diff --git a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
index dbb87a140f..2d386ad88a 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ if DRIVERS_VIRTIO_SERIAL
 config DRIVERS_VIRTIO_SERIAL_BUFSIZE
 	int "Virtio serial driver buffer size"
 	default 256
+
+config DRIVERS_VIRTIO_SERIAL_CONSOLE
+	bool "Virtio serial console"
+	default n
+	select SERIAL_CONSOLE
+	---help---
+		This enables using first virtio serial device as console.
+
 endif
 
 config DRIVERS_VIRTIO_SOUND
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio-serial.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio-serial.c
index 3e3153016b..a7123ca8ee 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio-serial.c
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ static const struct uart_ops_s g_virtio_serial_ops =
 
 static int g_virtio_serial_idx = 0;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRIVERS_VIRTIO_SERIAL_CONSOLE
+static struct uart_dev_s *g_virtio_console;
+#endif
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -558,6 +562,16 @@ static int virtio_serial_probe(FAR struct virtio_device *vdev)
       goto err_with_init;
     }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRIVERS_VIRTIO_SERIAL_CONSOLE
+  if (g_virtio_console == NULL)
+    {
+      DEBUGVERIFY(uart_register("/dev/console", &priv->udev));
+      g_virtio_console = &priv->udev;
+      g_virtio_console->isconsole = true;
+    }
+
+#endif
+
   g_virtio_serial_idx++;
   return ret;
 
@@ -595,3 +609,26 @@ int virtio_register_serial_driver(void)
   int ret2 = virtio_register_driver(&g_virtio_rprocserial_driver);
   return ret1 < 0 ? ret1 : ret2;
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRIVERS_VIRTIO_SERIAL_CONSOLE
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: up_putc
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+int up_putc(int ch)
+{
+  if (g_virtio_console != NULL)
+    {
+      if (ch == '\n')
+        {
+          /* Add CR */
+
+          virtio_serial_send(g_virtio_console, '\r');
+        }
+
+      virtio_serial_send(g_virtio_console, ch);
+    }
+
+  return ch;
+}
+#endif