diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index c320ed6dccf..5ffc12faa55 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -1157,6 +1157,7 @@ namespace config {
 
     string_f(vars, "external_ip", nvhttp.external_ip);
     list_prep_cmd_f(vars, "global_prep_cmd", config::sunshine.prep_cmds);
+    list_prep_cmd_f(vars, "pre_probe_cmd", config::sunshine.pre_probe_cmds);
 
     string_f(vars, "audio_sink", audio.sink);
     string_f(vars, "virtual_sink", audio.virtual_sink);
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index e8d1594fba2..cd7718e80dd 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ namespace config {
     bool notify_pre_releases;
     bool system_tray;
     std::vector<prep_cmd_t> prep_cmds;
+    std::vector<prep_cmd_t> pre_probe_cmds;
   };
 
   extern video_t video;
diff --git a/src/nvhttp.cpp b/src/nvhttp.cpp
index 4d8a87b4f88..b13f6ba0c36 100644
--- a/src/nvhttp.cpp
+++ b/src/nvhttp.cpp
@@ -810,6 +810,39 @@ namespace nvhttp {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @brief Execute pre-probe commands before encoder probing.
+   * @param launch_session The session to extract client parameters from (may be null for undo-only).
+   * @param execute_do If true, run "do" commands; if false, run "undo" commands.
+   */
+  static void run_pre_probe_cmds(
+      const std::shared_ptr<rtsp_stream::launch_session_t> &launch_session,
+      bool execute_do) {
+    for (auto &cmd : config::sunshine.pre_probe_cmds) {
+      auto &cmd_str = execute_do ? cmd.do_cmd : cmd.undo_cmd;
+      if (cmd_str.empty()) continue;
+
+      boost::process::v1::environment env = boost::this_process::environment();
+      if (launch_session) {
+        env["SUNSHINE_CLIENT_WIDTH"] = std::to_string(launch_session->width);
+        env["SUNSHINE_CLIENT_HEIGHT"] = std::to_string(launch_session->height);
+        env["SUNSHINE_CLIENT_FPS"] = std::to_string(launch_session->fps);
+        env["SUNSHINE_CLIENT_HDR"] = launch_session->enable_hdr ? "true" : "false";
+      }
+
+      std::error_code ec;
+      boost::filesystem::path working_dir(".");
+      BOOST_LOG(info) << "Executing pre-probe cmd: ["sv << cmd_str << ']';
+      auto child = platf::run_command(cmd.elevated, true, cmd_str, working_dir, env, nullptr, ec, nullptr);
+      if (ec) {
+        BOOST_LOG(warning) << "Pre-probe cmd failed: "sv << ec.message();
+      }
+      else {
+        child.wait();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   void launch(bool &host_audio, resp_https_t response, req_https_t request) {
     print_req<SunshineHTTPS>(request);
 
@@ -863,6 +896,10 @@ namespace nvhttp {
       // The display should be restored in case something fails as there are no other sessions.
       revert_display_configuration = true;
 
+      // Run pre-probe commands (e.g. enable virtual display) before anything
+      // that depends on a connected monitor.
+      run_pre_probe_cmds(launch_session, true);
+
       // We want to prepare display only if there are no active sessions at
       // the moment. This should be done before probing encoders as it could
       // change the active displays.
@@ -877,6 +914,7 @@ namespace nvhttp {
         tree.put("root.<xmlattr>.status_message", "Failed to initialize video capture/encoding. Is a display connected and turned on?");
         tree.put("root.gamesession", 0);
 
+        run_pre_probe_cmds(launch_session, false);
         return;
       }
     }
@@ -968,6 +1006,10 @@ namespace nvhttp {
     const auto launch_session = make_launch_session(host_audio, args);
 
     if (no_active_sessions) {
+      // Run pre-probe commands (e.g. enable virtual display) before anything
+      // that depends on a connected monitor.
+      run_pre_probe_cmds(launch_session, true);
+
       // We want to prepare display only if there are no active sessions at
       // the moment. This should be done before probing encoders as it could
       // change the active displays.
@@ -982,6 +1024,7 @@ namespace nvhttp {
         tree.put("root.<xmlattr>.status_code", 503);
         tree.put("root.<xmlattr>.status_message", "Failed to initialize video capture/encoding. Is a display connected and turned on?");
 
+        run_pre_probe_cmds(launch_session, false);
         return;
       }
     }
@@ -1033,10 +1076,17 @@ namespace nvhttp {
       proc::proc.terminate();
     }
 
+    // Undo pre-probe commands (e.g. disable virtual display).
+    run_pre_probe_cmds(nullptr, false);
+
     // The config needs to be reverted regardless of whether "proc::proc.terminate()" was called or not.
     display_device::revert_configuration();
   }
 
+  void undo_pre_probe_cmds() {
+    run_pre_probe_cmds(nullptr, false);
+  }
+
   void appasset(resp_https_t response, req_https_t request) {
     print_req<SunshineHTTPS>(request);
 
diff --git a/src/nvhttp.h b/src/nvhttp.h
index 636337071b9..796a406af4c 100644
--- a/src/nvhttp.h
+++ b/src/nvhttp.h
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ namespace nvhttp {
    */
   void start();
 
+  /**
+   * @brief Run the undo commands of all pre_probe_cmds.
+   */
+  void undo_pre_probe_cmds();
+
   /**
    * @brief Setup the nvhttp server.
    * @param pkey
diff --git a/src/platform/linux/kmsgrab.cpp b/src/platform/linux/kmsgrab.cpp
index 7859bcd3bb1..e0bbe80fdb0 100644
--- a/src/platform/linux/kmsgrab.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/linux/kmsgrab.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
 namespace platf {
 
+  // Forward declaration: refresh card_descriptors for connector name resolution
+  std::vector<std::string> kms_display_names(mem_type_e hwdevice_type);
+
   namespace kms {
 
     class cap_sys_admin {
@@ -594,6 +597,78 @@ namespace platf {
       BOOST_LOG(debug) << ss.str();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Resolve a display name to a numeric monitor index.
+     *
+     * Accepts either a plain numeric index ("0", "1", ...) or a DRM connector
+     * name in the form "{type}-{index}" (e.g. "DP-2", "HDMI-A-1").
+     * Connector names are matched against the card_descriptors populated by
+     * kms_display_names(), reusing the same parsing logic as correlate_to_wayland().
+     *
+     * @param display_name The user-provided output_name value.
+     * @return The resolved monitor index, or -1 on failure.
+     */
+    static int resolve_display_name(const std::string &display_name) {
+      // If the name is purely numeric, use it directly as a monitor index
+      bool all_digits = !display_name.empty();
+      for (auto c : display_name) {
+        if (!std::isdigit(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+          all_digits = false;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (all_digits) {
+        return util::from_view(display_name);
+      }
+
+      // Try to parse as connector name: "{type}-{index}" (e.g. "DP-2", "HDMI-A-1")
+      auto dash_pos = display_name.find_last_of('-');
+      if (dash_pos == std::string::npos || dash_pos == 0 || dash_pos == display_name.size() - 1) {
+        return -1;
+      }
+
+      auto type_str = std::string_view(display_name).substr(0, dash_pos);
+      auto index_str = std::string_view(display_name).substr(dash_pos + 1);
+
+      // Verify the suffix is numeric before calling util::from_view()
+      for (auto c : index_str) {
+        if (!std::isdigit(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+          return -1;
+        }
+      }
+
+      auto type = kms::from_view(type_str);
+      auto index = std::max<std::int64_t>(1, util::from_view(index_str));
+
+      if (type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_Unknown) {
+        return -1;
+      }
+
+      // Search card_descriptors, refreshing once if the connector is not found.
+      // This handles the case where pre_probe_cmd just enabled a virtual display
+      // that wasn't present when card_descriptors was initially populated.
+      for (int attempt = 0; attempt < 2; ++attempt) {
+        for (auto &cd : card_descriptors) {
+          for (auto &[crtc_id, mon] : cd.crtc_to_monitor) {
+            if (mon.type == type && mon.index == index) {
+              BOOST_LOG(info) << "Resolved connector name '"sv << display_name
+                              << "' to monitor index "sv << mon.monitor_index;
+              return mon.monitor_index;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (attempt == 0) {
+          BOOST_LOG(info) << "Connector '"sv << display_name
+                          << "' not found in cached descriptors, refreshing display list..."sv;
+          kms_display_names(mem_type_e::unknown);
+        }
+      }
+
+      return -1;
+    }
+
     class display_t: public platf::display_t {
     public:
       display_t(mem_type_e mem_type):
@@ -604,7 +679,12 @@ namespace platf {
       int init(const std::string &display_name, const ::video::config_t &config) {
         delay = std::chrono::nanoseconds {1s} / config.framerate;
 
-        int monitor_index = util::from_view(display_name);
+        int monitor_index = resolve_display_name(display_name);
+        if (monitor_index < 0) {
+          BOOST_LOG(error) << "Could not resolve output name '"sv << display_name
+                           << "'. Use a numeric index (0, 1, 2, ...) or a connector name (DP-1, HDMI-A-1, ...)"sv;
+          return -1;
+        }
         int monitor = 0;
 
         fs::path card_dir {"/dev/dri"sv};
diff --git a/src/stream.cpp b/src/stream.cpp
index b92e579e7cd..9937cd9c27e 100644
--- a/src/stream.cpp
+++ b/src/stream.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "input.h"
 #include "logging.h"
 #include "network.h"
+#include "nvhttp.h"
 #include "platform/common.h"
 #include "process.h"
 #include "stream.h"
@@ -1951,6 +1952,9 @@ namespace stream {
           revert_display_config = true;
         }
 
+        // Undo pre-probe commands (e.g. disable virtual display).
+        nvhttp::undo_pre_probe_cmds();
+
         if (revert_display_config) {
           display_device::revert_configuration();
         }
diff --git a/src/video.cpp b/src/video.cpp
index 7487e1278e6..c99486a0159 100644
--- a/src/video.cpp
+++ b/src/video.cpp
@@ -1171,6 +1171,14 @@ namespace video {
           return;
         }
       }
+
+      // If output_name is a connector name (e.g. "DP-2") rather than a numeric
+      // index, it won't match the numeric display_names list. Add it directly
+      // so display_t::init() can resolve the connector name.
+      if (!output_name.empty()) {
+        display_names.emplace_back(output_name);
+        current_display_index = display_names.size() - 1;
+      }
     }
   }