diff --git a/miscutils/fbsplash.c b/miscutils/fbsplash.c
index 1ea5d8ebb..ec0f092dc 100644
--- a/miscutils/fbsplash.c
+++ b/miscutils/fbsplash.c
@@ -257,7 +257,9 @@ static void fb_drawimage(void)
 
 	if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP)
 		free(head);
-
+	if (width != G.scr_var.xres || height != G.scr_var.yres)
+		bb_error_msg_and_die("PPM %dx%d does not match screen %dx%d",
+							 width, height, G.scr_var.xres, G.scr_var.yres);
 	line_size = width*3;
 	if (width > G.scr_var.xres)
 		width = G.scr_var.xres;
diff --git a/util-linux/fbset.c b/util-linux/fbset.c
index 590918aab..e0081667f 100644
--- a/util-linux/fbset.c
+++ b/util-linux/fbset.c
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ enum {
 /*	CMD_XCOMPAT =     10, */
 	CMD_ALL = 11,
 	CMD_INFO = 12,
-	CMD_CHANGE = 13,
+	CMD_SHOW = 13,
+	CMD_CHANGE = 14,
 
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_FBSET_FANCY
 	CMD_XRES = 100,
@@ -123,7 +124,8 @@ static const struct cmdoptions_t {
 	{ "vsync"   , 1, CMD_VSYNC    },
 	{ "laced"   , 1, CMD_LACED    },
 	{ "double"  , 1, CMD_DOUBLE   },
-	{ "n"       , 0, CMD_CHANGE   },
+	{ "show"    , 0, CMD_SHOW     },
+	{ "s"       , 0, CMD_SHOW     },
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_FBSET_FANCY
 	{ "all"     , 0, CMD_ALL      },
 	{ "xres"    , 1, CMD_XRES     },
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ static void ss(uint32_t *x, uint32_t flag, char *buf, const char *what)
 		*x |= flag;
 }
 
-static int readmode(struct fb_var_screeninfo *base, const char *fn,
+static int read_mode_db(struct fb_var_screeninfo *base, const char *fn,
 					const char *mode)
 {
 	char *token[2], *p, *s;
@@ -302,7 +304,7 @@ int fbset_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	enum {
 		OPT_CHANGE   = (1 << 0),
-		/*OPT_INFO     = (1 << 1), ??*/
+		OPT_SHOW     = (1 << 1),
 		OPT_READMODE = (1 << 2),
 		OPT_ALL      = (1 << 9),
 	};
@@ -333,6 +335,12 @@ int fbset_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			case CMD_DB:
 				modefile = argv[1];
 				break;
+			case CMD_ALL:
+				options |= OPT_ALL;
+				break;
+			case CMD_SHOW:
+				options |= OPT_SHOW;
+				break;
 			case CMD_GEOMETRY:
 				varset.xres = xatou32(argv[1]);
 				varset.yres = xatou32(argv[2]);
@@ -349,12 +357,6 @@ int fbset_main(int argc, char **argv)
 				varset.hsync_len = xatou32(argv[6]);
 				varset.vsync_len = xatou32(argv[7]);
 				break;
-			case CMD_ALL:
-				options |= OPT_ALL;
-				break;
-			case CMD_CHANGE:
-				options |= OPT_CHANGE;
-				break;
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_FBSET_FANCY
 			case CMD_XRES:
 				varset.xres = xatou32(argv[1]);
@@ -367,6 +369,15 @@ int fbset_main(int argc, char **argv)
 				break;
 #endif
 			}
+			switch (g_cmdoptions[i].code) {
+			case CMD_FB:
+			case CMD_DB:
+			case CMD_ALL:
+			case CMD_SHOW:
+				break;
+			default:
+				options |= OPT_CHANGE; /* the other commands imply changes */
+			}
 			argc -= g_cmdoptions[i].param_count;
 			argv += g_cmdoptions[i].param_count;
 			goto contin;
@@ -384,19 +395,20 @@ int fbset_main(int argc, char **argv)
 #if !ENABLE_FEATURE_FBSET_READMODE
 		bb_show_usage();
 #else
-		if (!readmode(&var, modefile, mode)) {
+		if (!read_mode_db(&var, modefile, mode)) {
 			bb_error_msg_and_die("unknown video mode '%s'", mode);
 		}
 #endif
 	}
 
-	setmode(&var, &varset);
 	if (options & OPT_CHANGE) {
+		setmode(&var, &varset);
 		if (options & OPT_ALL)
 			var.activate = FB_ACTIVATE_ALL;
 		xioctl(fh, FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, &var);
 	}
-	showmode(&var);
+	if (options == 0 || options & OPT_SHOW)
+		showmode(&var);
 	/* Don't close the file, as exiting will take care of that */
 	/* close(fh); */