diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/nvidia/driver.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/nvidia/driver.c
index be87b7e1e5..d92be2d528 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/nvidia/driver.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/nvidia/driver.c
@@ -352,21 +352,22 @@ static struct {
 };
 
 static nv_settings current_settings = { // see comments in nv.settings 
-	// for driver
+	/* for driver */
 	DRIVER_PREFIX ".accelerant",
-	false,      // dumprom
-	// for accelerant
-	0x00000000, // logmask
-	0,          // memory
-	0,			// tv_output
-	true,       // usebios
-	true,       // hardcursor
-	false,		// switchhead
-	false,		// force_pci
-	false,		// unhide_fw
-	true,		// pgm_panel
-	true,		// dma_acc
-	false,		// vga_on_tv
+	"none",					// primary
+	false,      			// dumprom
+	/* for accelerant */
+	0x00000000, 			// logmask
+	0,          			// memory
+	0,						// tv_output
+	true,       			// usebios
+	true,       			// hardcursor
+	false,					// switchhead
+	false,					// force_pci
+	false,					// unhide_fw
+	true,					// pgm_panel
+	true,					// dma_acc
+	false,					// vga_on_tv
 };
 
 static void dumprom (void *rom, uint32 size, pci_info pcii)
@@ -490,6 +491,10 @@ init_driver(void) {
 		if ((strlen (item) > 0) && (strlen (item) < sizeof (current_settings.accelerant) - 1)) {
 			strcpy (current_settings.accelerant, item);
 		}
+		item = get_driver_parameter (settings_handle, "primary", "", "");
+		if ((strlen (item) > 0) && (strlen (item) < sizeof (current_settings.primary) - 1)) {
+			strcpy (current_settings.primary, item);
+		}
 		current_settings.dumprom = get_driver_boolean_parameter (settings_handle, "dumprom", false, false);
 
 		// for accelerant
@@ -781,6 +786,7 @@ static void probe_devices(void) {
 	uint32 pci_index = 0;
 	uint32 count = 0;
 	device_info *di = pd->di;
+	char tmp_name[B_OS_NAME_LENGTH];
 
 	/* while there are more pci devices */
 	while ((count < MAX_DEVICES) && ((*pci_bus->get_nth_pci_info)(pci_index, &(di->pcii)) == B_NO_ERROR)) {
@@ -795,10 +801,16 @@ static void probe_devices(void) {
 					/* if we match a supported device */
 					if (*devices == di->pcii.device_id ) {
 						/* publish the device name */
-						sprintf(di->name, "graphics/" DEVICE_FORMAT,
+						sprintf(tmp_name, DEVICE_FORMAT,
 							di->pcii.vendor_id, di->pcii.device_id,
 							di->pcii.bus, di->pcii.device, di->pcii.function);
-
+						/* tweak the exported name to show first in the alphabetically ordered /dev/
+						 * hierarchy folder, so the system will use it as primary adaptor if requested
+						 * via nv.settings. */
+						if (strcmp(tmp_name, current_settings.primary) == 0)
+							sprintf(tmp_name, "-%s", current_settings.primary);
+						/* add /dev/ hierarchy path */
+						sprintf(di->name, "graphics/%s", tmp_name);
 						/* remember the name */
 						pd->device_names[count] = di->name;
 						/* mark the driver as available for R/W open */
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/nvidia/nv.settings b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/nvidia/nv.settings
index 133b59caaf..1cf5075bcf 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/nvidia/nv.settings
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/nvidia/nv.settings
@@ -4,17 +4,18 @@
 # ~/config/settings/kernel/drivers/
 #
 
-# nv.driver parameters
-# accelerant "nv.accelerant"
+# nv.driver parameters:
+# accelerant "nv.accelerant"		# if enabled selects accelerant filename to be used
+#primary	"10de_0110_000000"	# if enabled selects device to be used as primary device ('hack')
+dumprom	false        			# dump bios rom to file (in home folder)
 
-# nv.accelerant parameters
+# nv.accelerant parameters:
 usebios	true			# if true rely on bios to coldstart the card
 #memory	2			# in MB, override builtin memory size detection
 hardcursor	true			# if true use on-chip cursor capabilities
 #logmask	0x00000000	# nothing logged, is default
-#logmask	0x08000604	# log overlay use in full
-#logmask	0xffffffff		# log everything
-dumprom	false        		# dump bios rom in ~/nv.rom
+#logmask	0x08000604	# log overlay use in full to file (in home folder)
+#logmask	0xffffffff		# log everything to file (in home folder)
 switchhead	false			# switch head assignment (dualhead cards only)
 force_pci	false			# block AGP mode use if true (AGP cards only)
 dma_acc	true			# if true enable DMA cmd fetching for 2D acc (instead of using PIO)