diff --git a/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 b/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5
index 22fe9812a33a..2adfbacc3a62 100644
--- a/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5
+++ b/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
-.Dd December 31, 2020
+.Dd Januar 6, 2020
 .Dt LOADER.CONF 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -237,10 +237,33 @@ selects the video console which prevents any input and hides all output
 replacing it with
 .Dq spinning
 character (useful for embedded products and such).
+.It Va screen.font
+Set font size for framebuffer mode.
+Default font size is selected based on screen resolution, to achieve
+terminal dimensions 80x24.
+.It Va screen.textmode
+Value "0" will trigger BIOS loader to switch to use VESA BIOS Extension (VBE)
+frame buffer mode for console.
+The same effect can be achieved by setting
+.Va vbe_max_resolution .
+.Pp
+Value "1" will force BIOS loader to use VGA text mode.
+.Pp
+If
+.Va vbe_max_resolution
+is not set, the loader will try to set screen resolution based on EDID
+information.
+If EDID is not available, the default resolution is 800x600 (if available).
+.It Va screen.height
+.It Va screen.width
+.It Va screen.depth
+.Va screen.height ,
+.Va screen.width ,
+.Va screen.depth
+are set by loader when loader is using framebuffer mode to draw the screen.
 .It Va efi_max_resolution
 .It Va vbe_max_resolution
-Specify the maximum desired resolution for the EFI or VESA BIOS Extension (VBE)
-framebuffer console.
+Specify the maximum desired resolution for the EFI or VBE framebuffer console.
 The following values are accepted:
 .Bl -column "WidthxHeight"
 .It Sy Value Ta Sy Resolution
diff --git a/stand/i386/libi386/vbe.c b/stand/i386/libi386/vbe.c
index 232f13dab077..6a70cfe6f3e9 100644
--- a/stand/i386/libi386/vbe.c
+++ b/stand/i386/libi386/vbe.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ bios_set_text_mode(int mode)
 	gfx_state.tg_fb.fb_mask_green = (1 << palette_format) - 1 << 8;
 	gfx_state.tg_fb.fb_mask_blue = (1 << palette_format) - 1 << 0;
 	gfx_state.tg_ctype = CT_INDEXED;
-	env_setenv("hw.vga.textmode", EV_VOLATILE | EV_NOHOOK, "1", NULL, NULL);
+	env_setenv("screen.textmode", EV_VOLATILE | EV_NOHOOK, "1", NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 /* Function 00h - Return VBE Controller Information */
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ biosvbe_set_mode(int mode, struct crtciinfoblock *ci)
 		if (biosvbe_palette_format(&m) == VBE_SUCCESS)
 			palette_format = m;
 	}
-	env_setenv("hw.vga.textmode", EV_VOLATILE | EV_NOHOOK, "0", NULL, NULL);
+	env_setenv("screen.textmode", EV_VOLATILE | EV_NOHOOK, "0", NULL, NULL);
 	return (rv);
 }
 
@@ -508,19 +508,18 @@ mode_set(struct env_var *ev, int flags __unused, const void *value)
 {
 	int mode;
 
-	if (strcmp(ev->ev_name, "hw.vga.textmode") == 0) {
+	if (strcmp(ev->ev_name, "screen.textmode") == 0) {
 		unsigned long v;
 		char *end;
 
 		if (value == NULL)
 			return (0);
-		/* VT(4) describes hw.vga.textmode values 0 or 1. */
 		errno = 0;
 		v = strtoul(value, &end, 0);
 		if (errno != 0 || *(char *)value == '\0' || *end != '\0' ||
 		    (v != 0 && v != 1))
 			return (EINVAL);
-		env_setenv("hw.vga.textmode", EV_VOLATILE | EV_NOHOOK,
+		env_setenv("screen.textmode", EV_VOLATILE | EV_NOHOOK,
 		    value, NULL, NULL);
 		if (v == 1) {
 			reset_font_flags();
@@ -574,7 +573,7 @@ vbe_init(void)
 		vbe_mode = NULL;
 	}
 
-	env_setenv("hw.vga.textmode", EV_VOLATILE, "1", mode_set,
+	env_setenv("screen.textmode", EV_VOLATILE, "1", mode_set,
 	    env_nounset);
 	env_setenv("vbe_max_resolution", EV_VOLATILE, NULL, mode_set,
 	    env_nounset);