diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index fa710c21e9..2898dc4588 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ Major new features in 2.8 release
   wxDirPickerCtrl, wxFilePickerCtrl, wxFontPickerCtrl, wxCollapsiblePane,
   wxSearchCtrl, wxAboutBox, wxTreebook, tar streams.
 
+
 2.8.9
 -----
 
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ All (GUI):
 - Fixed help viewer bug whereby the splitter sash in wxHtmlHelpWindow could
   go underneath the left-hand pane, permanently, after resizing the
   help window.
+- Fixed wxHTML default font size for printing to be 12pt regardless of the
+  platform, instead of depending on GUI toolkit's screen configuration.
 
 All (Unix):
 
@@ -114,6 +117,7 @@ wxGTK:
 
 wxMac:
 
+
 2.8.8
 -----
 
diff --git a/samples/html/printing/printing.cpp b/samples/html/printing/printing.cpp
index 6ce878f0a5..60a73266a3 100644
--- a/samples/html/printing/printing.cpp
+++ b/samples/html/printing/printing.cpp
@@ -263,17 +263,15 @@ void MyFrame::OnOpen(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 
 void MyFrame::OnPrintSmall(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
-    int fontsizes[] = { 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, 24 }; 
-    m_Prn->SetFonts(wxEmptyString, wxEmptyString, fontsizes);
+    m_Prn->SetStandardFonts(8);
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnPrintNormal(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
-    m_Prn->SetFonts(wxEmptyString, wxEmptyString, 0);
+    m_Prn->SetStandardFonts(12);
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnPrintHuge(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
-    int fontsizes[] = { 20, 26, 28, 30, 32, 40, 44 }; 
-    m_Prn->SetFonts(wxEmptyString, wxEmptyString, fontsizes);
+    m_Prn->SetStandardFonts(28);
 }
diff --git a/src/html/htmprint.cpp b/src/html/htmprint.cpp
index 26aae71024..a1497abeda 100644
--- a/src/html/htmprint.cpp
+++ b/src/html/htmprint.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 #include "wx/wfstream.h"
 
 
+// default font size of normal text (HTML font size 0) for printing, in points:
+#define DEFAULT_PRINT_FONT_SIZE   12
+
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxHtmlDCRenderer
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ wxHtmlDCRenderer::wxHtmlDCRenderer() : wxObject()
     m_Parser = new wxHtmlWinParser();
     m_FS = new wxFileSystem();
     m_Parser->SetFS(m_FS);
+    SetStandardFonts(DEFAULT_PRINT_FONT_SIZE);
 }
 
 
@@ -161,6 +166,7 @@ wxHtmlPrintout::wxHtmlPrintout(const wxString& title) : wxPrintout(title)
     m_Footers[0] = m_Footers[1] = wxEmptyString;
     m_HeaderHeight = m_FooterHeight = 0;
     SetMargins(); // to default values
+    SetStandardFonts(DEFAULT_PRINT_FONT_SIZE);
 }
 
 
@@ -502,7 +508,7 @@ wxHtmlEasyPrinting::wxHtmlEasyPrinting(const wxString& name, wxWindow *parentWin
     m_PageSetupData->SetMarginTopLeft(wxPoint(25, 25));
     m_PageSetupData->SetMarginBottomRight(wxPoint(25, 25));
 
-    SetFonts(wxEmptyString, wxEmptyString, NULL);
+    SetStandardFonts(DEFAULT_PRINT_FONT_SIZE);
 }