diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 20e6ad7..d09a1e4 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ common-obj-y += pflib.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_BRLAPI) += baum.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += migration-exec.o migration-unix.o migration-fd.o
 
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_SPICE) += ui/spice-core.o ui/spice-input.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_SPICE) += ui/spice-core.o ui/spice-input.o ui/spice-display.o
 
 audio-obj-y = audio.o noaudio.o wavaudio.o mixeng.o
 audio-obj-$(CONFIG_SDL) += sdlaudio.o
diff --git a/ui/qemu-spice.h b/ui/qemu-spice.h
index 175c961..063c7dc 100644
--- a/ui/qemu-spice.h
+++ b/ui/qemu-spice.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ extern int using_spice;
 
 void qemu_spice_init(void);
 void qemu_spice_input_init(void);
+void qemu_spice_display_init(DisplayState *ds);
 int qemu_spice_add_interface(SpiceBaseInstance *sin);
 
 #else  /* CONFIG_SPICE */
diff --git a/ui/spice-display.c b/ui/spice-display.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bc230e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/spice-display.c
@@ -0,0 +1,412 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 or
+ * (at your option) version 3 of the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu-spice.h"
+#include "qemu-timer.h"
+#include "qemu-queue.h"
+#include "monitor.h"
+#include "console.h"
+#include "sysemu.h"
+
+#include "spice-display.h"
+
+static int debug = 0;
+
+static void __attribute__((format(printf,2,3)))
+dprint(int level, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+
+    if (level <= debug) {
+        va_start(args, fmt);
+        vfprintf(stderr, fmt, args);
+        va_end(args);
+    }
+}
+
+int qemu_spice_rect_is_empty(const QXLRect* r)
+{
+    return r->top == r->bottom || r->left == r->right;
+}
+
+void qemu_spice_rect_union(QXLRect *dest, const QXLRect *r)
+{
+    if (qemu_spice_rect_is_empty(r)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (qemu_spice_rect_is_empty(dest)) {
+        *dest = *r;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    dest->top = MIN(dest->top, r->top);
+    dest->left = MIN(dest->left, r->left);
+    dest->bottom = MAX(dest->bottom, r->bottom);
+    dest->right = MAX(dest->right, r->right);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Called from spice server thread context (via interface_get_command).
+ * We do *not* hold the global qemu mutex here, so extra care is needed
+ * when calling qemu functions.  Qemu interfaces used:
+ *    - pflib (is re-entrant).
+ *    - qemu_malloc (underlying glibc malloc is re-entrant).
+ */
+SimpleSpiceUpdate *qemu_spice_create_update(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd)
+{
+    SimpleSpiceUpdate *update;
+    QXLDrawable *drawable;
+    QXLImage *image;
+    QXLCommand *cmd;
+    uint8_t *src, *dst;
+    int by, bw, bh;
+
+    if (qemu_spice_rect_is_empty(&ssd->dirty)) {
+        return NULL;
+    };
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&ssd->lock);
+    dprint(2, "%s: lr %d -> %d,  tb -> %d -> %d\n", __FUNCTION__,
+           ssd->dirty.left, ssd->dirty.right,
+           ssd->dirty.top, ssd->dirty.bottom);
+
+    update   = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(*update));
+    drawable = &update->drawable;
+    image    = &update->image;
+    cmd      = &update->ext.cmd;
+
+    bw       = ssd->dirty.right - ssd->dirty.left;
+    bh       = ssd->dirty.bottom - ssd->dirty.top;
+    update->bitmap = qemu_malloc(bw * bh * 4);
+
+    drawable->bbox            = ssd->dirty;
+    drawable->clip.type       = SPICE_CLIP_TYPE_NONE;
+    drawable->effect          = QXL_EFFECT_OPAQUE;
+    drawable->release_info.id = (intptr_t)update;
+    drawable->type            = QXL_DRAW_COPY;
+    drawable->surfaces_dest[0] = -1;
+    drawable->surfaces_dest[1] = -1;
+    drawable->surfaces_dest[2] = -1;
+
+    drawable->u.copy.rop_descriptor  = SPICE_ROPD_OP_PUT;
+    drawable->u.copy.src_bitmap      = (intptr_t)image;
+    drawable->u.copy.src_area.right  = bw;
+    drawable->u.copy.src_area.bottom = bh;
+
+    QXL_SET_IMAGE_ID(image, QXL_IMAGE_GROUP_DEVICE, ssd->unique++);
+    image->descriptor.type   = SPICE_IMAGE_TYPE_BITMAP;
+    image->bitmap.flags      = QXL_BITMAP_DIRECT | QXL_BITMAP_TOP_DOWN;
+    image->bitmap.stride     = bw * 4;
+    image->descriptor.width  = image->bitmap.x = bw;
+    image->descriptor.height = image->bitmap.y = bh;
+    image->bitmap.data = (intptr_t)(update->bitmap);
+    image->bitmap.palette = 0;
+    image->bitmap.format = SPICE_BITMAP_FMT_32BIT;
+
+    if (ssd->conv == NULL) {
+        PixelFormat dst = qemu_default_pixelformat(32);
+        ssd->conv = qemu_pf_conv_get(&dst, &ssd->ds->surface->pf);
+        assert(ssd->conv);
+    }
+
+    src = ds_get_data(ssd->ds) +
+        ssd->dirty.top * ds_get_linesize(ssd->ds) +
+        ssd->dirty.left * ds_get_bytes_per_pixel(ssd->ds);
+    dst = update->bitmap;
+    for (by = 0; by < bh; by++) {
+        qemu_pf_conv_run(ssd->conv, dst, src, bw);
+        src += ds_get_linesize(ssd->ds);
+        dst += image->bitmap.stride;
+    }
+
+    cmd->type = QXL_CMD_DRAW;
+    cmd->data = (intptr_t)drawable;
+
+    memset(&ssd->dirty, 0, sizeof(ssd->dirty));
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&ssd->lock);
+    return update;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Called from spice server thread context (via interface_release_ressource)
+ * We do *not* hold the global qemu mutex here, so extra care is needed
+ * when calling qemu functions.  Qemu interfaces used:
+ *    - qemu_free (underlying glibc free is re-entrant).
+ */
+void qemu_spice_destroy_update(SimpleSpiceDisplay *sdpy, SimpleSpiceUpdate *update)
+{
+    qemu_free(update->bitmap);
+    qemu_free(update);
+}
+
+void qemu_spice_create_host_memslot(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd)
+{
+    QXLDevMemSlot memslot;
+
+    dprint(1, "%s:\n", __FUNCTION__);
+
+    memset(&memslot, 0, sizeof(memslot));
+    memslot.slot_group_id = MEMSLOT_GROUP_HOST;
+    memslot.virt_end = ~0;
+    ssd->worker->add_memslot(ssd->worker, &memslot);
+}
+
+void qemu_spice_create_host_primary(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd)
+{
+    QXLDevSurfaceCreate surface;
+
+    dprint(1, "%s: %dx%d\n", __FUNCTION__,
+           ds_get_width(ssd->ds), ds_get_height(ssd->ds));
+
+    surface.format     = SPICE_SURFACE_FMT_32_xRGB;
+    surface.width      = ds_get_width(ssd->ds);
+    surface.height     = ds_get_height(ssd->ds);
+    surface.stride     = -surface.width * 4;
+    surface.mouse_mode = 0;
+    surface.flags      = 0;
+    surface.type       = 0;
+    surface.mem        = (intptr_t)ssd->buf;
+    surface.group_id   = MEMSLOT_GROUP_HOST;
+    ssd->worker->create_primary_surface(ssd->worker, 0, &surface);
+}
+
+void qemu_spice_destroy_host_primary(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd)
+{
+    dprint(1, "%s:\n", __FUNCTION__);
+
+    ssd->worker->destroy_primary_surface(ssd->worker, 0);
+}
+
+void qemu_spice_vm_change_state_handler(void *opaque, int running, int reason)
+{
+    SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd = opaque;
+
+    if (running) {
+        ssd->worker->start(ssd->worker);
+    } else {
+        ssd->worker->stop(ssd->worker);
+    }
+    ssd->running = running;
+}
+
+/* display listener callbacks */
+
+void qemu_spice_display_update(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd,
+                               int x, int y, int w, int h)
+{
+    QXLRect update_area;
+
+    dprint(2, "%s: x %d y %d w %d h %d\n", __FUNCTION__, x, y, w, h);
+    update_area.left = x,
+    update_area.right = x + w;
+    update_area.top = y;
+    update_area.bottom = y + h;
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&ssd->lock);
+    if (qemu_spice_rect_is_empty(&ssd->dirty)) {
+        ssd->notify++;
+    }
+    qemu_spice_rect_union(&ssd->dirty, &update_area);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&ssd->lock);
+}
+
+void qemu_spice_display_resize(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd)
+{
+    dprint(1, "%s:\n", __FUNCTION__);
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&ssd->lock);
+    memset(&ssd->dirty, 0, sizeof(ssd->dirty));
+    qemu_pf_conv_put(ssd->conv);
+    ssd->conv = NULL;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&ssd->lock);
+
+    qemu_spice_destroy_host_primary(ssd);
+    qemu_spice_create_host_primary(ssd);
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&ssd->lock);
+    memset(&ssd->dirty, 0, sizeof(ssd->dirty));
+    ssd->notify++;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&ssd->lock);
+}
+
+void qemu_spice_display_refresh(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd)
+{
+    dprint(3, "%s:\n", __FUNCTION__);
+    vga_hw_update();
+    if (ssd->notify) {
+        ssd->notify = 0;
+        ssd->worker->wakeup(ssd->worker);
+        dprint(2, "%s: notify\n", __FUNCTION__);
+    }
+}
+
+/* spice display interface callbacks */
+
+static void interface_attach_worker(QXLInstance *sin, QXLWorker *qxl_worker)
+{
+    SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd = container_of(sin, SimpleSpiceDisplay, qxl);
+
+    dprint(1, "%s:\n", __FUNCTION__);
+    ssd->worker = qxl_worker;
+}
+
+static void interface_set_compression_level(QXLInstance *sin, int level)
+{
+    dprint(1, "%s:\n", __FUNCTION__);
+    /* nothing to do */
+}
+
+static void interface_set_mm_time(QXLInstance *sin, uint32_t mm_time)
+{
+    dprint(3, "%s:\n", __FUNCTION__);
+    /* nothing to do */
+}
+
+static void interface_get_init_info(QXLInstance *sin, QXLDevInitInfo *info)
+{
+    SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd = container_of(sin, SimpleSpiceDisplay, qxl);
+
+    info->memslot_gen_bits = MEMSLOT_GENERATION_BITS;
+    info->memslot_id_bits  = MEMSLOT_SLOT_BITS;
+    info->num_memslots = NUM_MEMSLOTS;
+    info->num_memslots_groups = NUM_MEMSLOTS_GROUPS;
+    info->internal_groupslot_id = 0;
+    info->qxl_ram_size = ssd->bufsize;
+    info->n_surfaces = NUM_SURFACES;
+}
+
+static int interface_get_command(QXLInstance *sin, struct QXLCommandExt *ext)
+{
+    SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd = container_of(sin, SimpleSpiceDisplay, qxl);
+    SimpleSpiceUpdate *update;
+
+    dprint(3, "%s:\n", __FUNCTION__);
+    update = qemu_spice_create_update(ssd);
+    if (update == NULL) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    *ext = update->ext;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static int interface_req_cmd_notification(QXLInstance *sin)
+{
+    dprint(1, "%s:\n", __FUNCTION__);
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static void interface_release_resource(QXLInstance *sin,
+                                       struct QXLReleaseInfoExt ext)
+{
+    SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd = container_of(sin, SimpleSpiceDisplay, qxl);
+    uintptr_t id;
+
+    dprint(2, "%s:\n", __FUNCTION__);
+    id = ext.info->id;
+    qemu_spice_destroy_update(ssd, (void*)id);
+}
+
+static int interface_get_cursor_command(QXLInstance *sin, struct QXLCommandExt *ext)
+{
+    dprint(3, "%s:\n", __FUNCTION__);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static int interface_req_cursor_notification(QXLInstance *sin)
+{
+    dprint(1, "%s:\n", __FUNCTION__);
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static void interface_notify_update(QXLInstance *sin, uint32_t update_id)
+{
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: abort()\n", __FUNCTION__);
+    abort();
+}
+
+static int interface_flush_resources(QXLInstance *sin)
+{
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: abort()\n", __FUNCTION__);
+    abort();
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static const QXLInterface dpy_interface = {
+    .base.type               = SPICE_INTERFACE_QXL,
+    .base.description        = "qemu simple display",
+    .base.major_version      = SPICE_INTERFACE_QXL_MAJOR,
+    .base.minor_version      = SPICE_INTERFACE_QXL_MINOR,
+
+    .attache_worker          = interface_attach_worker,
+    .set_compression_level   = interface_set_compression_level,
+    .set_mm_time             = interface_set_mm_time,
+    .get_init_info           = interface_get_init_info,
+
+    /* the callbacks below are called from spice server thread context */
+    .get_command             = interface_get_command,
+    .req_cmd_notification    = interface_req_cmd_notification,
+    .release_resource        = interface_release_resource,
+    .get_cursor_command      = interface_get_cursor_command,
+    .req_cursor_notification = interface_req_cursor_notification,
+    .notify_update           = interface_notify_update,
+    .flush_resources         = interface_flush_resources,
+};
+
+static SimpleSpiceDisplay sdpy;
+
+static void display_update(struct DisplayState *ds, int x, int y, int w, int h)
+{
+    qemu_spice_display_update(&sdpy, x, y, w, h);
+}
+
+static void display_resize(struct DisplayState *ds)
+{
+    qemu_spice_display_resize(&sdpy);
+}
+
+static void display_refresh(struct DisplayState *ds)
+{
+    qemu_spice_display_refresh(&sdpy);
+}
+
+static DisplayChangeListener display_listener = {
+    .dpy_update  = display_update,
+    .dpy_resize  = display_resize,
+    .dpy_refresh = display_refresh,
+};
+
+void qemu_spice_display_init(DisplayState *ds)
+{
+    assert(sdpy.ds == NULL);
+    sdpy.ds = ds;
+    sdpy.bufsize = (16 * 1024 * 1024);
+    sdpy.buf = qemu_malloc(sdpy.bufsize);
+    pthread_mutex_init(&sdpy.lock, NULL);
+    register_displaychangelistener(ds, &display_listener);
+
+    sdpy.qxl.base.sif = &dpy_interface.base;
+    qemu_spice_add_interface(&sdpy.qxl.base);
+    assert(sdpy.worker);
+
+    qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(qemu_spice_vm_change_state_handler, &sdpy);
+    qemu_spice_create_host_memslot(&sdpy);
+    qemu_spice_create_host_primary(&sdpy);
+}
diff --git a/ui/spice-display.h b/ui/spice-display.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e17671c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/spice-display.h
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 or
+ * (at your option) version 3 of the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <spice/ipc_ring.h>
+#include <spice/enums.h>
+#include <spice/qxl_dev.h>
+
+#include "pflib.h"
+
+#define NUM_MEMSLOTS 8
+#define MEMSLOT_GENERATION_BITS 8
+#define MEMSLOT_SLOT_BITS 8
+
+#define MEMSLOT_GROUP_HOST  0
+#define MEMSLOT_GROUP_GUEST 1
+#define NUM_MEMSLOTS_GROUPS 2
+
+#define NUM_SURFACES 1024
+
+typedef struct SimpleSpiceDisplay {
+    DisplayState *ds;
+    void *buf;
+    int bufsize;
+    QXLWorker *worker;
+    QXLInstance qxl;
+    uint32_t unique;
+    QemuPfConv *conv;
+
+    pthread_mutex_t lock;
+    QXLRect dirty;
+    int notify;
+    int running;
+} SimpleSpiceDisplay;
+
+typedef struct SimpleSpiceUpdate {
+    QXLDrawable drawable;
+    QXLImage image;
+    QXLCommandExt ext;
+    uint8_t *bitmap;
+} SimpleSpiceUpdate;
+
+int qemu_spice_rect_is_empty(const QXLRect* r);
+void qemu_spice_rect_union(QXLRect *dest, const QXLRect *r);
+
+SimpleSpiceUpdate *qemu_spice_create_update(SimpleSpiceDisplay *sdpy);
+void qemu_spice_destroy_update(SimpleSpiceDisplay *sdpy, SimpleSpiceUpdate *update);
+void qemu_spice_create_host_memslot(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd);
+void qemu_spice_create_host_primary(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd);
+void qemu_spice_destroy_host_primary(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd);
+void qemu_spice_vm_change_state_handler(void *opaque, int running, int reason);
+
+void qemu_spice_display_update(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd,
+                               int x, int y, int w, int h);
+void qemu_spice_display_resize(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd);
+void qemu_spice_display_refresh(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd);
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index cad91b8..65f6b23 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2908,6 +2908,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     /* just use the first displaystate for the moment */
     ds = get_displaystate();
 
+    if (using_spice)
+        display_remote++;
     if (display_type == DT_DEFAULT && !display_remote) {
 #if defined(CONFIG_SDL) || defined(CONFIG_COCOA)
         display_type = DT_SDL;
@@ -2950,6 +2952,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
             printf("VNC server running on `%s'\n", vnc_display_local_addr(ds));
         }
     }
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPICE
+    if (using_spice) {
+        qemu_spice_display_init(ds);
+    }
+#endif
 
     /* display setup */
     dpy_resize(ds);
