diff --git a/rules/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules b/rules/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules
index 374db500e67..f8556d1940e 100644
--- a/rules/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules
+++ b/rules/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ KERNEL=="ppp",			MODE="0600"
 KERNEL=="mwave",		GROUP="dialout"
 KERNEL=="hvc*|hvsi*",		GROUP="dialout"
 
+# virtio serial / console ports
+KERNEL=="vport*", SYMLINK+="virtio-ports/$ATTR{name}"
+
 # mem
 KERNEL=="null|zero|full|random|urandom", MODE="0666"
 KERNEL=="mem|kmem|port|nvram",	GROUP="kmem", MODE="0640"