diff --git a/lib/mks-screen.c b/lib/mks-screen.c
index 5d39810..9efd552 100644
--- a/lib/mks-screen.c
+++ b/lib/mks-screen.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ struct _MksScreen
   MksKeyboard    *keyboard;
   MksMouse       *mouse;
 
+  guint           number;
   guint           width;
   guint           height;
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ enum {
   PROP_KIND,
   PROP_KEYBOARD,
   PROP_MOUSE,
+  PROP_NUMBER,
   PROP_WIDTH,
   N_PROPS
 };
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ mks_screen_set_console (MksScreen      *self,
 
       self->width = mks_qemu_console_get_width (console);
       self->height = mks_qemu_console_get_height (console);
+      self->number = mks_qemu_console_get_head (console);
     }
 }
 
@@ -170,6 +173,10 @@ mks_screen_get_property (GObject    *object,
       g_value_set_object (value, mks_screen_get_mouse (self));
       break;
 
+    case PROP_NUMBER:
+      g_value_set_uint (value, mks_screen_get_number (self));
+      break;
+
     case PROP_WIDTH:
       g_value_set_uint (value, mks_screen_get_width (self));
       break;
@@ -223,6 +230,11 @@ mks_screen_class_init (MksScreenClass *klass)
                          MKS_TYPE_MOUSE,
                          (G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
+  properties [PROP_NUMBER] =
+    g_param_spec_uint ("number", NULL, NULL,
+                       0, G_MAXUINT, 0,
+                       (G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
   properties [PROP_WIDTH] =
     g_param_spec_uint ("width", NULL, NULL,
                        0, G_MAXUINT, 0,
@@ -387,3 +399,19 @@ mks_screen_get_height (MksScreen *self)
 
   return self->height;
 }
+
+/**
+ * mks_screen_get_number:
+ * @self: a #MksScreen
+ *
+ * Gets the "number" property.
+ *
+ * Returns: the screen number
+ */
+guint
+mks_screen_get_number (MksScreen *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (MKS_IS_SCREEN (self), 0);
+
+  return self->number;
+}
diff --git a/lib/mks-screen.h b/lib/mks-screen.h
index e433403..898bb1a 100644
--- a/lib/mks-screen.h
+++ b/lib/mks-screen.h
@@ -48,5 +48,7 @@ MKS_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 guint          mks_screen_get_width    (MksScreen *self);
 MKS_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 guint          mks_screen_get_height   (MksScreen *self);
+MKS_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+guint          mks_screen_get_number   (MksScreen *self);
 
 G_END_DECLS