diff --git a/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.cpp
--- a/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinitemlistview.cpp
@@ -60,13 +60,16 @@
     m_zoomLevel = level;
 
     ViewModeSettings settings(viewMode());
+    const int iconSize = ZoomLevelInfo::iconSizeForZoomLevel(level);
     if (previewsShown()) {
-        const int previewSize = ZoomLevelInfo::iconSizeForZoomLevel(level);
-        settings.setPreviewSize(previewSize);
+        settings.setPreviewSize(iconSize);
     } else {
-        const int iconSize = ZoomLevelInfo::iconSizeForZoomLevel(level);
         settings.setIconSize(iconSize);
     }
+    constexpr auto iconToTextScalingFactor = 0.625;
+    settings.setFontSize(iconToTextScalingFactor * iconSize);
+    settings.setUseSystemFont(level == 0);
+    updateFont();
 
     updateGridSize();
 }