diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index ddb94d2..d8aeb35 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
+import android.graphics.Typeface;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Handler;
@@ -322,6 +323,8 @@
         mEmptyMessagePaint.setColor(Themes.getAttrColor(context, android.R.attr.textColorPrimary));
         mEmptyMessagePaint.setTextSize(getResources()
                 .getDimension(R.dimen.recents_empty_message_text_size));
+        mEmptyMessagePaint.setTypeface(Typeface.create(Themes.getDefaultBodyFont(context),
+                Typeface.NORMAL));
         mEmptyMessagePadding = getResources()
                 .getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.recents_empty_message_text_padding);
         setWillNotDraw(false);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/Themes.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/Themes.java
index 59fd859..a45f17d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/Themes.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/Themes.java
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@
  */
 public class Themes {
 
+    public static String getDefaultBodyFont(Context context) {
+        TypedArray ta = context.obtainStyledAttributes(android.R.style.TextAppearance_DeviceDefault,
+                new int[]{android.R.attr.fontFamily});
+        String value = ta.getString(0);
+        ta.recycle();
+        return value;
+    }
+
     public static float getDialogCornerRadius(Context context) {
         return getDimension(context, android.R.attr.dialogCornerRadius,
                 context.getResources().getDimension(R.dimen.default_dialog_corner_radius));