diff --git a/lib/layouts/article-beamer.layout b/lib/layouts/article-beamer.layout
index db05171bd7..7550b00021 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/article-beamer.layout
+++ b/lib/layouts/article-beamer.layout
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ Input beamer.layout
 Provides geometry 0
 Provides hyperref 0
 
+DefaultFont
+	Family                Roman
+	Series                Medium
+	Shape                 Up
+	Size                  Normal
+	Color                 None
+EndFont
+
 Preamble
 	\usepackage{beamerarticle,pgf}
 	% this default might be overridden by plain title style
diff --git a/lib/layouts/scrarticle-beamer.layout b/lib/layouts/scrarticle-beamer.layout
index de0837fe96..47f53ede23 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/scrarticle-beamer.layout
+++ b/lib/layouts/scrarticle-beamer.layout
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ Input beamer.layout
 Provides geometry 0
 Provides hyperref 0
 
+DefaultFont
+	Family                Roman
+	Series                Medium
+	Shape                 Up
+	Size                  Normal
+	Color                 None
+EndFont
+
 Preamble
 	\usepackage{beamerarticle,pgf}
 	% this default might be overridden by plain title style
diff --git a/status.22x b/status.22x
index 3440869d73..8f8d03411b 100644
--- a/status.22x
+++ b/status.22x
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ What's new
 
 - Keep leading whitespace when converting local layout.
 
-
-* USER INTERFACE
+- Correct default font of beamer article layouts (bug 9977).
 
 
 * INTERNALS