diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-virtualbox-guest.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-virtualbox-guest.xml
index 0ba909fa953f..1cffeed48079 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-virtualbox-guest.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-virtualbox-guest.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <para>
-    Click on Settings / Display / Screen and select VBoxVGA as Graphics Controller
+    Click on Settings / Display / Screen and select VMSVGA as Graphics Controller
    </para>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-guest.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-guest.nix
index 834b994e92d2..486951983d30 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-guest.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-guest.nix
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ in
         SUBSYSTEM=="misc", KERNEL=="vboxguest", TAG+="systemd"
       '';
   } (mkIf cfg.x11 {
-    services.xserver.videoDrivers = mkOverride 50 [ "virtualbox" "modesetting" ];
+    services.xserver.videoDrivers = mkOverride 50 [ "vmware" "virtualbox" "modesetting" ];
 
     services.xserver.config =
       ''
diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-image.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-image.nix
index 788b4d9d9761..136bbad60a43 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-image.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-image.nix
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ in {
         audiocontroller = "ac97";
         audio = "alsa";
         audioout = "on";
+        graphicscontroller = "vmsvga";
         rtcuseutc = "on";
         usb = "on";
         usbehci = "on";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/guest-additions/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/guest-additions/default.nix
index 4275bc0542e8..3a9f8eeed437 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/guest-additions/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/guest-additions/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ let
   dlopenLibs = [
     { name = "libdbus-1.so"; pkg = dbus; }
     { name = "libXfixes.so"; pkg = xorg.libXfixes; }
+    { name = "libXrandr.so"; pkg = xorg.libXrandr; }
   ];
 
 in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {