diff --git a/src/virtManager/create.py b/src/virtManager/create.py
index d4d8bdcec..172faf7c8 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/create.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/create.py
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ class vmmCreate(vmmGObjectUI):
         if self.config.get_console_popup() == 1:
             # user has requested console on new created vms only
             gtype = vm.get_graphics_console()[0]
-            if gtype == "vnc":
+            if gtype in ["vnc", "spice"]:
                 self.emit("action-show-console", self.conn.get_uri(),
                           guest.uuid)
             else:
diff --git a/src/virtManager/manager.py b/src/virtManager/manager.py
index ca7a84c57..a18d9604a 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/manager.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/manager.py
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ class vmmManager(vmmGObjectUI):
         if self.config.get_console_popup() == 2 and not vm.is_management_domain():
             # user has requested consoles on all vms
             gtype = vm.get_graphics_console()[0]
-            if gtype == "vnc":
+            if gtype in ["vnc", "spice"]:
                 self.emit("action-show-console", uri, vmuuid)
             elif not connection.is_remote():
                 self.emit("action-show-terminal", uri, vmuuid)