diff --git a/hw/display/ramfb-standalone.c b/hw/display/ramfb-standalone.c
index da3229a1f6..6441449e7b 100644
--- a/hw/display/ramfb-standalone.c
+++ b/hw/display/ramfb-standalone.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
+#include "hw/isa/isa.h"
 #include "hw/display/ramfb.h"
 #include "ui/console.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ typedef struct RAMFBStandaloneState {
     SysBusDevice parent_obj;
     QemuConsole *con;
     RAMFBState *state;
+    uint32_t xres;
+    uint32_t yres;
 } RAMFBStandaloneState;
 
 static void display_update_wrapper(void *dev)
@@ -33,15 +36,22 @@ static void ramfb_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     RAMFBStandaloneState *ramfb = RAMFB(dev);
 
     ramfb->con = graphic_console_init(dev, 0, &wrapper_ops, dev);
-    ramfb->state = ramfb_setup(errp);
+    ramfb->state = ramfb_setup(dev, errp);
 }
 
+static Property ramfb_properties[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("xres", RAMFBStandaloneState, xres, 0),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("yres", RAMFBStandaloneState, yres, 0),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+};
+
 static void ramfb_class_initfn(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
 
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_DISPLAY, dc->categories);
     dc->realize = ramfb_realizefn;
+    dc->props = ramfb_properties;
     dc->desc = "ram framebuffer standalone device";
     dc->user_creatable = true;
 }
diff --git a/hw/display/ramfb.c b/hw/display/ramfb.c
index 25c8ad7c25..b4eb283ef8 100644
--- a/hw/display/ramfb.c
+++ b/hw/display/ramfb.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qemu/option.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "hw/display/ramfb.h"
 #include "ui/console.h"
@@ -29,36 +30,70 @@ struct QEMU_PACKED RAMFBCfg {
 struct RAMFBState {
     DisplaySurface *ds;
     uint32_t width, height;
+    uint32_t starting_width, starting_height;
     struct RAMFBCfg cfg;
+    bool locked;
 };
 
+static void ramfb_unmap_display_surface(pixman_image_t *image, void *unused)
+{
+    void *data = pixman_image_get_data(image);
+    uint32_t size = pixman_image_get_stride(image) *
+        pixman_image_get_height(image);
+    cpu_physical_memory_unmap(data, size, 0, 0);
+}
+
+static DisplaySurface *ramfb_create_display_surface(int width, int height,
+                                                    pixman_format_code_t format,
+                                                    int linesize, uint64_t addr)
+{
+    DisplaySurface *surface;
+    hwaddr size;
+    void *data;
+
+    if (linesize == 0) {
+        linesize = width * PIXMAN_FORMAT_BPP(format) / 8;
+    }
+
+    size = (hwaddr)linesize * height;
+    data = cpu_physical_memory_map(addr, &size, 0);
+    if (size != (hwaddr)linesize * height) {
+        cpu_physical_memory_unmap(data, size, 0, 0);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    surface = qemu_create_displaysurface_from(width, height,
+                                              format, linesize, data);
+    pixman_image_set_destroy_function(surface->image,
+                                      ramfb_unmap_display_surface, NULL);
+
+    return surface;
+}
+
 static void ramfb_fw_cfg_write(void *dev, off_t offset, size_t len)
 {
     RAMFBState *s = dev;
-    void *framebuffer;
-    uint32_t fourcc, format;
-    hwaddr stride, addr, length;
+    uint32_t fourcc, format, width, height;
+    hwaddr stride, addr;
 
-    s->width  = be32_to_cpu(s->cfg.width);
-    s->height = be32_to_cpu(s->cfg.height);
+    width     = be32_to_cpu(s->cfg.width);
+    height    = be32_to_cpu(s->cfg.height);
     stride    = be32_to_cpu(s->cfg.stride);
     fourcc    = be32_to_cpu(s->cfg.fourcc);
     addr      = be64_to_cpu(s->cfg.addr);
-    length    = stride * s->height;
     format    = qemu_drm_format_to_pixman(fourcc);
 
     fprintf(stderr, "%s: %dx%d @ 0x%" PRIx64 "\n", __func__,
-            s->width, s->height, addr);
-    framebuffer = address_space_map(&address_space_memory,
-                                    addr, &length, false,
-                                    MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED);
-    if (!framebuffer || length < stride * s->height) {
-        s->width = 0;
-        s->height = 0;
+            width, height, addr);
+    if (s->locked) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s: resolution locked, change rejected\n", __func__);
         return;
     }
-    s->ds = qemu_create_displaysurface_from(s->width, s->height,
-                                            format, stride, framebuffer);
+    s->locked = true;
+    s->width = width;
+    s->height = height;
+    s->ds = ramfb_create_display_surface(s->width, s->height,
+                                         format, stride, addr);
 }
 
 void ramfb_display_update(QemuConsole *con, RAMFBState *s)
@@ -76,7 +111,16 @@ void ramfb_display_update(QemuConsole *con, RAMFBState *s)
     dpy_gfx_update_full(con);
 }
 
-RAMFBState *ramfb_setup(Error **errp)
+static void ramfb_reset(void *opaque)
+{
+    RAMFBState *s = (RAMFBState *)opaque;
+    s->locked = false;
+    memset(&s->cfg, 0, sizeof(s->cfg));
+    s->cfg.width = s->starting_width;
+    s->cfg.height = s->starting_height;
+}
+
+RAMFBState *ramfb_setup(DeviceState* dev, Error **errp)
 {
     FWCfgState *fw_cfg = fw_cfg_find();
     RAMFBState *s;
@@ -88,9 +132,22 @@ RAMFBState *ramfb_setup(Error **errp)
 
     s = g_new0(RAMFBState, 1);
 
+    const char *s_fb_width = qemu_opt_get(dev->opts, "xres");
+    const char *s_fb_height = qemu_opt_get(dev->opts, "yres");
+    if (s_fb_width) {
+        s->cfg.width = atoi(s_fb_width);
+        s->starting_width = s->cfg.width;
+    }
+    if (s_fb_height) {
+        s->cfg.height = atoi(s_fb_height);
+        s->starting_height = s->cfg.height;
+    }
+    s->locked = false;
+
     rom_add_vga("vgabios-ramfb.bin");
     fw_cfg_add_file_callback(fw_cfg, "etc/ramfb",
                              NULL, ramfb_fw_cfg_write, s,
                              &s->cfg, sizeof(s->cfg), false);
+    qemu_register_reset(ramfb_reset, s);
     return s;
 }
diff --git a/hw/vfio/display.c b/hw/vfio/display.c
index a3d9c8f5be..2c2d3e5b71 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/display.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/display.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static int vfio_display_dmabuf_init(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, Error **errp)
                                           &vfio_display_dmabuf_ops,
                                           vdev);
     if (vdev->enable_ramfb) {
-        vdev->dpy->ramfb = ramfb_setup(errp);
+        vdev->dpy->ramfb = ramfb_setup(DEVICE(vdev), errp);
     }
     vfio_display_edid_init(vdev);
     return 0;
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ static int vfio_display_region_init(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, Error **errp)
                                           &vfio_display_region_ops,
                                           vdev);
     if (vdev->enable_ramfb) {
-        vdev->dpy->ramfb = ramfb_setup(errp);
+        vdev->dpy->ramfb = ramfb_setup(DEVICE(vdev), errp);
     }
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/hw/display/ramfb.h b/include/hw/display/ramfb.h
index b33a2c467b..f6c2de93b2 100644
--- a/include/hw/display/ramfb.h
+++ b/include/hw/display/ramfb.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 /* ramfb.c */
 typedef struct RAMFBState RAMFBState;
 void ramfb_display_update(QemuConsole *con, RAMFBState *s);
-RAMFBState *ramfb_setup(Error **errp);
+RAMFBState *ramfb_setup(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp);
 
 /* ramfb-standalone.c */
 #define TYPE_RAMFB_DEVICE "ramfb"
diff --git a/stubs/ramfb.c b/stubs/ramfb.c
index 48143f3354..0799093a5d 100644
--- a/stubs/ramfb.c
+++ b/stubs/ramfb.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ void ramfb_display_update(QemuConsole *con, RAMFBState *s)
 {
 }
 
-RAMFBState *ramfb_setup(Error **errp)
+RAMFBState *ramfb_setup(DeviceState* dev, Error **errp)
 {
     error_setg(errp, "ramfb support not available");
     return NULL;