diff --git a/include/ui/console.h b/include/ui/console.h
index 65ed6ddca6..e6b1227bef 100644
--- a/include/ui/console.h
+++ b/include/ui/console.h
@@ -450,9 +450,9 @@ static inline void sdl_display_init(DisplayState *ds, DisplayOptions *opts)
 
 /* cocoa.m */
 #ifdef CONFIG_COCOA
-void cocoa_display_init(DisplayState *ds, int full_screen);
+void cocoa_display_init(DisplayState *ds, DisplayOptions *opts);
 #else
-static inline void cocoa_display_init(DisplayState *ds, int full_screen)
+static inline void cocoa_display_init(DisplayState *ds, DisplayOptions *opts)
 {
     /* This must never be called if CONFIG_COCOA is disabled */
     error_report("Cocoa support is disabled");
diff --git a/qapi/ui.json b/qapi/ui.json
index 11aad8b496..398baa9698 100644
--- a/qapi/ui.json
+++ b/qapi/ui.json
@@ -1020,7 +1020,8 @@
 #
 ##
 { 'enum'    : 'DisplayType',
-  'data'    : [ 'none', 'gtk', 'sdl', 'egl-headless', 'curses' ] }
+  'data'    : [ 'none', 'gtk', 'sdl',
+                'egl-headless', 'curses', 'cocoa' ] }
 
 ##
 # @DisplayOptions:
@@ -1045,4 +1046,5 @@
                 'gtk'            : 'DisplayGTK',
                 'sdl'            : 'DisplayNoOpts',
                 'egl-headless'   : 'DisplayNoOpts',
-                'curses'         : 'DisplayNoOpts' } }
+                'curses'         : 'DisplayNoOpts',
+                'cocoa'          : 'DisplayNoOpts' } }
diff --git a/ui/cocoa.m b/ui/cocoa.m
index 51db47cd71..90d9aa57ea 100644
--- a/ui/cocoa.m
+++ b/ui/cocoa.m
@@ -1683,12 +1683,12 @@ static void addRemovableDevicesMenuItems(void)
     qapi_free_BlockInfoList(pointerToFree);
 }
 
-void cocoa_display_init(DisplayState *ds, int full_screen)
+void cocoa_display_init(DisplayState *ds, DisplayOptions *opts)
 {
     COCOA_DEBUG("qemu_cocoa: cocoa_display_init\n");
 
     /* if fullscreen mode is to be used */
-    if (full_screen == true) {
+    if (opts->has_full_screen && opts->full_screen) {
         [NSApp activateIgnoringOtherApps: YES];
         [(QemuCocoaAppController *)[[NSApplication sharedApplication] delegate] toggleFullScreen: nil];
     }
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 3752ebec49..2dd00e00d9 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -4344,6 +4344,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         dpy.type = DISPLAY_TYPE_SDL;
 #elif defined(CONFIG_COCOA)
         display_type = DT_COCOA;
+        dpy.type = DISPLAY_TYPE_COCOA;
 #elif defined(CONFIG_VNC)
         vnc_parse("localhost:0,to=99,id=default", &error_abort);
 #else
@@ -4705,7 +4706,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         sdl_display_init(ds, &dpy);
         break;
     case DT_COCOA:
-        cocoa_display_init(ds, full_screen);
+        cocoa_display_init(ds, &dpy);
         break;
     case DT_GTK:
         gtk_display_init(ds, &dpy);