diff --git a/backend/manager/modules/restapi/jaxrs/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/api/restapi/util/DisplayHelper.java b/backend/manager/modules/restapi/jaxrs/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/api/restapi/util/DisplayHelper.java
index 3087ed89147..99bca66b7c8 100644
--- a/backend/manager/modules/restapi/jaxrs/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/api/restapi/util/DisplayHelper.java
+++ b/backend/manager/modules/restapi/jaxrs/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/api/restapi/util/DisplayHelper.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public static void setGraphicsToParams(Display display, HasGraphicsDevices param
     /**
      * Sets static display info (derived from graphics device) to the Template.
      * Serves for BC purposes as VM can have more graphics devices, but old restapi allows us to set only one.
-     * If there are multiple graphics, SPICE is preferred.
+     * If there are multiple graphics, VNC is preferred.
      */
     public static void adjustDisplayData(BackendResource res, Template template) {
         adjustDisplayDataInternal(res, template, null, false);
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public static void adjustDisplayData(BackendResource res, Template template) {
     /**
      * Sets static display info (derived from graphics device) to the VM.
      * Serves for BC purposes as VM can have more graphics devices, but old restapi allows us to set only one.
-     * If there are multiple graphics, SPICE is preferred.
+     * If there are multiple graphics, VNC is preferred.
      */
     public static void adjustDisplayData(BackendResource res, Vm vm, boolean nextRun) {
         adjustDisplayData(res, vm, null, nextRun);
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ private static void adjustDisplayDataInternal(BackendResource backendResource, B
             List<GraphicsType> graphicsTypes = getGraphicsTypesForEntity(backendResource,
                     new Guid(res.getId()), vmsGraphicsDevices, nextRun);
 
-            if (graphicsTypes.contains(GraphicsType.SPICE)) {
-                display.setType(DisplayType.SPICE);
-            } else if (graphicsTypes.contains(GraphicsType.VNC)) {
+            if (graphicsTypes.contains(GraphicsType.VNC)) {
                 display.setType(DisplayType.VNC);
+            } else if (graphicsTypes.contains(GraphicsType.SPICE)) {
+                display.setType(DisplayType.SPICE);
             } else {
                 resetDisplay(res);
             }
diff --git a/backend/manager/modules/restapi/types/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/api/restapi/types/DisplayMapper.java b/backend/manager/modules/restapi/types/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/api/restapi/types/DisplayMapper.java
index cec13d3eb7d..077e9368e1f 100644
--- a/backend/manager/modules/restapi/types/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/api/restapi/types/DisplayMapper.java
+++ b/backend/manager/modules/restapi/types/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/api/restapi/types/DisplayMapper.java
@@ -27,14 +27,54 @@ public static DisplayType map(GraphicsType graphicsType, DisplayType displayType
     public static GraphicsType map(DisplayType displayType, GraphicsType graphicsType) {
         switch (displayType) {
             case SPICE:
+            case QXL:
                 return GraphicsType.SPICE;
             case VNC:
+            case CIRRUS:
+            case VGA:
+            case BOCHS:
                 return GraphicsType.VNC;
             default:
                 return null;
         }
     }
 
+    @Mapping(from = org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.DisplayType.class, to = DisplayType.class)
+    public static DisplayType mapDisplay(org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.DisplayType displayType, DisplayType disType) {
+        switch (displayType) {
+            case cirrus:
+                return DisplayType.CIRRUS;
+            case qxl:
+                return DisplayType.QXL;
+            case vga:
+                return DisplayType.VGA;
+            case bochs:
+                return DisplayType.BOCHS;
+            case none:
+                return DisplayType.NONE;
+            default:
+                return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Mapping(from = DisplayType.class, to = org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.DisplayType.class)
+    public static org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.DisplayType mapDisplay(DisplayType displayType, org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.DisplayType disType) {
+        switch (displayType) {
+            case CIRRUS:
+                return org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.DisplayType.cirrus;
+            case QXL:
+                return org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.DisplayType.qxl;
+            case VGA:
+                return org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.DisplayType.vga;
+            case BOCHS:
+                return org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.DisplayType.bochs;
+            case NONE:
+                return org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.DisplayType.none;
+            default:
+                return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     @Mapping(from = VmTemplate.class, to = Display.class)
     public static Display map(VmTemplate vmTemplate, Display display) {
         Display result = (display == null)
@@ -74,34 +114,21 @@ public static void fillDisplayInParams(Vm vm, RunVmOnceParams params) {
         if (vm.isSetDisplay() && vm.getDisplay().isSetType()) {
             DisplayType displayType = vm.getDisplay().getType();
             if (displayType != null) {
-                org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.DisplayType display = mapDisplayType(displayType, null);
-                if (display != null) {
-                    Set<GraphicsType> graphics = new HashSet<>();
-                    switch (display) {
-                        case qxl:
-                            graphics.add(GraphicsType.SPICE);
-                            break;
-                        case vga:
-                        case cirrus:
-                        case bochs:
-                            graphics.add(GraphicsType.VNC);
-                            break;
-                    }
-                    params.setRunOnceGraphics(graphics);
+                Set<GraphicsType> graphics = new HashSet<>();
+                switch (displayType) {
+                    case SPICE:
+                    case QXL:
+                        graphics.add(GraphicsType.SPICE);
+                        break;
+                    case VNC:
+                    case VGA:
+                    case CIRRUS:
+                    case BOCHS:
+                        graphics.add(GraphicsType.VNC);
+                        break;
                 }
+                params.setRunOnceGraphics(graphics);
             }
         }
     }
-
-    @Mapping(from = DisplayType.class, to = org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.DisplayType.class)
-    public static org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.DisplayType mapDisplayType(DisplayType type, org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.DisplayType incoming) {
-        switch (type) {
-            case VNC:
-                return org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.DisplayType.vga;
-            case SPICE:
-                return org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.DisplayType.qxl;
-            default:
-                return null;
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/backend/manager/modules/restapi/types/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/api/restapi/types/VmBaseMapper.java b/backend/manager/modules/restapi/types/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/api/restapi/types/VmBaseMapper.java
index 3abc0c3a29d..ef0258146c6 100644
--- a/backend/manager/modules/restapi/types/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/api/restapi/types/VmBaseMapper.java
+++ b/backend/manager/modules/restapi/types/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/api/restapi/types/VmBaseMapper.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ protected static void mapCommonModelToEntity(org.ovirt.engine.core.common.busine
         }
         if (model.isSetDisplay()) {
             if (model.getDisplay().isSetType()) {
-                entity.setDefaultDisplayType(null); // let backend decide which video device to use
+                entity.setDefaultDisplayType(DisplayMapper.mapDisplay(model.getDisplay().getType(), null));
             }
             if (model.getDisplay().isSetMonitors()) {
                 entity.setNumOfMonitors(model.getDisplay().getMonitors());
diff --git a/backend/manager/modules/restapi/types/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/api/restapi/types/VmMapper.java b/backend/manager/modules/restapi/types/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/api/restapi/types/VmMapper.java
index 22158c5d866..a9dd535f08b 100644
--- a/backend/manager/modules/restapi/types/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/api/restapi/types/VmMapper.java
+++ b/backend/manager/modules/restapi/types/src/main/java/org/ovirt/engine/api/restapi/types/VmMapper.java
@@ -385,7 +385,9 @@ public static Vm map(org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.VM entity, Vm
             model.setRunOnce(entity.isRunOnce());
             org.ovirt.engine.core.common.businessentities.GraphicsType graphicsType = deriveGraphicsType(entity.getGraphicsInfos());
             if (graphicsType != null) {
-                model.getDisplay().setType(DisplayMapper.map(graphicsType, null));
+                if (!model.getDisplay().isSetType()) {
+                    model.getDisplay().setType(DisplayMapper.map(graphicsType, null));
+                }
 
                 GraphicsInfo graphicsInfo = entity.getGraphicsInfos().get(graphicsType);
                 model.getDisplay().setAddress(graphicsInfo == null ? null : graphicsInfo.getIp());