diff --git a/api/boinc_api.cpp b/api/boinc_api.cpp
index 1f8e0268b9..5346b15372 100644
--- a/api/boinc_api.cpp
+++ b/api/boinc_api.cpp
@@ -1449,3 +1449,10 @@ double boinc_get_fraction_done() {
 double boinc_elapsed_time() {
     return running_interrupt_count*TIMER_PERIOD;
 }
+
+void boinc_web_graphics_url(char* url) {
+    char buf[256];
+    if (standalone) return;
+    sprintf(buf, "<web_graphics_url>%s</web_graphics_url>", url);
+    app_client_shm->shm->graphics_reply.send_msg(buf);
+}
diff --git a/api/boinc_api.h b/api/boinc_api.h
index 9378ee85d8..072c14aef8 100644
--- a/api/boinc_api.h
+++ b/api/boinc_api.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ extern double boinc_get_fraction_done();
 extern void boinc_register_timer_callback(FUNC_PTR);
 extern double boinc_worker_thread_cpu_time();
 extern int boinc_init_parallel();
+extern void boinc_web_graphics_url(char*);
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 extern int setMacPList(void);
diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index fef20eef81..c07a192e06 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -9480,3 +9480,22 @@ Rom    25 Dec 2011
     samples/vboxwrapper/
         vbox.cpp
         vboxwrapper.cpp
+
+David  26 Dec 2011
+    - API/client/manager:
+        allow applications to supply a "web graphics URL",
+        in which case the manager's "Show Graphics" button
+        opens a browser at that URL.
+        This typically would used for applications that
+        implement a web server that serves pages showing
+        job information in HTML.
+    - vboxwrapper: if <pf_guest_port> is specified in the config file,
+        set up port forwarding to that port
+        and use the above API call with URL "http://localhost:port"
+
+    samples/
+        vboxwrapper/
+            vbox.cpp
+            vboxwrapper.cpp
+    api/
+        boinc_api.cpp,h
diff --git a/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.cpp b/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.cpp
index 9e2b9a2f09..4f21abf614 100644
--- a/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.cpp
+++ b/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.cpp
@@ -838,33 +838,6 @@ int VBOX_VM::register_vm_firewall_rules() {
     retval = vbm_popen(command, output, "add updated port forwarding rule");
     if(retval) return retval;
 
-    fprintf(
-        stderr,
-        "%s VM communication is allowed on port '%d'.\n",
-        boinc_msg_prefix(buf, sizeof(buf)), pf_host_port
-    );
-
-
-    // Write firewall rule to disk
-    //
-    MIOFILE mf;
-    FILE* f = boinc_fopen(PORTFORWARD_FILENAME, "w");
-    mf.init_file(f);
-
-    mf.printf(
-        "<vbox_firewall>\n"
-        "  <rule>\n"
-        "    <name>vboxwrapper</name>\n"
-        "    <host_port>%d</host_port>\n"
-        "    <guest_port>%d</guest_port>\n"
-        "  </rule>\n"
-        "</vbox_firewall>\n",
-        pf_host_port,
-        pf_guest_port
-    );
-
-    fclose(f);
-
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/vboxwrapper/vboxwrapper.cpp b/samples/vboxwrapper/vboxwrapper.cpp
index a48233999b..75a595d600 100644
--- a/samples/vboxwrapper/vboxwrapper.cpp
+++ b/samples/vboxwrapper/vboxwrapper.cpp
@@ -337,6 +337,37 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     set_floppy_image(aid, vm);
     set_throttles(aid, vm);
 
+    // write port-forwarding info if relevant
+    //
+    if (vm.pf_guest_port && vm.pf_host_port) {
+        fprintf(
+            stderr,
+            "%s port forwarding enabled on port '%d'.\n",
+            boinc_msg_prefix(buf, sizeof(buf)), vm.pf_host_port
+        );
+
+        // Write info to disk
+        //
+        MIOFILE mf;
+        FILE* f = boinc_fopen(PORTFORWARD_FILENAME, "w");
+        mf.init_file(f);
+
+        mf.printf(
+            "<port_forwarding>\n"
+            "  <rule>\n"
+            "    <host_port>%d</host_port>\n"
+            "    <guest_port>%d</guest_port>\n"
+            "  </rule>\n"
+            "</port_forwarding>\n",
+            vm.pf_host_port,
+            vm.pf_guest_port
+        );
+
+        fclose(f);
+        sprintf(buf, "http://localhost:%d", vm.pf_host_port);
+        boinc_web_graphics_url(buf);
+    }
+
     while (1) {
         // Discover the VM's current state
         vm.poll();