diff --git a/drivers/video/fb.c b/drivers/video/fb.c
index bef4147..aad0e1f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fb.c
@@ -56,6 +56,35 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int fb_setup_mode(struct device_d *dev, struct param_d *param,
+		const char *val)
+{
+	struct fb_info *info = dev->priv;
+	int mode, ret;
+
+	if (info->enabled != 0)
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	if (!val)
+		return dev_param_set_generic(dev, param, NULL);
+
+	for (mode = 0; mode < info->num_modes; mode++) {
+		if (!strcmp(info->mode_list[mode].name, val))
+			break;
+	}
+	if (mode >= info->num_modes)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	info->mode = &info->mode_list[mode];
+
+	ret = info->fbops->fb_activate_var(info);
+
+	if (ret == 0)
+		dev_param_set_generic(dev, param, val);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static struct file_operations fb_ops = {
 	.read	= mem_read,
 	.write	= mem_write,
@@ -87,6 +116,12 @@
 	dev_add_param(dev, "enable", fb_enable_set, NULL, 0);
 	dev_set_param(dev, "enable", "0");
 
+	if (info->num_modes && (info->mode_list != NULL) &&
+			(info->fbops->fb_activate_var != NULL)) {
+		dev_add_param(dev, "mode_name", fb_setup_mode, NULL, 0);
+		dev_set_param(dev, "mode_name", info->mode_list[0].name);
+	}
+
 	devfs_create(&info->cdev);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/fb.h b/include/fb.h
index 379f931..41deb8c 100644
--- a/include/fb.h
+++ b/include/fb.h
@@ -73,10 +73,13 @@
 			    unsigned blue, unsigned transp, struct fb_info *info);
 	void (*fb_enable)(struct fb_info *info);
 	void (*fb_disable)(struct fb_info *info);
+	int (*fb_activate_var)(struct fb_info *info);
 };
 
 struct fb_info {
 	struct fb_videomode *mode;
+	struct fb_videomode *mode_list;
+	unsigned num_modes;
 
 	struct fb_ops *fbops;
 	struct device_d dev;		/* This is this fb device */