diff --git a/gradle/changelog/unify_fontstack.yaml b/gradle/changelog/unify_fontstack.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..508ab1f7a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/changelog/unify_fontstack.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- type: changed
+  description: Change mono-font-stack to provide better ux on modern platforms by using later os-fonts. Reduces amount of similar but not equal fonts used.
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-styles/src/variables/_commons.scss b/scm-ui/ui-styles/src/variables/_commons.scss
index c8a8476e10..8b4f156d4b 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-styles/src/variables/_commons.scss
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-styles/src/variables/_commons.scss
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ $warning: #ffdd57;
 $blue-light: #98d8f3;
 $danger: #ff3860;
 
-$family-monospace: "Courier New", Monaco, Menlo, "Ubuntu Mono", "source-code-pro", monospace;
+$family-monospace: Consolas, "Andale Mono WT", "Andale Mono", "Lucida Console", "Lucida Sans Typewriter", "DejaVu Sans Mono", "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono", "Liberation Mono", "Nimbus Mono L", Monaco, "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
 
 $input-border-color: $blue-light;