diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextformatdlg.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextformatdlg.cpp
index f7939da5a4..76368d50d7 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextformatdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextformatdlg.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ bool wxRichTextFormattingDialog::Create(long flags, wxWindow* parent, const wxSt
         const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& sz, long style)
 {
     SetExtraStyle(wxDIALOG_EX_CONTEXTHELP|wxWS_EX_VALIDATE_RECURSIVELY);
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    SetWindowVariant(wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL);
+#endif
 
     int resizeBorder = wxRESIZE_BORDER;
 
diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextstyledlg.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextstyledlg.cpp
index 796c1b154a..f190e700e8 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextstyledlg.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextstyledlg.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ bool wxRichTextStyleOrganiserDialog::Create( int flags, wxRichTextStyleSheet* sh
 
 void wxRichTextStyleOrganiserDialog::CreateControls()
 {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    SetWindowVariant(wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL);
+#endif
+
     bool hideTypeSelector = false;
     wxRichTextStyleListBox::wxRichTextStyleType typesToShow = wxRichTextStyleListBox::wxRICHTEXT_STYLE_ALL;
 
diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextsymboldlg.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextsymboldlg.cpp
index b5f9030900..36d529fe46 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextsymboldlg.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextsymboldlg.cpp
@@ -379,6 +379,10 @@ void wxSymbolPickerDialog::Init()
 
 void wxSymbolPickerDialog::CreateControls()
 {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    SetWindowVariant(wxWINDOW_VARIANT_SMALL);
+#endif
+
 ////@begin wxSymbolPickerDialog content construction
     wxSymbolPickerDialog* itemDialog1 = this;