diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index ef4d953..4852bbb 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static void seat_new(struct kmscon_app *app,
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_input;
 
-	ret = kmscon_ui_new(&seat->ui, app->eloop, seat->input);
+	ret = kmscon_ui_new(&seat->ui, app->eloop, seat->input, seat->sname);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_vt;
 
diff --git a/src/terminal.c b/src/terminal.c
index 7a92cac..e8efd1a 100644
--- a/src/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal.c
@@ -400,7 +400,8 @@ static void write_event(struct tsm_vte *vte, const char *u8, size_t len,
 
 int kmscon_terminal_new(struct kmscon_terminal **out,
 			struct ev_eloop *loop,
-			struct uterm_input *input)
+			struct uterm_input *input,
+			const char *seat)
 {
 	struct kmscon_terminal *term;
 	int ret;
@@ -459,6 +460,10 @@ int kmscon_terminal_new(struct kmscon_terminal **out,
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_pty;
 
+	ret = kmscon_pty_set_seat(term->pty, seat);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_pty;
+
 	ret = ev_eloop_new_fd(term->eloop, &term->ptyfd,
 			      kmscon_pty_get_fd(term->pty),
 			      EV_READABLE, pty_event, term);
diff --git a/src/terminal.h b/src/terminal.h
index ce0d77f..e41381d 100644
--- a/src/terminal.h
+++ b/src/terminal.h
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ typedef void (*kmscon_terminal_event_cb)
 
 int kmscon_terminal_new(struct kmscon_terminal **out,
 			struct ev_eloop *loop,
-			struct uterm_input *input);
+			struct uterm_input *input,
+			const char *seat);
 void kmscon_terminal_ref(struct kmscon_terminal *term);
 void kmscon_terminal_unref(struct kmscon_terminal *term);
 
diff --git a/src/ui.c b/src/ui.c
index 972e4ef..8aedc31 100644
--- a/src/ui.c
+++ b/src/ui.c
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ static void terminal_event(struct kmscon_terminal *term,
 
 int kmscon_ui_new(struct kmscon_ui **out,
 			struct ev_eloop *eloop,
-			struct uterm_input *input)
+			struct uterm_input *input,
+			const char *seat)
 {
 	struct kmscon_ui *ui;
 	int ret;
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ int kmscon_ui_new(struct kmscon_ui **out,
 	ui->input = input;
 	shl_dlist_init(&ui->video_list);
 
-	ret = kmscon_terminal_new(&ui->term, eloop, ui->input);
+	ret = kmscon_terminal_new(&ui->term, eloop, ui->input, seat);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_free;
 
diff --git a/src/ui.h b/src/ui.h
index 548bb33..d29706f 100644
--- a/src/ui.h
+++ b/src/ui.h
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ struct kmscon_ui;
 
 int kmscon_ui_new(struct kmscon_ui **out,
 			struct ev_eloop *eloop,
-			struct uterm_input *input);
+			struct uterm_input *input,
+			const char *seat);
 void kmscon_ui_free(struct kmscon_ui *ui);
 void kmscon_ui_add_video(struct kmscon_ui *ui, struct uterm_video *video);
 void kmscon_ui_remove_video(struct kmscon_ui *ui, struct uterm_video *video);