diff --git a/jdk/src/macosx/classes/sun/lwawt/LWListPeer.java b/jdk/src/macosx/classes/sun/lwawt/LWListPeer.java
index 89a2ce9e12a..df705fd5068 100644
--- a/jdk/src/macosx/classes/sun/lwawt/LWListPeer.java
+++ b/jdk/src/macosx/classes/sun/lwawt/LWListPeer.java
@@ -245,6 +245,15 @@ final class LWListPeer
             }
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public void setFont(Font font) {
+            super.setFont(font);
+            if (getView() != null) {
+                getView().setFont(font);
+                LWListPeer.this.revalidate();
+            }
+        }
+
         private final class JListDelegate extends JList<Object> {
 
             JListDelegate() {