diff --git a/mcs-plugin/xfwm4_plugin.h b/mcs-plugin/xfwm4_plugin.h
index 92b0181a5dc5ab7b581bb8e6f0f19a9f4f51d82a..455159eb04e505a112593ac478d90607f640e32c 100644
--- a/mcs-plugin/xfwm4_plugin.h
+++ b/mcs-plugin/xfwm4_plugin.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_LAYOUT "OTS|HMC"
 #define DEFAULT_ACTION "maximize"
 #define DEFAULT_ALIGN "center"
-#define DEFAULT_FONT "Sans 9"
+#define DEFAULT_FONT "Sans Bold 9"
 
 #define MAX_ELEMENTS_BEFORE_SCROLLING 6