diff --git a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
index 371a908..6408b84 100644
--- a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
+++ b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@
 
 const SYSPROP_CUSTOM_PVMFW_PATH: &str = "hypervisor.pvmfw.path";
 
+/// Serial device for VM console input.
+/// Hypervisor (virtio-console)
+const CONSOLE_HVC0: &str = "hvc0";
+/// Serial (emulated uart)
+const CONSOLE_TTYS0: &str = "ttyS0";
+
 lazy_static! {
     /// If the VM doesn't move to the Started state within this amount time, a hang-up error is
     /// triggered.
@@ -124,6 +130,7 @@
     pub hugepages: bool,
     pub tap: Option<File>,
     pub virtio_snd_backend: Option<String>,
+    pub console_input_device: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -919,19 +926,29 @@
     let log_arg = format_serial_out_arg(&mut preserved_fds, &config.log_fd);
     let failure_serial_path = add_preserved_fd(&mut preserved_fds, &failure_pipe_write);
     let ramdump_arg = format_serial_out_arg(&mut preserved_fds, &config.ramdump);
+    let console_input_device = config.console_input_device.as_deref().unwrap_or(CONSOLE_HVC0);
+    match console_input_device {
+        CONSOLE_HVC0 | CONSOLE_TTYS0 => {}
+        _ => bail!("Unsupported serial device {console_input_device}"),
+    };
 
     // Warning: Adding more serial devices requires you to shift the PCI device ID of the boot
     // disks in bootconfig.x86_64. This is because x86 crosvm puts serial devices and the block
     // devices in the same PCI bus and serial devices comes before the block devices. Arm crosvm
     // doesn't have the issue.
     // /dev/ttyS0
-    command.arg(format!("--serial={},hardware=serial,num=1", &console_out_arg));
+    command.arg(format!(
+        "--serial={}{},hardware=serial,num=1",
+        &console_out_arg,
+        if console_input_device == CONSOLE_TTYS0 { &console_in_arg } else { "" }
+    ));
     // /dev/ttyS1
     command.arg(format!("--serial=type=file,path={},hardware=serial,num=2", &failure_serial_path));
     // /dev/hvc0
     command.arg(format!(
         "--serial={}{},hardware=virtio-console,num=1",
-        &console_out_arg, &console_in_arg
+        &console_out_arg,
+        if console_input_device == CONSOLE_HVC0 { &console_in_arg } else { "" }
     ));
     // /dev/hvc1
     command.arg(format!("--serial={},hardware=virtio-console,num=2", &ramdump_arg));