diff --git a/virt-manager.changes b/virt-manager.changes
index edc3e24b..9bce66ba 100644
--- a/virt-manager.changes
+++ b/virt-manager.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec  2 12:11:29 MST 2014 - carnold@suse.com
+
+- bnc#907958 - virt-manager --debug with no screen SIGABRT 
+  virtman-check-for-valid-display.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec  1 08:02:37 MST 2014 - carnold@suse.com
 
diff --git a/virt-manager.spec b/virt-manager.spec
index 8fc5d8ca..ec20b3ee 100644
--- a/virt-manager.spec
+++ b/virt-manager.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
-
 %define with_guestfs       0
 %define askpass_package    "openssh-askpass"
 %define qemu_user          "qemu"
@@ -61,6 +60,7 @@ Patch95:        virtman-s390x-default-to-vminstall.patch
 Patch96:        virtman-increase-setKeepAlive-count.patch
 Patch97:        virtman-allow-destroy-from-shutdown-menu-of-crashed-vm.patch
 Patch98:        virtman-sync-vm-startup-for-cpu-usage.patch
+Patch99:        virtman-check-for-valid-display.patch
 Patch151:       virtinst-storage-ocfs2.patch
 Patch152:       virtinst-supported-disk-formats.patch
 Patch153:       virtinst-support-suse-distros.patch
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ machine).
 %patch96 -p1
 %patch97 -p1
 %patch98 -p1
+%patch99 -p1
 %patch151 -p1
 %patch152 -p1
 %patch153 -p1
diff --git a/virtman-check-for-valid-display.patch b/virtman-check-for-valid-display.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d9f4ead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/virtman-check-for-valid-display.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+--- virt-manager-1.1.0/virt-manager.orig	2014-12-02 12:08:47.000000000 -0700
++++ virt-manager-1.1.0/virt-manager	2014-12-02 12:09:20.000000000 -0700
+@@ -175,8 +175,11 @@ def main():
+         from gi.repository import Gtk
+         leftovers = sys.argv[1:]
+ 
+-        # This will error if Gtk wasn't correctly initialized
+-        Gtk.Window()
++        if os.environ.has_key('DISPLAY') and os.environ['DISPLAY']:
++            # This will error if Gtk wasn't correctly initialized
++            Gtk.Window()
++        else:
++            raise Exception("Error starting virt-manager: No graphical display found")
+ 
+         globals()["Gtk"] = Gtk
+         import virtManager.config