diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 65ac79b8..40caba13 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 - Replace a redirected link to MadeMistakes in footer. [#4882](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/pull/4882)
 - Fix wrong float direction for `feature_row` with `type="right"`. [#4061](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/issues/4061)
+- Fix reset stylesheet overruling `$doc-font-size`. [#4983](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/issues/4983)
 
 ### Documentation & Maintenance
 
diff --git a/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_reset.scss b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_reset.scss
index 63805903..13bd9915 100644
--- a/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_reset.scss
+++ b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_reset.scss
@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ html {
   /* apply a natural box layout model to all elements */
   box-sizing: border-box;
   background-color: $background-color;
-  font-size: 16px;
+  font-size: $doc-font-size;
 
   @include breakpoint($medium) {
-    font-size: 18px;
+    font-size: $doc-font-size-medium;
   }
 
   @include breakpoint($large) {
-    font-size: 20px;
+    font-size: $doc-font-size-large;
   }
 
   @include breakpoint($x-large) {
-    font-size: 22px;
+    font-size: $doc-font-size-x-large;
   }
 
   -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
diff --git a/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_variables.scss b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_variables.scss
index 81a3acf7..2a325873 100644
--- a/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_variables.scss
+++ b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_variables.scss
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
    Typography
    ========================================================================== */
 
-$doc-font-size: 16 !default;
+$doc-font-size: 16px !default;
+$doc-font-size-medium: $doc-font-size * 1.125 !default;
+$doc-font-size-large: $doc-font-size * 1.25 !default;
+$doc-font-size-x-large: $doc-font-size * 1.375 !default;
 
 /* paragraph indention */
 $paragraph-indent: false !default; // true, false (default)
diff --git a/docs/_docs/18-history.md b/docs/_docs/18-history.md
index 1bf31c75..46bed08e 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/18-history.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/18-history.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ permalink: "/docs/history/"
 excerpt: Change log of enhancements and bug fixes made to the theme.
 sidebar:
   nav: docs
-last_modified_at: '2024-09-17T16:37:54+08:00'
+last_modified_at: '2024-09-20T02:38:49+08:00'
 toc: false
 ---
 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ toc: false
 
 - Replace a redirected link to MadeMistakes in footer. [#4882](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/pull/4882)
 - Fix wrong float direction for `feature_row` with `type="right"`. [#4061](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/issues/4061)
+- Fix reset stylesheet overruling `$doc-font-size`. [#4983](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/issues/4983)
 
 ### Documentation & Maintenance