diff --git a/scripts/runqemu b/scripts/runqemu
index 9c0a03b4e2..dcb2931cac 100755
--- a/scripts/runqemu
+++ b/scripts/runqemu
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ while true; do
             # to use simplified options instead
             serial_option=`expr "$SCRIPT_QEMU_EXTRA_OPT" : '.*\(-serial\)'`
             kvm_option=`expr "$SCRIPT_QEMU_EXTRA_OPT" : '.*\(-enable-kvm\)'`
+            vga_option=`expr "$SCRIPT_QEMU_EXTRA_OPT" : '.*\(-vga\)'`
             [ ! -z "$serial_option" -o ! -z "$kvm_option" ] && \
                 echo "Please use simplified serial or kvm options instead"
             ;;
diff --git a/scripts/runqemu-internal b/scripts/runqemu-internal
index 74b0c356d0..284b88c376 100755
--- a/scripts/runqemu-internal
+++ b/scripts/runqemu-internal
@@ -357,7 +357,11 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$MACHINE" = "qemux86" ]; then
     QEMU=qemu-system-i386
-    QEMU_UI_OPTIONS="$QEMU_UI_OPTIONS -vga vmware"
+    if [ ! -z "$vga_option" ]; then
+        QEMU_UI_OPTIONS="$QEMU_UI_OPTIONS"
+    else
+        QEMU_UI_OPTIONS="$QEMU_UI_OPTIONS -vga vmware"
+    fi
     if [ "${FSTYPE:0:3}" = "ext" -o "$FSTYPE" = "btrfs" ]; then
         KERNCMDLINE="vga=0 uvesafb.mode_option=640x480-32 root=$DROOT rw mem=$QEMU_MEMORY $KERNEL_NETWORK_CMD"
         QEMUOPTIONS="$QEMU_NETWORK_CMD $ROOTFS_OPTIONS $QEMU_UI_OPTIONS"
@@ -381,7 +385,11 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$MACHINE" = "qemux86-64" ]; then
     QEMU=qemu-system-x86_64
-    QEMU_UI_OPTIONS="$QEMU_UI_OPTIONS -vga vmware"
+    if [ ! -z "$vga_option" ]; then
+        QEMU_UI_OPTIONS="$QEMU_UI_OPTIONS"
+    else
+        QEMU_UI_OPTIONS="$QEMU_UI_OPTIONS -vga vmware"
+    fi
     if [ "${FSTYPE:0:3}" = "ext" -o "$FSTYPE" = "btrfs" ]; then
         KERNCMDLINE="vga=0 uvesafb.mode_option=640x480-32 root=$DROOT rw mem=$QEMU_MEMORY $KERNEL_NETWORK_CMD"
         QEMUOPTIONS="$QEMU_NETWORK_CMD $ROOTFS_OPTIONS $QEMU_UI_OPTIONS"