diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e88a97..bf3b879 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ $ terminator-split --help
 usage:
         terminator-split [-h] [-d]
                          [-e COMMAND] [-g CONFIG] [-t TERMINATOR]
+                         [-f TEXT_SIZE]
                          [TERMINATOR_OPTIONS]
                          hostname [hostname ...]
 
         terminator-split [-h] [-d]
                          [-g CONFIG] [-t TERMINATOR] [-s SHELL]
+                         [-f TEXT_SIZE]
                          [TERMINATOR_OPTIONS]
                          number
 
@@ -25,6 +27,14 @@ optional arguments:
   -g CONFIG, --config CONFIG              Use this terminator config file
   -s SHELL, --shell SHELL                 Specify the shell to be loaded
   -t TERMINATOR, --terminator TERMINATOR
+  -f TEXT_SIZE, --text-size TEXT_SIZE
+                                          terminal font size in points
+```
+
+Example with a larger font:
+
+```shell
+terminator-split -f 14 -m server1 server2 server3 server4
 ```
 
 ```shell
diff --git a/terminator-split b/terminator-split
index bd4c681..2f23282 100755
--- a/terminator-split
+++ b/terminator-split
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ https://github.com/AlekseyChudov/terminator-split
 import argparse
 import logging
 import os
+import re
 import resource
 import tempfile
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ import configobj
 
 __author__ = 'Aleksey Chudov <aleksey.chudov@gmail.com>'
 __date__ = '23 Nov 2018'
-__version__ = '1.0.4'
+__version__ = '1.0.5'
 
 
 class TerminatorSplit(object):
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ class TerminatorSplit(object):
         'config': os.path.expanduser('~/.config/terminator/config'),
         'command': "ssh '{}'",
         'shell': 'bash -l',
-        'terminator': '/usr/bin/terminator'
+        'terminator': '/usr/bin/terminator',
+        'text_size': None,
     }
 
     def __init__(self):
@@ -40,11 +42,13 @@ class TerminatorSplit(object):
         usage = """
         terminator-split [-h] [-d]
                         [-e COMMAND] [-g CONFIG] [-t TERMINATOR]
+                        [-f TEXT_SIZE]
                         [TERMINATOR_OPTIONS]
                         hostname [hostname ...]
 
         terminator-split [-h] [-d]
                         [-g CONFIG] [-t TERMINATOR] [-s SHELL]
+                        [-f TEXT_SIZE]
                         [TERMINATOR_OPTIONS]
                         number
         """
@@ -55,6 +59,7 @@ class TerminatorSplit(object):
         parser.add_argument('-g', '--config', help='Use this terminator config file')
         parser.add_argument('-s', '--shell', help='Specify the shell to be loaded')
         parser.add_argument('-t', '--terminator')
+        parser.add_argument('-f', '--font-size', dest='text_size', help='terminal font size')
         parser.add_argument('hostname', nargs='+')
         namespace = argparse.Namespace(**self.DEFAULT)
         args, unknown_args = parser.parse_known_args(namespace=namespace)
@@ -71,8 +76,43 @@ class TerminatorSplit(object):
         logging.debug('args:{}'.format(self._args))
         logging.debug('unknown_args:{}'.format(self._unknown_args))
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _config_bool(value, default=False):
+        if isinstance(value, bool):
+            return value
+        if value is None:
+            return default
+        return str(value).lower() in ('true', 'yes', '1', 'on')
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _replace_font_size(font, size):
+        font = font.strip()
+        match = re.match(r'^(.*?)\s+(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*$', font)
+        if match:
+            return '{} {}'.format(match.group(1), size)
+        return '{} {}'.format(font, size)
+
+    def _apply_text_size(self, config):
+        size = self._args.text_size
+        profiles = config.get('profiles')
+        if not profiles:
+            profiles = config['profiles'] = {}
+
+        for profile in profiles.values():
+            if not hasattr(profile, 'get'):
+                continue
+            if self._config_bool(profile.get('use_system_font'), default=True):
+                font = 'Monospace {}'.format(size)
+            else:
+                font = profile.get('font', 'Monospace 10')
+                font = self._replace_font_size(font, size)
+            profile['font'] = font
+            profile['use_system_font'] = False
+
     def _write_config(self):
         config = configobj.ConfigObj(self._args.config)
+        if self._args.text_size is not None:
+            self._apply_text_size(config)
         self._update_layout(config)
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False) as tmp:
             config.filename = tmp.name