diff --git a/Uno.Gallery/App.xaml.cs b/Uno.Gallery/App.xaml.cs
index 0271428fa..3ff3197c3 100644
--- a/Uno.Gallery/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/Uno.Gallery/App.xaml.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ public App()
 			InitializeLogging();
 			ConfigureXamlDisplay();
 
+#if HAS_UNO
+			global::Uno.UI.FeatureConfiguration.Font.DefaultTextFontFamily = "ms-appx:///Uno.Fonts.OpenSans/Fonts/OpenSans.ttf";
+#endif
+
 			this.InitializeComponent();
 
 #if !WINDOWS