diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/palette_editor/font_grid_widget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/palette_editor/font_grid_widget.cpp
index c3841b95f..0f01fbe09 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/palette_editor/font_grid_widget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/palette_editor/font_grid_widget.cpp
@@ -76,9 +76,12 @@ void FontGridWidget::loadFonts(const FontConfig &cfg)
         auto role = static_cast<AppFont::Role>(fontEnum.value(i));
         const FontRow &row = fontRows[role];
 
-        // Roles absent from the file resolve to the theme's effective font, so
-        // unset roles visibly show the system default instead of blanks.
-        const QFont font = cfg.fonts.value(role, themeManager->appFont(role));
+        // Roles absent from the file resolve the same way the runtime does: an unset
+        // role falls back to the config's InterfaceDefault, and only then to the
+        // startup font. appFont() would return the live preview instead, so Reset and
+        // a first load must not measure against it.
+        const QFont fallback = cfg.fonts.value(AppFont::InterfaceDefault, themeManager->defaultAppFont(role));
+        const QFont font = cfg.fonts.value(role, fallback);
         row.familyCombo->setCurrentFont(font);
 
         int size = font.pointSize();
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/palette_editor/palette_editor_dialog.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/palette_editor/palette_editor_dialog.cpp
index 63de3f487..09c81df5d 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/palette_editor/palette_editor_dialog.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/palette_editor/palette_editor_dialog.cpp
@@ -391,6 +391,10 @@ void PaletteEditorDialog::onReset()
 {
     workingConfig[loadedScheme] = savedConfig[loadedScheme];
     paletteGrid->loadPalette(savedConfig[loadedScheme]);
+    // Restore the live theme before re-reading the grid: loadFonts resolves
+    // unset roles, and the preview has currentFonts pointing at the edited
+    // config until the theme is reloaded.
+    themeManager->reloadCurrentTheme();
     fontGrid->loadFonts(savedFontConfig);
     seedAccentFromScheme(loadedScheme);
 }
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/theme_manager.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/theme_manager.cpp
index d1b7a3db8..bf275c7ac 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/theme_manager.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/theme_manager.cpp
@@ -663,6 +663,14 @@ QFont ThemeManager::appFont(AppFont::Role role) const
     return qApp->font();
 }
 
+QFont ThemeManager::defaultAppFont(AppFont::Role /*role*/) const
+{
+    // No per-role scaling and no preview: an unset role resolves to the font
+    // captured at startup, which is what the theme falls back to once the
+    // editor closes.
+    return defaultFont;
+}
+
 void ThemeManager::themeChangedSlot()
 {
     QString themeName = SettingsCache::instance().getThemeName();
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/theme_manager.h b/cockatrice/src/interface/theme_manager.h
index 6635b7128..37a70f755 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/theme_manager.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/theme_manager.h
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ public:
     /** @brief Resolves an application font role: the theme's stored [Fonts]
      *         value when present, otherwise the application font. */
     QFont appFont(AppFont::Role role) const;
+    /** @brief Resolves an application font role against the startup font only,
+     *         ignoring any previewed config in currentFonts. Editors that show
+     *         "what this role resolves to" must use this, because appFont()
+     *         reflects a live preview while the editor is open. */
+    QFont defaultAppFont(AppFont::Role role) const;
 
     QBrush &getBgBrush(Role zone);
     QBrush getExtraBgBrush(Role zone, int zoneId = 0);