diff --git a/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_map/__init__.py b/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_map/__init__.py
index 1fbdbf3044..3653aaffbc 100644
--- a/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_map/__init__.py
+++ b/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_map/__init__.py
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ def __init__(self, mpstate):
               ('showclicktime',int, 2),
               ('showwpnum',bool, True),
               ('showdirection', bool, False),
-              ('setpos_accuracy', float, 50)])
+              ('setpos_accuracy', float, 50),
+              ('font_size', float, 0.5) ])
         
         service='MicrosoftHyb'
         if 'MAP_SERVICE' in os.environ:
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ def display_waypoints(self):
         self.map.add_object(mp_slipmap.SlipClearLayer('LoiterCircles'))
         if not self.map_settings.showwpnum:
             return
+        font_size = self.map_settings.font_size
         for i in range(len(self.mission_list)):
             next_list = self.mission_list[i]
             for j in range(len(next_list)):
@@ -295,7 +297,7 @@ def display_waypoints(self):
                     label = self.label_for_waypoint(next_list[j])
                     colour = self.colour_for_wp(next_list[j])
                     self.map.add_object(mp_slipmap.SlipLabel(
-                        'miss_cmd %u/%u' % (i,j), polygons[i][j], label, 'Mission', colour=colour))
+                        'miss_cmd %u/%u' % (i,j), polygons[i][j], label, 'Mission', colour=colour, size=font_size))
 
                     if (self.map_settings.loitercircle and
                         self.module('wp').wploader.wp_is_loiter(next_list[j])):
diff --git a/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_map/mp_slipmap_util.py b/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_map/mp_slipmap_util.py
index 79ced28442..315b177c6e 100644
--- a/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_map/mp_slipmap_util.py
+++ b/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_map/mp_slipmap_util.py
@@ -91,15 +91,16 @@ def set_time_range(self, trange):
 
 class SlipLabel(SlipObject):
     '''a text label to display on the map'''
-    def __init__(self, key, point, label, layer, colour):
+    def __init__(self, key, point, label, layer, colour, size=0.5):
         SlipObject.__init__(self, key, layer)
         self.point = point
         self.colour = colour
         self.label = label
+        self.size = size
 
     def draw_label(self, img, pixmapper):
         pix1 = pixmapper(self.point)
-        cv2.putText(img, self.label, pix1, cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX, 0.5, self.colour)
+        cv2.putText(img, self.label, pix1, cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX, self.size, self.colour)
 
     def draw(self, img, pixmapper, bounds):
         if self.hidden: