diff --git a/src/main/ipc/monospace-handlers.js b/src/main/ipc/monospace-handlers.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const { ipcMain } = require('electron');
+const store = require('../store');
+const { safeMonospaceSettings, DEFAULT_SETTINGS } = require('../settings/monospaceSettings');
+
+function readCurrent() {
+  return {
+    monospaceFont: store.get('monospaceFont', DEFAULT_SETTINGS.monospaceFont),
+    monospaceLigatures: store.get('monospaceLigatures', DEFAULT_SETTINGS.monospaceLigatures),
+  };
+}
+
+function register() {
+  ipcMain.handle('get-monospace-settings', () => readCurrent());
+
+  ipcMain.handle('set-monospace-settings', (_event, partial) => {
+    const safe = safeMonospaceSettings(partial || {});
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(partial || {}, 'monospaceFont')) {
+      store.set('monospaceFont', safe.monospaceFont);
+    }
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(partial || {}, 'monospaceLigatures')) {
+      store.set('monospaceLigatures', safe.monospaceLigatures);
+    }
+    return readCurrent();
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = { register, readCurrent };
diff --git a/tests/unit/main/monospace/monospace-handlers.test.js b/tests/unit/main/monospace/monospace-handlers.test.js
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+const { EventEmitter } = require('events');
+
+class FakeIpcMain extends EventEmitter {
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+    this.handlers = new Map();
+  }
+  handle(channel, handler) {
+    this.handlers.set(channel, handler);
+  }
+}
+
+describe('monospace-handlers', () => {
+  let ipc;
+  let register;
+  let store;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.resetModules();
+    ipc = new FakeIpcMain();
+    store = new Map();
+    jest.doMock('electron', () => ({ ipcMain: ipc }));
+    jest.doMock('../../../../src/main/store', () => ({
+      get: (k, d) => (store.has(k) ? store.get(k) : d),
+      set: (k, v) => store.set(k, v),
+    }));
+    ({ register } = require('../../../../src/main/ipc/monospace-handlers'));
+  });
+
+  test('get-monospace-settings returns defaults when nothing stored', () => {
+    register();
+    const handler = ipc.handlers.get('get-monospace-settings');
+    return Promise.resolve(handler({})).then((result) => {
+      expect(result).toEqual({ monospaceFont: 'jetbrains-mono', monospaceLigatures: false });
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('set-monospace-settings persists and returns sanitized values', () => {
+    register();
+    const handler = ipc.handlers.get('set-monospace-settings');
+    return Promise.resolve(
+      handler({}, { monospaceFont: 'fira-code', monospaceLigatures: 1 })
+    ).then((result) => {
+      expect(result).toEqual({ monospaceFont: 'fira-code', monospaceLigatures: true });
+      expect(store.get('monospaceFont')).toBe('fira-code');
+      expect(store.get('monospaceLigatures')).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('set-monospace-settings rejects invalid font key', () => {
+    register();
+    const handler = ipc.handlers.get('set-monospace-settings');
+    return Promise.resolve(handler({}, { monospaceFont: 'comic-sans' })).then((result) => {
+      expect(result.monospaceFont).toBe('jetbrains-mono');
+    });
+  });
+});