diff --git a/archinstall/lib/installer.py b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
index 29c80af806..621573255a 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/installer.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
@@ -868,6 +868,9 @@ def minimal_installation(
 		pacman_conf.enable(optional_repositories)
 		pacman_conf.apply()
 
+		if locale_config:
+			self.set_vconsole(locale_config)
+
 		self.pacman.strap(self._base_packages)
 		self._helper_flags['base-strapped'] = True
 
@@ -1783,6 +1786,29 @@ def chown(self, owner: str, path: str, options: list[str] = []) -> bool:
 		except SysCallError:
 			return False
 
+	def set_vconsole(self, locale_config: 'LocaleConfiguration') -> None:
+		# use the already set kb layout
+		kb_vconsole: str = locale_config.kb_layout
+		# this is the default used in ISO other option for hdpi screens TER16x32
+		# can be checked using
+		# zgrep "CONFIG_FONT" /proc/config.gz
+		# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Linux_console#Fonts
+
+		font_vconsole = 'default8x16'
+
+		# Ensure /etc exists
+		vconsole_dir: Path = self.target / 'etc'
+		vconsole_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+		vconsole_path: Path = vconsole_dir / 'vconsole.conf'
+
+		# Write both KEYMAP and FONT to vconsole.conf
+		vconsole_content = f'KEYMAP={kb_vconsole}\n'
+		# Corrects another warning
+		vconsole_content += f'FONT={font_vconsole}\n'
+
+		vconsole_path.write_text(vconsole_content)
+		info(f'Wrote to {vconsole_path} using {kb_vconsole} and {font_vconsole}')
+
 	def set_keyboard_language(self, language: str) -> bool:
 		info(f'Setting keyboard language to {language}')