diff --git a/pkg/vf/virtio.go b/pkg/vf/virtio.go
index b33b38bd..81ffa377 100644
--- a/pkg/vf/virtio.go
+++ b/pkg/vf/virtio.go
@@ -255,26 +255,6 @@ func (dev *VirtioSerial) toVz() (*vz.VirtioConsoleDeviceSerialPortConfiguration,
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		serialPortAttachment, retErr = vz.NewFileHandleSerialPortAttachment(os.Stdin, os.Stdout)
-	case dev.UsesPty:
-		master, slave, err := termios.Pty()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		// as far as I can tell, we have no use for the slave fd in the
-		// vfkit process, the user will open minicom/screen/... /dev/ttys00?
-		// when needed
-		defer slave.Close()
-
-		// the master fd must stay open for vfkit's lifetime
-		gocleanup.Register(func() { _ = master.Close() })
-
-		dev.PtyName = slave.Name()
-
-		if err := setRawMode(master); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		serialPortAttachment, retErr = vz.NewFileHandleSerialPortAttachment(master, master)
-
 	default:
 		serialPortAttachment, retErr = vz.NewFileSerialPortAttachment(dev.LogFile, false)
 	}
@@ -285,6 +265,32 @@ func (dev *VirtioSerial) toVz() (*vz.VirtioConsoleDeviceSerialPortConfiguration,
 	return vz.NewVirtioConsoleDeviceSerialPortConfiguration(serialPortAttachment)
 }
 
+func (dev *VirtioSerial) toVzConsole() (*vz.VirtioConsolePortConfiguration, error) {
+	master, slave, err := termios.Pty()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// the master fd and slave fd must stay open for vfkit's lifetime
+	gocleanup.Register(func() {
+		_ = master.Close()
+		_ = slave.Close()
+	})
+
+	dev.PtyName = slave.Name()
+
+	if err := setRawMode(master); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	serialPortAttachment, retErr := vz.NewFileHandleSerialPortAttachment(master, master)
+	if retErr != nil {
+		return nil, retErr
+	}
+	return vz.NewVirtioConsolePortConfiguration(
+		vz.WithVirtioConsolePortConfigurationAttachment(serialPortAttachment),
+		vz.WithVirtioConsolePortConfigurationIsConsole(true))
+}
+
 func (dev *VirtioSerial) AddToVirtualMachineConfig(vmConfig *VirtualMachineConfiguration) error {
 	if dev.LogFile != "" {
 		log.Infof("Adding virtio-serial device (logFile: %s)", dev.LogFile)
@@ -296,14 +302,20 @@ func (dev *VirtioSerial) AddToVirtualMachineConfig(vmConfig *VirtualMachineConfi
 		return fmt.Errorf("VirtioSerial.PtyName must be empty (current value: %s)", dev.PtyName)
 	}
 
-	consoleConfig, err := dev.toVz()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	if dev.UsesPty {
+		consolePortConfig, err := dev.toVzConsole()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		vmConfig.consolePortsConfiguration = append(vmConfig.consolePortsConfiguration, consolePortConfig)
 		log.Infof("Using PTY (pty path: %s)", dev.PtyName)
+	} else {
+		consoleConfig, err := dev.toVz()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		vmConfig.serialPortsConfiguration = append(vmConfig.serialPortsConfiguration, consoleConfig)
 	}
-	vmConfig.serialPortsConfiguration = append(vmConfig.serialPortsConfiguration, consoleConfig)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/vf/vm.go b/pkg/vf/vm.go
index 7abba298..9e74612a 100644
--- a/pkg/vf/vm.go
+++ b/pkg/vf/vm.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ type VirtualMachineConfiguration struct {
 	entropyDevicesConfiguration          []*vz.VirtioEntropyDeviceConfiguration
 	serialPortsConfiguration             []*vz.VirtioConsoleDeviceSerialPortConfiguration
 	socketDevicesConfiguration           []vz.SocketDeviceConfiguration
+	consolePortsConfiguration            []*vz.VirtioConsolePortConfiguration
 }
 
 func NewVirtualMachineConfiguration(vmConfig *config.VirtualMachine) (*VirtualMachineConfiguration, error) {
@@ -129,6 +130,15 @@ func (cfg *VirtualMachineConfiguration) toVz() (*vz.VirtualMachineConfiguration,
 	cfg.SetNetworkDevicesVirtualMachineConfiguration(cfg.networkDevicesConfiguration)
 	cfg.SetEntropyDevicesVirtualMachineConfiguration(cfg.entropyDevicesConfiguration)
 	cfg.SetSerialPortsVirtualMachineConfiguration(cfg.serialPortsConfiguration)
+	consoleDeviceConfiguration, err := vz.NewVirtioConsoleDeviceConfiguration()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for i, portCfg := range cfg.consolePortsConfiguration {
+		consoleDeviceConfiguration.SetVirtioConsolePortConfiguration(i, portCfg)
+	}
+
+	cfg.SetConsoleDevicesVirtualMachineConfiguration([]vz.ConsoleDeviceConfiguration{consoleDeviceConfiguration})
 	// len(cfg.socketDevicesConfiguration should be 0 or 1
 	// https://developer.apple.com/documentation/virtualization/vzvirtiosocketdeviceconfiguration?language=objc
 	cfg.SetSocketDevicesVirtualMachineConfiguration(cfg.socketDevicesConfiguration)