diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/consoleproxy/ConsoleAccessManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/consoleproxy/ConsoleAccessManagerImpl.java
index 306023a22638..2edb6bab001f 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/consoleproxy/ConsoleAccessManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/consoleproxy/ConsoleAccessManagerImpl.java
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ private String generateConsoleAccessUrl(String rootUrl, ConsoleProxyClientParam
             sb.append("/ajax?token=" + token);
         } else {
             sb.append("/resource/noVNC/vnc.html")
-                    .append("?autoconnect=true")
+                    .append("?autoconnect=true&show_dot=true")
                     .append("&port=" + vncPort)
                     .append("&token=" + token);
             if (requiresVncOverWebSocketConnection(vm, hostVo) && details != null && details.getValue() != null) {