diff --git a/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp b/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
index 40deba0a4..ca03636a2 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
@@ -2751,6 +2751,30 @@ int glestMain(int argc, char** argv) {
 
         // end win32
 #endif
+
+    	if(hasCommandArgument(argc, argv,GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_FONT_BASESIZE]) == true) {
+			int foundParamIndIndex = -1;
+			hasCommandArgument(argc, argv,string(GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_FONT_BASESIZE]) + string("="),&foundParamIndIndex);
+			if(foundParamIndIndex < 0) {
+				hasCommandArgument(argc, argv,string(GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_FONT_BASESIZE]),&foundParamIndIndex);
+			}
+			string paramValue = argv[foundParamIndIndex];
+			vector<string> paramPartTokens;
+			Tokenize(paramValue,paramPartTokens,"=");
+			if(paramPartTokens.size() >= 2 && paramPartTokens[1].length() > 0) {
+				string newfontBaseSize = paramPartTokens[1];
+				//printf("#1 Forcing font [%s] paramPartTokens.size() = %d, paramValue [%s]\n",newfont.c_str(),paramPartTokens.size(),paramValue.c_str());
+				printf("Forcing font base size[%s]\n",newfontBaseSize.c_str());
+
+				Font::baseSize = strToInt(newfontBaseSize);
+			}
+	        else {
+	            printf("\nInvalid missing font base size specified on commandline [%s] value [%s]\n\n",argv[foundParamIndIndex],(paramPartTokens.size() >= 2 ? paramPartTokens[1].c_str() : NULL));
+	            //printParameterHelp(argv[0],false);
+	            return -1;
+	        }
+    	}
+
         SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line: %d] Font::charCount = %d, Font::fontTypeName [%s] Shared::Platform::charSet = %d, Font::fontIsMultibyte = %d, Font::fontIsRightToLeft = %d\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,Font::charCount,Font::fontTypeName.c_str(),Shared::Platform::charSet,Font::fontIsMultibyte,Font::fontIsRightToLeft);
         if(SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("Using Font::charCount = %d, Font::fontTypeName [%s] Shared::Platform::charSet = %d, Font::fontIsMultibyte = %d, Font::fontIsRightToLeft = %d\n",Font::charCount,Font::fontTypeName.c_str(),Shared::Platform::charSet,Font::fontIsMultibyte,Font::fontIsRightToLeft);
 
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl/platform_main.h b/source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl/platform_main.h
index 5fc75140c..5c8de06b8 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl/platform_main.h
+++ b/source/shared_lib/include/platform/sdl/platform_main.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ const char  *GAME_ARGS[] = {
 	//"--windowed",
 
 	"--use-font",
+	"--font-basesize",
 	"--verbose"
 
 };
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ enum GAME_ARG_TYPE {
 	GAME_ARG_USE_FULLSCREEN,
 
 	GAME_ARG_USE_FONT,
+	GAME_ARG_FONT_BASESIZE,
 	GAME_ARG_VERBOSE_MODE
 };
 
@@ -236,6 +238,10 @@ void printParameterHelp(const char *argv0, bool foundInvalidArgs) {
 	printf("\n                     \t\tWhere x is the path and name of a font file support by freetype2.");
 	printf("\n                     \t\texample: %s %s=$APPLICATIONDATAPATH/data/core/fonts/Vera.ttf",argv0,GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_USE_FONT]);
 
+	printf("\n%s=x\t\t\toverride the font base size.",GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_FONT_BASESIZE]);
+	printf("\n                     \t\tWhere x is the numeric base font size to use.");
+	printf("\n                     \t\texample: %s %s=5",argv0,GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_FONT_BASESIZE]);
+
 	printf("\n%s\t\t\tdisplays verbose information in the console.",GAME_ARGS[GAME_ARG_VERBOSE_MODE]);
 
 	printf("\n\n");