diff --git a/DOCS/man/console.rst b/DOCS/man/console.rst
index 4058a27b5d..a542ef43cb 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/console.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/console.rst
@@ -154,13 +154,13 @@ Configurable Options
     aligned correctly.
 
 ``font_size``
-    Default: 16
+    Default: 24
 
     Set the font size used for the REPL and the console. This will be
     multiplied by ``display-hidpi-scale``.
 
 ``border_size``
-    Default: 1
+    Default: 1.5
 
     Set the font border size used for the REPL and the console.
 
diff --git a/player/lua/console.lua b/player/lua/console.lua
index db60ec9e59..5f4de8d490 100644
--- a/player/lua/console.lua
+++ b/player/lua/console.lua
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ local assdraw = require 'mp.assdraw'
 -- Default options
 local opts = {
     font = "",
-    font_size = 16,
-    border_size = 1,
+    font_size = 24,
+    border_size = 1.5,
     scale_with_window = "auto",
     case_sensitive = true,
     history_dedup = true,