diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 6979e4a07..ef16a7d3f 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
    dblatex \
    docbook-utils \
    e2fsprogs \
+   fonts-lato \
    gettext \
    gir1.2-glib-2.0 \
    gir1.2-nm-1.0 \
diff --git a/static/themes/default/css/plinth.css b/static/themes/default/css/plinth.css
index 6894d6e22..bff7b65fa 100644
--- a/static/themes/default/css/plinth.css
+++ b/static/themes/default/css/plinth.css
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
+@font-face {
+    font-family: LatoRegular;
+    src: url('../lato/Lato-Regular.ttf');
+}
+
 body {
     padding-top: 70px;
     position: relative;
+    font-family: LatoRegular, sans-serif;
+    font-size: 15px;
 }
 
 .nav .glyphicon,