diff --git a/extras/audio plugin demo/Source/PluginProcessor.h b/extras/audio plugin demo/Source/PluginProcessor.h
index f8190476b2..ad4fcf3014 100644
--- a/extras/audio plugin demo/Source/PluginProcessor.h	
+++ b/extras/audio plugin demo/Source/PluginProcessor.h	
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ public:
     double getTailLengthSeconds() const override;
 
     //==============================================================================
-    int getNumPrograms() override                                               { return 0; }
+    int getNumPrograms() override                                               { return 1; }
     int getCurrentProgram() override                                            { return 0; }
     void setCurrentProgram (int /*index*/) override                             {}
-    const String getProgramName (int /*index*/) override                        { return String::empty; }
+    const String getProgramName (int /*index*/) override                        { return "Default"; }
     void changeProgramName (int /*index*/, const String& /*newName*/) override  {}
 
     //==============================================================================
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST/juce_VST_Wrapper.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST/juce_VST_Wrapper.cpp
index 59391af17b..0b848748b6 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST/juce_VST_Wrapper.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST/juce_VST_Wrapper.cpp
@@ -281,6 +281,10 @@ public:
         setInitialDelay (filter->getLatencySamples());
         programsAreChunks (true);
 
+        // NB: For reasons best known to themselves, some hosts fail to load/save plugin
+        // state correctly if the plugin doesn't report that it has at least 1 program.
+        jassert (af->getNumPrograms() > 0);
+
         activePlugins.add (this);
     }