diff --git a/hw/arm/musicpal.c b/hw/arm/musicpal.c
index 31586c6..f7b6de5 100644
--- a/hw/arm/musicpal.c
+++ b/hw/arm/musicpal.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static int musicpal_lcd_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
                           "musicpal-lcd", MP_LCD_SIZE);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->iomem);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(&musicpal_gfx_ops, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(DEVICE(dev), &musicpal_gfx_ops, s);
     qemu_console_resize(s->con, 128*3, 64*3);
 
     qdev_init_gpio_in(&dev->qdev, musicpal_lcd_gpio_brigthness_in, 3);
diff --git a/hw/display/blizzard.c b/hw/display/blizzard.c
index 1ca3355..4a466c8 100644
--- a/hw/display/blizzard.c
+++ b/hw/display/blizzard.c
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ void *s1d13745_init(qemu_irq gpio_int)
 
     s->fb = g_malloc(0x180000);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(&blizzard_ops, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(NULL, &blizzard_ops, s);
     surface = qemu_console_surface(s->con);
 
     switch (surface_bits_per_pixel(surface)) {
diff --git a/hw/display/cirrus_vga.c b/hw/display/cirrus_vga.c
index db232af..6e47956 100644
--- a/hw/display/cirrus_vga.c
+++ b/hw/display/cirrus_vga.c
@@ -2910,7 +2910,7 @@ static int vga_initfn(ISADevice *dev)
     vga_common_init(s);
     cirrus_init_common(&d->cirrus_vga, CIRRUS_ID_CLGD5430, 0,
                        isa_address_space(dev), isa_address_space_io(dev));
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(s->hw_ops, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(DEVICE(dev), s->hw_ops, s);
     rom_add_vga(VGABIOS_CIRRUS_FILENAME);
     /* XXX ISA-LFB support */
     /* FIXME not qdev yet */
@@ -2957,7 +2957,7 @@ static int pci_cirrus_vga_initfn(PCIDevice *dev)
      vga_common_init(&s->vga);
      cirrus_init_common(s, device_id, 1, pci_address_space(dev),
                         pci_address_space_io(dev));
-     s->vga.con = graphic_console_init(s->vga.hw_ops, &s->vga);
+     s->vga.con = graphic_console_init(DEVICE(dev), s->vga.hw_ops, &s->vga);
 
      /* setup PCI */
 
diff --git a/hw/display/exynos4210_fimd.c b/hw/display/exynos4210_fimd.c
index e6e7b27..6cb5016 100644
--- a/hw/display/exynos4210_fimd.c
+++ b/hw/display/exynos4210_fimd.c
@@ -1905,7 +1905,7 @@ static int exynos4210_fimd_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
     memory_region_init_io(&s->iomem, &exynos4210_fimd_mmio_ops, s,
             "exynos4210.fimd", FIMD_REGS_SIZE);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->iomem);
-    s->console = graphic_console_init(&exynos4210_fimd_ops, s);
+    s->console = graphic_console_init(DEVICE(dev), &exynos4210_fimd_ops, s);
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/hw/display/g364fb.c b/hw/display/g364fb.c
index 03810e9..2a4047e 100644
--- a/hw/display/g364fb.c
+++ b/hw/display/g364fb.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static void g364fb_init(DeviceState *dev, G364State *s)
 {
     s->vram = g_malloc0(s->vram_size);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(&g364fb_ops, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(dev, &g364fb_ops, s);
 
     memory_region_init_io(&s->mem_ctrl, &g364fb_ctrl_ops, s, "ctrl", 0x180000);
     memory_region_init_ram_ptr(&s->mem_vram, "vram",
diff --git a/hw/display/jazz_led.c b/hw/display/jazz_led.c
index 6306d8c..52035fc 100644
--- a/hw/display/jazz_led.c
+++ b/hw/display/jazz_led.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static int jazz_led_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
     memory_region_init_io(&s->iomem, &led_ops, s, "led", 1);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->iomem);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(&jazz_led_ops, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(DEVICE(dev), &jazz_led_ops, s);
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/hw/display/milkymist-vgafb.c b/hw/display/milkymist-vgafb.c
index 716997c..3828296 100644
--- a/hw/display/milkymist-vgafb.c
+++ b/hw/display/milkymist-vgafb.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static int milkymist_vgafb_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
             "milkymist-vgafb", R_MAX * 4);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->regs_region);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(&vgafb_ops, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(DEVICE(dev), &vgafb_ops, s);
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/hw/display/omap_lcdc.c b/hw/display/omap_lcdc.c
index e4a5595..fb72ebe 100644
--- a/hw/display/omap_lcdc.c
+++ b/hw/display/omap_lcdc.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ struct omap_lcd_panel_s *omap_lcdc_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem,
     memory_region_init_io(&s->iomem, &omap_lcdc_ops, s, "omap.lcdc", 0x100);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, base, &s->iomem);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(&omap_ops, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(NULL, &omap_ops, s);
 
     return s;
 }
diff --git a/hw/display/pl110.c b/hw/display/pl110.c
index d232431..f259955 100644
--- a/hw/display/pl110.c
+++ b/hw/display/pl110.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static int pl110_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->iomem);
     sysbus_init_irq(dev, &s->irq);
     qdev_init_gpio_in(&s->busdev.qdev, pl110_mux_ctrl_set, 1);
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(&pl110_gfx_ops, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(DEVICE(dev), &pl110_gfx_ops, s);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/display/pxa2xx_lcd.c b/hw/display/pxa2xx_lcd.c
index 12d9cd2..b63a3ea 100644
--- a/hw/display/pxa2xx_lcd.c
+++ b/hw/display/pxa2xx_lcd.c
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ PXA2xxLCDState *pxa2xx_lcdc_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem,
                           "pxa2xx-lcd-controller", 0x00100000);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, base, &s->iomem);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(&pxa2xx_ops, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(NULL, &pxa2xx_ops, s);
     surface = qemu_console_surface(s->con);
 
     switch (surface_bits_per_pixel(surface)) {
diff --git a/hw/display/qxl.c b/hw/display/qxl.c
index e679830..f8bd7ff 100644
--- a/hw/display/qxl.c
+++ b/hw/display/qxl.c
@@ -2069,7 +2069,7 @@ static int qxl_init_primary(PCIDevice *dev)
     portio_list_init(qxl_vga_port_list, qxl_vga_portio_list, vga, "vga");
     portio_list_add(qxl_vga_port_list, pci_address_space_io(dev), 0x3b0);
 
-    vga->con = graphic_console_init(&qxl_ops, qxl);
+    vga->con = graphic_console_init(DEVICE(dev), &qxl_ops, qxl);
     qemu_spice_display_init_common(&qxl->ssd);
 
     rc = qxl_init_common(qxl);
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@ static int qxl_init_secondary(PCIDevice *dev)
     memory_region_init_ram(&qxl->vga.vram, "qxl.vgavram", qxl->vga.vram_size);
     vmstate_register_ram(&qxl->vga.vram, &qxl->pci.qdev);
     qxl->vga.vram_ptr = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&qxl->vga.vram);
-    qxl->vga.con = graphic_console_init(&qxl_ops, qxl);
+    qxl->vga.con = graphic_console_init(DEVICE(dev), &qxl_ops, qxl);
 
     return qxl_init_common(qxl);
 }
diff --git a/hw/display/sm501.c b/hw/display/sm501.c
index f0e6d70..2a0951a 100644
--- a/hw/display/sm501.c
+++ b/hw/display/sm501.c
@@ -1449,5 +1449,5 @@ void sm501_init(MemoryRegion *address_space_mem, uint32_t base,
     }
 
     /* create qemu graphic console */
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(&sm501_ops, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(DEVICE(dev), &sm501_ops, s);
 }
diff --git a/hw/display/ssd0303.c b/hw/display/ssd0303.c
index 3d7ebbe..beea5bf 100644
--- a/hw/display/ssd0303.c
+++ b/hw/display/ssd0303.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static int ssd0303_init(I2CSlave *i2c)
 {
     ssd0303_state *s = FROM_I2C_SLAVE(ssd0303_state, i2c);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(&ssd0303_ops, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(DEVICE(i2c), &ssd0303_ops, s);
     qemu_console_resize(s->con, 96 * MAGNIFY, 16 * MAGNIFY);
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/hw/display/ssd0323.c b/hw/display/ssd0323.c
index 45e8dc1..c3231c6 100644
--- a/hw/display/ssd0323.c
+++ b/hw/display/ssd0323.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static int ssd0323_init(SSISlave *dev)
 
     s->col_end = 63;
     s->row_end = 79;
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(&ssd0323_ops, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(DEVICE(dev), &ssd0323_ops, s);
     qemu_console_resize(s->con, 128 * MAGNIFY, 64 * MAGNIFY);
 
     qdev_init_gpio_in(&dev->qdev, ssd0323_cd, 1);
diff --git a/hw/display/tc6393xb.c b/hw/display/tc6393xb.c
index b5b255c..0cb87bc 100644
--- a/hw/display/tc6393xb.c
+++ b/hw/display/tc6393xb.c
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ TC6393xbState *tc6393xb_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem, uint32_t base, qemu_irq irq)
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, base + 0x100000, &s->vram);
     s->scr_width = 480;
     s->scr_height = 640;
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(&tc6393xb_gfx_ops, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(NULL, &tc6393xb_gfx_ops, s);
 
     return s;
 }
diff --git a/hw/display/tcx.c b/hw/display/tcx.c
index 77c7191..b295b5d 100644
--- a/hw/display/tcx.c
+++ b/hw/display/tcx.c
@@ -572,14 +572,14 @@ static int tcx_init1(SysBusDevice *dev)
                                  &s->vram_mem, vram_offset, size);
         sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->vram_cplane);
 
-        s->con = graphic_console_init(&tcx24_ops, s);
+        s->con = graphic_console_init(DEVICE(dev), &tcx24_ops, s);
     } else {
         /* THC 8 bit (dummy) */
         memory_region_init_io(&s->thc8, &dummy_ops, s, "tcx.thc8",
                               TCX_THC_NREGS_8);
         sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->thc8);
 
-        s->con = graphic_console_init(&tcx_ops, s);
+        s->con = graphic_console_init(DEVICE(dev), &tcx_ops, s);
     }
 
     qemu_console_resize(s->con, s->width, s->height);
diff --git a/hw/display/vga-isa-mm.c b/hw/display/vga-isa-mm.c
index 2da08a1..ceeb92f 100644
--- a/hw/display/vga-isa-mm.c
+++ b/hw/display/vga-isa-mm.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ int isa_vga_mm_init(hwaddr vram_base,
     vga_common_init(&s->vga);
     vga_mm_init(s, vram_base, ctrl_base, it_shift, address_space);
 
-    s->vga.con = graphic_console_init(s->vga.hw_ops, s);
+    s->vga.con = graphic_console_init(NULL, s->vga.hw_ops, s);
 
     vga_init_vbe(&s->vga, address_space);
     return 0;
diff --git a/hw/display/vga-isa.c b/hw/display/vga-isa.c
index d2c548e..2b3cc9b 100644
--- a/hw/display/vga-isa.c
+++ b/hw/display/vga-isa.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int vga_initfn(ISADevice *dev)
                                         isa_mem_base + 0x000a0000,
                                         vga_io_memory, 1);
     memory_region_set_coalescing(vga_io_memory);
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(s->hw_ops, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(DEVICE(dev), s->hw_ops, s);
 
     vga_init_vbe(s, isa_address_space(dev));
     /* ROM BIOS */
diff --git a/hw/display/vga-pci.c b/hw/display/vga-pci.c
index dc73f28..cea8db7 100644
--- a/hw/display/vga-pci.c
+++ b/hw/display/vga-pci.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static int pci_std_vga_initfn(PCIDevice *dev)
     vga_common_init(s);
     vga_init(s, pci_address_space(dev), pci_address_space_io(dev), true);
 
-    s->con = graphic_console_init(s->hw_ops, s);
+    s->con = graphic_console_init(DEVICE(dev), s->hw_ops, s);
 
     /* XXX: VGA_RAM_SIZE must be a power of two */
     pci_register_bar(&d->dev, 0, PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_MEM_PREFETCH, &s->vram);
diff --git a/hw/display/vmware_vga.c b/hw/display/vmware_vga.c
index 263bf09..fd3569d 100644
--- a/hw/display/vmware_vga.c
+++ b/hw/display/vmware_vga.c
@@ -1185,13 +1185,13 @@ static const GraphicHwOps vmsvga_ops = {
     .text_update = vmsvga_text_update,
 };
 
-static void vmsvga_init(struct vmsvga_state_s *s,
+static void vmsvga_init(DeviceState *dev, struct vmsvga_state_s *s,
                         MemoryRegion *address_space, MemoryRegion *io)
 {
     s->scratch_size = SVGA_SCRATCH_SIZE;
     s->scratch = g_malloc(s->scratch_size * 4);
 
-    s->vga.con = graphic_console_init(&vmsvga_ops, s);
+    s->vga.con = graphic_console_init(dev, &vmsvga_ops, s);
 
     s->fifo_size = SVGA_FIFO_SIZE;
     memory_region_init_ram(&s->fifo_ram, "vmsvga.fifo", s->fifo_size);
@@ -1258,7 +1258,8 @@ static int pci_vmsvga_initfn(PCIDevice *dev)
     memory_region_set_flush_coalesced(&s->io_bar);
     pci_register_bar(&s->card, 0, PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_SPACE_IO, &s->io_bar);
 
-    vmsvga_init(&s->chip, pci_address_space(dev), pci_address_space_io(dev));
+    vmsvga_init(DEVICE(dev), &s->chip,
+                pci_address_space(dev), pci_address_space_io(dev));
 
     pci_register_bar(&s->card, 1, PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_MEM_PREFETCH,
                      &s->chip.vga.vram);
diff --git a/hw/unicore32/puv3.c b/hw/unicore32/puv3.c
index f8d32bc..56d1afa 100644
--- a/hw/unicore32/puv3.c
+++ b/hw/unicore32/puv3.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static void puv3_load_kernel(const char *kernel_filename)
     }
 
     /* cheat curses that we have a graphic console, only under ocd console */
-    graphic_console_init(&no_ops, NULL);
+    graphic_console_init(NULL, &no_ops, NULL);
 }
 
 static void puv3_init(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
diff --git a/include/ui/console.h b/include/ui/console.h
index c8a274d..22670d8 100644
--- a/include/ui/console.h
+++ b/include/ui/console.h
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ typedef struct GraphicHwOps {
     void (*update_interval)(void *opaque, uint64_t interval);
 } GraphicHwOps;
 
-QemuConsole *graphic_console_init(const GraphicHwOps *ops,
+QemuConsole *graphic_console_init(DeviceState *dev,
+                                  const GraphicHwOps *ops,
                                   void *opaque);
 
 void graphic_hw_update(QemuConsole *con);
diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index b92bde3..21f762b 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "ui/console.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-core.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "qmp-commands.h"
 #include "sysemu/char.h"
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ struct QemuConsole {
     int dcls;
 
     /* Graphic console state.  */
+    Object *device;
     const GraphicHwOps *hw_ops;
     void *hw;
 
@@ -1199,14 +1201,19 @@ static void text_console_update(void *opaque, console_ch_t *chardata)
 
 static QemuConsole *new_console(DisplayState *ds, console_type_t console_type)
 {
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
     Object *obj;
     QemuConsole *s;
     int i;
 
     if (nb_consoles >= MAX_CONSOLES)
         return NULL;
+
     obj = object_new(TYPE_QEMU_CONSOLE);
     s = QEMU_CONSOLE(obj);
+    object_property_add_link(obj, "device", TYPE_DEVICE,
+                             (Object **)&s->device, &local_err);
+
     if (!active_console || ((active_console->console_type != GRAPHIC_CONSOLE) &&
         (console_type == GRAPHIC_CONSOLE))) {
         active_console = s;
@@ -1567,9 +1574,11 @@ DisplayState *init_displaystate(void)
     return display_state;
 }
 
-QemuConsole *graphic_console_init(const GraphicHwOps *hw_ops,
+QemuConsole *graphic_console_init(DeviceState *dev,
+                                  const GraphicHwOps *hw_ops,
                                   void *opaque)
 {
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int width = 640;
     int height = 480;
     QemuConsole *s;
@@ -1580,6 +1589,10 @@ QemuConsole *graphic_console_init(const GraphicHwOps *hw_ops,
     s = new_console(ds, GRAPHIC_CONSOLE);
     s->hw_ops = hw_ops;
     s->hw = opaque;
+    if (dev) {
+        object_property_set_link(OBJECT(s), OBJECT(dev),
+                                 "device", &local_err);
+    }
 
     s->surface = qemu_create_displaysurface(width, height);
     return s;
