diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_AudioUnitPluginFormat.mm b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_AudioUnitPluginFormat.mm
index ebdec5f9d6..9464344cca 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_AudioUnitPluginFormat.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_AudioUnitPluginFormat.mm
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ public:
                     ^ ((int) componentDesc.componentSubType)
                     ^ ((int) componentDesc.componentManufacturer);
         desc.lastFileModTime = Time();
+        desc.lastInfoUpdateTime = Time::getCurrentTime();
         desc.pluginFormatName = "AudioUnit";
         desc.category = AudioUnitFormatHelpers::getCategory (componentDesc.componentType);
         desc.manufacturerName = manufacturer;
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_LADSPAPluginFormat.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_LADSPAPluginFormat.cpp
index d315b07fc7..aed4184a50 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_LADSPAPluginFormat.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_LADSPAPluginFormat.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ public:
         desc.fileOrIdentifier = module->file.getFullPathName();
         desc.uid = getUID();
         desc.lastFileModTime = module->file.getLastModificationTime();
+        desc.lastInfoUpdateTime = Time::getCurrentTime();
         desc.pluginFormatName = "LADSPA";
         desc.category = getCategory();
         desc.manufacturerName = plugin != nullptr ? String (plugin->Maker) : String();
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp
index 5f7ca8d2e4..fe52e3628f 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ static void createPluginDescription (PluginDescription& description,
 {
     description.fileOrIdentifier    = pluginFile.getFullPathName();
     description.lastFileModTime     = pluginFile.getLastModificationTime();
+    description.lastInfoUpdateTime  = Time::getCurrentTime();
     description.manufacturerName    = company;
     description.name                = name;
     description.descriptiveName     = name;
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTPluginFormat.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTPluginFormat.cpp
index c5b2e5078a..ee797b8321 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTPluginFormat.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTPluginFormat.cpp
@@ -804,6 +804,7 @@ public:
         desc.fileOrIdentifier = module->file.getFullPathName();
         desc.uid = getUID();
         desc.lastFileModTime = module->file.getLastModificationTime();
+        desc.lastInfoUpdateTime = Time::getCurrentTime();
         desc.pluginFormatName = "VST";
         desc.category = getCategory();
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_PluginDescription.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_PluginDescription.cpp
index 2e647ecd6e..c8d8df81d3 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_PluginDescription.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_PluginDescription.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ PluginDescription::PluginDescription (const PluginDescription& other)
       version (other.version),
       fileOrIdentifier (other.fileOrIdentifier),
       lastFileModTime (other.lastFileModTime),
+      lastInfoUpdateTime (other.lastInfoUpdateTime),
       uid (other.uid),
       isInstrument (other.isInstrument),
       numInputChannels (other.numInputChannels),
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ PluginDescription& PluginDescription::operator= (const PluginDescription& other)
     uid = other.uid;
     isInstrument = other.isInstrument;
     lastFileModTime = other.lastFileModTime;
+    lastInfoUpdateTime = other.lastInfoUpdateTime;
     numInputChannels = other.numInputChannels;
     numOutputChannels = other.numOutputChannels;
     hasSharedContainer = other.hasSharedContainer;
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ XmlElement* PluginDescription::createXml() const
     e->setAttribute ("uid", String::toHexString (uid));
     e->setAttribute ("isInstrument", isInstrument);
     e->setAttribute ("fileTime", String::toHexString (lastFileModTime.toMilliseconds()));
+    e->setAttribute ("infoUpdateTime", String::toHexString (lastInfoUpdateTime.toMilliseconds()));
     e->setAttribute ("numInputs", numInputChannels);
     e->setAttribute ("numOutputs", numOutputChannels);
     e->setAttribute ("isShell", hasSharedContainer);
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@ bool PluginDescription::loadFromXml (const XmlElement& xml)
         uid                 = xml.getStringAttribute ("uid").getHexValue32();
         isInstrument        = xml.getBoolAttribute ("isInstrument", false);
         lastFileModTime     = Time (xml.getStringAttribute ("fileTime").getHexValue64());
+        lastInfoUpdateTime  = Time (xml.getStringAttribute ("infoUpdateTime").getHexValue64());
         numInputChannels    = xml.getIntAttribute ("numInputs");
         numOutputChannels   = xml.getIntAttribute ("numOutputs");
         hasSharedContainer  = xml.getBoolAttribute ("isShell", false);
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_PluginDescription.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_PluginDescription.h
index 83effceacd..4b888ec10f 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_PluginDescription.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_PluginDescription.h
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ public:
     */
     Time lastFileModTime;
 
+    /** The last time that this information was updated. This would typically have
+        been during a scan when this plugin was first tested or found to have changed.
+    */
+    Time lastInfoUpdateTime;
+
     /** A unique ID for the plug-in.
 
         Note that this might not be unique between formats, e.g. a VST and some
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/scanning/juce_KnownPluginList.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/scanning/juce_KnownPluginList.cpp
index ad37837cea..ce569230f6 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/scanning/juce_KnownPluginList.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/scanning/juce_KnownPluginList.cpp
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ struct PluginSorter
             case KnownPluginList::sortByManufacturer:       diff = first->manufacturerName.compareNatural (second->manufacturerName); break;
             case KnownPluginList::sortByFormat:             diff = first->pluginFormatName.compare (second->pluginFormatName); break;
             case KnownPluginList::sortByFileSystemLocation: diff = lastPathPart (first->fileOrIdentifier).compare (lastPathPart (second->fileOrIdentifier)); break;
+            case KnownPluginList::sortByInfoUpdateTime:     diff = compare (first->lastInfoUpdateTime, second->lastInfoUpdateTime); break;
             default: break;
         }
 
@@ -278,6 +279,14 @@ private:
         return path.replaceCharacter ('\\', '/').upToLastOccurrenceOf ("/", false, false);
     }
 
+    static int compare (Time a, Time b) noexcept
+    {
+        if (a < b)   return -1;
+        if (b < a)   return 1;
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     const KnownPluginList::SortMethod method;
     const int direction;
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/scanning/juce_KnownPluginList.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/scanning/juce_KnownPluginList.h
index d04dd894fb..7bd38f06c7 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/scanning/juce_KnownPluginList.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/scanning/juce_KnownPluginList.h
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ public:
         sortByCategory,
         sortByManufacturer,
         sortByFormat,
-        sortByFileSystemLocation
+        sortByFileSystemLocation,
+        sortByInfoUpdateTime
     };
 
     //==============================================================================