diff --git a/packages/console/src/browser/console-widget.ts b/packages/console/src/browser/console-widget.ts
index 3e8a5384793f2..dc62f9994933c 100644
--- a/packages/console/src/browser/console-widget.ts
+++ b/packages/console/src/browser/console-widget.ts
@@ -110,10 +110,11 @@ export class ConsoleWidget extends BaseWidget implements StatefulWidget {
         this.toDispose.push(input);
         this.toDispose.push(input.getControl().onDidLayoutChange(() => this.resizeContent()));
 
-        // todo update font if fontInfo was changed only
-        // it's impossible at the moment, but will be fixed for next upgrade of monaco version
-        // see https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/commit/5084e8ca1935698c98c163e339ca664818786c6d
-        this.toDispose.push(input.getControl().onDidChangeConfiguration(() => this.updateFont()));
+        this.toDispose.push(input.getControl().onDidChangeConfiguration(event => {
+            if (event.hasChanged(monaco.editor.EditorOption.fontInfo)) {
+                this.updateFont();
+            }
+        }));
 
         this.updateFont();
         if (inputFocusContextKey) {