diff --git a/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.c b/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.c
index 600132ca..f87466ff 100644
--- a/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.c
+++ b/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.c
@@ -302,6 +302,10 @@ create_devices_for_udev_device (ply_device_manager_t *manager,
 {
         const char *device_path;
         bool created = false;
+        bool force_fb = false;
+
+        if (manager->flags & PLY_DEVICE_MANAGER_FLAGS_FORCE_FRAME_BUFFER)
+                force_fb = true;
 
         device_path = udev_device_get_devnode (device);
 
@@ -323,6 +327,8 @@ create_devices_for_udev_device (ply_device_manager_t *manager,
                         ply_trace ("found frame buffer device %s", device_path);
                         if (!fb_device_has_drm_device (manager, device))
                                 renderer_type = PLY_RENDERER_TYPE_FRAME_BUFFER;
+                        else if (force_fb)
+                                renderer_type = PLY_RENDERER_TYPE_FRAME_BUFFER;
                         else
                                 ply_trace ("ignoring, since there's a DRM device associated with it");
                 }
diff --git a/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.h b/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.h
index 676012f0..820ecc39 100644
--- a/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.h
+++ b/src/libply-splash-core/ply-device-manager.h
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ typedef enum
         PLY_DEVICE_MANAGER_FLAGS_NONE                   = 0,
         PLY_DEVICE_MANAGER_FLAGS_IGNORE_SERIAL_CONSOLES = 1 << 0,
         PLY_DEVICE_MANAGER_FLAGS_IGNORE_UDEV            = 1 << 1,
-        PLY_DEVICE_MANAGER_FLAGS_SKIP_RENDERERS         = 1 << 2
+        PLY_DEVICE_MANAGER_FLAGS_SKIP_RENDERERS         = 1 << 2,
+        PLY_DEVICE_MANAGER_FLAGS_FORCE_FRAME_BUFFER     = 1 << 3
 } ply_device_manager_flags_t;
 
 typedef struct _ply_device_manager ply_device_manager_t;
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 3a987873..debe3f89 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -2358,6 +2358,11 @@ main (int    argc,
             (getenv ("DISPLAY") != NULL))
                 device_manager_flags |= PLY_DEVICE_MANAGER_FLAGS_IGNORE_UDEV;
 
+        if ((ply_kernel_command_line_has_argument ("plymouth.force-frame-buffer-on-boot")) &&
+            state.mode != PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_SHUTDOWN &&
+            state.mode != PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_MODE_REBOOT)
+                device_manager_flags |= PLY_DEVICE_MANAGER_FLAGS_FORCE_FRAME_BUFFER;
+
         if (!plymouth_should_show_default_splash (&state)) {
                 /* don't bother listening for udev events or setting up a graphical renderer
                  * if we're forcing details */