diff --git a/resources/pdf-preprint.js b/resources/pdf-preprint.js
index 4035fef675..bdd9c92974 100644
--- a/resources/pdf-preprint.js
+++ b/resources/pdf-preprint.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     // is U+2010 but that does not render with the default Times font on macOS as of Monterey
     // and Qt 15.5 See https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1951467 and can be easily reproduced
     // by converting a plain text file with the --pdf-hyphenate option
+    // See also settings.pyj
     if (HYPHEN_CHAR) {
         for (const elem of document.getElementsByTagName('*')) {
             if (elem.style) {
diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/settings.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/settings.pyj
index 00e7f12bdd..b0af75c6b6 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/settings.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/settings.pyj
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ def apply_colors(is_content_popup):
         ss = E.style(id=styles_id, type='text/css')
         document.documentElement.appendChild(ss)
     text = ''
+    if runtime.is_standalone_viewer and 'macos' in window.navigator.userAgent:
+        # Change the hyphenate character to a plain ASCII minus (U+002d) the default
+        # is U+2010 but that does not render with the default Times font on macOS as of Monterey
+        # and Qt 15.5 See https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1951467 and can be easily reproduced
+        # by converting a plain text file with the --pdf-hyphenate option
+        # See also pdf-preprint.js
+        text += '\n* { -webkit-hyphenate-character: "-" !important }\n'
     if opts.override_book_colors is not 'never':
         text = 'body'
         if opts.override_book_colors is 'dark':