diff --git a/data/phosh.service b/data/phosh.service
index 2cace8872e1eee7e36fbbc2e7722f16c7674bca6..a2494f0a4110f1d2f6f9bb9697b6364ebeee763d 100644
--- a/data/phosh.service
+++ b/data/phosh.service
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Environment=XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=Phosh:GNOME
 Environment=XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=phosh
 Environment=XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland
 ExecStart=capsh --noamb -- -c "exec /usr/bin/phosh-session"
+ExecStartPost=+chvt 7
 TimeoutStartSec=30
 User=1000
 PAMName=login