diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/UI/jucer_ProjectContentComponent.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/UI/jucer_ProjectContentComponent.cpp
index 77446d1de3..63c5dce263 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/UI/jucer_ProjectContentComponent.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/UI/jucer_ProjectContentComponent.cpp
@@ -1370,8 +1370,8 @@ void ProjectContentComponent::handleMissingSystemHeaders()
     String tabMessage ("Compiler not available due to missing system headers\nPlease install a recent version of Visual Studio and the Windows Desktop SDK");
     String alertWindowMessage ("Missing system headers\nPlease install a recent version of Visual Studio and the Windows Desktop SDK");
    #elif JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
-    String tabMessage ("Compiler not available due to missing system headers\nPlease insall using your package manager");
-    String alertWindowMessage ("Missing system headers\nPlease insall using your package manager");
+    String tabMessage ("Compiler not available due to missing system headers\nPlease install using your package manager");
+    String alertWindowMessage ("Missing system headers\nPlease install using your package manager");
    #endif
 
     setBuildEnabled (false, true);
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
index ad1c4b8350..dc1f422cb1 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <juce_core/system/juce_CompilerWarnings.h>
 
 //==============================================================================
-#if JucePlugin_Build_VST3 && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX)
+#if JucePlugin_Build_VST3 && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD)
 
 #if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3
  #if JUCE_MAC
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
  #endif
 #endif
 
-#if JUCE_LINUX
+#if JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
  #include <unordered_map>
 
  std::vector<std::pair<int, std::function<void (int)>>> getFdReadCallbacks();
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ private:
     //==============================================================================
     class JuceVST3Editor  : public Vst::EditorView,
                             public Steinberg::IPlugViewContentScaleSupport,
-                           #if JUCE_LINUX
+                           #if JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
                             public Steinberg::Linux::IEventHandler,
                            #endif
                             private Timer
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ private:
         REFCOUNT_METHODS (Vst::EditorView)
 
         //==============================================================================
-       #if JUCE_LINUX
+       #if JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
         void PLUGIN_API onFDIsSet (Steinberg::Linux::FileDescriptor fd) override
         {
             if (plugFrame != nullptr)
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ private:
                 if (strcmp (type, kPlatformTypeHWND) == 0)
                #elif JUCE_MAC
                 if (strcmp (type, kPlatformTypeNSView) == 0 || strcmp (type, kPlatformTypeHIView) == 0)
-               #elif JUCE_LINUX
+               #elif JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
                 if (strcmp (type, kPlatformTypeX11EmbedWindowID) == 0)
                #endif
                     return kResultTrue;
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ private:
 
             createContentWrapperComponentIfNeeded();
 
-           #if JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX
+           #if JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
             component->setOpaque (true);
             component->addToDesktop (0, (void*) systemWindow);
             component->setVisible (true);
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ private:
              component->startTimer (500);
             #endif
 
-            #if JUCE_LINUX
+            #if JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
              if (auto* runLoop = getHostRunLoop())
              {
                  for (auto& cb : getFdReadCallbacks())
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ private:
             {
                #if JUCE_WINDOWS
                 component->removeFromDesktop();
-               #elif JUCE_LINUX
+               #elif JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
                 fdCallbackMap.clear();
 
                 if (auto* runLoop = getHostRunLoop())
@@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ private:
                 {
                     resizeHostWindow();
 
-                   #if JUCE_LINUX
+                   #if JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
                     if (getHostType().isBitwigStudio())
                         repaint();
                    #endif
@@ -1723,7 +1723,7 @@ private:
 
         #if JUCE_WINDOWS
          WindowsHooks hooks;
-        #elif JUCE_LINUX
+        #elif JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
          std::unordered_map<int, std::function<void (int)>> fdCallbackMap;
 
          ::Display* display = XWindowSystem::getInstance()->getDisplay();
@@ -3082,7 +3082,7 @@ bool shutdownModule()
 #if JUCE_WINDOWS
  extern "C" __declspec (dllexport) bool InitDll()   { return initModule(); }
  extern "C" __declspec (dllexport) bool ExitDll()   { return shutdownModule(); }
-#elif JUCE_LINUX
+#elif JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
  void* moduleHandle = nullptr;
  int moduleEntryCounter = 0;
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format/juce_AudioPluginFormatManager.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format/juce_AudioPluginFormatManager.cpp
index 809280745a..3da348409c 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format/juce_AudioPluginFormatManager.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format/juce_AudioPluginFormatManager.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void AudioPluginFormatManager::addDefaultFormats()
         jassert (dynamic_cast<VSTPluginFormat*> (format) == nullptr);
        #endif
 
-       #if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3 && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX)
+       #if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3 && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD)
         jassert (dynamic_cast<VST3PluginFormat*> (format) == nullptr);
        #endif
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void AudioPluginFormatManager::addDefaultFormats()
     formats.add (new VSTPluginFormat());
    #endif
 
-   #if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3 && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX)
+   #if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3 && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD)
     formats.add (new VST3PluginFormat());
    #endif
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/VST3_SDK/JUCE_README.txt b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/VST3_SDK/JUCE_README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ffa860d2a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/VST3_SDK/JUCE_README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Added a compiler error message to plugininterfaces/base/fplatform.h when
+attempting to use the SDK on BSD
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/VST3_SDK/pluginterfaces/base/fplatform.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/VST3_SDK/pluginterfaces/base/fplatform.h
index 3a93738937..f0bc0cde08 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/VST3_SDK/pluginterfaces/base/fplatform.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/VST3_SDK/pluginterfaces/base/fplatform.h
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#if JUCE_BSD
+ #error To build JUCE VST3 plug-ins on BSD you must use an external BSD-compatible VST3 SDK with JUCE_CUSTOM_VST3_SDK=1
+#endif
+
 #define kLittleEndian	0
 #define kBigEndian		1
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3Common.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3Common.h
index 8e9fdd08cc..2779a1914b 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3Common.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3Common.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ inline void toString128 (Steinberg::Vst::String128 result, const juce::String& s
  static const Steinberg::FIDString defaultVST3WindowType = Steinberg::kPlatformTypeHWND;
 #elif JUCE_MAC
  static const Steinberg::FIDString defaultVST3WindowType = Steinberg::kPlatformTypeNSView;
-#elif JUCE_LINUX
+#elif JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
  static const Steinberg::FIDString defaultVST3WindowType = Steinberg::kPlatformTypeX11EmbedWindowID;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3Headers.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3Headers.h
index b9615db4cd..0daa0e2905 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3Headers.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3Headers.h
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ namespace Steinberg
     DEF_CLASS_IID (IPlugFrame)
     DEF_CLASS_IID (IPlugViewContentScaleSupport)
 
-   #if JUCE_LINUX
+   #if JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
     DEF_CLASS_IID (Linux::IRunLoop)
    #endif
 }
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp
index 603e415330..978f1c9ebd 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   ==============================================================================
 */
 
-#if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3 && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX)
+#if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3 && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD)
 
 #include "juce_VST3Headers.h"
 #include "juce_VST3Common.h"
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ struct DLLHandle
             if (auto* exitFn = (ExitModuleFn) getFunction (exitFnName))
                 exitFn();
 
-           #if JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX
+           #if JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
             library.close();
            #endif
         }
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ struct DLLHandle
 
     void* getFunction (const char* functionName)
     {
-       #if JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX
+       #if JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
         return library.getFunction (functionName);
        #elif JUCE_MAC
         if (bundleRef == nullptr)
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ private:
     static constexpr const char* exitFnName  = "ExitDll";
 
     using EntryProc = bool (PLUGIN_API*) ();
-   #elif JUCE_LINUX
+   #elif JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
     static constexpr const char* entryFnName = "ModuleEntry";
     static constexpr const char* exitFnName  = "ModuleExit";
 
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ private:
    #endif
 
     //==============================================================================
-   #if JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX
+   #if JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
     DynamicLibrary library;
 
     bool open()
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ struct DLLHandleCache  : public DeletedAtShutdown
 
     DLLHandle& findOrCreateHandle (const String& modulePath)
     {
-       #if JUCE_LINUX
+       #if JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
         File file (getDLLFileFromBundle (modulePath));
        #else
         File file (modulePath);
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ struct DLLHandleCache  : public DeletedAtShutdown
     }
 
 private:
-   #if JUCE_LINUX
+   #if JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
     File getDLLFileFromBundle (const String& bundlePath) const
     {
         auto machineName = []() -> String
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ struct VST3PluginWindow : public AudioProcessorEditor,
 
         removeScaleFactorListener();
 
-        #if JUCE_LINUX
+        #if JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
          embeddedComponent.removeClient();
         #endif
 
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ struct VST3PluginWindow : public AudioProcessorEditor,
         view = nullptr;
     }
 
-   #if JUCE_LINUX
+   #if JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
     struct RunLoop  final  : public Steinberg::Linux::IRunLoop
     {
         ~RunLoop()
@@ -1427,7 +1427,7 @@ private:
              addAndMakeVisible (embeddedComponent);
              #if JUCE_MAC
               pluginHandle = (HandleFormat) embeddedComponent.getView();
-             #elif JUCE_LINUX
+             #elif JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
               pluginHandle = (HandleFormat) embeddedComponent.getHostWindowID();
              #endif
             #endif
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ private:
    #elif JUCE_MAC
     AutoResizingNSViewComponentWithParent embeddedComponent;
     using HandleFormat = NSView*;
-   #elif JUCE_LINUX
+   #elif JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
     XEmbedComponent embeddedComponent { true, false };
     using HandleFormat = Window;
    #else
@@ -3338,7 +3338,7 @@ bool VST3PluginFormat::fileMightContainThisPluginType (const String& fileOrIdent
     auto f = File::createFileWithoutCheckingPath (fileOrIdentifier);
 
     return f.hasFileExtension (".vst3")
-          #if JUCE_MAC || JUCE_LINUX
+          #if JUCE_MAC || JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD
            && f.exists();
           #else
            && f.existsAsFile();
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.h
index 789fac9b5a..66d5123bfe 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 namespace juce
 {
 
-#if (JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3 && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX)) || DOXYGEN
+#if (JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3 && (JUCE_MAC || JUCE_WINDOWS || JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD)) || DOXYGEN
 
 /**
     Implements a plugin format for VST3s.
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/juce_audio_processors.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/juce_audio_processors.cpp
index 8a80cc7c43..76acae1d7b 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/juce_audio_processors.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/juce_audio_processors.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
  #undef KeyPress
 #endif
 
-#if ! JUCE_WINDOWS && ! JUCE_MAC && ! JUCE_LINUX
+#if ! JUCE_WINDOWS && ! JUCE_MAC && ! JUCE_LINUX && ! JUCE_BSD
  #undef JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3
  #define JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3 0
 #endif
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 namespace juce
 {
 
-#if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST || (JUCE_PLUGINHOST_LADSPA && JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD)
+#if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST || (JUCE_PLUGINHOST_LADSPA && (JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_BSD))
 
 static bool arrayContainsPlugin (const OwnedArray<PluginDescription>& list,
                                  const PluginDescription& desc)