diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 11e867335d..836e2864b5 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -3926,6 +3926,11 @@ virDomainDefPostParseInternal(virDomainDefPtr def,
     if (virDomainDefAddImplicitDevices(def) < 0)
         return -1;
 
+    /* Mark the first video as primary. If the user specified primary="yes",
+     * the parser already inserted the device at def->videos[0] */
+    if (def->nvideos != 0)
+        def->videos[0]->primary = true;
+
     /* clean up possibly duplicated metadata entries */
     virDomainDefMetadataSanitize(def);
 
@@ -16368,9 +16373,6 @@ virDomainDefParseXML(xmlDocPtr xml,
             goto error;
         }
     }
-    /* if not specified by user mark the first video as primary */
-    if (n && !primaryVideo)
-        def->videos[0]->primary = true;
 
     VIR_FREE(nodes);
 
diff --git a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-sdl-fullscreen.xml b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-sdl-fullscreen.xml
index 1b3ac30de4..0bc0436fc1 100644
--- a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-sdl-fullscreen.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-sdl-fullscreen.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
     <graphics type='sdl' display=':0.1' xauth='/root/.Xauthority' fullscreen='yes'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1'/>
+      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
   </devices>
diff --git a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-sdl.xml b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-sdl.xml
index 2c1c781d52..7cd9d6c3f7 100644
--- a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-sdl.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-sdl.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
     <graphics type='sdl' display=':0.1' xauth='/root/.Xauthority'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vga' vram='16384' heads='1'/>
+      <model type='vga' vram='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
   </devices>
diff --git a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-policy.xml b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-policy.xml
index 36b8001dbe..3ebb375e1b 100644
--- a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-policy.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-policy.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <listen type='address' address='::'/>
     </graphics>
     <video>
-      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1'/>
+      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
   </devices>
diff --git a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-sasl.xml b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-sasl.xml
index f29bb2241b..5b7d560246 100644
--- a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-sasl.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-sasl.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <listen type='address' address='127.0.0.1'/>
     </graphics>
     <video>
-      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1'/>
+      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
   </devices>
diff --git a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-socket.xml b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-socket.xml
index 57e808ab34..93daa76419 100644
--- a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-socket.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-socket.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
     <graphics type='vnc' socket='/tmp/foo.socket'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1'/>
+      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
   </devices>
diff --git a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-tls.xml b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-tls.xml
index f29bb2241b..5b7d560246 100644
--- a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-tls.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-tls.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <listen type='address' address='127.0.0.1'/>
     </graphics>
     <video>
-      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1'/>
+      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
   </devices>
diff --git a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-websocket.xml b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-websocket.xml
index 25e3badfd9..260ad1c18c 100644
--- a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-websocket.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc-websocket.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       <listen type='address' address='127.0.0.1'/>
     </graphics>
     <video>
-      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1'/>
+      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
   </devices>
diff --git a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc.xml b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc.xml
index e18790fa11..374345b56f 100644
--- a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-graphics-vnc.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <listen type='address' address='2001:1:2:3:4:5:1234:1234'/>
     </graphics>
     <video>
-      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1'/>
+      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
   </devices>
diff --git a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-pseries-disk.xml b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-pseries-disk.xml
index 97225f44a1..8cec27c3dc 100644
--- a/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-pseries-disk.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuargv2xmldata/qemuargv2xml-pseries-disk.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <input type='mouse' bus='usb'/>
     <graphics type='sdl'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1'/>
+      <model type='cirrus' vram='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
     <panic model='pseries'/>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-annotation.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-annotation.xml
index c58af0733e..9d99fd288b 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-annotation.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-annotation.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-case-insensitive-1.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-case-insensitive-1.xml
index 4cd760e536..fd38cfd67f 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-case-insensitive-1.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-case-insensitive-1.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       <source bridge='VM NETWORK'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-case-insensitive-2.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-case-insensitive-2.xml
index fa6602872e..eb81691456 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-case-insensitive-2.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-case-insensitive-2.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       <source bridge='vm network'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-device.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-device.xml
index a4bf33caf3..d8bba13385 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-device.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-device.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-empty.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-empty.xml
index e086379947..b11fe272b6 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-empty.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-empty.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-file.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-file.xml
index 8acea2d9b8..7ca8ff729a 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-file.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-file.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-raw-auto-detect.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-raw-auto-detect.xml
index bce708d1f7..68ad26dc6f 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-raw-auto-detect.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-raw-auto-detect.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-raw-device.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-raw-device.xml
index 530a29a7f2..679cdb154b 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-raw-device.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-ide-raw-device.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-device.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-device.xml
index 0cdfb9191e..cf1275c829 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-device.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-device.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='scsi' index='0'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-empty.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-empty.xml
index 56ad6786f2..20452522d8 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-empty.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-empty.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='scsi' index='0'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-file.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-file.xml
index f81414309e..5765232bc1 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-file.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-file.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='scsi' index='0'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-passthru.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-passthru.xml
index d3b382a427..46e27bce71 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-passthru.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-passthru.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='scsi' index='0'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-raw-auto-detect.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-raw-auto-detect.xml
index a81646a28e..9d706b5d04 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-raw-auto-detect.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-raw-auto-detect.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='scsi' index='0'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-raw-device.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-raw-device.xml
index bca8510ab4..9052327dcd 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-raw-device.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-cdrom-scsi-raw-device.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='scsi' index='0'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-datacenterpath.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-datacenterpath.xml
index a690c0feb8..7d458c5c8e 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-datacenterpath.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-datacenterpath.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
   <vmware:datacenterpath>folder1/folder2/datacenter1</vmware:datacenterpath>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-1.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-1.xml
index 26f609cd0f..906cfe0648 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-1.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-1.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       <source bridge='VM Network'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-2.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-2.xml
index fd3b92c9cf..2f85f82ad0 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-2.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-2.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
       <model type='vlance'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-3.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-3.xml
index dd681c12f1..8f219165f1 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-3.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-3.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       <source bridge='VM Network'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-4.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-4.xml
index a2b457ad98..d5b3e841b7 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-4.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-4.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
       <target type='serial' port='0'/>
     </console>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-5.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-5.xml
index e6b6993854..296d48171c 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-5.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-5.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       <model type='e1000'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-6.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-6.xml
index a03dd2a98d..19bace7cfb 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-6.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-6.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       <model type='vmxnet3'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='8192'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='8192' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-7.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-7.xml
index 5180a99f83..832c1ac864 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-7.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-esx-in-the-wild-7.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <model type='vmxnet3'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='8192'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='8192' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-bridged.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-bridged.xml
index 52d8fabfe5..0fe29ccd97 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-bridged.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-bridged.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <source bridge='VM Network'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-custom.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-custom.xml
index 9f530ce7af..e10ecd7685 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-custom.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-custom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       <target dev='vmnet7'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-e1000.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-e1000.xml
index 4170db53fd..d497a3836f 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-e1000.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-e1000.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       <model type='e1000'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-generated.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-generated.xml
index b955c5fe95..23b54c81c9 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-generated.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-generated.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <source bridge='VM Network'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-nat.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-nat.xml
index eb8e85b261..562ddfc0ca 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-nat.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-nat.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       <mac address='00:50:56:11:22:33'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-other.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-other.xml
index 51421e22f4..e7abad0724 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-other.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-other.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <source bridge='VM Network'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-static.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-static.xml
index 52d8fabfe5..0fe29ccd97 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-static.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-static.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <source bridge='VM Network'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-vmxnet2.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-vmxnet2.xml
index 19d7096667..bbe7dfd378 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-vmxnet2.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-vmxnet2.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       <model type='vmxnet2'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-vpx.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-vpx.xml
index 88c15d0c15..5dbdb5227e 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-vpx.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ethernet-vpx.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <source bridge='VM Network'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-floppy-device.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-floppy-device.xml
index 5980bad163..3b1317249d 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-floppy-device.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-floppy-device.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='fdc' index='0'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-floppy-file.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-floppy-file.xml
index 40f70d3052..6699f15602 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-floppy-file.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-floppy-file.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='fdc' index='0'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-fusion-in-the-wild-1.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-fusion-in-the-wild-1.xml
index ef785d7466..cfc0d95960 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-fusion-in-the-wild-1.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-fusion-in-the-wild-1.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
       <source bridge=''/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-graphics-vnc.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-graphics-vnc.xml
index 9fee02655c..8501907748 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-graphics-vnc.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-graphics-vnc.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <devices>
     <graphics type='vnc' port='5903' autoport='no' keymap='de' passwd='password'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-gsx-in-the-wild-1.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-gsx-in-the-wild-1.xml
index 94c0f8716a..e507cfc2f4 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-gsx-in-the-wild-1.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-gsx-in-the-wild-1.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       <target dev='/dev/vmnet1'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-gsx-in-the-wild-2.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-gsx-in-the-wild-2.xml
index 9550c6b70d..39e89bb204 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-gsx-in-the-wild-2.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-gsx-in-the-wild-2.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       <target dev='/dev/vmnet1'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-gsx-in-the-wild-3.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-gsx-in-the-wild-3.xml
index c2f845f788..51101ded23 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-gsx-in-the-wild-3.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-gsx-in-the-wild-3.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <target dev='/dev/vmnet2'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-gsx-in-the-wild-4.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-gsx-in-the-wild-4.xml
index 668b9471e8..849367a52d 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-gsx-in-the-wild-4.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-gsx-in-the-wild-4.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       <target dev='/dev/vmnet2'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-ide-file.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-ide-file.xml
index 80fcef73ed..d452e6ed99 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-ide-file.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-ide-file.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-scsi-file.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-scsi-file.xml
index a1d3efdd3a..64b89c6530 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-scsi-file.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-scsi-file.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='scsi' index='0'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-transient.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-transient.xml
index 3786e2fe31..f61fb21773 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-transient.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-harddisk-transient.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-minimal-64bit.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-minimal-64bit.xml
index 6c50a1d209..42245d4ba0 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-minimal-64bit.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-minimal-64bit.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-minimal.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-minimal.xml
index 38bcf43cfc..122d59cd77 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-minimal.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-minimal.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-parallel-device.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-parallel-device.xml
index 8aa4591e2c..3c69198b93 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-parallel-device.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-parallel-device.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <target port='0'/>
     </parallel>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-parallel-file.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-parallel-file.xml
index 6b0a9654b3..d7ec0cf1a2 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-parallel-file.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-parallel-file.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <target port='0'/>
     </parallel>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-scsi-driver.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-scsi-driver.xml
index 3ab346f833..1a057df428 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-scsi-driver.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-scsi-driver.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <controller type='scsi' index='2' model='lsisas1068'/>
     <controller type='scsi' index='3' model='vmpvscsi'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-scsi-writethrough.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-scsi-writethrough.xml
index fdd01ed131..95accb104e 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-scsi-writethrough.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-scsi-writethrough.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='scsi' index='0' model='buslogic'/>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-device.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-device.xml
index cc45c078ea..df25d66b98 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-device.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-device.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       <target type='serial' port='0'/>
     </console>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-file.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-file.xml
index 810398dc20..84618c321c 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-file.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-file.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       <target type='serial' port='0'/>
     </console>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-network-client.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-network-client.xml
index b9190807fa..2e096434f5 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-network-client.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-network-client.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       <target type='serial' port='0'/>
     </console>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-network-server.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-network-server.xml
index 265036bde8..65950e8cea 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-network-server.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-network-server.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       <target type='serial' port='0'/>
     </console>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-pipe.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-pipe.xml
index 029bc9dc25..bd425e603e 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-pipe.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-serial-pipe.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       <target type='serial' port='0'/>
     </console>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-sharedfolder.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-sharedfolder.xml
index 52b75de0d8..7fa3203161 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-sharedfolder.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-sharedfolder.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <target dir='shared'/>
     </filesystem>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-smbios.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-smbios.xml
index cf43714d56..6773502633 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-smbios.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-smbios.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-svga.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-svga.xml
index 5f6df894e4..da0f1a30e2 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-svga.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-svga.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='8192'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='8192' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ws-in-the-wild-1.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ws-in-the-wild-1.xml
index 2f7c14efef..9ea6bd754d 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ws-in-the-wild-1.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ws-in-the-wild-1.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <model type='e1000'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ws-in-the-wild-2.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ws-in-the-wild-2.xml
index 9865e34176..ce8f802f88 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ws-in-the-wild-2.xml
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/vmx2xml-ws-in-the-wild-2.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       <model type='e1000'/>
     </interface>
     <video>
-      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096'/>
+      <model type='vmvga' vram='4096' primary='yes'/>
     </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>