diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/DebugConsole.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/DebugConsole.cs
index 3b878f699..c3a9f5230 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/DebugConsole.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/DebugConsole.cs
@@ -384,7 +384,11 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             {
                 GameMain.DebugDraw = !GameMain.DebugDraw;
                 NewMessage("Debug draw mode " + (GameMain.DebugDraw ? "enabled" : "disabled"), Color.White);
-
+            }));
+            commands.Add(new Command("fpscounter", "fpscounter: Toggle the FPS counter.", (string[] args) =>
+            {
+                GameMain.ShowFPS = !GameMain.ShowFPS;
+                NewMessage("FPS counter " + (GameMain.DebugDraw ? "enabled" : "disabled"), Color.White);
             }));
 
             commands.Add(new Command("togglehud|hud", "togglehud/hud: Toggle the character HUD (inventories, icons, buttons, etc) on/off.", (string[] args) =>
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GameMain.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GameMain.cs
index cc3a5e69f..1a175363b 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GameMain.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GameMain.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 {
     class GameMain : Game
     {
-        public static bool ShowFPS = true;
+        public static bool ShowFPS = false;
         public static bool DebugDraw;
         
         public static FrameCounter FrameCounter;