diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86.h
index 88a219c7f..61169857f 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86.h
@@ -465,4 +465,7 @@ extern _X_EXPORT ScreenPtr xf86ScrnToScreen(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn);
 
 #define XF86_SCRN_INTERFACE 1 /* define for drivers to use in api compat */
 
+/* flags passed to xf86 allocate screen */
+#define XF86_ALLOCATE_GPU_SCREEN 1
+
 #endif                          /* _XF86_H */
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Bus.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Bus.c
index d0cfb2b3e..6de8409fc 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Bus.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Bus.c
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ xf86BusConfig(void)
         }
     }
 
+    /* bind GPU conf screen to protocol screen 0 */
+    for (i = 0; i < xf86NumGPUScreens; i++)
+        xf86GPUScreens[i]->confScreen = xf86Screens[0]->confScreen;
+
     /* If no screens left, return now.  */
     if (xf86NumScreens == 0) {
         xf86Msg(X_ERROR,
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Globals.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Globals.c
index 0071004eb..bb089175d 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Globals.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Globals.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ DevPrivateKeyRec xf86CreateRootWindowKeyRec;
 DevPrivateKeyRec xf86ScreenKeyRec;
 
 ScrnInfoPtr *xf86Screens = NULL;        /* List of ScrnInfos */
+ScrnInfoPtr *xf86GPUScreens = NULL;        /* List of ScrnInfos */
 
 const unsigned char byte_reversed[256] = {
     0x00, 0x80, 0x40, 0xc0, 0x20, 0xa0, 0x60, 0xe0,
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ int xf86NumDrivers = 0;
 InputDriverPtr *xf86InputDriverList = NULL;
 int xf86NumInputDrivers = 0;
 int xf86NumScreens = 0;
+int xf86NumGPUScreens = 0;
 
 const char *xf86VisualNames[] = {
     "StaticGray",
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Helper.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Helper.c
index 18f30b7c4..f681a8577 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Helper.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Helper.c
@@ -169,15 +169,28 @@ xf86AllocateScreen(DriverPtr drv, int flags)
     int i;
     ScrnInfoPtr pScrn;
 
-    if (xf86Screens == NULL)
-        xf86NumScreens = 0;
+    if (flags & XF86_ALLOCATE_GPU_SCREEN) {
+        if (xf86GPUScreens == NULL)
+            xf86NumGPUScreens = 0;
+        i = xf86NumGPUScreens++;
+        xf86GPUScreens = xnfrealloc(xf86GPUScreens, xf86NumGPUScreens * sizeof(ScrnInfoPtr));
+        xf86GPUScreens[i] = xnfcalloc(sizeof(ScrnInfoRec), 1);
+        pScrn = xf86GPUScreens[i];
+        pScrn->scrnIndex = i + GPU_SCREEN_OFFSET;      /* Changes when a screen is removed */
+        pScrn->is_gpu = TRUE;
+    } else {
+        if (xf86Screens == NULL)
+            xf86NumScreens = 0;
 
-    i = xf86NumScreens++;
-    xf86Screens = xnfrealloc(xf86Screens, xf86NumScreens * sizeof(ScrnInfoPtr));
-    xf86Screens[i] = xnfcalloc(sizeof(ScrnInfoRec), 1);
-    pScrn = xf86Screens[i];
-    pScrn->scrnIndex = i;      /* Changes when a screen is removed */
-    pScrn->origIndex = i;      /* This never changes */
+        i = xf86NumScreens++;
+        xf86Screens = xnfrealloc(xf86Screens, xf86NumScreens * sizeof(ScrnInfoPtr));
+        xf86Screens[i] = xnfcalloc(sizeof(ScrnInfoRec), 1);
+        pScrn = xf86Screens[i];
+
+        pScrn->scrnIndex = i;      /* Changes when a screen is removed */
+    }
+
+    pScrn->origIndex = pScrn->scrnIndex;      /* This never changes */
     pScrn->privates = xnfcalloc(sizeof(DevUnion), xf86ScrnInfoPrivateCount);
     /*
      * EnableDisableFBAccess now gets initialized in InitOutput()
@@ -203,10 +216,17 @@ xf86DeleteScreen(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
 {
     int i;
     int scrnIndex;
-
-    /* First check if the screen is valid */
-    if (xf86NumScreens == 0 || xf86Screens == NULL)
-        return;
+    Bool is_gpu = FALSE;
+    if (pScrn->is_gpu) {
+        /* First check if the screen is valid */
+        if (xf86NumGPUScreens == 0 || xf86GPUScreens == NULL)
+            return;
+        is_gpu = TRUE;
+    } else {
+        /* First check if the screen is valid */
+        if (xf86NumScreens == 0 || xf86Screens == NULL)
+            return;
+    }
 
     if (!pScrn)
         return;
@@ -238,12 +258,23 @@ xf86DeleteScreen(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
 
     /* Move the other entries down, updating their scrnIndex fields */
 
-    xf86NumScreens--;
+    if (is_gpu) {
+        xf86NumGPUScreens--;
+        scrnIndex -= GPU_SCREEN_OFFSET;
+        for (i = scrnIndex; i < xf86NumGPUScreens; i++) {
+            xf86GPUScreens[i] = xf86GPUScreens[i + 1];
+            xf86GPUScreens[i]->scrnIndex = i + GPU_SCREEN_OFFSET;
+            /* Also need to take care of the screen layout settings */
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        xf86NumScreens--;
 
-    for (i = scrnIndex; i < xf86NumScreens; i++) {
-        xf86Screens[i] = xf86Screens[i + 1];
-        xf86Screens[i]->scrnIndex = i;
-        /* Also need to take care of the screen layout settings */
+        for (i = scrnIndex; i < xf86NumScreens; i++) {
+            xf86Screens[i] = xf86Screens[i + 1];
+            xf86Screens[i]->scrnIndex = i;
+            /* Also need to take care of the screen layout settings */
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -267,6 +298,14 @@ xf86AllocateScrnInfoPrivateIndex(void)
         memset(&nprivs[idx], 0, sizeof(DevUnion));
         pScr->privates = nprivs;
     }
+    for (i = 0; i < xf86NumGPUScreens; i++) {
+        pScr = xf86GPUScreens[i];
+        nprivs = xnfrealloc(pScr->privates,
+                            xf86ScrnInfoPrivateCount * sizeof(DevUnion));
+        /* Zero the new private */
+        memset(&nprivs[idx], 0, sizeof(DevUnion));
+        pScr->privates = nprivs;
+    }
     return idx;
 }
 
@@ -1059,6 +1098,11 @@ xf86VDrvMsgVerb(int scrnIndex, MessageType type, int verb, const char *format,
         xf86Screens[scrnIndex]->name)
         LogHdrMessageVerb(type, verb, format, args, "%s(%d): ",
                           xf86Screens[scrnIndex]->name, scrnIndex);
+    else if (scrnIndex >= GPU_SCREEN_OFFSET &&
+             scrnIndex < GPU_SCREEN_OFFSET + xf86NumGPUScreens &&
+             xf86GPUScreens[scrnIndex - GPU_SCREEN_OFFSET]->name)
+        LogHdrMessageVerb(type, verb, format, args, "%s(G%d): ",
+                          xf86GPUScreens[scrnIndex - GPU_SCREEN_OFFSET]->name, scrnIndex - GPU_SCREEN_OFFSET);
     else
         LogVMessageVerb(type, verb, format, args);
 }
@@ -1834,13 +1878,23 @@ xf86MotionHistoryAllocate(InputInfoPtr pInfo)
 ScrnInfoPtr
 xf86ScreenToScrn(ScreenPtr pScreen)
 {
-    assert(pScreen->myNum < xf86NumScreens);
-    return xf86Screens[pScreen->myNum];
+    if (pScreen->isGPU) {
+        assert(pScreen->myNum - GPU_SCREEN_OFFSET < xf86NumGPUScreens);
+        return xf86GPUScreens[pScreen->myNum - GPU_SCREEN_OFFSET];
+    } else {
+        assert(pScreen->myNum < xf86NumScreens);
+        return xf86Screens[pScreen->myNum];
+    }
 }
 
 ScreenPtr
 xf86ScrnToScreen(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
 {
-    assert(pScrn->scrnIndex < screenInfo.numScreens);
-    return screenInfo.screens[pScrn->scrnIndex];
+    if (pScrn->is_gpu) {
+        assert(pScrn->scrnIndex - GPU_SCREEN_OFFSET < screenInfo.numGPUScreens);
+        return screenInfo.gpuscreens[pScrn->scrnIndex - GPU_SCREEN_OFFSET];
+    } else {
+        assert(pScrn->scrnIndex < screenInfo.numScreens);
+        return screenInfo.screens[pScrn->scrnIndex];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
index 1f5a382b7..aa17a58fd 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
@@ -593,6 +593,18 @@ InitOutput(ScreenInfo * pScreenInfo, int argc, char **argv)
             if (!xf86Screens[i]->configured)
                 xf86DeleteScreen(xf86Screens[i--]);
 
+        for (i = 0; i < xf86NumGPUScreens; i++) {
+            xf86VGAarbiterScrnInit(xf86GPUScreens[i]);
+            xf86VGAarbiterLock(xf86GPUScreens[i]);
+            if (xf86GPUScreens[i]->PreInit &&
+                xf86GPUScreens[i]->PreInit(xf86GPUScreens[i], 0))
+                xf86GPUScreens[i]->configured = TRUE;
+            xf86VGAarbiterUnlock(xf86GPUScreens[i]);
+        }
+        for (i = 0; i < xf86NumGPUScreens; i++)
+            if (!xf86GPUScreens[i]->configured)
+                xf86DeleteScreen(xf86GPUScreens[i--]);
+
         /*
          * If no screens left, return now.
          */
@@ -818,6 +830,36 @@ InitOutput(ScreenInfo * pScreenInfo, int argc, char **argv)
         !dixRegisterPrivateKey(&xf86CreateRootWindowKeyRec, PRIVATE_SCREEN, 0))
         FatalError("Cannot register DDX private keys");
 
+    for (i = 0; i < xf86NumGPUScreens; i++) {
+        ScrnInfoPtr pScrn = xf86GPUScreens[i];
+        xf86VGAarbiterLock(pScrn);
+
+        /*
+         * Almost everything uses these defaults, and many of those that
+         * don't, will wrap them.
+         */
+        pScrn->EnableDisableFBAccess = xf86EnableDisableFBAccess;
+#ifdef XFreeXDGA
+        pScrn->SetDGAMode = xf86SetDGAMode;
+#endif
+        pScrn->DPMSSet = NULL;
+        pScrn->LoadPalette = NULL;
+        pScrn->SetOverscan = NULL;
+        pScrn->DriverFunc = NULL;
+        pScrn->pScreen = NULL;
+        scr_index = AddGPUScreen(pScrn->ScreenInit, argc, argv);
+        xf86VGAarbiterUnlock(pScrn);
+        if (scr_index == i) {
+            dixSetPrivate(&screenInfo.gpuscreens[scr_index]->devPrivates,
+                          xf86ScreenKey, xf86GPUScreens[i]);
+            pScrn->pScreen = screenInfo.gpuscreens[scr_index];
+            /* The driver should set this, but make sure it is set anyway */
+            pScrn->vtSema = TRUE;
+        } else {
+            FatalError("AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for gpu driver %d %d\n", i, scr_index);
+        }
+    }
+
     for (i = 0; i < xf86NumScreens; i++) {
         xf86VGAarbiterLock(xf86Screens[i]);
         /*
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Priv.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Priv.h
index 42a3b30f0..c9f2e7eb8 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Priv.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Priv.h
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ extern _X_EXPORT Bool xorgHWAccess;
 
 extern _X_EXPORT RootWinPropPtr *xf86RegisteredPropertiesTable;
 
+extern ScrnInfoPtr *xf86GPUScreens;      /* List of pointers to ScrnInfoRecs */
+extern int xf86NumGPUScreens;
 #ifndef DEFAULT_VERBOSE
 #define DEFAULT_VERBOSE		0
 #endif
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86str.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86str.h
index e12dcc4ce..6bd6a6218 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86str.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86str.h
@@ -332,9 +332,9 @@ typedef struct _DriverRec {
 
 /*
  * platform probe flags
- * no flags are defined yet - but drivers should fail to load if a flag they
- * don't understand is passed.
  */
+#define PLATFORM_PROBE_GPU_SCREEN 1
+
 /*
  *  AddDriver flags
  */
@@ -813,6 +813,7 @@ typedef struct _ScrnInfoRec {
      */
     funcPointer reservedFuncs[NUM_RESERVED_FUNCS];
 
+    Bool is_gpu;
 } ScrnInfoRec;
 
 typedef struct {