diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/media/style.css b/src/vs/workbench/browser/media/style.css
index 1f6e583f5e0be..10447338529bf 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/media/style.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/media/style.css
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 .monaco-workbench.windows { --monaco-monospace-font: Consolas, "Courier New", monospace; }
 .monaco-workbench.linux { --monaco-monospace-font: "Ubuntu Mono", "Liberation Mono", "DejaVu Sans Mono", "Courier New", monospace; }
 
+/* Applied when workbench.fontFamily is set — overrides platform defaults */
+.monaco-workbench.monaco-workbench-custom-font { font-family: var(--vscode-workbench-font-family) !important; }
+
 /* Global Styles */
 
 body {
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ body {
 }
 
 .monaco-workbench {
-	font-size: 13px;
+	font-size: var(--vscode-workbench-font-size, 13px);
 	line-height: 1.4em;
 	position: relative;
 	inset: 0;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
index eeddba006261b..95ab7ae2d9528 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
@@ -700,6 +700,20 @@ const registry = Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(ConfigurationExtensions.Con
 				},
 				'additionalProperties': false
 			},
+			'workbench.fontSize': {
+				'type': 'number',
+				'default': 13,
+				'minimum': 8,
+				'maximum': 30,
+				'description': localize('workbench.fontSize', "Controls the font size in pixels of the workbench UI (sidebar, tabs, status bar, etc.). Does not affect the editor font size (use `editor.fontSize` for that)."),
+				'scope': ConfigurationScope.APPLICATION
+			},
+			'workbench.fontFamily': {
+				'type': 'string',
+				'default': '',
+				'description': localize('workbench.fontFamily', "Controls the font family of the workbench UI. When set, overrides the platform default font. Leave empty to use the platform default."),
+				'scope': ConfigurationScope.APPLICATION
+			},
 			'workbench.fontAliasing': {
 				'type': 'string',
 				'enum': ['default', 'antialiased', 'none', 'auto'],
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.ts
index 10e2c3edace79..f1659f1bbc76d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.ts
@@ -231,7 +231,11 @@ export class Workbench extends Layout {
 	private registerListeners(lifecycleService: ILifecycleService, storageService: IStorageService, configurationService: IConfigurationService, hostService: IHostService, dialogService: IDialogService): void {
 
 		// Configuration changes
-		this._register(configurationService.onDidChangeConfiguration(e => this.updateFontAliasing(e, configurationService)));
+		this._register(configurationService.onDidChangeConfiguration(e => {
+			this.updateFontAliasing(e, configurationService);
+			this.updateWorkbenchFontSize(e, configurationService);
+			this.updateWorkbenchFontFamily(e, configurationService);
+		}));
 
 		// Font Info
 		if (isNative) {
@@ -294,6 +298,46 @@ export class Workbench extends Layout {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private workbenchFontSize: number | undefined;
+	private updateWorkbenchFontSize(e: IConfigurationChangeEvent | undefined, configurationService: IConfigurationService): void {
+		if (e && !e.affectsConfiguration('workbench.fontSize')) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const raw = configurationService.getValue<number>('workbench.fontSize');
+		const size = (typeof raw === 'number' && raw >= 8 && raw <= 30) ? raw : 13;
+		if (this.workbenchFontSize === size) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		this.workbenchFontSize = size;
+		this.mainContainer.style.setProperty('--vscode-workbench-font-size', `${size}px`);
+	}
+
+	private workbenchFontFamily: string | undefined;
+	private updateWorkbenchFontFamily(e: IConfigurationChangeEvent | undefined, configurationService: IConfigurationService): void {
+		if (e && !e.affectsConfiguration('workbench.fontFamily')) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const raw = configurationService.getValue<string>('workbench.fontFamily');
+		// Strip characters that could form CSS injection vectors before embedding
+		// the value into a custom property (semicolons, braces, angle brackets, newlines).
+		const family = typeof raw === 'string' ? raw.trim().replace(/[;{}<>\n\r]/g, '') : '';
+		if (this.workbenchFontFamily === family) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		this.workbenchFontFamily = family;
+		if (family) {
+			this.mainContainer.style.setProperty('--vscode-workbench-font-family', family);
+			this.mainContainer.classList.add('monaco-workbench-custom-font');
+		} else {
+			this.mainContainer.style.removeProperty('--vscode-workbench-font-family');
+			this.mainContainer.classList.remove('monaco-workbench-custom-font');
+		}
+	}
+
 	private restoreFontInfo(storageService: IStorageService, configurationService: IConfigurationService): void {
 		const storedFontInfoRaw = storageService.get('editorFontInfo', StorageScope.APPLICATION);
 		if (storedFontInfoRaw) {
@@ -339,6 +383,10 @@ export class Workbench extends Layout {
 		// Apply font aliasing
 		this.updateFontAliasing(undefined, configurationService);
 
+		// Apply workbench font size and family
+		this.updateWorkbenchFontSize(undefined, configurationService);
+		this.updateWorkbenchFontFamily(undefined, configurationService);
+
 		// Warm up font cache information before building up too many dom elements
 		this.restoreFontInfo(storageService, configurationService);