diff --git a/src/qml/ControlsBar.qml b/src/qml/ControlsBar.qml
index edaa825..b8019bd 100644
--- a/src/qml/ControlsBar.qml
+++ b/src/qml/ControlsBar.qml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Item {
                     color: "white"
                     anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
                     wrapMode: Text.WrapAtWordBoundaryOrAnywhere
-                    font.pixelSize: mainWindow.virtualHeight / 24
+                    font.pixelSize: appearance.subtitlesFontSize
                     font.family: appearance.fontName
                     horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
                     opacity: 1
diff --git a/src/qml/main.qml b/src/qml/main.qml
index f6205d8..f995953 100644
--- a/src/qml/main.qml
+++ b/src/qml/main.qml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ Window {
         property string themeName: "YouTube"
         property string fontName: "Roboto"
         property double scaleFactor: 1.0
+        property int subtitlesFontSize: 18
     }
 
     Settings {