diff --git a/arch/x86/dts/efi-x86_app.dts b/arch/x86/dts/efi-x86_app.dts
index 04e044a07a8..a5316e2a1a7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/dts/efi-x86_app.dts
+++ b/arch/x86/dts/efi-x86_app.dts
@@ -25,4 +25,8 @@
 		compatible = "efi,reset";
 		u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
 	};
+	efi-fb {
+		compatible = "efi-fb";
+	};
+
 };
diff --git a/board/efi/efi-x86_app/Kconfig b/board/efi/efi-x86_app/Kconfig
index e412702eed7..ecd08d73146 100644
--- a/board/efi/efi-x86_app/Kconfig
+++ b/board/efi/efi-x86_app/Kconfig
@@ -12,4 +12,8 @@ config SYS_SOC
 config SYS_CONFIG_NAME
 	default "efi-x86_app"
 
+config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS # dummy
+	def_bool y
+	imply VIDEO_EFI
+
 endif
diff --git a/doc/develop/uefi/u-boot_on_efi.rst b/doc/develop/uefi/u-boot_on_efi.rst
index f275a524ce7..5f2f850f071 100644
--- a/doc/develop/uefi/u-boot_on_efi.rst
+++ b/doc/develop/uefi/u-boot_on_efi.rst
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ This work could be extended in a number of ways:
 
 - Figure out how to solve the interrupt problem
 
-- Add more drivers to the application side (e.g. video, block devices, USB,
+- Add more drivers to the application side (e.g. block devices, USB,
   environment access). This would mostly be an academic exercise as a strong
   use case is not readily apparent, but it might be fun.
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index 2f4650f8309..a58f87f479b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ config VIDEO_COREBOOT
 
 config VIDEO_EFI
 	bool "Enable EFI framebuffer driver support"
-	depends on EFI_STUB
+	depends on EFI_STUB || EFI_APP
 	help
 	  Turn on this option to enable a framebuffeer driver when U-Boot is
 	  loaded as a payload (see README.u-boot_on_efi) by an EFI BIOS where
diff --git a/drivers/video/efi.c b/drivers/video/efi.c
index c248bd352a7..5f9031f2ec5 100644
--- a/drivers/video/efi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/efi.c
@@ -50,6 +50,28 @@ static void efi_find_pixel_bits(u32 mask, u8 *pos, u8 *size)
 	*size = len;
 }
 
+static int get_mode_info(struct vesa_mode_info *vesa)
+{
+	efi_guid_t efi_gop_guid = EFI_GRAPHICS_OUTPUT_PROTOCOL_GUID;
+	struct efi_boot_services *boot = efi_get_boot();
+	struct efi_gop_mode *mode;
+	struct efi_gop *gop;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!boot)
+		return log_msg_ret("sys", -ENOSYS);
+	ret = boot->locate_protocol(&efi_gop_guid, NULL, (void **)&gop);
+	if (ret)
+		return log_msg_ret("prot", -ENOTSUPP);
+
+	mode = gop->mode;
+	vesa->phys_base_ptr = mode->fb_base;
+	vesa->x_resolution = mode->info->width;
+	vesa->y_resolution = mode->info->height;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int save_vesa_mode(struct vesa_mode_info *vesa)
 {
 	struct efi_entry_gopmode *mode;
@@ -57,16 +79,23 @@ static int save_vesa_mode(struct vesa_mode_info *vesa)
 	int size;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = efi_info_get(EFIET_GOP_MODE, (void **)&mode, &size);
-	if (ret == -ENOENT) {
-		debug("efi graphics output protocol mode not found\n");
-		return -ENXIO;
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI_APP)) {
+		ret = get_mode_info(vesa);
+		if (ret) {
+			printf("EFI graphics output protocol not found\n");
+			return -ENXIO;
+		}
+	} else {
+		ret = efi_info_get(EFIET_GOP_MODE, (void **)&mode, &size);
+		if (ret == -ENOENT) {
+			printf("EFI graphics output protocol mode not found\n");
+			return -ENXIO;
+		}
+		vesa->phys_base_ptr = mode->fb_base;
+		vesa->x_resolution = mode->info->width;
+		vesa->y_resolution = mode->info->height;
 	}
 
-	vesa->phys_base_ptr = mode->fb_base;
-	vesa->x_resolution = mode->info->width;
-	vesa->y_resolution = mode->info->height;
-
 	if (mode->info->pixel_format < EFI_GOT_BITMASK) {
 		fbinfo = &efi_framebuffer_format_map[mode->info->pixel_format];
 		vesa->red_mask_size = fbinfo->red.size;
diff --git a/include/configs/efi-x86_app.h b/include/configs/efi-x86_app.h
index 33418cfbec4..6061a6db0a4 100644
--- a/include/configs/efi-x86_app.h
+++ b/include/configs/efi-x86_app.h
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 #undef CONFIG_TPM_TIS_BASE_ADDRESS
 
-#define CONFIG_STD_DEVICES_SETTINGS     "stdin=usbkbd,vga,serial\0" \
-					"stdout=vga,serial\0" \
-					"stderr=vga,serial\0"
+#define CONFIG_STD_DEVICES_SETTINGS	"stdin=serial\0" \
+					"stdout=vidconsole\0" \
+					"stderr=vidconsole\0"
 
 #endif