classmethod
     def scale_font_size(cls, size):
+        default_dpi = 72
+        default_pixel_size = 1.0
         ui_style = bpy.context.preferences.ui_styles[0]
         base_size = ui_style.widget.points if size is None else size
-        ui_scale = bpy.context.preferences.view.ui_scale
-        platform_scale = 2 if sys.platform == "darwin" else 1
-        
-        return base_size * ui_scale * platform_scale
+        platform_scale = 0.5 if sys.platform == "darwin" else 1
+
+        default_scale = default_dpi * default_pixel_size
+        system = bpy.context.preferences.system
+        system_scale = system.dpi * system.pixel_size
+        return (system_scale / default_scale) * base_size *platform_scale
+
 
     @classmethod
     def apply_transform_as_local(cls, obj: bpy.types.Object) -> bool: