diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 22fa93c0..c2e474a8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+livecd-rootfs (2.525.54) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Add grub config to produce console output to allow buildd vm images to
+    produce console output in lxd vms (LP: #1915571)
+
+ -- Cody Shepherd <cody.shepherd@canonical.com>  Mon, 01 Mar 2021 09:07:01 -0800
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.525.53) bionic; urgency=medium
 
   [ Thomas Bechtold ]
diff --git a/live-build/buildd/hooks/02-disk-image-uefi.binary b/live-build/buildd/hooks/02-disk-image-uefi.binary
index f75e3aa2..8b84afd3 100755
--- a/live-build/buildd/hooks/02-disk-image-uefi.binary
+++ b/live-build/buildd/hooks/02-disk-image-uefi.binary
@@ -121,6 +121,16 @@ install_grub() {
         chroot mountpoint grub-install --target=i386-pc "${loop_device}"
     fi
 
+    cat > mountpoint/etc/default/grub.d/50-builddimg-settings.cfg << EOF
+GRUB_DEFAULT=0
+GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0.1
+GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
+GRUB_TIMEOUT=0.1
+GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="console=ttyS0"
+GRUB_RECORDFAIL_TIMEOUT=0
+GRUB_TERMINAL=console
+EOF
+
     divert_grub mountpoint
     chroot mountpoint update-grub
     replace_grub_root_with_label mountpoint