diff --git a/extras/audio plugins/wrapper/AU/juce_AU_Wrapper.mm b/extras/audio plugins/wrapper/AU/juce_AU_Wrapper.mm
index e573993159..6358d47ed3 100644
--- a/extras/audio plugins/wrapper/AU/juce_AU_Wrapper.mm	
+++ b/extras/audio plugins/wrapper/AU/juce_AU_Wrapper.mm	
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "AUMIDIEffectBase.h"
 #include "MusicDeviceBase.h"
 #include "../juce_PluginHeaders.h"
+#include "../juce_PluginHostType.h"
 
 #if JucePlugin_Build_AU
 
diff --git a/extras/audio plugins/wrapper/VST/juce_VST_Wrapper.cpp b/extras/audio plugins/wrapper/VST/juce_VST_Wrapper.cpp
index 1f0f055e56..c1ab2a687a 100644
--- a/extras/audio plugins/wrapper/VST/juce_VST_Wrapper.cpp	
+++ b/extras/audio plugins/wrapper/VST/juce_VST_Wrapper.cpp	
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "../juce_PluginHeaders.h"
+#include "../juce_PluginHostType.h"
 
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
diff --git a/extras/audio plugins/wrapper/juce_PluginHostType.h b/extras/audio plugins/wrapper/juce_PluginHostType.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9518b0b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/audio plugins/wrapper/juce_PluginHostType.h	
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+/*
+  ==============================================================================
+
+   This file is part of the JUCE library - "Jules' Utility Class Extensions"
+   Copyright 2004-9 by Raw Material Software Ltd.
+
+  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+   JUCE can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the GNU General
+   Public License (Version 2), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+   A copy of the license is included in the JUCE distribution, or can be found
+   online at www.gnu.org/licenses.
+
+   JUCE is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+   WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+   To release a closed-source product which uses JUCE, commercial licenses are
+   available: visit www.rawmaterialsoftware.com/juce for more information.
+
+  ==============================================================================
+*/
+
+#if JUCE_MAC
+ #include <mach-o/dyld.h>
+#endif
+
+//==============================================================================
+class PluginHostType
+{
+public:
+    //==============================================================================
+    PluginHostType() throw()  : type (getHostType())
+    {
+    }
+
+    //==============================================================================
+    enum HostType
+    {
+        UnknownHost,
+        AbletonLive6,
+        AbletonLive7,
+        AbletonLive8,
+        AbletonLiveGeneric,
+        AppleLogic,
+        DigidesignProTools,
+        CakewalkSonar8,
+        CakewalkSonarGeneric,
+        Reaper,
+        MackieTracktion3,
+        MackieTracktionGeneric,
+        SteinbergCubase4,
+        SteinbergCubase5,
+        SteinbergCubaseGeneric,
+    };
+
+    const HostType type;
+
+    //==============================================================================
+    bool isAbletonLive() const throw()
+    {
+        return type == AbletonLive6 || type == AbletonLive7 || type == AbletonLive8 || type == AbletonLiveGeneric;
+    }
+
+    bool isCubase() const throw()
+    {
+        return type == SteinbergCubase4 || type == SteinbergCubase5 || type == SteinbergCubaseGeneric;
+    }
+
+    bool isTracktion() const throw()
+    {
+        return type == MackieTracktion3 || type == MackieTracktionGeneric;
+    }
+
+    bool isSonar() const throw()
+    {
+        return type == CakewalkSonar8 || type == CakewalkSonarGeneric;
+    }
+
+    //==============================================================================
+private:
+    static HostType getHostType() throw()
+    {
+        const String hostPath (getHostPath());
+        const String hostFilename (File (hostPath).getFileName());
+
+#if JUCE_MAC
+        if (hostPath.containsIgnoreCase ("Live 6."))        return AbletonLive6;
+        if (hostPath.containsIgnoreCase ("Live 7."))        return AbletonLive7;
+        if (hostPath.containsIgnoreCase ("Live 8."))        return AbletonLive8;
+        if (hostFilename.containsIgnoreCase ("Live"))       return AbletonLiveGeneric;
+        if (hostFilename.containsIgnoreCase ("Pro Tools"))  return DigidesignProTools;
+        if (hostFilename.containsIgnoreCase ("Cubase 4"))   return SteinbergCubase4;
+        if (hostFilename.containsIgnoreCase ("Cubase 5"))   return SteinbergCubase5;
+        if (hostFilename.contains ("Logic"))                return AppleLogic;
+
+#elif JUCE_WINDOWS
+        if (hostFilename.containsIgnoreCase ("Live 6."))    return AbletonLive6;
+        if (hostFilename.containsIgnoreCase ("Live 7."))    return AbletonLive7;
+        if (hostFilename.containsIgnoreCase ("Live 8."))    return AbletonLive8;
+        if (hostFilename.containsIgnoreCase ("Live "))      return AbletonLiveGeneric;
+        if (hostFilename.containsIgnoreCase ("ProTools"))   return DigidesignProTools;
+        if (hostPath.containsIgnoreCase ("SONAR 8"))        return CakewalkSonar8;
+        if (hostFilename.containsIgnoreCase ("SONAR"))      return CakewalkSonarGeneric;
+        if (hostPath.containsIgnoreCase ("Tracktion 3"))    return MackieTracktion3;
+        if (hostFilename.containsIgnoreCase ("Tracktion"))  return MackieTracktionGeneric;
+        if (hostFilename.containsIgnoreCase ("Cubase4"))    return SteinbergCubase4;
+        if (hostFilename.containsIgnoreCase ("Cubase5"))    return SteinbergCubase5;
+        if (hostFilename.containsIgnoreCase ("Cubase"))     return SteinbergCubaseGeneric;
+        if (hostFilename.containsIgnoreCase ("reaper"))     return Reaper;
+
+#elif JUCE_LINUX
+        jassertfalse   // not yet done!
+#else
+        #error
+#endif
+        return UnknownHost;
+    }
+
+    static const String getHostPath() throw()
+    {
+        unsigned int size = 8192;
+        MemoryBlock buffer (size + 8);
+        buffer.fillWith (0);
+
+#if JUCE_WINDOWS
+        GetModuleFileNameW (0, (WCHAR*) buffer.getData(), size / sizeof (WCHAR));
+#elif JUCE_MAC
+        _NSGetExecutablePath ((char*) buffer.getData(), &size);
+#elif JUCE_LINUX
+        readlink ("/proc/self/exe", (char*) buffer.getData(), size);
+#else
+        #error
+#endif
+        return String::fromUTF8 ((const juce::uint8*) buffer.getData(), size);
+    }
+};