diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 11b38d15f1..74b1a94eb9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ install: all
 	mkdir -p "$(datadir)"
 	install -m 644 pc-bios/bios.bin pc-bios/vgabios.bin \
                        pc-bios/vgabios-cirrus.bin \
-                       pc-bios/ppc_rom.bin \
+                       pc-bios/ppc_rom.bin pc-bios/video.x \
                        pc-bios/proll.elf \
                        pc-bios/linux_boot.bin "$(datadir)"
 	mkdir -p "$(docdir)"
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ tarbin:
 	$(datadir)/vgabios.bin \
 	$(datadir)/vgabios-cirrus.bin \
 	$(datadir)/ppc_rom.bin \
+	$(datadir)/video.x \
 	$(datadir)/proll.elf \
 	$(datadir)/linux_boot.bin \
 	$(docdir)/qemu-doc.html \
diff --git a/hw/mips_r4k.c b/hw/mips_r4k.c
index 9ce4a5ac94..ca135ac39b 100644
--- a/hw/mips_r4k.c
+++ b/hw/mips_r4k.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void mips_r4k_init (int ram_size, int vga_ram_size, int boot_device,
     isa_pic = pic_init(pic_irq_request, cpu_single_env);
     serial_init(0x3f8, 4, serial_hds[0]);
     vga_initialize(NULL, ds, phys_ram_base + ram_size, ram_size, 
-                   vga_ram_size);
+                   vga_ram_size, 0, 0);
 
     isa_ne2000_init(0x300, 9, &nd_table[0]);
 }
diff --git a/hw/pc.c b/hw/pc.c
index 696c9192c9..29037db7b5 100644
--- a/hw/pc.c
+++ b/hw/pc.c
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ static void pc_init1(int ram_size, int vga_ram_size, int boot_device,
         }
     } else {
         vga_initialize(pci_bus, ds, phys_ram_base + ram_size, ram_size, 
-                       vga_ram_size);
+                       vga_ram_size, 0, 0);
     }
 
     rtc_state = rtc_init(0x70, 8);
diff --git a/hw/ppc_chrp.c b/hw/ppc_chrp.c
index 515806fbb5..5d20333d73 100644
--- a/hw/ppc_chrp.c
+++ b/hw/ppc_chrp.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "vl.h"
 
 #define BIOS_FILENAME "ppc_rom.bin"
+#define VGABIOS_FILENAME "video.x"
 #define NVRAM_SIZE        0x2000
 
 #define KERNEL_LOAD_ADDR 0x01000000
@@ -232,12 +233,13 @@ static void ppc_chrp_init(int ram_size, int vga_ram_size, int boot_device,
     void *pic;
     m48t59_t *nvram;
     int PPC_io_memory, unin_memory;
-    int ret, linux_boot, i;
-    unsigned long bios_offset;
+    int linux_boot, i;
+    unsigned long bios_offset, vga_bios_offset;
     uint32_t kernel_base, kernel_size, initrd_base, initrd_size;
     ppc_def_t *def;
     PCIBus *pci_bus;
     const char *arch_name;
+    int vga_bios_size, bios_size;
 
     linux_boot = (kernel_filename != NULL);
 
@@ -247,15 +249,36 @@ static void ppc_chrp_init(int ram_size, int vga_ram_size, int boot_device,
     /* allocate and load BIOS */
     bios_offset = ram_size + vga_ram_size;
     snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s/%s", bios_dir, BIOS_FILENAME);
-    ret = load_image(buf, phys_ram_base + bios_offset);
-    if (ret != BIOS_SIZE) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load PPC PREP bios '%s'\n", buf);
+    bios_size = load_image(buf, phys_ram_base + bios_offset);
+    if (bios_size < 0 || bios_size > BIOS_SIZE) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not load PowerPC bios '%s'\n", buf);
         exit(1);
     }
-    cpu_register_physical_memory((uint32_t)(-BIOS_SIZE), 
-                                 BIOS_SIZE, bios_offset | IO_MEM_ROM);
-    cpu_single_env->nip = 0xfffffffc;
-
+    bios_size = (bios_size + 0xfff) & ~0xfff;
+    cpu_register_physical_memory((uint32_t)(-bios_size), 
+                                 bios_size, bios_offset | IO_MEM_ROM);
+    
+    /* allocate and load VGA BIOS */
+    vga_bios_offset = bios_offset + bios_size;
+    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s/%s", bios_dir, VGABIOS_FILENAME);
+    vga_bios_size = load_image(buf, phys_ram_base + vga_bios_offset + 8);
+    if (vga_bios_size < 0) {
+        /* if no bios is present, we can still work */
+        fprintf(stderr, "qemu: warning: could not load VGA bios '%s'\n", buf);
+        vga_bios_size = 0;
+    } else {
+        /* set a specific header (XXX: find real Apple format for NDRV
+           drivers) */
+        phys_ram_base[vga_bios_offset] = 'N';
+        phys_ram_base[vga_bios_offset + 1] = 'D';
+        phys_ram_base[vga_bios_offset + 2] = 'R';
+        phys_ram_base[vga_bios_offset + 3] = 'V';
+        cpu_to_be32w((uint32_t *)(phys_ram_base + vga_bios_offset + 4), 
+                     vga_bios_size);
+        vga_bios_size += 8;
+    }
+    vga_bios_size = (vga_bios_size + 0xfff) & ~0xfff;
+    
     if (linux_boot) {
         kernel_base = KERNEL_LOAD_ADDR;
         /* now we can load the kernel */
@@ -321,8 +344,9 @@ static void ppc_chrp_init(int ram_size, int vga_ram_size, int boot_device,
         cpu_register_physical_memory(0xfe000000, 0x00200000, PPC_io_memory);
         
         /* init basic PC hardware */
-        vga_initialize(pci_bus, ds, phys_ram_base + ram_size, ram_size, 
-                       vga_ram_size);
+        vga_initialize(pci_bus, ds, phys_ram_base + ram_size, 
+                       ram_size, vga_ram_size,
+                       vga_bios_offset, vga_bios_size);
         pic = heathrow_pic_init(&heathrow_pic_mem_index);
         set_irq = heathrow_pic_set_irq;
         pci_set_pic(pci_bus, set_irq, pic);
@@ -363,8 +387,9 @@ static void ppc_chrp_init(int ram_size, int vga_ram_size, int boot_device,
         cpu_register_physical_memory(0xf8000000, 0x00001000, unin_memory);
 
         /* init basic PC hardware */
-        vga_initialize(pci_bus, ds, phys_ram_base + ram_size, ram_size, 
-                       vga_ram_size);
+        vga_initialize(pci_bus, ds, phys_ram_base + ram_size,
+                       ram_size, vga_ram_size,
+                       vga_bios_offset, vga_bios_size);
         pic = openpic_init(NULL, &openpic_mem_index, 1);
         set_irq = openpic_set_irq;
         pci_set_pic(pci_bus, set_irq, pic);
diff --git a/hw/vga.c b/hw/vga.c
index 2c425ffe9b..49e5b211f9 100644
--- a/hw/vga.c
+++ b/hw/vga.c
@@ -1654,8 +1654,11 @@ static void vga_map(PCIDevice *pci_dev, int region_num,
                     uint32_t addr, uint32_t size, int type)
 {
     VGAState *s = vga_state;
-
-    cpu_register_physical_memory(addr, s->vram_size, s->vram_offset);
+    if (region_num == PCI_ROM_SLOT) {
+        cpu_register_physical_memory(addr, s->bios_size, s->bios_offset);
+    } else {
+        cpu_register_physical_memory(addr, s->vram_size, s->vram_offset);
+    }
 }
 
 void vga_common_init(VGAState *s, DisplayState *ds, uint8_t *vga_ram_base, 
@@ -1701,7 +1704,8 @@ void vga_common_init(VGAState *s, DisplayState *ds, uint8_t *vga_ram_base,
 
 
 int vga_initialize(PCIBus *bus, DisplayState *ds, uint8_t *vga_ram_base, 
-                   unsigned long vga_ram_offset, int vga_ram_size)
+                   unsigned long vga_ram_offset, int vga_ram_size,
+                   unsigned long vga_bios_offset, int vga_bios_size)
 {
     VGAState *s;
 
@@ -1776,6 +1780,17 @@ int vga_initialize(PCIBus *bus, DisplayState *ds, uint8_t *vga_ram_base,
         /* XXX: vga_ram_size must be a power of two */
         pci_register_io_region(d, 0, vga_ram_size, 
                                PCI_ADDRESS_SPACE_MEM_PREFETCH, vga_map);
+        if (vga_bios_size != 0) {
+            unsigned int bios_total_size;
+            s->bios_offset = vga_bios_offset;
+            s->bios_size = vga_bios_size;
+            /* must be a power of two */
+            bios_total_size = 1;
+            while (bios_total_size < vga_bios_size)
+                bios_total_size <<= 1;
+            pci_register_io_region(d, PCI_ROM_SLOT, bios_total_size, 
+                                   PCI_ADDRESS_SPACE_MEM_PREFETCH, vga_map);
+        }
     } else {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOCHS_VBE
         /* XXX: use optimized standard vga accesses */
diff --git a/hw/vga_int.h b/hw/vga_int.h
index 2e7fb30efb..621268de4c 100644
--- a/hw/vga_int.h
+++ b/hw/vga_int.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@
     uint8_t *vram_ptr;                                                  \
     unsigned long vram_offset;                                          \
     unsigned int vram_size;                                             \
+    unsigned long bios_offset;                                          \
+    unsigned int bios_size;                                             \
     uint32_t latch;                                                     \
     uint8_t sr_index;                                                   \
     uint8_t sr[256];                                                    \
diff --git a/pc-bios/video.x b/pc-bios/video.x
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..761aa0c9d4
Binary files /dev/null and b/pc-bios/video.x differ
diff --git a/vl.h b/vl.h
index 6f6aba75b8..85d0cf4733 100644
--- a/vl.h
+++ b/vl.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ extern int win2k_install_hack;
 
 /* XXX: make it dynamic */
 #if defined (TARGET_PPC)
-#define BIOS_SIZE (512 * 1024)
+#define BIOS_SIZE ((512 + 32) * 1024)
 #elif defined(TARGET_MIPS)
 #define BIOS_SIZE (128 * 1024)
 #else
@@ -596,7 +596,8 @@ static inline void dpy_resize(DisplayState *s, int w, int h)
 }
 
 int vga_initialize(PCIBus *bus, DisplayState *ds, uint8_t *vga_ram_base, 
-                   unsigned long vga_ram_offset, int vga_ram_size);
+                   unsigned long vga_ram_offset, int vga_ram_size,
+                   unsigned long vga_bios_offset, int vga_bios_size);
 void vga_update_display(void);
 void vga_invalidate_display(void);
 void vga_screen_dump(const char *filename);