diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
index bb62778ff5..0e14b64937 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ public class FragmentCompose extends FragmentBase {
 
     private boolean prefix_once = false;
     private boolean monospaced = false;
+    private String compose_font;
     private Integer encrypt = null;
     private boolean media = true;
     private boolean compact = false;
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@ public class FragmentCompose extends FragmentBase {
         SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getContext());
         prefix_once = prefs.getBoolean("prefix_once", true);
         monospaced = prefs.getBoolean("monospaced", false);
+        compose_font = prefs.getString("compose_font", monospaced ? "monospace" : "sans-serif");
         media = prefs.getBoolean("compose_media", true);
         compact = prefs.getBoolean("compose_compact", false);
         zoom = prefs.getInt("compose_zoom", compact ? 0 : 1);
@@ -610,7 +612,7 @@ public class FragmentCompose extends FragmentBase {
             }
         });
 
-        etBody.setTypeface(monospaced ? Typeface.MONOSPACE : Typeface.DEFAULT);
+        etBody.setTypeface(Typeface.create(compose_font, Typeface.NORMAL));
         tvReference.setTypeface(monospaced ? Typeface.MONOSPACE : Typeface.DEFAULT);
         tvReference.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsSend.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsSend.java
index 96192cc12c..9bc49512ae 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsSend.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsSend.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsSend extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
     private SwitchCompat swSendReminders;
     private Spinner spSendDelayed;
 
+    private Spinner spComposeFont;
     private SwitchCompat swAutoList;
     private SwitchCompat swPrefixOnce;
     private SwitchCompat swExtendedReply;
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsSend extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
     private final static String[] RESET_OPTIONS = new String[]{
             "keyboard", "suggest_sent", "suggested_received", "suggest_frequently",
             "send_reminders", "send_delayed",
-            "autolist", "prefix_once", "extended_reply", "quote_reply", "resize_reply",
+            "compose_font", "autolist", "prefix_once", "extended_reply", "quote_reply", "resize_reply",
             "signature_location", "signature_reply", "signature_forward",
             "discard_delete",
             "plain_only", "format_flowed", "usenet_signature", "remove_signatures",
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsSend extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
         btnLocalContacts = view.findViewById(R.id.btnLocalContacts);
         swSendReminders = view.findViewById(R.id.swSendReminders);
         spSendDelayed = view.findViewById(R.id.spSendDelayed);
+        spComposeFont = view.findViewById(R.id.spComposeFont);
 
         swAutoList = view.findViewById(R.id.swAutoList);
         swPrefixOnce = view.findViewById(R.id.swPrefixOnce);
@@ -178,6 +180,24 @@ public class FragmentOptionsSend extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
             }
         });
 
+        spComposeFont.setOnItemSelectedListener(new AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> adapterView, View view, int position, long id) {
+                String[] values = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.fontNameValues);
+                String value = values[position];
+                boolean monospaced = prefs.getBoolean("monospaced", false);
+                if (value.equals(monospaced ? "monospace" : "sans-serif"))
+                    prefs.edit().remove("compose_font").apply();
+                else
+                    prefs.edit().putString("compose_font", values[position]).apply();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> parent) {
+                prefs.edit().remove("compose_font").apply();
+            }
+        });
+
         swAutoList.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
             @Override
             public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton compoundButton, boolean checked) {
@@ -361,6 +381,15 @@ public class FragmentOptionsSend extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
                 break;
             }
 
+        boolean monospaced = prefs.getBoolean("monospaced", false);
+        String compose_font = prefs.getString("compose_font", monospaced ? "monospace" : "sans-serif");
+        String[] fontNameValues = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.fontNameValues);
+        for (int pos = 0; pos < fontNameValues.length; pos++)
+            if (fontNameValues[pos].equals(compose_font)) {
+                spComposeFont.setSelection(pos);
+                break;
+            }
+
         swAutoList.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("autolist", true));
         swPrefixOnce.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("prefix_once", true));
         swExtendedReply.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("extended_reply", false));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MessageHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MessageHelper.java
index b7af767cb8..dcef4817d4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MessageHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MessageHelper.java
@@ -547,6 +547,8 @@ public class MessageHelper {
         SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
         boolean autolist = prefs.getBoolean("autolist", true);
         boolean format_flowed = prefs.getBoolean("format_flowed", false);
+        boolean monospaced = prefs.getBoolean("monospaced", false);
+        String compose_font = prefs.getString("compose_font", monospaced ? "monospace" : "sans-serif");
 
         // Build html body
         Document document = JsoupEx.parse(message.getFile(context));
@@ -557,6 +559,12 @@ public class MessageHelper {
                 HtmlHelper.convertLists(document);
 
             if (send) {
+                for (Element child : document.body().children())
+                    if (TextUtils.isEmpty(child.attr("fairemail"))) {
+                        String style = HtmlHelper.mergeStyles(
+                                "font-family:" + compose_font, child.attr("style"));
+                        child.attr("style", style);
+                    }
                 document.select("div[fairemail=signature]").removeAttr("fairemail");
                 document.select("div[fairemail=reference]").removeAttr("fairemail");
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_send.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_send.xml
index 0e2a077187..da042013d1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_send.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_send.xml
@@ -169,6 +169,28 @@
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/spSendDelayed" />
 
+        <eu.faircode.email.FixedTextView
+            android:id="@+id/tvComposeFont"
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
+            android:layout_marginEnd="48dp"
+            android:text="@string/title_advanced_compose_font"
+            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+            android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorPrimary"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/tvCaptionMessage" />
+
+        <Spinner
+            android:id="@+id/spComposeFont"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
+            android:entries="@array/fontNameNames"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/tvComposeFont" />
+
         <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
             android:id="@+id/swAutoList"
             android:layout_width="0dp"
@@ -178,7 +200,7 @@
             android:text="@string/title_advanced_auto_list"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/tvCaptionMessage"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/spComposeFont"
             app:switchPadding="12dp" />
 
         <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index ca442c137d..e1a866d7c1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@
     <string name="title_advanced_suggest_sent">Suggest addresses found in sent messages</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_suggest_received">Suggest addresses found in received messages</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_suggest_frequently">Sort suggested addresses on frequency of use</string>
+    <string name="title_advanced_compose_font">Default font</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_auto_list">Automatically create lists</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_prefix_once">Prefix subject only once on replying or forwarding</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_extended_reply">Use extended reply/forward header</string>