diff --git a/src/virtManager/config.py b/src/virtManager/config.py
index feadfcad9..d39ccdd8b 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/config.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/config.py
@@ -348,10 +348,10 @@ class vmmConfig:
     def on_console_scaling_changed(self, callback):
         self.conf.notify_add(self.conf_dir + "/console/scaling", callback)
     def get_console_scaling(self):
-        console_pref = self.conf.get_int(self.conf_dir + "/console/scaling")
-        if console_pref == None:
-            console_pref = 0
-        return console_pref
+        ret = self.conf.get(self.conf_dir + "/console/scaling")
+        if ret != None:
+            ret = ret.get_int()
+        return ret
     def set_console_scaling(self, pref):
         self.conf.set_int(self.conf_dir + "/console/scaling", pref)
 
diff --git a/src/virtManager/details.py b/src/virtManager/details.py
index a1083b01a..b9729eee3 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/details.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/details.py
@@ -222,12 +222,9 @@ class vmmDetails(gobject.GObject):
             self.vncViewer.set_keyboard_grab(False)
         self.vncViewer.set_pointer_grab(True)
 
-        self.scale_type = self.config.get_console_scaling()
-
-        self.window.get_widget("details-menu-view-scale-always").set_active(self.scale_type == self.config.CONSOLE_SCALE_ALWAYS)
-        self.window.get_widget("details-menu-view-scale-never").set_active(self.scale_type == self.config.CONSOLE_SCALE_NEVER)
-        self.window.get_widget("details-menu-view-scale-fullscreen").set_active(self.scale_type == self.config.CONSOLE_SCALE_FULLSCREEN)
-        self.update_scaling()
+        self.scale_type = self.vm.get_console_scaling()
+        self.vm.on_console_scaling_changed(self.refresh_scaling)
+        self.refresh_scaling()
 
         self.vncViewer.connect("vnc-pointer-grab", self.notify_grabbed)
         self.vncViewer.connect("vnc-pointer-ungrab", self.notify_ungrabbed)
@@ -432,6 +429,15 @@ class vmmDetails(gobject.GObject):
         else:
             self.vncViewer.set_keyboard_grab(False)
 
+    def refresh_scaling(self,ignore1=None, ignore2=None, ignore3=None,
+                        ignore4=None):
+        self.scale_type = self.vm.get_console_scaling()
+        self.window.get_widget("details-menu-view-scale-always").set_active(self.scale_type == self.config.CONSOLE_SCALE_ALWAYS)
+        self.window.get_widget("details-menu-view-scale-never").set_active(self.scale_type == self.config.CONSOLE_SCALE_NEVER)
+        self.window.get_widget("details-menu-view-scale-fullscreen").set_active(self.scale_type == self.config.CONSOLE_SCALE_FULLSCREEN)
+
+        self.update_scaling()
+
     def set_scale_type(self, src):
         if not src.get_active():
             return
@@ -443,6 +449,7 @@ class vmmDetails(gobject.GObject):
         elif src == self.window.get_widget("details-menu-view-scale-never"):
             self.scale_type = self.config.CONSOLE_SCALE_NEVER
 
+        self.vm.set_console_scaling(self.scale_type)
         self.update_scaling()
 
     def update_scaling(self):
diff --git a/src/virtManager/domain.py b/src/virtManager/domain.py
index b2a43685a..f78bc4e17 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/domain.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/domain.py
@@ -203,6 +203,18 @@ class vmmDomain(gobject.GObject):
             self.lastStatus = status
             self.emit("status-changed", status)
 
+    # GConf specific wranglings
+    def set_console_scaling(self, value):
+        self.config.set_pervm(self.connection.get_uri(), self.uuid,
+                              self.config.set_console_scaling, value)
+    def get_console_scaling(self):
+        return self.config.get_pervm(self.connection.get_uri(), self.uuid,
+                                     self.config.get_console_scaling)
+    def on_console_scaling_changed(self, cb):
+        self.config.listen_pervm(self.connection.get_uri(), self.uuid,
+                                 self.config.on_console_scaling_changed, cb)
+
+
     def _sample_mem_stats_dummy(self, ignore):
         return 0, 0
 
diff --git a/src/virtManager/preferences.py b/src/virtManager/preferences.py
index be56a7a75..8ca97387d 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/preferences.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/preferences.py
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ class vmmPreferences(gobject.GObject):
         self.window.get_widget("prefs-console-keygrab").set_active(self.config.get_console_keygrab())
     def refresh_console_scaling(self,ignore1=None,ignore2=None,ignore3=None,
                                 ignore4=None):
-        self.window.get_widget("prefs-console-scaling").set_active(self.config.get_console_scaling())
+        val = self.config.get_console_scaling()
+        if val == None:
+            val = 0
+        self.window.get_widget("prefs-console-scaling").set_active(val)
 
     def refresh_sound_local(self, ignore1=None, ignore2=None, ignore=None,
                             ignore4=None):