diff --git a/docs/man/kmscon.xml b/docs/man/kmscon.xml
index 3db1ab9..bc8a207 100644
--- a/docs/man/kmscon.xml
+++ b/docs/man/kmscon.xml
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@
         <listitem>
           <para>List of seats kmscon will run on. Use 'all' to make kmscon run
                 on all seats. Use 'all,' to make kmscon run on a seat called
-                'all' (empty entries are ignored). (default: "seat0")</para>
+                'all' (empty entries are ignored). Use 'current' to make kmscon
+                run on the current seat. (default: "current")</para>
 
           <para>If kmscon runs on multiple seats, all seats are independent of
                 each other. You can either run a different kmscon process on
diff --git a/src/kmscon_conf.c b/src/kmscon_conf.c
index 95158c8..242a576 100644
--- a/src/kmscon_conf.c
+++ b/src/kmscon_conf.c
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ static void print_help()
 		"Seat Options:\n"
 		"\t    --vt <vt>               [auto]  Select which VT to run on\n"
 		"\t    --switchvt              [on]    Automatically switch to VT\n"
-		"\t    --seats <list,of,seats> [seat0] Select seats or pass 'all' to make\n"
-		"\t                                    kmscon run on all seats\n"
+		"\t    --seats <list,of,seats> [current] Select seats to run on\n"
 		"\n"
 		"Session Options:\n"
 		"\t    --session-max <max>         [50]  Maximum number of sessions\n"
@@ -494,7 +493,7 @@ static int aftercheck_listen(struct conf_option *opt, int argc, char **argv,
  * speeds up config-parser considerably.
  */
 
-static char *def_seats[] = { "seat0", NULL };
+static char *def_seats[] = { "current", NULL };
 
 static struct conf_grab def_grab_scroll_up =
 		CONF_SINGLE_GRAB(SHL_SHIFT_MASK, XKB_KEY_Up);
diff --git a/src/kmscon_conf.h b/src/kmscon_conf.h
index 55e3558..71cc453 100644
--- a/src/kmscon_conf.h
+++ b/src/kmscon_conf.h
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ int kmscon_conf_load_main(struct conf_ctx *ctx, int argc, char **argv);
 int kmscon_conf_load_seat(struct conf_ctx *ctx, const struct conf_ctx *main,
 			  const char *seat);
 
+static inline bool kmscon_conf_is_current_seat(struct kmscon_conf_t *conf)
+{
+	return conf && shl_string_list_is(conf->seats, "current");
+}
+
 static inline bool kmscon_conf_is_all_seats(struct kmscon_conf_t *conf)
 {
 	return conf && shl_string_list_is(conf->seats, "all");
diff --git a/src/kmscon_main.c b/src/kmscon_main.c
index 06186a4..cd6dc70 100644
--- a/src/kmscon_main.c
+++ b/src/kmscon_main.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ static int app_seat_new(struct kmscon_app *app, const char *sname,
 	int ret;
 	unsigned int i, types;
 	bool found;
+	char *cseat;
 
 	if (app->exiting)
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -162,6 +163,12 @@ static int app_seat_new(struct kmscon_app *app, const char *sname,
 	found = false;
 	if (kmscon_conf_is_all_seats(app->conf)) {
 		found = true;
+	} else if (kmscon_conf_is_current_seat(app->conf)) {
+		cseat = getenv("XDG_SEAT");
+		if (!cseat)
+			cseat = "seat0";
+		if (!strcmp(cseat, sname))
+			found = true;
 	} else {
 		for (i = 0; app->conf->seats[i]; ++i) {
 			if (!strcmp(app->conf->seats[i], sname)) {