diff --git a/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/AxisItem.py b/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/AxisItem.py
index 29f3ad62..5aca9cc4 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/AxisItem.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/AxisItem.py
@@ -853,8 +853,8 @@ class AxisItem(GraphicsWidget):
         interpreted by drawPicture().
         """
         profiler = debug.Profiler()
-
-        #bounds = self.boundingRect()
+        if self.style['tickFont'] is not None:
+            p.setFont(self.style['tickFont'])
         bounds = self.mapRectFromParent(self.geometry())
 
         linkedView = self.linkedView()