diff --git a/Base/etc/WindowServer.ini b/Base/etc/WindowServer.ini
index 3d10400e70..aba49b8962 100644
--- a/Base/etc/WindowServer.ini
+++ b/Base/etc/WindowServer.ini
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 MainScreen=0
 
 [Screen0]
+Mode=Device
 Device=/dev/fb0
 Left=0
 Top=0
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/DisplaySettings/MonitorSettingsWidget.cpp b/Userland/Applications/DisplaySettings/MonitorSettingsWidget.cpp
index e3de3f8029..7d384a1b59 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/DisplaySettings/MonitorSettingsWidget.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/DisplaySettings/MonitorSettingsWidget.cpp
@@ -144,14 +144,22 @@ void MonitorSettingsWidget::load_current_settings()
 
     m_screens.clear();
     m_screen_edids.clear();
+
+    size_t virtual_screen_count = 0;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < m_screen_layout.screens.size(); i++) {
         String screen_display_name;
-        if (auto edid = EDID::Parser::from_framebuffer_device(m_screen_layout.screens[i].device, 0); !edid.is_error()) { // TODO: multihead
-            screen_display_name = display_name_from_edid(edid.value());
-            m_screen_edids.append(edid.release_value());
+        if (m_screen_layout.screens[i].mode == WindowServer::ScreenLayout::Screen::Mode::Device) {
+            if (auto edid = EDID::Parser::from_framebuffer_device(m_screen_layout.screens[i].device.value(), 0); !edid.is_error()) { // TODO: multihead
+                screen_display_name = display_name_from_edid(edid.value());
+                m_screen_edids.append(edid.release_value());
+            } else {
+                dbgln("Error getting EDID from device {}: {}", m_screen_layout.screens[i].device.value(), edid.error());
+                screen_display_name = m_screen_layout.screens[i].device.value();
+                m_screen_edids.append({});
+            }
         } else {
-            dbgln("Error getting EDID from device {}: {}", m_screen_layout.screens[i].device, edid.error());
-            screen_display_name = m_screen_layout.screens[i].device;
+            dbgln("Frame buffer {} is virtual.", i);
+            screen_display_name = String::formatted("Virtual screen {}", virtual_screen_count++);
             m_screen_edids.append({});
         }
         if (i == m_screen_layout.main_screen_index)
diff --git a/Userland/Services/WindowServer/Screen.cpp b/Userland/Services/WindowServer/Screen.cpp
index 52200b9afc..816dec3ea9 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/WindowServer/Screen.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Services/WindowServer/Screen.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ bool Screen::apply_layout(ScreenLayout&& screen_layout, String& error_msg)
 
     for (auto& it : screens_with_resolution_change) {
         auto& existing_screen = *it.key;
-        dbgln("Closing device {} in preparation for resolution change", layout_backup.screens[existing_screen.index()].device);
+        dbgln("Closing device {} in preparation for resolution change", layout_backup.screens[existing_screen.index()].device.value_or("<virtual screen>"));
         existing_screen.close_device();
     }
 
@@ -229,15 +229,20 @@ bool Screen::open_device()
     auto& info = screen_layout_info();
 
     // TODO: Support other backends
-    m_backend = make<HardwareScreenBackend>(info.device);
-    auto return_value = m_backend->open();
-    if (return_value.is_error()) {
-        dbgln("Screen #{}: Failed to open backend: {}", index(), return_value.error());
-        return false;
+    if (info.mode == ScreenLayout::Screen::Mode::Device) {
+        m_backend = make<HardwareScreenBackend>(info.device.value());
+        auto return_value = m_backend->open();
+        if (return_value.is_error()) {
+            dbgln("Screen #{}: Failed to open backend: {}", index(), return_value.error());
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        set_resolution(true);
+        return true;
     }
 
-    set_resolution(true);
-    return true;
+    dbgln("Unsupported screen type {}", ScreenLayout::Screen::mode_to_string(info.mode));
+    return false;
 }
 
 void Screen::close_device()
diff --git a/Userland/Services/WindowServer/ScreenLayout.h b/Userland/Services/WindowServer/ScreenLayout.h
index 4e4becc7bf..5fb3eddee8 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/WindowServer/ScreenLayout.h
+++ b/Userland/Services/WindowServer/ScreenLayout.h
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ namespace WindowServer {
 class ScreenLayout {
 public:
     struct Screen {
-        String device;
+        enum class Mode {
+            Invalid,
+            Device,
+            Virtual,
+        } mode;
+        Optional<String> device;
         Gfx::IntPoint location;
         Gfx::IntSize resolution;
         int scale_factor;
@@ -28,6 +33,22 @@ public:
             return { location, { resolution.width() / scale_factor, resolution.height() / scale_factor } };
         }
 
+        static StringView mode_to_string(Mode mode)
+        {
+#define __ENUMERATE_MODE_ENUM(val) \
+    case Mode::val:                \
+        return #val;
+
+            switch (mode) {
+                __ENUMERATE_MODE_ENUM(Invalid)
+                __ENUMERATE_MODE_ENUM(Device)
+                __ENUMERATE_MODE_ENUM(Virtual)
+            }
+            VERIFY_NOT_REACHED();
+
+#undef __ENUMERATE_MODE_ENUM
+        }
+
         bool operator==(Screen const&) const = default;
     };
 
diff --git a/Userland/Services/WindowServer/ScreenLayout.ipp b/Userland/Services/WindowServer/ScreenLayout.ipp
index 9de1512b51..2c8d8b4b87 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/WindowServer/ScreenLayout.ipp
+++ b/Userland/Services/WindowServer/ScreenLayout.ipp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ bool ScreenLayout::is_valid(String* error_msg) const
     int smallest_y = 0;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < screens.size(); i++) {
         auto& screen = screens[i];
-        if (screen.device.is_null() || screen.device.is_empty()) {
+        if (screen.mode == Screen::Mode::Device && (screen.device->is_empty() || screen.device->is_null())) {
             if (error_msg)
                 *error_msg = String::formatted("Screen #{} has no path", i);
             return false;
@@ -235,7 +235,16 @@ bool ScreenLayout::load_config(const Core::ConfigFile& config_file, String* erro
         auto group_name = String::formatted("Screen{}", index);
         if (!config_file.has_group(group_name))
             break;
-        screens.append({ config_file.read_entry(group_name, "Device"),
+        auto str_mode = config_file.read_entry(group_name, "Mode");
+        auto mode = str_mode == "Device" ? Screen::Mode::Device : str_mode == "Virtual" ? Screen::Mode::Virtual
+                                                                                        : Screen::Mode::Invalid;
+        if (mode == Screen::Mode::Invalid) {
+            *error_msg = String::formatted("Invalid screen mode '{}'", str_mode);
+            *this = {};
+            return false;
+        }
+        auto device = (mode == Screen::Mode::Device) ? config_file.read_entry(group_name, "Device") : Optional<String> {};
+        screens.append({ mode, device,
             { config_file.read_num_entry(group_name, "Left"), config_file.read_num_entry(group_name, "Top") },
             { config_file.read_num_entry(group_name, "Width"), config_file.read_num_entry(group_name, "Height") },
             config_file.read_num_entry(group_name, "ScaleFactor", 1) });
@@ -255,7 +264,9 @@ bool ScreenLayout::save_config(Core::ConfigFile& config_file, bool sync) const
     while (index < screens.size()) {
         auto& screen = screens[index];
         auto group_name = String::formatted("Screen{}", index);
-        config_file.write_entry(group_name, "Device", screen.device);
+        config_file.write_entry(group_name, "Mode", Screen::mode_to_string(screen.mode));
+        if (screen.mode == Screen::Mode::Device)
+            config_file.write_entry(group_name, "Device", screen.device.value());
         config_file.write_num_entry(group_name, "Left", screen.location.x());
         config_file.write_num_entry(group_name, "Top", screen.location.y());
         config_file.write_num_entry(group_name, "Width", screen.resolution.width());
@@ -321,7 +332,8 @@ bool ScreenLayout::try_auto_add_framebuffer(String const& device_path)
     }
 
     auto append_screen = [&](Gfx::IntRect const& new_screen_rect) {
-        screens.append({ .device = device_path,
+        screens.append({ .mode = Screen::Mode::Device,
+            .device = device_path,
             .location = new_screen_rect.location(),
             .resolution = new_screen_rect.size(),
             .scale_factor = 1 });
@@ -379,13 +391,15 @@ namespace IPC {
 
 bool encode(Encoder& encoder, const WindowServer::ScreenLayout::Screen& screen)
 {
-    encoder << screen.device << screen.location << screen.resolution << screen.scale_factor;
+    encoder << screen.mode << screen.device << screen.location << screen.resolution << screen.scale_factor;
     return true;
 }
 
 ErrorOr<void> decode(Decoder& decoder, WindowServer::ScreenLayout::Screen& screen)
 {
-    String device;
+    WindowServer::ScreenLayout::Screen::Mode mode;
+    TRY(decoder.decode(mode));
+    Optional<String> device;
     TRY(decoder.decode(device));
     Gfx::IntPoint location;
     TRY(decoder.decode(location));
@@ -393,7 +407,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> decode(Decoder& decoder, WindowServer::ScreenLayout::Screen& scree
     TRY(decoder.decode(resolution));
     int scale_factor = 0;
     TRY(decoder.decode(scale_factor));
-    screen = { device, location, resolution, scale_factor };
+    screen = { mode, device, location, resolution, scale_factor };
     return {};
 }
 
diff --git a/Userland/Services/WindowServer/main.cpp b/Userland/Services/WindowServer/main.cpp
index 2c56729bd7..6f3511c17a 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/WindowServer/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Services/WindowServer/main.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments)
 
         if (screen_layout.load_config(*wm_config, &error_msg)) {
             for (auto& screen_info : screen_layout.screens)
-                fb_devices_configured.set(screen_info.device);
+                if (screen_info.mode == WindowServer::ScreenLayout::Screen::Mode::Device)
+                    fb_devices_configured.set(screen_info.device.value());
 
             add_unconfigured_devices();