diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
index e937c4e348..e8603d78ca 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
@@ -1397,6 +1397,7 @@ void virtio_gpu_reset(VirtIODevice *vdev)
     VirtIOGPU *g = VIRTIO_GPU(vdev);
     struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res, *tmp;
     struct virtio_gpu_ctrl_command *cmd;
+    int i = 0;
 
     QTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(res, &g->reslist, next, tmp) {
         virtio_gpu_resource_destroy(g, res);
@@ -1415,6 +1416,10 @@ void virtio_gpu_reset(VirtIODevice *vdev)
         g_free(cmd);
     }
 
+    for (i = 0; i < g->parent_obj.conf.max_outputs; i++) {
+        dpy_gfx_replace_surface(g->parent_obj.scanout[i].con, NULL);
+    }
+
     virtio_gpu_base_reset(VIRTIO_GPU_BASE(vdev));
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index c1544e0fb8..8da2170a7e 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -1898,6 +1898,7 @@ void dpy_gfx_replace_surface(QemuConsole *con,
     static const char placeholder_msg[] = "Display output is not active.";
     DisplayState *s = con->ds;
     DisplaySurface *old_surface = con->surface;
+    DisplaySurface *new_surface = surface;
     DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
     int width;
     int height;
@@ -1911,19 +1912,19 @@ void dpy_gfx_replace_surface(QemuConsole *con,
             height = 480;
         }
 
-        surface = qemu_create_placeholder_surface(width, height, placeholder_msg);
+        new_surface = qemu_create_placeholder_surface(width, height, placeholder_msg);
     }
 
-    assert(old_surface != surface);
+    assert(old_surface != new_surface);
 
     con->scanout.kind = SCANOUT_SURFACE;
-    con->surface = surface;
-    dpy_gfx_create_texture(con, surface);
+    con->surface = new_surface;
+    dpy_gfx_create_texture(con, new_surface);
     QLIST_FOREACH(dcl, &s->listeners, next) {
         if (con != (dcl->con ? dcl->con : active_console)) {
             continue;
         }
-        displaychangelistener_gfx_switch(dcl, surface, FALSE);
+        displaychangelistener_gfx_switch(dcl, new_surface, surface ? FALSE : TRUE);
     }
     dpy_gfx_destroy_texture(con, old_surface);
     qemu_free_displaysurface(old_surface);