diff --git a/assets/settings/default.json b/assets/settings/default.json
index bd157c3e61..87cf0517a2 100644
--- a/assets/settings/default.json
+++ b/assets/settings/default.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   //         },
   "buffer_line_height": "comfortable",
   // The name of a font to use for rendering text in the UI
-  "ui_font_family": "Zed Mono",
+  "ui_font_family": "Zed Sans",
   // The OpenType features to enable for text in the UI
   "ui_font_features": {
     // Disable ligatures:
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/text_system.rs b/crates/gpui/src/text_system.rs
index d80c9163a9..6c84a7716f 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/text_system.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/text_system.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl TextSystem {
             fallback_font_stack: smallvec![
                 // TODO: This is currently Zed-specific.
                 // We should allow GPUI users to provide their own fallback font stack.
-                font("Zed Mono"),
+                font("Zed Sans"),
                 font("Helvetica")
             ],
         }