diff --git a/UbuntuDrivers/detect.py b/UbuntuDrivers/detect.py
index aa31253..4909ef1 100644
--- a/UbuntuDrivers/detect.py
+++ b/UbuntuDrivers/detect.py
@@ -1651,8 +1651,11 @@ def get_linux_modules_metapackage(apt_cache, candidate):
                         if dep.parent_pkg.name.startswith('linux-modules-nvidia-')]
 
         pick = ''
-        modules_candidate = 'linux-modules-nvidia-%s-%s' % (candidate_flavour,
-                                                            get_linux_image(apt_cache).replace('linux-image-', ''))
+        candidate_suffix = get_linux_image(apt_cache).replace('linux-image-', '')
+        if candidate_suffix == "virtual":
+            candidate_suffix = "generic"
+        modules_candidate = 'linux-modules-nvidia-%s-%s' % (candidate_flavour, candidate_suffix)
+
         for dep in reverse_deps:
             if dep == modules_candidate:
                 pick = dep
diff --git a/tests/test_ubuntu_drivers.py b/tests/test_ubuntu_drivers.py
index 65a5e1c..1ab800a 100755
--- a/tests/test_ubuntu_drivers.py
+++ b/tests/test_ubuntu_drivers.py
@@ -3984,6 +3984,228 @@ def test_system_open_driver_packages_chroot5(self):
         # Get the linux-modules-nvidia module for the kernel
         self.assertEqual(modules_package, 'linux-modules-nvidia-550-server-open-generic-hwe-20.04')
 
+    def test_system_virtual_driver_packages_chroot(self):
+        '''system_gpgpu_driver_packages() handles linux-image-virtual'''
+
+        chroot = aptdaemon.test.Chroot()
+        try:
+            chroot.setup()
+            chroot.add_test_repository()
+            archive = gen_fakearchive()
+            # older applicable driver which is not the recommended one
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-driver-550', dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={'Modaliases': 'nv(pci:v000010DEd000010C3sv*sd*bc03sc*i*)',
+                                           'Support': 'PB'})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-driver-550-open', dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={'Modaliases': 'nv(pci:v000010DEd000010C3sv*sd*bc03sc*i*)',
+                                           'Support': 'PB'})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-driver-550-server', dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={'Modaliases': 'nv(pci:v000010DEd000010C3sv*sd*bc03sc*i*)',
+                                           'Support': 'PB'})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-driver-550-server-open', dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={'Modaliases': 'nv(pci:v000010DEd000010C3sv*sd*bc03sc*i*)',
+                                           'Support': 'PB'})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-driver-560', dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={'Modaliases': 'nv(pci:v000010DEd000010C3sv*sd*bc03sc*i*)',
+                                           'Support': 'NFB'})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-driver-560-open', dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={'Modaliases': 'nv(pci:v000010DEd000010C3sv*sd*bc03sc*i*)',
+                                           'Support': 'NFB'})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-driver-560-server', dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={'Modaliases': 'nv(pci:v000010DEd000010C3sv*sd*bc03sc*i*)',
+                                           'Support': 'NFB'})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-driver-560-server-open', dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={'Modaliases': 'nv(pci:v000010DEd000010C3sv*sd*bc03sc*i*)',
+                                           'Support': 'NFB'})
+            # driver package which supports multiple ABIs
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-headless-no-dkms-550',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-3 | xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-headless-no-dkms-550-open',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-3 | xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-headless-no-dkms-550-server',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-3 | xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-headless-no-dkms-550-server-open',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-3 | xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-dkms-550',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-3 | xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-dkms-550-open',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-3 | xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-dkms-550-server',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-3 | xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-dkms-550-server-open',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-3 | xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-headless-no-dkms-560',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-3 | xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-headless-no-dkms-560-open',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-3 | xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-headless-no-dkms-560-server',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-3 | xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-headless-no-dkms-560-server-open',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-3 | xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-dkms-560',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-3 | xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-dkms-560-open',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-3 | xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-dkms-560-server',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-3 | xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('nvidia-dkms-560-server-open',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'xorg-video-abi-3 | xorg-video-abi-4'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            # Linux nvidia modules
+            archive.create_deb('linux-modules-nvidia-560-generic',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'linux-modules-nvidia-560-5.4.0-25-generic'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-modules-nvidia-560-5.4.0-25-generic',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'linux-image-5.4.0-25-generic'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-modules-nvidia-560-server-5.4.0-25-generic',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'linux-image-5.4.0-25-generic'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-modules-nvidia-560-server-open-5.4.0-25-generic',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'linux-image-5.4.0-25-generic'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-modules-nvidia-550-generic',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'linux-modules-nvidia-560-5.4.0-25-generic'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-modules-nvidia-550-5.4.0-25-generic',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'linux-image-5.4.0-25-generic'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-modules-nvidia-550-server-5.4.0-25-generic',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'linux-image-5.4.0-25-generic'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-modules-nvidia-550-server-open-5.4.0-25-generic',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'linux-image-5.4.0-25-generic'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            # Linux nvidia modules hwe-20.04 flavours
+            archive.create_deb('linux-modules-nvidia-550-generic',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'linux-modules-nvidia-550-5.4.0-25-generic'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-modules-nvidia-550-server-generic',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'linux-modules-nvidia-550-server-5.4.0-25-generic'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-modules-nvidia-550-server-open-generic',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'linux-modules-nvidia-550-server-open-5.4.0-25-generic'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-modules-nvidia-560-generic',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'linux-modules-nvidia-560-5.4.0-25-generic'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-modules-nvidia-560-server-generic',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'linux-modules-nvidia-560-server-5.4.0-25-generic'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-modules-nvidia-560-server-open-generic',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'linux-modules-nvidia-560-server-open-5.4.0-25-generic'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            # Image packages
+            archive.create_deb('linux-image-5.4.0-25-generic',
+                               extra_tags={'Source': 'linux-signed'})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-image-5.3.0-29-generic',
+                               extra_tags={'Source': 'linux-signed'})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-image-5.4.0-24-generic',
+                               extra_tags={'Source': 'linux-signed'})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-headers-5.4.0-24-generic',
+                               extra_tags={'Source': 'linux-signed'})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-headers-5.4.0-25-generic',
+                               extra_tags={'Source': 'linux-signed'})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-image-virtual',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'linux-image-5.4.0-25-generic, '
+                                                        'linux-headers-5.4.0-25-generic'},
+                               extra_tags={'Source': 'linux-meta'})
+
+            archive.create_deb('linux-headers-virtual',
+                               dependencies={'Depends': 'linux-headers-5.4.0-25-generic'},
+                               extra_tags={})
+
+            chroot.add_repository(archive.path, True, False)
+            apt_pkg.init_config()
+            dpkg_status = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(chroot.path, "var", "lib", "dpkg", "status"))
+            apt_pkg.config.set("Dir::State::status", dpkg_status)
+            apt_pkg.init_system()
+            cache = apt_pkg.Cache(None)
+            depcache = apt_pkg.DepCache(cache)
+
+            # Install kernel packages
+            for pkg in ('linux-image-5.4.0-25-generic',
+                        'linux-image-5.4.0-24-generic',
+                        'linux-image-5.3.0-29-generic',
+                        'linux-headers-5.4.0-24-generic',
+                        'linux-headers-5.4.0-25-generic',
+                        'linux-headers-virtual',
+                        'linux-image-virtual'):
+                package = cache.__getitem__(pkg)
+                depcache.mark_install(package)
+
+            res = UbuntuDrivers.detect.system_gpgpu_driver_packages(cache,
+                                                                    sys_path=self.umockdev.get_sys_dir())
+            packages = UbuntuDrivers.detect.auto_install_filter(res, 'nvidia')
+
+            modules_package = UbuntuDrivers.detect.get_linux_modules_metapackage(cache,
+                                                                                 'nvidia-driver-550-server')
+        finally:
+            chroot.remove()
+
+        self.assertTrue('nvidia-driver-550-server' in res)
+
+        self.assertEqual(set(packages), set(['nvidia-driver-550-server']))
+        # Get the linux-modules-nvidia module for the kernel
+        self.assertEqual(modules_package, 'linux-modules-nvidia-550-server-generic')
+
     def test_system_device_specific_metapackages_chroot1(self):
         '''system_device_specific_metapackages() for test package repository'''