diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index db7b221..c2c5b27 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Terminal escape bindings with combined modifiers
 - Bindings for ScrollToTop and ScrollToBottom actions
 - `ReceiveChar` key binding action to insert the key's text character
+- Live reload font size from config
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/alacritty_terminal/src/term/mod.rs b/alacritty_terminal/src/term/mod.rs
index 17416ba..58d0631 100644
--- a/alacritty_terminal/src/term/mod.rs
+++ b/alacritty_terminal/src/term/mod.rs
@@ -938,6 +938,11 @@ impl Term {
         self.dynamic_title = config.dynamic_title();
         self.auto_scroll = config.scrolling.auto_scroll;
         self.grid.update_history(config.scrolling.history() as usize, &self.cursor.template);
+
+        if self.original_font_size == self.font_size {
+            self.font_size = config.font.size;
+        }
+        self.original_font_size = config.font.size;
     }
 
     #[inline]