diff --git a/main/main.cpp b/main/main.cpp
index b4abb015f53..4a0ec2cd075 100644
--- a/main/main.cpp
+++ b/main/main.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ static bool disable_render_loop = false;
 static int fixed_fps = -1;
 static bool auto_build_solutions = false;
 static bool auto_quit = false;
+static bool print_fps = false;
 
 static OS::ProcessID allow_focus_steal_pid = 0;
 
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@ void Main::print_help(const char *p_binary) {
 	OS::get_singleton()->print("  --disable-render-loop            Disable render loop so rendering only occurs when called explicitly from script.\n");
 	OS::get_singleton()->print("  --disable-crash-handler          Disable crash handler when supported by the platform code.\n");
 	OS::get_singleton()->print("  --fixed-fps <fps>                Force a fixed number of frames per second. This setting disables real-time synchronization.\n");
+	OS::get_singleton()->print("  --print-fps                      Print the frames per second to the stdout.\n");
 	OS::get_singleton()->print("\n");
 
 	OS::get_singleton()->print("Standalone tools:\n");
@@ -665,6 +667,8 @@ Error Main::setup(const char *execpath, int argc, char *argv[], bool p_second_ph
 				OS::get_singleton()->print("Missing fixed-fps argument, aborting.\n");
 				goto error;
 			}
+		} else if (I->get() == "--print-fps") {
+			print_fps = true;
 		} else if (I->get() == "--disable-crash-handler") {
 			OS::get_singleton()->disable_crash_handler();
 		} else {
@@ -969,7 +973,7 @@ Error Main::setup(const char *execpath, int argc, char *argv[], bool p_second_ph
 	Engine::get_singleton()->set_iterations_per_second(GLOBAL_DEF("physics/common/physics_fps", 60));
 	Engine::get_singleton()->set_target_fps(GLOBAL_DEF("debug/settings/fps/force_fps", 0));
 
-	GLOBAL_DEF("debug/settings/stdout/print_fps", OS::get_singleton()->is_stdout_verbose());
+	GLOBAL_DEF("debug/settings/stdout/print_fps", false);
 
 	if (!OS::get_singleton()->_verbose_stdout) //overridden
 		OS::get_singleton()->_verbose_stdout = GLOBAL_DEF("debug/settings/stdout/verbose_stdout", false);
@@ -1844,9 +1848,13 @@ bool Main::iteration() {
 
 	if (frame > 1000000) {
 
-		if (GLOBAL_DEF("debug/settings/stdout/print_fps", OS::get_singleton()->is_stdout_verbose()) && !editor) {
-			print_line("FPS: " + itos(frames));
-		};
+		if (editor || project_manager) {
+			if (print_fps) {
+				print_line("Editor FPS: " + itos(frames));
+			}
+		} else if (GLOBAL_GET("debug/settings/stdout/print_fps") || print_fps) {
+			print_line("Game FPS: " + itos(frames));
+		}
 
 		Engine::get_singleton()->_fps = frames;
 		performance->set_process_time(USEC_TO_SEC(idle_process_max));
diff --git a/misc/dist/linux/godot.6 b/misc/dist/linux/godot.6
index 0345a086b58..61620327c40 100644
--- a/misc/dist/linux/godot.6
+++ b/misc/dist/linux/godot.6
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ Disable crash handler when supported by the platform code.
 .TP
 \fB\-\-fixed\-fps\fR <fps>
 Force a fixed number of frames per second. This setting disables real\-time synchronization.
+.TP
+\fB\-\-print\-fps\fR
+Print the frames per second to the stdout.
 .SS "Standalone tools:"
 .TP
 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-script\fR <script>