diff --git a/hw/xfree86/man/xorg.conf.man b/hw/xfree86/man/xorg.conf.man
index 0c39062e6..ec8d07c65 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/man/xorg.conf.man
+++ b/hw/xfree86/man/xorg.conf.man
@@ -1495,6 +1495,11 @@ option.
 .BI "Option \*qModeDebug\*q \*q" boolean \*q
 Enable printing of additional debugging information about modesetting to
 the server log.
+.TP 7
+.BI "Option \*qPreferCloneMode\*q \*q" boolean \*q
+If enabled, bring up monitors of a screen in clone mode instead of horizontal
+extended layout by default. (Defaults to off; the video driver can change the
+default value, but this option can always override it)
 .ig
 .TP 7
 This optional entry allows an IRQ number to be specified.
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.c b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.c
index 3f9857b4a..fa404d9d4 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Crtc.c
@@ -469,10 +469,12 @@ static OptionInfoRec xf86OutputOptions[] = {
 
 enum {
     OPTION_MODEDEBUG,
+    OPTION_PREFER_CLONEMODE,
 };
 
 static OptionInfoRec xf86DeviceOptions[] = {
     {OPTION_MODEDEBUG, "ModeDebug", OPTV_BOOLEAN, {0}, FALSE},
+    {OPTION_PREFER_CLONEMODE, "PreferCloneMode", OPTV_BOOLEAN, {0}, FALSE},
     {-1, NULL, OPTV_NONE, {0}, FALSE},
 };
 
@@ -2134,6 +2136,8 @@ xf86TargetRightOf(ScrnInfoPtr scrn, xf86CrtcConfigPtr config,
     Bool has_tile = FALSE;
     uint32_t configured_outputs;
 
+    xf86GetOptValBool(config->options, OPTION_PREFER_CLONEMODE,
+                      &scrn->preferClone);
     if (scrn->preferClone)
         return FALSE;