diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index edc6163..c17999c 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ static void print_help()
 		"\t-t, --term <TERM>             Value of the TERM environment variable\n"
 		"\t                              for the child process\n"
 		"\n"
+		"Video Options:\n"
+		"\t    --fbdev                   Use fbdev instead of DRM\n"
+		"\n"
 		"Input Device Options:\n"
 		"\t    --xkb-layout <layout>     Set XkbLayout for input devices\n"
 		"\t    --xkb-variant <variant>   Set XkbVariant for input devices\n"
@@ -84,6 +87,7 @@ int conf_parse_argv(int argc, char **argv)
 		{ "debug", no_argument, &conf_global.debug, 1 },
 		{ "silent", no_argument, &conf_global.silent, 1 },
 		{ "switchvt", no_argument, NULL, 's' },
+		{ "fbdev", no_argument, &conf_global.use_fbdev, 1 },
 		{ "xkb-layout", required_argument, NULL, 1001 },
 		{ "xkb-variant", required_argument, NULL, 1002 },
 		{ "xkb-options", required_argument, NULL, 1003 },
diff --git a/src/conf.h b/src/conf.h
index 871ecbd..e477937 100644
--- a/src/conf.h
+++ b/src/conf.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ struct conf_obj {
 	int silent;
 	/* enter new VT directly */
 	int switchvt;
+	/* use framebuffers instead of DRM */
+	int use_fbdev;
 
 	/* input KBD layout */
 	const char *xkb_layout;
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 92fc170..ce23d3a 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -151,15 +151,23 @@ static void seat_free(struct kmscon_seat *seat)
 
 static void seat_add_video(struct kmscon_seat *seat,
 			   struct uterm_monitor_dev *dev,
+			   unsigned int type,
 			   const char *node)
 {
 	int ret;
+	unsigned int mode;
 
 	if (seat->video)
 		return;
+	if ((type == UTERM_MONITOR_FBDEV) != !!conf_global.use_fbdev)
+		return;
 
-	ret = uterm_video_new(&seat->video, seat->app->eloop, UTERM_VIDEO_DRM,
-			      node);
+	if (conf_global.use_fbdev)
+		mode = UTERM_VIDEO_FBDEV;
+	else
+		mode = UTERM_VIDEO_DRM;
+
+	ret = uterm_video_new(&seat->video, seat->app->eloop, mode, node);
 	if (ret)
 		return;
 
@@ -211,8 +219,10 @@ static void monitor_event(struct uterm_monitor *mon,
 		seat = ev->seat_data;
 		if (!seat)
 			break;
-		if (ev->dev_type == UTERM_MONITOR_DRM)
-			seat_add_video(seat, ev->dev, ev->dev_node);
+		if (ev->dev_type == UTERM_MONITOR_DRM ||
+		    ev->dev_type == UTERM_MONITOR_FBDEV)
+			seat_add_video(seat, ev->dev, ev->dev_type,
+				       ev->dev_node);
 		else if (ev->dev_type == UTERM_MONITOR_INPUT)
 			uterm_input_add_dev(seat->input, ev->dev_node);
 		break;
@@ -220,7 +230,8 @@ static void monitor_event(struct uterm_monitor *mon,
 		seat = ev->seat_data;
 		if (!seat)
 			break;
-		if (ev->dev_type == UTERM_MONITOR_DRM)
+		if (ev->dev_type == UTERM_MONITOR_DRM ||
+		    ev->dev_type == UTERM_MONITOR_FBDEV)
 			seat_rm_video(seat, ev->dev);
 		else if (ev->dev_type == UTERM_MONITOR_INPUT)
 			uterm_input_remove_dev(seat->input, ev->dev_node);