diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c4c1af0e1..585753211 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - [#1695] Freetransform tool vs zooming
 - [#1752] Freetransform tool on sprites with offset
 - [#1711] DefineFont2-3 advance values need to be handled as unsigned (UI16)
+- Leading of the font can be set to negative value
 
 ### Changed
 - AS3 integer values are internally (e.g. in the lib) handled as java int type instead of long.
diff --git a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/FontPanel.java b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/FontPanel.java
index 1ca8944f2..53c3a9508 100644
--- a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/FontPanel.java
+++ b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/FontPanel.java
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ public class FontPanel extends JPanel {
                     int ascent = Integer.parseInt(fontAscentTextField.getText());
                     int descent = Integer.parseInt(fontDescentTextField.getText());
                     int leading = Integer.parseInt(fontLeadingTextField.getText());
-                    if (ascent < 0 || descent < 0 || leading < 0) {
+                    if (ascent < 0 || descent < 0) {
                         return;
                     }
                     fontTag.setAscent(ascent);