diff --git a/kiwi/defaults.py b/kiwi/defaults.py
index 013e7892..d597e3bc 100644
--- a/kiwi/defaults.py
+++ b/kiwi/defaults.py
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ class Defaults:
             '0x319': video_type(grub2='1280x1024', isolinux='1280 1024'),
             '0x31a': video_type(grub2='1280x1024', isolinux='1280 1024'),
             '0x31b': video_type(grub2='1280x1024', isolinux='1280 1024'),
+            'auto': video_type(grub2='auto', isolinux='800 600')
         }
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -337,13 +338,15 @@ class Defaults:
     @staticmethod
     def get_default_video_mode():
         """
-        Provides 800x600 default video mode as hex value for the kernel
+        Uses auto mode for default video. See get_video_mode_map
+        for details on the value depending which bootloader is
+        used
 
-        :return: vesa video kernel hex value
+        :return: auto
 
         :rtype: str
         """
-        return '0x303'
+        return 'auto'
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_grub_boot_directory_name(lookup_path):
diff --git a/test/unit/bootloader/config/base_test.py b/test/unit/bootloader/config/base_test.py
index e752a0df..7ee42054 100644
--- a/test/unit/bootloader/config/base_test.py
+++ b/test/unit/bootloader/config/base_test.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class TestBootLoaderConfigBase:
     def test_get_gfxmode_default(self, mock_get_vga):
         mock_get_vga.return_value = None
         assert self.bootloader.get_gfxmode('isolinux') == '800 600'
-        assert self.bootloader.get_gfxmode('grub2') == '800x600'
+        assert self.bootloader.get_gfxmode('grub2') == 'auto'
 
     @patch('kiwi.xml_parse.type_.get_vga')
     def test_get_gfxmode(self, mock_get_vga):