diff --git a/hw/display/macfb.c b/hw/display/macfb.c
index 6e485d7aef..f98bcdec2d 100644
--- a/hw/display/macfb.c
+++ b/hw/display/macfb.c
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ static uint32_t macfb_sense_read(MacfbState *s)
     MacFbSense *macfb_sense;
     uint8_t sense;
 
-    macfb_sense = &macfb_sense_table[MACFB_DISPLAY_VGA];
+    assert(s->type < ARRAY_SIZE(macfb_sense_table));
+    macfb_sense = &macfb_sense_table[s->type];
     if (macfb_sense->sense == 0x7) {
         /* Extended sense */
         sense = 0;
@@ -544,6 +545,8 @@ static Property macfb_sysbus_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("width", MacfbSysBusState, macfb.width, 640),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("height", MacfbSysBusState, macfb.height, 480),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("depth", MacfbSysBusState, macfb.depth, 8),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("display", MacfbSysBusState, macfb.type,
+                      MACFB_DISPLAY_VGA),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
@@ -551,6 +554,8 @@ static Property macfb_nubus_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("width", MacfbNubusState, macfb.width, 640),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("height", MacfbNubusState, macfb.height, 480),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("depth", MacfbNubusState, macfb.depth, 8),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("display", MacfbNubusState, macfb.type,
+                      MACFB_DISPLAY_VGA),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/m68k/q800.c b/hw/m68k/q800.c
index 09b3366024..5223b880bc 100644
--- a/hw/m68k/q800.c
+++ b/hw/m68k/q800.c
@@ -421,6 +421,11 @@ static void q800_init(MachineState *machine)
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "width", graphic_width);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "height", graphic_height);
     qdev_prop_set_uint8(dev, "depth", graphic_depth);
+    if (graphic_width == 1152 && graphic_height == 870 && graphic_depth == 8) {
+        qdev_prop_set_uint8(dev, "display", MACFB_DISPLAY_APPLE_21_COLOR);
+    } else {
+        qdev_prop_set_uint8(dev, "display", MACFB_DISPLAY_VGA);
+    }
     qdev_realize_and_unref(dev, BUS(nubus), &error_fatal);
 
     cs = CPU(cpu);
diff --git a/include/hw/display/macfb.h b/include/hw/display/macfb.h
index febf4ce0e8..e95a97ebdc 100644
--- a/include/hw/display/macfb.h
+++ b/include/hw/display/macfb.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct MacfbState {
     uint8_t color_palette[256 * 3];
     uint32_t width, height; /* in pixels */
     uint8_t depth;
+    uint8_t type;
 
     uint32_t sense;
 } MacfbState;