diff --git a/hw/display/xenfb.c b/hw/display/xenfb.c
index f2eb89fa7f..f0333a0cad 100644
--- a/hw/display/xenfb.c
+++ b/hw/display/xenfb.c
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ wait_more:
 
     /* vfb */
     fb = container_of(xfb, struct XenFB, c.xendev);
-    fb->c.con = graphic_console_init(&xenfb_ops, fb);
+    fb->c.con = graphic_console_init(NULL, &xenfb_ops, fb);
     fb->have_console = 1;
 
     /* vkbd */
diff --git a/include/ui/console.h b/include/ui/console.h
index 1c82f51331..b8b0441a0c 100644
--- a/include/ui/console.h
+++ b/include/ui/console.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define CONSOLE_H
 
 #include "ui/qemu-pixman.h"
+#include "qom/object.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qemu/notify.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
@@ -93,6 +94,20 @@ void kbd_put_keysym(int keysym);
 
 /* consoles */
 
+#define TYPE_QEMU_CONSOLE "qemu-console"
+#define QEMU_CONSOLE(obj) \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(QemuConsole, (obj), TYPE_QEMU_CONSOLE)
+#define QEMU_CONSOLE_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+    OBJECT_GET_CLASS(QemuConsoleClass, (obj), TYPE_QEMU_CONSOLE)
+#define QEMU_CONSOLE_CLASS(klass) \
+    OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(QemuConsoleClass, (klass), TYPE_QEMU_CONSOLE)
+
+typedef struct QemuConsoleClass QemuConsoleClass;
+
+struct QemuConsoleClass {
+    ObjectClass parent_class;
+};
+
 #define QEMU_BIG_ENDIAN_FLAG    0x01
 #define QEMU_ALLOCATED_FLAG     0x02
 
diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index 4f9219e38d..e9f30802b6 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ typedef enum {
 } console_type_t;
 
 struct QemuConsole {
+    Object parent;
+
     int index;
     console_type_t console_type;
     DisplayState *ds;
@@ -1197,12 +1199,14 @@ static void text_console_update(void *opaque, console_ch_t *chardata)
 
 static QemuConsole *new_console(DisplayState *ds, console_type_t console_type)
 {
+    Object *obj;
     QemuConsole *s;
     int i;
 
     if (nb_consoles >= MAX_CONSOLES)
         return NULL;
-    s = g_malloc0(sizeof(QemuConsole));
+    obj = object_new(TYPE_QEMU_CONSOLE);
+    s = QEMU_CONSOLE(obj);
     if (!active_console || ((active_console->console_type != GRAPHIC_CONSOLE) &&
         (console_type == GRAPHIC_CONSOLE))) {
         active_console = s;
@@ -1920,8 +1924,17 @@ static void qemu_chr_parse_vc(QemuOpts *opts, ChardevBackend *backend,
     }
 }
 
+static const TypeInfo qemu_console_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_QEMU_CONSOLE,
+    .parent = TYPE_OBJECT,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(QemuConsole),
+    .class_size = sizeof(QemuConsoleClass),
+};
+
+
 static void register_types(void)
 {
+    type_register_static(&qemu_console_info);
     register_char_driver_qapi("vc", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_VC,
                               qemu_chr_parse_vc);
 }