diff --git a/Applications/Spreadsheet/SpreadsheetWidget.cpp b/Applications/Spreadsheet/SpreadsheetWidget.cpp
index 777062c9e1..88fd89e7fd 100644
--- a/Applications/Spreadsheet/SpreadsheetWidget.cpp
+++ b/Applications/Spreadsheet/SpreadsheetWidget.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ SpreadsheetWidget::SpreadsheetWidget(NonnullRefPtrVector<Sheet>&& sheets, bool s
     };
 
     auto& cell_value_editor = top_bar.add<GUI::TextEditor>(GUI::TextEditor::Type::SingleLine);
+    cell_value_editor.set_font(Gfx::Font::default_fixed_width_font());
     cell_value_editor.set_scrollbars_enabled(false);
 
     cell_value_editor.set_syntax_highlighter(make<CellSyntaxHighlighter>());