diff --git a/examples/vm/aarch64-virt-base.conf b/examples/vm/aarch64-virt-base.conf
index 7d66b77..7be1be9 100644
--- a/examples/vm/aarch64-virt-base.conf
+++ b/examples/vm/aarch64-virt-base.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # Configuration variables
 #
-#   GUEST_DISPLAY            Set to '1' to enable graphical output
+#   GUEST_DISPLAY            Display option (QEMU -display parameter).
 #   GUEST_VIOMMU             Set to '1' to add a virtual IOMMU to the machine
 #   GUEST_CPU                CPU model (QEMU -cpu paramater, default: 'host')
 #   GUEST_SMP                SMP configuration (QEMU -smp parameter, default: '4')
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fi
 QEMU_SYSTEM_BINARY=${QEMU_SYSTEM_AARCH64}
 : "${GUEST_BOOT_BASE:="img/debian-11-genericcloud-arm64.qcow2"}"
 
-: "${GUEST_DISPLAY:="1"}"
+: "${GUEST_DISPLAY:=""}"
 : "${GUEST_CPU:="host"}"
 : "${GUEST_MEMORY:="2G"}"
 : "${GUEST_ACCEL:="kvm"}"
@@ -35,11 +35,17 @@ QEMU_SYSTEM_BINARY=${QEMU_SYSTEM_AARCH64}
 : "${GUEST_KERNEL_CONSOLE:="ttyAMA0"}"
 
 _setup_aarch64_virt_base() {
-  QEMU_PARAMS+=("-nographic")
+  QEMU_PARAMS+=("-nodefaults")
 
-  if [[ $GUEST_DISPLAY -eq 0 ]]; then
-    #QEMU_PARAMS+=("-display" "none")
+  if [[ -z $GUEST_DISPLAY ]]; then
     QEMU_PARAMS+=("-nographic")
+  else
+    QEMU_PARAMS+=("-device" "virtio-gpu-pci")
+    QEMU_PARAMS+=("-display" "$GUEST_DISPLAY")
+    QEMU_PARAMS+=("-device" "virtio-keyboard-pci")
+    QEMU_PARAMS+=("-device" "virtio-mouse-pci")
+    QEMU_PARAMS+=("-device" "qemu-xhci")
+    QEMU_PARAMS+=("-device" "usb-tablet")
   fi
 
   QEMU_PARAMS+=("-machine" "virt,accel=$GUEST_ACCEL,kernel-irqchip=split")