diff --git a/gst/debugutils/fpsdisplaysink.c b/gst/debugutils/fpsdisplaysink.c
index c5897c7dc6..8b909efd7c 100644
--- a/gst/debugutils/fpsdisplaysink.c
+++ b/gst/debugutils/fpsdisplaysink.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_SIGNAL_FPS_MEASUREMENTS FALSE
 #define DEFAULT_FPS_UPDATE_INTERVAL_MS 500      /* 500 ms */
 #define DEFAULT_FONT "Sans 15"
-#define DEFAULT_VERBOSE FALSE
+#define DEFAULT_SILENT FALSE
 
 /* generic templates */
 static GstStaticPadTemplate fps_display_sink_template =
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ enum
   PROP_SIGNAL_FPS_MEASUREMENTS,
   PROP_FRAMES_DROPPED,
   PROP_FRAMES_RENDERED,
-  PROP_VERBOSE
+  PROP_SILENT
       /* FILL ME */
 };
 
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ fps_display_sink_class_init (GstFPSDisplaySinkClass * klass)
           "Number of frames rendered", 0, G_MAXUINT, 0,
           G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS | G_PARAM_READABLE));
 
-  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_klass, PROP_VERBOSE,
-      g_param_spec_boolean ("verbose", "enable stdout output",
-          "If the element should display statistics on stdout", DEFAULT_VERBOSE,
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_klass, PROP_SILENT,
+      g_param_spec_boolean ("silent", "enable stdout output",
+          "Don't produce last_message events", DEFAULT_SILENT,
           G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS | G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_klass, PROP_SIGNAL_FPS_MEASUREMENTS,
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ fps_display_sink_init (GstFPSDisplaySink * self,
   self->video_sink = NULL;
   self->max_fps = -1;
   self->min_fps = -1;
-  self->verbose = DEFAULT_VERBOSE;
+  self->silent = DEFAULT_SILENT;
 
   self->ghost_pad = gst_ghost_pad_new_no_target ("sink", GST_PAD_SINK);
   gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (self), self->ghost_pad);
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ display_current_fps (gpointer data)
     g_object_set (self->text_overlay, "text", fps_message, NULL);
   }
 
-  if (self->verbose) {
+  if (!self->silent) {
     g_print ("%s\n", fps_message);
   }
 
@@ -545,8 +545,8 @@ fps_display_sink_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     case PROP_SIGNAL_FPS_MEASUREMENTS:
       self->signal_measurements = g_value_get_boolean (value);
       break;
-    case PROP_VERBOSE:
-      self->verbose = g_value_get_boolean (value);
+    case PROP_SILENT:
+      self->silent = g_value_get_boolean (value);
       break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
@@ -588,8 +588,8 @@ fps_display_sink_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     case PROP_SIGNAL_FPS_MEASUREMENTS:
       g_value_set_boolean (value, self->signal_measurements);
       break;
-    case PROP_VERBOSE:
-      g_value_set_boolean (value, self->verbose);
+    case PROP_SILENT:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, self->silent);
       break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
diff --git a/gst/debugutils/fpsdisplaysink.h b/gst/debugutils/fpsdisplaysink.h
index 1d504124d5..4400f2a822 100644
--- a/gst/debugutils/fpsdisplaysink.h
+++ b/gst/debugutils/fpsdisplaysink.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct _GstFPSDisplaySink
   GstClockTime fps_update_interval;
   gdouble max_fps;
   gdouble min_fps;
-  gboolean verbose;
+  gboolean silent;
 };
 
 struct _GstFPSDisplaySinkClass