diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-bin-monitor.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-bin-monitor.c
index f57dff5ba2..c3af16643f 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-bin-monitor.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-bin-monitor.c
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ static void
 _validate_bin_element_added (GstBin * bin, GstElement * pad,
     GstValidateBinMonitor * monitor);
 
+static void
+_validate_bin_element_removed (GstBin * bin, GstElement * element,
+    GstValidateBinMonitor * monitor);
+
 static void
 gst_validate_bin_set_media_descriptor (GstValidateMonitor * monitor,
     GstValidateMediaDescriptor * media_descriptor)
@@ -138,6 +142,8 @@ gst_validate_bin_monitor_dispose (GObject * object)
   if (bin) {
     if (monitor->element_added_id)
       g_signal_handler_disconnect (bin, monitor->element_added_id);
+    if (monitor->element_removed_id)
+      g_signal_handler_disconnect (bin, monitor->element_removed_id);
     gst_object_unref (bin);
   }
 
@@ -249,6 +255,10 @@ gst_validate_bin_monitor_setup (GstValidateMonitor * monitor)
       g_signal_connect (bin, "element-added",
       G_CALLBACK (_validate_bin_element_added), monitor);
 
+  bin_monitor->element_removed_id =
+      g_signal_connect (bin, "element-removed",
+      G_CALLBACK (_validate_bin_element_removed), monitor);
+
   iterator = gst_bin_iterate_elements (bin);
   done = FALSE;
   while (!done) {
@@ -297,9 +307,18 @@ gst_validate_bin_monitor_wrap_element (GstValidateBinMonitor * monitor,
       GST_VALIDATE_ELEMENT_MONITOR_CAST (gst_validate_monitor_factory_create
       (GST_OBJECT_CAST (element), runner, GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST (monitor)));
   g_return_if_fail (element_monitor != NULL);
+
+  GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST (element_monitor)->verbosity =
+      GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST (monitor)->verbosity;
   gst_validate_bin_child_added_overrides (GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR (monitor),
       element);
 
+  if (GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST (monitor)->verbosity &
+      GST_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_NEW_ELEMENTS)
+    gst_validate_printf (NULL, "(element-added) %s added to %s\n",
+        GST_ELEMENT_NAME (element),
+        gst_validate_reporter_get_name (GST_VALIDATE_REPORTER (monitor)));
+
   GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_LOCK (monitor);
   monitor->element_monitors = g_list_prepend (monitor->element_monitors,
       element_monitor);
@@ -320,3 +339,14 @@ _validate_bin_element_added (GstBin * bin, GstElement * element,
   gst_object_unref (target);
   gst_validate_bin_monitor_wrap_element (monitor, element);
 }
+
+static void
+_validate_bin_element_removed (GstBin * bin, GstElement * element,
+    GstValidateBinMonitor * monitor)
+{
+  if (GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST (monitor)->verbosity &
+      GST_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_NEW_ELEMENTS)
+    gst_validate_printf (NULL, "(element-removed) %s removed from %s\n",
+        GST_ELEMENT_NAME (element),
+        gst_validate_reporter_get_name (GST_VALIDATE_REPORTER (monitor)));
+}
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-bin-monitor.h b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-bin-monitor.h
index 626bc35c45..892d425eb9 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-bin-monitor.h
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-bin-monitor.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct _GstValidateBinMonitor {
 
   /*< private >*/
   gulong element_added_id;
+  gulong element_removed_id;
   gboolean stateless;
 };
 
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-enum-types.c.template b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-enum-types.c.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bca1ab454f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-enum-types.c.template
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*** BEGIN file-header ***/
+#include <gst/validate/validate.h>
+#define C_ENUM(v) ((gint) v)
+#define C_FLAGS(v) ((guint) v)
+
+/*** END file-header ***/
+
+/*** BEGIN file-production ***/
+/* enumerations from "@basename@" */
+/*** END file-production ***/
+
+/*** BEGIN value-header ***/
+GType
+@enum_name@_get_type (void)
+{
+  static gsize id = 0;
+  static const G@Type@Value values[] = {
+/*** END value-header ***/
+
+/*** BEGIN value-production ***/
+    { C_@TYPE@(@VALUENAME@), "@VALUENAME@", "@valuenick@" },
+/*** END value-production ***/
+
+/*** BEGIN value-tail ***/
+    { 0, NULL, NULL }
+  };
+
+  if (g_once_init_enter (&id)) {
+    GType tmp = g_@type@_register_static ("@EnumName@", values);
+    g_once_init_leave (&id, tmp);
+  }
+
+  return (GType) id;
+}
+
+/*** END value-tail ***/
+
+/*** BEGIN file-tail ***/
+
+/*** END file-tail ***/
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-enum-types.h.template b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-enum-types.h.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0131adf82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-enum-types.h.template
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*** BEGIN file-header ***/
+#ifndef __GST_ENUM_TYPES_H__
+#define __GST_ENUM_TYPES_H__
+
+#include <glib-object.h>
+#include <gst/validate/validate.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+/*** END file-header ***/
+
+/*** BEGIN file-production ***/
+
+/* enumerations from "@basename@" */
+/*** END file-production ***/
+
+/*** BEGIN value-header ***/
+GST_EXPORT GType @enum_name@_get_type (void);
+#define @ENUMPREFIX@_TYPE_@ENUMSHORT@ (@enum_name@_get_type ())
+/*** END value-header ***/
+
+/*** BEGIN file-tail ***/
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __GST_ENUM_TYPES_H__ */
+/*** END file-tail ***/
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-enums.h b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-enums.h
index 6b3d9f691b..71a05e21ef 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-enums.h
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-enums.h
@@ -81,4 +81,19 @@ typedef enum {
 #define GST_VALIDATE_SHOW_DEFAULT GST_VALIDATE_SHOW_SMART
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * GstValidateVerbosityFlags:
+ *
+ * Defines the level of verbosity of -validate (ie, printing on stdout).
+ */
+typedef enum
+{
+  GST_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_NONE = 0,
+  GST_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_POSITION = 1 << 1,
+  GST_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_MESSAGES = 1 << 2,
+  GST_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_PROPS_CHANGES = 1 << 3,
+  GST_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_NEW_ELEMENTS = 1 << 4,
+  GST_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_ALL = GST_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_POSITION | GST_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_MESSAGES | GST_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_PROPS_CHANGES | GST_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_NEW_ELEMENTS
+} GstValidateVerbosityFlags;
+
 #endif /* __GST_VALIDATE_RUNNER_H__ */
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-monitor.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-monitor.c
index 22e0e4b7a1..5cc46eba22 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-monitor.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-monitor.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #  include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "gst-validate-enum-types.h"
 #include "gst-validate-internal.h"
 #include "gst-validate-monitor.h"
 #include "gst-validate-override-registry.h"
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ enum
   PROP_PIPELINE,
   PROP_RUNNER,
   PROP_VALIDATE_PARENT,
+  PROP_VERBOSITY,
   PROP_LAST
 };
 
@@ -175,6 +177,12 @@ gst_validate_monitor_class_init (GstValidateMonitorClass * klass)
           "The Validate monitor that is the parent of this one",
           GST_TYPE_VALIDATE_MONITOR,
           G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_VERBOSITY,
+      g_param_spec_flags ("verbosity", "Verbosity",
+          "The verbosity of GstValidate on the monitor",
+          GST_TYPE_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_FLAGS,
+          GST_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_POSITION, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 }
 
 static GObject *
@@ -219,6 +227,8 @@ gst_validate_monitor_init (GstValidateMonitor * monitor)
 
   g_mutex_init (&monitor->overrides_mutex);
   g_queue_init (&monitor->overrides);
+
+  monitor->verbosity = GST_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_POSITION;
 }
 
 static gboolean
@@ -288,8 +298,20 @@ _determine_reporting_level (GstValidateMonitor * monitor)
 gboolean
 gst_validate_monitor_setup (GstValidateMonitor * monitor)
 {
+  GList *config;
+
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (monitor, "Starting monitor setup");
 
+  for (config = gst_validate_plugin_get_config (NULL); config;
+      config = config->next) {
+    const gchar *verbosity =
+        gst_structure_get_string (GST_STRUCTURE (config->data),
+        "verbosity");
+
+    if (verbosity)
+      gst_util_set_object_arg (G_OBJECT (monitor), "verbosity", verbosity);
+  }
+
   /* For now we just need to do this at setup time */
   _determine_reporting_level (monitor);
   return GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_GET_CLASS (monitor)->setup (monitor);
@@ -412,6 +434,9 @@ gst_validate_monitor_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     case PROP_VALIDATE_PARENT:
       monitor->parent = g_value_get_object (value);
       break;
+    case PROP_VERBOSITY:
+      monitor->verbosity = g_value_get_flags (value);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -440,6 +465,9 @@ gst_validate_monitor_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     case PROP_VALIDATE_PARENT:
       g_value_set_object (value, GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_GET_PARENT (monitor));
       break;
+    case PROP_VERBOSITY:
+      g_value_set_flags (value, monitor->verbosity);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-monitor.h b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-monitor.h
index 252640dfd1..77547c6a47 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-monitor.h
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-monitor.h
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ struct _GstValidateMonitor {
 
   /*< private >*/
   GHashTable *reports;
+
+  GstValidateVerbosityFlags verbosity;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-pipeline-monitor.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-pipeline-monitor.c
index 7b413e4b9c..26c9bbe0a6 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-pipeline-monitor.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-pipeline-monitor.c
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ print_position (GstValidateMonitor * monitor)
   gdouble rate = 1.0;
   GstFormat format = GST_FORMAT_TIME;
 
+  if (!(GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST (monitor)->verbosity &
+          GST_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_POSITION))
+    goto done;
+
   if (!gst_element_query_position (pipeline, format, &position)) {
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (monitor, "Could not query position");
 
@@ -481,6 +485,46 @@ _bus_handler (GstBus * bus, GstMessage * message,
   const GstStructure *details = NULL;
   gint error_flow = GST_FLOW_OK;
 
+  if (GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST (monitor)->verbosity &
+      GST_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_MESSAGES
+      && GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (message) != GST_MESSAGE_PROPERTY_NOTIFY) {
+    GstObject *src_obj;
+    const GstStructure *s;
+    guint32 seqnum;
+    GString *str = g_string_new (NULL);
+
+    seqnum = gst_message_get_seqnum (message);
+    s = gst_message_get_structure (message);
+    src_obj = GST_MESSAGE_SRC (message);
+
+    if (GST_IS_ELEMENT (src_obj)) {
+      g_string_append_printf (str, "Got message #%u from element \"%s\" (%s): ",
+          (guint) seqnum, GST_ELEMENT_NAME (src_obj),
+          GST_MESSAGE_TYPE_NAME (message));
+    } else if (GST_IS_PAD (src_obj)) {
+      g_string_append_printf (str, "Got message #%u from pad \"%s:%s\" (%s): ",
+          (guint) seqnum, GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (src_obj),
+          GST_MESSAGE_TYPE_NAME (message));
+    } else if (GST_IS_OBJECT (src_obj)) {
+      g_string_append_printf (str, "Got message #%u from object \"%s\" (%s): ",
+          (guint) seqnum, GST_OBJECT_NAME (src_obj),
+          GST_MESSAGE_TYPE_NAME (message));
+    } else {
+      g_string_append_printf (str, "Got message #%u (%s): ", (guint) seqnum,
+          GST_MESSAGE_TYPE_NAME (message));
+    }
+    if (s) {
+      gchar *sstr;
+
+      sstr = gst_structure_to_string (s);
+      g_string_append_printf (str, "%s\n", sstr);
+      g_free (sstr);
+    } else {
+      g_string_append (str, "no message details\n");
+    }
+    gst_validate_printf (NULL, str->str);
+    g_string_free (str, TRUE);
+  }
   switch (GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (message)) {
     case GST_MESSAGE_ERROR:
       gst_message_parse_error (message, &err, &debug);
@@ -616,6 +660,43 @@ _bus_handler (GstBus * bus, GstMessage * message,
       }
       break;
     }
+    case GST_MESSAGE_PROPERTY_NOTIFY:
+    {
+      const GValue *val;
+      const gchar *name;
+      GstObject *obj;
+      gchar *val_str = NULL;
+      gchar *obj_name;
+
+      if (!(GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST (monitor)->verbosity &
+              GST_VALIDATE_VERBOSITY_PROPS_CHANGES))
+        return;
+
+      gst_message_parse_property_notify (message, &obj, &name, &val);
+
+      obj_name = gst_object_get_path_string (GST_OBJECT (obj));
+      if (val != NULL) {
+        if (G_VALUE_HOLDS_STRING (val))
+          val_str = g_value_dup_string (val);
+        else if (G_VALUE_TYPE (val) == GST_TYPE_CAPS)
+          val_str = gst_caps_to_string (g_value_get_boxed (val));
+        else if (G_VALUE_TYPE (val) == GST_TYPE_TAG_LIST)
+          val_str = gst_tag_list_to_string (g_value_get_boxed (val));
+        else if (G_VALUE_TYPE (val) == GST_TYPE_STRUCTURE)
+          val_str = gst_structure_to_string (g_value_get_boxed (val));
+        else
+          val_str = gst_value_serialize (val);
+      } else {
+        val_str = g_strdup ("(no value)");
+      }
+
+      gst_validate_printf (NULL, "%s: %s = %s\n", obj_name, name, val_str);
+      g_free (obj_name);
+      g_free (val_str);
+      break;
+
+      break;
+    }
     default:
       break;
   }
@@ -694,6 +775,10 @@ gst_validate_pipeline_monitor_new (GstPipeline * pipeline,
   gst_bus_enable_sync_message_emission (bus);
   g_signal_connect (bus, "sync-message", (GCallback) _bus_handler, monitor);
 
+  monitor->deep_notify_id =
+      gst_element_add_property_deep_notify_watch ((GstElement *) pipeline, NULL,
+      TRUE);
+
   gst_object_unref (bus);
 
   if (g_strcmp0 (G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (pipeline), "GstPlayBin") == 0)
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-pipeline-monitor.h b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-pipeline-monitor.h
index 502cb7d8a3..161103de43 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-pipeline-monitor.h
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-pipeline-monitor.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ struct _GstValidatePipelineMonitor {
   GstStreamCollection *stream_collection;
   /* Latest GstStream received from GST_MESSAGE_STREAMS_SELECTED */
   GList *streams_selected;
+
+  gulong deep_notify_id;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/meson.build b/validate/gst/validate/meson.build
index ef2524d760..0e461a12e4 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/meson.build
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/meson.build
@@ -44,8 +44,15 @@ gstvalidate_headers = [
 
 install_headers(gstvalidate_headers, subdir : 'gstreamer-1.0/gst/validate')
 
+gst_validate_enums = gnome.mkenums('gstvalidateenumtypes',
+  sources : gstvalidate_headers,
+  h_template : 'gst-validate-enum-types.h.template',
+  c_template : 'gst-validate-enum-types.c.template',
+  install_header : true,
+  install_dir : join_paths(get_option('includedir'), 'gstreamer-1.0/gst/validate'))
+
 gstvalidate = shared_library('gstvalidate-1.0',
-    sources: gstvalidate_sources,
+    sources: gstvalidate_sources + gst_validate_enums,
     version : libversion,
     soversion : soversion,
     include_directories : [inc_dirs],
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ gstvalidate = shared_library('gstvalidate-1.0',
                     gst_pbutils_dep, mathlib, json_dep])
 
 gstvalidatetracer = shared_library('gstvalidatetracer',
-    sources: gstvalidate_sources,
+    sources: gstvalidate_sources + gst_validate_enums,
     include_directories : [inc_dirs],
     install: true,
     c_args : [gst_c_args] + ['-D__GST_VALIDATE_PLUGIN', '-D_GNU_SOURCE'],
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@ if build_gir
       '--cflags-end']
     endif
     validate_gen_sources = [gnome.generate_gir(gstvalidate,
-            sources : gstvalidate_sources + gstvalidate_headers,
+            sources : gstvalidate_sources + gstvalidate_headers + gst_validate_enums,
             nsversion : '1.0',
             namespace : 'GstValidate',
             symbol_prefix : 'gst_validate',
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/validate.h b/validate/gst/validate/validate.h
index 254571d3cb..d4a352713e 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/validate.h
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/validate.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <gst/validate/gst-validate-types.h>
 #include <gst/validate/gst-validate-enums.h>
+#include <gst/validate/gst-validate-scenario.h>
 
 #include <gst/validate/gst-validate-runner.h>
 #include <gst/validate/gst-validate-monitor-factory.h>
diff --git a/validate/tools/gst-validate.c b/validate/tools/gst-validate.c
index 8135fe4195..e8bd157de8 100644
--- a/validate/tools/gst-validate.c
+++ b/validate/tools/gst-validate.c
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ int
 main (int argc, gchar ** argv)
 {
   GError *err = NULL;
-  gchar *scenario = NULL, *configs = NULL, *media_info = NULL;
+  gchar *scenario = NULL, *configs = NULL, *media_info = NULL,
+      *verbosity = NULL;
   gboolean list_scenarios = FALSE, monitor_handles_state,
       inspect_action_type = FALSE;
   GstStateChangeReturn sret;
@@ -324,6 +325,9 @@ main (int argc, gchar ** argv)
           " '.scenario' extension).", NULL},
     {"list-scenarios", 'l', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &list_scenarios,
         "List the available scenarios that can be run", NULL},
+    {"verbosity", 'v', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &verbosity,
+        "Set overall verbosity as defined by GstValidateVerbosityFlags"
+          " as a string", NULL},
     {"scenarios-defs-output-file", '\0', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_FILENAME,
           &output_file, "The output file to store scenarios details. "
           "Implies --list-scenarios",
@@ -453,6 +457,8 @@ main (int argc, gchar ** argv)
 
   monitor = gst_validate_monitor_factory_create (GST_OBJECT_CAST (pipeline),
       runner, NULL);
+  if (verbosity)
+    gst_util_set_object_arg (G_OBJECT (monitor), "verbosity", verbosity);
   gst_validate_reporter_set_handle_g_logs (GST_VALIDATE_REPORTER (monitor));
 
   if (media_info) {