diff --git a/modules/installer/virtualbox-demo.nix b/modules/installer/virtualbox-demo.nix
index 1efb84317ab3..c965be2ad853 100644
--- a/modules/installer/virtualbox-demo.nix
+++ b/modules/installer/virtualbox-demo.nix
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@
 
   # Allow mounting of shared folders.
   users.extraUsers.demo.extraGroups = [ "vboxsf" ];
+
+  # Add some more video drivers to give X11 a shot at working in
+  # VMware and QEMU.
+  services.xserver.videoDrivers = mkOverride 40 [ "virtualbox" "vmware" "cirrus" "vesa" ];
 }