diff --git a/repos/ports/run/virtualbox_auto.inc b/repos/ports/run/virtualbox_auto.inc
index b8e89a7722..46cab02c9d 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/virtualbox_auto.inc
+++ b/repos/ports/run/virtualbox_auto.inc
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ if { [get_cmd_switch --autopilot] && [have_spec x86_32] } {
 	exit 0
 }
 
+if {[have_spec nova]} {
+	proc kernel_output { } { return "novga logmem" }
+}
+
 append build_components {
 	core init
 	server/part_blk
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ lappend_if [expr $use_ram_fs || $use_usb] build_components server/ram_fs
 lappend_if [expr $use_cpu_load] build_components app/trace_subject_reporter
 lappend_if [expr $use_cpu_load] build_components app/cpu_load_display
 lappend_if [expr $use_cpu_load] build_components app/top
+lappend_if [have_spec nova] build_components app/log_core
 
 source ${genode_dir}/repos/base/run/platform_drv.inc
 # override defaults of platform_drv.inc
@@ -112,6 +117,22 @@ append config {
 		</config>
 	</start>}
 
+append_if [have_spec nova] config {
+	<start name="log_kernel">
+		<binary name="log_core"/>
+		<resource name="RAM" quantum="10M"/>
+		<config period_ms="2000"/>
+		<route>
+			<service name="ROM" unscoped_label="log_core"> <parent/> </service>
+			<service name="ROM" unscoped_label="ld.lib.so"> <parent/> </service>
+			<service name="ROM" label="log"> <parent label="kernel_log"/> </service>
+			<service name="Timer"> <child name="timer"/> </service>
+			<service name="PD"> <parent/> </service>
+			<service name="CPU"> <parent/> </service>
+			<service name="LOG"> <parent/> </service>
+		</route>
+	</start>}
+
 append_if [expr $use_rumpfs] config {
 	<start name="rump_fs" priority="-1" caps="200">
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="32M"/>
@@ -359,9 +380,10 @@ lappend_if [expr $use_vbox4] boot_modules $virtualbox_binary
 lappend_if [expr $use_vbox5] boot_modules $virtualbox5_binary
 lappend_if [expr $use_ram_fs || $use_usb] boot_modules ram_fs
 lappend_if [expr $use_ram_fs && !$use_overlay_from_disk] boot_modules $overlay_image
-lappend_if [expr    $use_cpu_load] boot_modules trace_subject_reporter
-lappend_if [expr    $use_cpu_load] boot_modules cpu_load_display
-lappend_if [expr    $use_cpu_load] boot_modules top
+lappend_if [expr $use_cpu_load] boot_modules trace_subject_reporter
+lappend_if [expr $use_cpu_load] boot_modules cpu_load_display
+lappend_if [expr $use_cpu_load] boot_modules top
+lappend_if [have_spec nova] boot_modules log_core
 
 # platform-specific modules
 lappend_if [expr         $use_ps2] boot_modules ps2_drv