diff --git a/Common/3dParty/libvlc/libvlc.pri b/Common/3dParty/libvlc/libvlc.pri
index 21804dea2c..f20ce9cec4 100644
--- a/Common/3dParty/libvlc/libvlc.pri
+++ b/Common/3dParty/libvlc/libvlc.pri
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ apple_silicon:greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 5) {
 INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD
 
 HEADERS += \
+	$$PWD/vlcinstance.h \
 	$$PWD/vlcplayer.h \
 	$$PWD/vlcmedia.h \
 	$$PWD/libvlc_base.h
 
 SOURCES += \
+	$$PWD/vlcinstance.cpp \
 	$$PWD/vlcplayer.cpp \
 	$$PWD/vlcmedia.cpp
diff --git a/Common/3dParty/libvlc/test/main.cpp b/Common/3dParty/libvlc/test/main.cpp
index 58f9c3e613..fe3a0aab0e 100644
--- a/Common/3dParty/libvlc/test/main.cpp
+++ b/Common/3dParty/libvlc/test/main.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
+	// set lowest verbosity level
+	CVlcInstance::setVerbosityLevel(0);
     Mwindow player;
     player.show();
 
diff --git a/Common/3dParty/libvlc/test/player.cpp b/Common/3dParty/libvlc/test/player.cpp
index d70b4345d3..a23bdbde51 100644
--- a/Common/3dParty/libvlc/test/player.cpp
+++ b/Common/3dParty/libvlc/test/player.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void Mwindow::openFile()
 	QString sFile = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Load a file"));
 
 	/* Create a new Media */
-	CVlcMedia* pMedia = new CVlcMedia(vlcPlayer->m_pVlcInstance, sFile, false);
+	CVlcMedia* pMedia = new CVlcMedia(GetVlcInstance(), sFile, false);
 
 	/* Open media and start playback */
 	vlcPlayer->open(pMedia);
diff --git a/Common/3dParty/libvlc/vlcinstance.cpp b/Common/3dParty/libvlc/vlcinstance.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f36e07268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Common/3dParty/libvlc/vlcinstance.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#include "vlcinstance.h"
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+unsigned CVlcInstance::m_nVerbose = 0;
+
+CVlcInstance::CVlcInstance()
+{
+	const char *argv[2];
+	int argc = (m_nVerbose == 0 ? 1 : 2);
+	char verbose[2];
+
+	if (m_nVerbose > 0)
+	{
+		argv[0] = "--verbose";
+		sprintf(verbose, "%d", m_nVerbose);
+		argv[1] = verbose;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		argv[0] = "--quiet";
+	}
+
+	m_pVlcInstance = libvlc_new(argc, argv);
+
+	// error if libvlc instantiation was unsuccessful
+	if (m_pVlcInstance == nullptr)
+	{
+		std::cerr << "Could not init libVLC" << std::endl;
+		exit(1);
+	}
+}
+
+CVlcInstance::~CVlcInstance()
+{
+	libvlc_release(m_pVlcInstance);
+}
+
+void CVlcInstance::setVerbosityLevel(unsigned nVerbose)
+{
+	// verbosity level can be only 0, 1 or 2
+	m_nVerbose = std::min(nVerbose, 2u);
+}
+
+CVlcInstance& CVlcInstance::get()
+{
+	static CVlcInstance oVlcInstance;
+	return oVlcInstance;
+}
+
+libvlc_instance_t* CVlcInstance::getVlcInstance()
+{
+	return m_pVlcInstance;
+}
+
+libvlc_instance_t* GetVlcInstance()
+{
+	return CVlcInstance::get().getVlcInstance();
+}
diff --git a/Common/3dParty/libvlc/vlcinstance.h b/Common/3dParty/libvlc/vlcinstance.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..882e0e3699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Common/3dParty/libvlc/vlcinstance.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#ifndef VLC_INSTANCE_H
+#define VLC_INSTANCE_H
+
+#include "libvlc_base.h"
+
+// Singleton wrapper around libvlc_instance_t
+class CVlcInstance
+{
+private:
+	CVlcInstance();
+	~CVlcInstance();
+
+public:
+	/* NOTE:
+	 * setVerbosityLevel() must be called before first get().
+	 * If get() was already called once, all subsequent setVerbosityLevel() won't do anything.
+	 */
+	static void setVerbosityLevel(unsigned nVerbose);
+	static CVlcInstance& get();
+	libvlc_instance_t* getVlcInstance();
+
+public:
+	static unsigned m_nVerbose;
+
+private:
+	libvlc_instance_t* m_pVlcInstance;
+};
+
+// shorthand for CVlcInstance::get().getVlcInstance()
+libvlc_instance_t* GetVlcInstance();
+
+#endif // VLC_INSTANCE_H
diff --git a/Common/3dParty/libvlc/vlcplayer.cpp b/Common/3dParty/libvlc/vlcplayer.cpp
index 8b350b0964..c46a3f2bb8 100644
--- a/Common/3dParty/libvlc/vlcplayer.cpp
+++ b/Common/3dParty/libvlc/vlcplayer.cpp
@@ -4,16 +4,8 @@
 
 CVlcPlayer::CVlcPlayer(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent)
 {
-	// initialize libVLC
-	m_pVlcInstance = libvlc_new(0, NULL);
-	// error if libvlc instantiation was unsuccessful
-	if (m_pVlcInstance == nullptr)
-	{
-		std::cerr << "Could not init libVLC" << std::endl;
-		exit(1);
-	}
 	// initialize vlc media player
-	m_pVlcPlayer = libvlc_media_player_new(m_pVlcInstance);
+	m_pVlcPlayer = libvlc_media_player_new(GetVlcInstance());
 	// disable event handling by vlc internals
 	libvlc_video_set_mouse_input(m_pVlcPlayer, false);
 	libvlc_video_set_key_input(m_pVlcPlayer, false);
@@ -32,9 +24,7 @@ CVlcPlayer::CVlcPlayer(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent)
 CVlcPlayer::~CVlcPlayer()
 {
 	if (m_pVlcPlayer)
-			libvlc_media_player_release(m_pVlcPlayer);
-	if (m_pVlcInstance)
-		libvlc_release(m_pVlcInstance);
+		libvlc_media_player_release(m_pVlcPlayer);
 }
 
 void CVlcPlayer::onStateChanged(const libvlc_event_t* pEvent, void* pData)
diff --git a/Common/3dParty/libvlc/vlcplayer.h b/Common/3dParty/libvlc/vlcplayer.h
index be79c4e6bd..1158d51787 100644
--- a/Common/3dParty/libvlc/vlcplayer.h
+++ b/Common/3dParty/libvlc/vlcplayer.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "libvlc_base.h"
 #include "vlcmedia.h"
+#include "vlcinstance.h"
 
 #include <QWidget>
 
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ signals:
 	void positionChanged(float fNewPos);
 
 public:
-	libvlc_instance_t* m_pVlcInstance;
 	libvlc_media_player_t* m_pVlcPlayer;
 	libvlc_event_manager_t* m_pEventManager;
 };