diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-s390x-cdrom-KVMIBM.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-s390x-cdrom-KVMIBM.xml
index a8038855..82fe6350 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-s390x-cdrom-KVMIBM.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-install-s390x-cdrom-KVMIBM.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
     <console type="pty">
       <target type="sclp"/>
     </console>
+    <graphics type="vnc" port="-1"/>
+    <video>
+      <model type="virtio"/>
+    </video>
     <watchdog model="diag288" action="reset"/>
     <panic model="s390"/>
   </devices>
diff --git a/tests/clitest.py b/tests/clitest.py
index 039938db..824293e4 100644
--- a/tests/clitest.py
+++ b/tests/clitest.py
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ c.add_compare("--connect %(URI-KVM-PPC64LE)s --import --disk %(EXISTIMG1)s --os-
 
 # s390x tests
 c.add_compare("--arch s390x --machine s390-ccw-virtio --connect %(URI-KVM-S390X)s --boot kernel=/kernel.img,initrd=/initrd.img --disk %(EXISTIMG1)s --disk %(EXISTIMG3)s,device=cdrom --os-variant fedora21", "s390x-cdrom", skip_check=OLD_OSINFO)
-c.add_compare("--arch s390x --machine s390-ccw-virtio --connect " + utils.URIs.kvm_s390x_KVMIBM + " --boot kernel=/kernel.img,initrd=/initrd.img --disk %(EXISTIMG1)s --disk %(EXISTIMG3)s,device=cdrom --os-variant fedora21 --watchdog diag288,action=reset --panic default", "s390x-cdrom-KVMIBM")
+c.add_compare("--arch s390x --machine s390-ccw-virtio --connect " + utils.URIs.kvm_s390x_KVMIBM + " --boot kernel=/kernel.img,initrd=/initrd.img --disk %(EXISTIMG1)s --disk %(EXISTIMG3)s,device=cdrom --os-variant fedora21 --watchdog diag288,action=reset --panic default --graphics vnc", "s390x-cdrom-KVMIBM")
 
 # qemu:///session tests
 c.add_compare("--connect " + utils.URIs.kvm_session + " --disk size=8 --os-variant fedora21 --cdrom %(EXISTIMG1)s", "kvm-session-defaults", skip_check=OLD_OSINFO)
diff --git a/virtinst/devices/video.py b/virtinst/devices/video.py
index 5978a421..276f8187 100644
--- a/virtinst/devices/video.py
+++ b/virtinst/devices/video.py
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ class DeviceVideo(Device):
             return "vga"
         if guest.os.is_arm_machvirt():
             return "virtio"
+        if guest.conn.is_qemu() and guest.os.is_s390x():
+            return "virtio"
         if guest.has_spice() and guest.os.is_x86():
             if guest.has_gl():
                 return "virtio"