diff --git a/graphics/fbbootlogd/src/display.rs b/graphics/fbbootlogd/src/display.rs
index 4f736f8643..bd4d0c2e93 100644
--- a/graphics/fbbootlogd/src/display.rs
+++ b/graphics/fbbootlogd/src/display.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub struct Display {
 
 impl Display {
     pub fn open_first_vt() -> io::Result<Self> {
-        let input_handle = ConsumerHandle::for_vt(1)?;
+        let input_handle = ConsumerHandle::new_vt()?;
 
         let map = match input_handle.open_display() {
             Ok(display) => {
diff --git a/graphics/fbcond/src/display.rs b/graphics/fbcond/src/display.rs
index 5e613c76b0..b60b8e6674 100644
--- a/graphics/fbcond/src/display.rs
+++ b/graphics/fbcond/src/display.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub struct DisplayMap {
 
 impl Display {
     pub fn open_vt(vt: usize) -> io::Result<Self> {
-        let input_handle = ConsumerHandle::for_vt(vt)?;
+        let input_handle = ConsumerHandle::new_vt()?;
 
         if let Ok(display_handle) = Self::open_display(&input_handle) {
             let map = display_handle
diff --git a/graphics/vesad/src/main.rs b/graphics/vesad/src/main.rs
index 3a74ee42e9..dee3318404 100644
--- a/graphics/vesad/src/main.rs
+++ b/graphics/vesad/src/main.rs
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ mod framebuffer;
 mod scheme;
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut spec = Vec::new();
-
-    for _ in env::args().skip(1) {
-        spec.push(());
-    }
-
     if env::var("FRAMEBUFFER_WIDTH").is_err() {
         println!("vesad: No boot framebuffer");
         return;
@@ -78,16 +72,12 @@ fn main() {
         };
     }
 
-    redox_daemon::Daemon::new(|daemon| inner(daemon, framebuffers, &spec))
+    redox_daemon::Daemon::new(|daemon| inner(daemon, framebuffers))
         .expect("failed to create daemon");
 }
-fn inner(daemon: redox_daemon::Daemon, framebuffers: Vec<FrameBuffer>, spec: &[()]) -> ! {
+fn inner(daemon: redox_daemon::Daemon, framebuffers: Vec<FrameBuffer>) -> ! {
     let mut inputd_display_handle = DisplayHandle::new_early("vesa").unwrap();
 
-    for &() in spec.iter() {
-        inputd_display_handle.register_vt().unwrap();
-    }
-
     let mut scheme = GraphicsScheme::new(FbAdapter { framebuffers }, "display.vesa".to_owned());
 
     user_data! {
diff --git a/inputd/src/lib.rs b/inputd/src/lib.rs
index 239c5f1b52..b7ca196db6 100644
--- a/inputd/src/lib.rs
+++ b/inputd/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ unsafe fn any_as_u8_slice_mut<T: Sized>(p: &mut T) -> &mut [u8] {
 pub struct ConsumerHandle(File);
 
 impl ConsumerHandle {
-    pub fn for_vt(vt: usize) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    pub fn new_vt() -> Result<Self, Error> {
         let file = OpenOptions::new()
             .read(true)
             .custom_flags(O_NONBLOCK as i32)
-            .open(format!("/scheme/input/consumer/{vt}"))?;
+            .open(format!("/scheme/input/consumer"))?;
         Ok(Self(file))
     }
 
@@ -70,12 +70,6 @@ impl DisplayHandle {
         Ok(Self(File::open(path)?))
     }
 
-    // The return value is the display identifier. It will be used to uniquely
-    // identify the display on activation events.
-    pub fn register_vt(&mut self) -> Result<usize, Error> {
-        self.0.read(&mut [])
-    }
-
     pub fn read_vt_event(&mut self) -> Result<Option<VtEvent>, Error> {
         let mut event = VtEvent {
             kind: VtEventKind::Resize,
diff --git a/inputd/src/main.rs b/inputd/src/main.rs
index 83bf152367..d98fe35dd5 100644
--- a/inputd/src/main.rs
+++ b/inputd/src/main.rs
@@ -131,17 +131,19 @@ impl Scheme for InputScheme {
         let handle_ty = match command {
             "producer" => Handle::Producer,
             "consumer" => {
-                let target = path_parts
-                    .next()
-                    .and_then(|x| x.parse::<usize>().ok())
-                    .ok_or(SysError::new(EINVAL))?;
+                let vt = self.next_vt_id.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                self.vts.insert(vt);
+
+                if self.active_vt.is_none() {
+                    self.switch_vt(vt);
+                }
 
                 Handle::Consumer {
                     events: EventFlags::empty(),
                     pending: Vec::new(),
                     needs_handoff: false,
                     notified: false,
-                    vt: target,
+                    vt,
                 }
             }
             "handle" | "handle_early" => {
@@ -258,24 +260,8 @@ impl Scheme for InputScheme {
                 Ok(copy)
             }
 
-            Handle::Display {
-                pending, device, ..
-            } => {
-                // FIXME Create new VT through a write instead and return a NewVt event on read
-                // This allows also returning events for VT (de)activation from the display handle
-                // rather than pushing them to the graphics driver.
-                if buf.is_empty() {
-                    // Trying to do an empty read creates a new VT.
-                    let vt = self.next_vt_id.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
-                    log::info!("inputd: created VT #{vt} for {device}");
-                    self.vts.insert(vt);
-
-                    if self.active_vt.is_none() {
-                        self.switch_vt(vt);
-                    }
-
-                    Ok(vt)
-                } else if buf.len() % size_of::<VtEvent>() == 0 {
+            Handle::Display { pending, .. } => {
+                if buf.len() % size_of::<VtEvent>() == 0 {
                     let copy = core::cmp::min(pending.len(), buf.len() / size_of::<VtEvent>());
 
                     for (i, event) in pending.drain(..copy).enumerate() {
@@ -472,7 +458,22 @@ impl Scheme for InputScheme {
         }
     }
 
-    fn close(&mut self, _id: usize) -> syscall::Result<usize> {
+    fn close(&mut self, id: usize) -> syscall::Result<usize> {
+        let handle = self.handles.get(&id).ok_or(SysError::new(EINVAL))?;
+
+        match *handle {
+            Handle::Consumer { vt, .. } => {
+                self.vts.remove(&vt);
+                if self.active_vt == Some(vt) {
+                    if let Some(&new_vt) = self.vts.last() {
+                        self.switch_vt(new_vt);
+                    } else {
+                        self.active_vt = None;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
         Ok(0)
     }
 }