diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 63ac5f67fa..8707737e4d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// One can tweak this number to experiment.  One current effect of reducing it is to make avatar animations
         /// occur too quickly (viewer 1) or with even more slide (viewer 2).
         /// </remarks>
-        protected float m_minFrameTimespan = 0.089f;
+        public float MinFrameTime { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The time of the last frame update.
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                      bool SeeIntoRegionFromNeighbor, IConfigSource config, string simulatorVersion)
         {
             m_config = config;
+            MinFrameTime = 0.089f;
 
             Random random = new Random();
             
@@ -1293,7 +1294,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 if (Frame % m_update_physics == 0)
                 {
                     if (m_physics_enabled)
-                        physicsFPS = m_sceneGraph.UpdatePhysics(Math.Max(SinceLastFrame.TotalSeconds, m_minFrameTimespan));
+                        physicsFPS = m_sceneGraph.UpdatePhysics(Math.Max(SinceLastFrame.TotalSeconds, MinFrameTime));
                     if (SynchronizeScene != null)
                         SynchronizeScene(this);
                 }
@@ -1421,7 +1422,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             }
 
             maintc = Util.EnvironmentTickCountSubtract(maintc);
-            maintc = (int)(m_minFrameTimespan * 1000) - maintc;
+            maintc = (int)(MinFrameTime * 1000) - maintc;
 
 
             m_lastUpdate = Util.EnvironmentTickCount();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SimStatsReporter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SimStatsReporter.cs
index 8d62b16cd5..35cd025c01 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SimStatsReporter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SimStatsReporter.cs
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         private float m_timeDilation = 0;
         private int m_fps = 0;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Our nominal fps target, as expected in fps stats when a sim is running normally.
+        /// </summary>
+        private float m_nominalReportedFps = 55;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Parameter to adjust reported scene fps
         /// </summary>
@@ -114,7 +119,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// However, we will still report an FPS that's closer to what people are used to seeing.  A lower FPS might
         /// affect clients and monitoring scripts/software.
         /// </remarks>
-        private float m_fpsCorrectionFactor = 5;
+        private float m_reportedFpsCorrectionFactor = 5;
 
         // saved last reported value so there is something available for llGetRegionFPS 
         private float lastReportedSimFPS = 0;
@@ -165,8 +170,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         public SimStatsReporter(Scene scene)
         {
-            statsUpdateFactor = (float)(statsUpdatesEveryMS / 1000);
             m_scene = scene;
+            m_reportedFpsCorrectionFactor = scene.MinFrameTime * m_nominalReportedFps;
+            statsUpdateFactor = (float)(statsUpdatesEveryMS / 1000);
             ReportingRegion = scene.RegionInfo;
 
             m_objectCapacity = scene.RegionInfo.ObjectCapacity;
@@ -212,7 +218,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
                 // We're going to lie about the FPS because we've been lying since 2008.  The actual FPS is currently
                 // locked at a maximum of 11.  Maybe at some point this can change so that we're not lying.
-                int reportedFPS = (int)(m_fps * m_fpsCorrectionFactor);
+                int reportedFPS = (int)(m_fps * m_reportedFpsCorrectionFactor);
 
                 // save the reported value so there is something available for llGetRegionFPS 
                 lastReportedSimFPS = reportedFPS / statsUpdateFactor;