diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 10b9568815..85ca3ad55b 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ DEF("spice", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_spice,
     "-spice [port=port][,tls-port=secured-port][,x509-dir=<dir>]\n"
     "       [,x509-key-file=<file>][,x509-key-password=<file>]\n"
     "       [,x509-cert-file=<file>][,x509-cacert-file=<file>]\n"
-    "       [,x509-dh-key-file=<file>][,addr=addr][,ipv4|ipv6]\n"
+    "       [,x509-dh-key-file=<file>][,addr=addr][,ipv4|ipv6|unix]\n"
     "       [,tls-ciphers=<list>]\n"
     "       [,tls-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]]\n"
     "       [,plaintext-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]]\n"
@@ -982,6 +982,7 @@ Set the IP address spice is listening on.  Default is any address.
 
 @item ipv4
 @item ipv6
+@item unix
 Force using the specified IP version.
 
 @item password=<secret>
diff --git a/ui/spice-core.c b/ui/spice-core.c
index fe705c1ae2..c8f7f183c6 100644
--- a/ui/spice-core.c
+++ b/ui/spice-core.c
@@ -436,6 +436,11 @@ static QemuOptsList qemu_spice_opts = {
         },{
             .name = "ipv6",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
+#ifdef SPICE_ADDR_FLAG_UNIX_ONLY
+        },{
+            .name = "unix",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
+#endif
         },{
             .name = "password",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
@@ -708,6 +713,10 @@ void qemu_spice_init(void)
         addr_flags |= SPICE_ADDR_FLAG_IPV4_ONLY;
     } else if (qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "ipv6", 0)) {
         addr_flags |= SPICE_ADDR_FLAG_IPV6_ONLY;
+#ifdef SPICE_ADDR_FLAG_UNIX_ONLY
+    } else if (qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "unix", 0)) {
+        addr_flags |= SPICE_ADDR_FLAG_UNIX_ONLY;
+#endif
     }
 
     spice_server = spice_server_new();
diff --git a/ui/spice-display.c b/ui/spice-display.c
index 8c872129de..16441852e4 100644
--- a/ui/spice-display.c
+++ b/ui/spice-display.c
@@ -438,9 +438,6 @@ void qemu_spice_display_switch(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd,
     qemu_mutex_lock(&ssd->lock);
     need_destroy = (ssd->ds != NULL);
     ssd->ds = surface;
-    ssd->surface = pixman_image_ref(ssd->ds->image);
-    ssd->mirror  = qemu_pixman_mirror_create(ssd->ds->format,
-                                             ssd->ds->image);
     while ((update = QTAILQ_FIRST(&ssd->updates)) != NULL) {
         QTAILQ_REMOVE(&ssd->updates, update, next);
         qemu_spice_destroy_update(ssd, update);
@@ -450,6 +447,9 @@ void qemu_spice_display_switch(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd,
         qemu_spice_destroy_host_primary(ssd);
     }
     if (ssd->ds) {
+        ssd->surface = pixman_image_ref(ssd->ds->image);
+        ssd->mirror  = qemu_pixman_mirror_create(ssd->ds->format,
+                                                 ssd->ds->image);
         qemu_spice_create_host_primary(ssd);
     }