diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/image/edit.native.js b/packages/block-library/src/image/edit.native.js
index 914332a76279a..66b35ea5ef726 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/image/edit.native.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/image/edit.native.js
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ export default class ImageEdit extends React.Component {
 						<View style={ { padding: 12, flex: 1 } }>
 							<TextInput
 								style={ { textAlign: 'center' } }
-								fontFamily={ 'serif' }
+								fontFamily={ this.props.fontFamily || ( styles[ 'caption-text' ].fontFamily ) }
 								underlineColorAndroid="transparent"
 								value={ caption }
 								placeholder={ __( 'Write caption…' ) }
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/image/styles.native.scss b/packages/block-library/src/image/styles.native.scss
index 95dacc3cd4c50..cc3566080f666 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/image/styles.native.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/image/styles.native.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// @format
+
+@import "variables.scss";
+
 .imageContainer {
 	flex: 1;
 	justify-content: center;
@@ -16,6 +20,10 @@
 	align-items: center;
 }
 
+.caption-text {
+	font-family: $default-regular-font;
+}
+
 .resetSettingsButton {
 	color: $alert-red;
 }