diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/haswell/Kconfig b/src/northbridge/intel/haswell/Kconfig
index c8a268cd93..3c0c2fd168 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/haswell/Kconfig
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/haswell/Kconfig
@@ -112,4 +112,13 @@ config CBFS_SIZE
 	  This option allows to limit the size of the CBFS portion in the
 	  firmware image.
 
+config PRE_GRAPHICS_DELAY
+	int
+	default 0
+	help
+	  On some systems, coreboot boots so fast that connected monitors
+	  (mostly TVs) won't be able to wake up fast enough to talk to the
+	  VBIOS. On those systems we need to wait for a bit before executing
+	  the VBIOS.
+
 endif
diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/haswell/gma.c b/src/northbridge/intel/haswell/gma.c
index 8055531df4..f8351e2238 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/haswell/gma.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/haswell/gma.c
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ static void gma_func0_init(struct device *dev)
 #endif
 	if (! lightup_ok) {
 		printk(BIOS_SPEW, "FUI did not run; using VBIOS\n");
+		mdelay(CONFIG_PRE_GRAPHICS_DELAY);
 		pci_dev_init(dev);
 	}