diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_ticker.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_ticker.py
index 36b83c95b3d3..46c26c59b525 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_ticker.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_ticker.py
@@ -1634,9 +1634,9 @@ class TestPercentFormatter:
 
     latex_data = [
         (False, False, r'50\{t}%'),
-        (False, True, r'50\\\{t\}\%'),
+        (False, True, r'$\mathdefault{50\\\{t\}\%}$'),
         (True, False, r'50\{t}%'),
-        (True, True, r'50\{t}%'),
+        (True, True, r'$\mathdefault{50\{t}%}$'),
     ]
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py b/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py
index f042372a7be9..1dcdc37e2fb0 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py
@@ -1556,8 +1556,11 @@ def format_pct(self, x, display_range):
         else:
             decimals = self.decimals
         s = f'{x:0.{int(decimals)}f}'
+        s += self.symbol
+        if mpl.rcParams['text.usetex']:
+            s = r'$\mathdefault{%s}$' % s
 
-        return s + self.symbol
+        return s
 
     def convert_to_pct(self, x):
         return 100.0 * (x / self.xmax)