diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
index f2d5fd5762b22c87c79751753925fd74368fb040..c5ea6d4ee20cd123f793129b88396c407a49ceca 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
@@ -18911,14 +18911,15 @@ impl Editor {
         // so that wrapping is not recalculated and stays consistent for the editor
         // and its linked minimap.
         if !self.mode.is_minimap() {
-            let rem_size = window.rem_size();
-            self.display_map.update(cx, |map, cx| {
-                map.set_font(
-                    style.text.font(),
-                    style.text.font_size.to_pixels(rem_size),
-                    cx,
-                )
-            });
+            let font = style.text.font();
+            let font_size = style.text.font_size.to_pixels(window.rem_size());
+            let display_map = self
+                .placeholder_display_map
+                .as_ref()
+                .filter(|_| self.is_empty(cx))
+                .unwrap_or(&self.display_map);
+
+            display_map.update(cx, |map, cx| map.set_font(font, font_size, cx));
         }
         self.style = Some(style);
     }