diff --git a/scene/resources/default_theme/default_theme.cpp b/scene/resources/default_theme/default_theme.cpp
index f179b4b8189..571ddee763a 100644
--- a/scene/resources/default_theme/default_theme.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/default_theme/default_theme.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ static Ref<StyleBox> make_empty_stylebox(float p_margin_left = -1, float p_margi
 void fill_default_theme(Ref<Theme> &theme, const Ref<Font> &default_font, const Ref<Font> &bold_font, const Ref<Font> &bold_italics_font, const Ref<Font> &italics_font, Ref<Texture2D> &default_icon, Ref<StyleBox> &default_style, float p_scale) {
 	scale = p_scale;
 
+	// Default theme properties.
+	theme->set_default_font(default_font);
+	theme->set_default_font_size(default_font_size * scale);
+	theme->set_default_base_scale(scale);
+
 	// Font colors
 	const Color control_font_color = Color(0.875, 0.875, 0.875);
 	const Color control_font_low_color = Color(0.7, 0.7, 0.7);
diff --git a/scene/theme/theme_db.cpp b/scene/theme/theme_db.cpp
index 0268a685fe4..ae64313741b 100644
--- a/scene/theme/theme_db.cpp
+++ b/scene/theme/theme_db.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ void ThemeDB::initialize_theme() {
 	Ref<Font> font;
 	if (!font_path.is_empty()) {
 		font = ResourceLoader::load(font_path);
-		if (!font.is_valid()) {
+		if (font.is_valid()) {
+			set_fallback_font(font);
+		} else {
 			ERR_PRINT("Error loading custom font '" + font_path + "'");
 		}
 	}
@@ -84,9 +86,6 @@ void ThemeDB::initialize_theme() {
 		Ref<Theme> theme = ResourceLoader::load(theme_path);
 		if (theme.is_valid()) {
 			set_project_theme(theme);
-			if (font.is_valid()) {
-				set_fallback_font(font);
-			}
 		} else {
 			ERR_PRINT("Error loading custom theme '" + theme_path + "'");
 		}