diff --git a/www/manager/Utils.js b/www/manager/Utils.js
index 93c5e6a9..884381f8 100644
--- a/www/manager/Utils.js
+++ b/www/manager/Utils.js
@@ -422,11 +422,13 @@ Ext.define('PVE.Utils', { statics: {
 
     render_console_viewer: function(value) {
 	if (!value) {
-	    return PVE.Utils.defaultText + ' (Java VNC Applet)';
+	    return PVE.Utils.defaultText + ' (HTML5)';
 	} else if (value === 'applet') {
 	    return 'Java VNC Applet';
 	} else if (value === 'vv') {
 	    return  'SPICE (remote-viewer)';
+	} else if (value === 'html5') {
+	    return  'HTML5 (noVNC)';
 	} else {
 	    return value;
 	}
@@ -1101,10 +1103,15 @@ Ext.define('PVE.Utils', { statics: {
 	nw.focus();
     },
 
-    defaultViewer: function(){
-	return PVE.VersionInfo.console || 'applet';
-    },
+    defaultViewer: function(allowSpice) {
+	var vncdefault = 'html5';
+	var dv = PVE.VersionInfo.console || vncdefault;
+	if (dv === 'vv' && !allowSpice) {
+	    dv = vncdefault;
+	}
 
+	return dv;
+    },
 
     openSpiceViewer: function(url, params){
 
diff --git a/www/manager/button/ConsoleButton.js b/www/manager/button/ConsoleButton.js
index 04331e28..d33cd692 100644
--- a/www/manager/button/ConsoleButton.js
+++ b/www/manager/button/ConsoleButton.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Ext.define('PVE.button.ConsoleButton', {
 
     consoleName: undefined,
 
-    enableSpice: undefined,
+    enableSpice: true,
 
     nodename: undefined,
 
@@ -19,20 +19,6 @@ Ext.define('PVE.button.ConsoleButton', {
 	me.spiceMenu.setDisabled(!enable);
     },
 
-    getEnableSpice: function() {
-	var me = this;
-
-	if (me.enableSpice === undefined) {
-	    if (PVE.VersionInfo.console &&  PVE.VersionInfo.console === 'vv') {
-		return true;
-	    } else {
-		return false;
-	    }
-	} else {
-	    return me.enableSpice;
-	}
-    },
-
     initComponent: function() {
         var me = this;
 
@@ -107,11 +93,15 @@ Ext.define('PVE.button.ConsoleButton', {
 
 	Ext.apply(me, {
 	    handler: function() {
-		if (!me.getEnableSpice() ||
-		    (PVE.VersionInfo.console && PVE.VersionInfo.console === 'applet')) {
-		    create_vnc_console();
-		} else {
+		var dv = PVE.Utils.defaultViewer(me.enableSpice);
+		if (dv === 'vv') {
 		    create_spice_console();
+		} else if (dv === 'applet') {
+		    create_vnc_console(0);
+		} else if (dv === 'html5') {
+		    create_vnc_console(1);
+		} else {
+		    throw "unknown defaultViewer";
 		}
 	    },
 	    menu: new Ext.menu.Menu({
diff --git a/www/manager/dc/OptionView.js b/www/manager/dc/OptionView.js
index ed426fae..f58c9dbf 100644
--- a/www/manager/dc/OptionView.js
+++ b/www/manager/dc/OptionView.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Ext.define('PVE.dc.ConsoleViewerEdit', {
 
 	var data = [];
 
-	Ext.Array.each(['', 'applet', 'vv'], function(value) {
+	Ext.Array.each(['', 'applet', 'vv', 'html5'], function(value) {
 	    data.push([value, PVE.Utils.render_console_viewer(value)]);
 	});