diff --git a/hw/dmx/dmxinit.c b/hw/dmx/dmxinit.c
index fd14a30db..7f041bc84 100644
--- a/hw/dmx/dmxinit.c
+++ b/hw/dmx/dmxinit.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ Bool            dmxIgnoreBadFontPaths = FALSE;
 Bool            dmxAddRemoveScreens = TRUE;
 
 int             dmxLaunchIndex = 0;
+char            *dmxLaunchVT = NULL;
 
 #ifdef DMXVNC
 Bool            dmxVnc = FALSE;
@@ -761,7 +762,7 @@ void InitOutput(ScreenInfo *pScreenInfo, int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     if (!dmxConfigDisplaysFromCommandLine ())
-	dmxLaunchDisplay (argc, argv, dmxLaunchIndex);
+	dmxLaunchDisplay (argc, argv, dmxLaunchIndex, dmxLaunchVT);
 
     /* ddxProcessArgument has been called at this point, but any data
      * from the configuration file has not been applied.  Do so, and be
@@ -1133,8 +1134,8 @@ int ddxProcessArgument(int argc, char *argv[], int i)
     }
     else if ((argv[i][0] == 'v') && (argv[i][1] == 't'))
     {
-	/* ignore vtXX arguments */
-        retval = 1;
+        dmxLaunchVT = argv[i];
+	retval = 1;
     }
     else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--")) {
         dmxLaunchIndex = i + 1;
diff --git a/hw/dmx/dmxlaunch.c b/hw/dmx/dmxlaunch.c
index 41742a446..2f17a7a5a 100644
--- a/hw/dmx/dmxlaunch.c
+++ b/hw/dmx/dmxlaunch.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ dmxSetupAuth (char *name, int authFd)
 }
 
 Bool
-dmxLaunchDisplay (int argc, char *argv[], int index)
+dmxLaunchDisplay (int argc, char *argv[], int index, char *vt)
 {
     sighandler_t oldSigUsr1;
     pid_t	 pid;
@@ -349,6 +349,10 @@ dmxLaunchDisplay (int argc, char *argv[], int index)
             return FALSE;
     }
 
+    if (vt)
+	if (!dmxAddXbeArguments (&vt, 1))
+	    return FALSE;
+
     if (!dmxAddXbeArguments (&endArg, 1))
 	return FALSE;
 
diff --git a/hw/dmx/dmxlaunch.h b/hw/dmx/dmxlaunch.h
index bfb3e0fd9..beef62209 100644
--- a/hw/dmx/dmxlaunch.h
+++ b/hw/dmx/dmxlaunch.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #ifndef DMXLAUNCH_H
 #define DMXLAUNCH_H
 
-extern Bool dmxLaunchDisplay (int argc, char *argv[], int index);
+extern Bool dmxLaunchDisplay (int argc, char *argv[], int index, char *vt);
 extern void dmxAbortDisplay (void);
 
 #endif /* DMXLAUNCH_H */