diff --git a/plugins/editor/src/editor/DlgAbout.cpp b/plugins/editor/src/editor/DlgAbout.cpp
index 75392fab..3d417dae 100644
--- a/plugins/editor/src/editor/DlgAbout.cpp
+++ b/plugins/editor/src/editor/DlgAbout.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,16 @@ SAboutDialog::SAboutDialog(const CRect& bounds)
     aboutView->setViewSize(aboutBounds);
 }
 
+void SAboutDialog::setPluginFormat(const std::string& pluginFormat)
+{
+    // TODO
+}
+
+void SAboutDialog::setPluginHost(const std::string& pluginHost)
+{
+    // TODO
+}
+
 CMouseEventResult SAboutDialog::onMouseDown(CPoint& where, const CButtonState& buttons)
 {
     CMouseEventResult result = CViewContainer::onMouseDown(where, buttons);
diff --git a/plugins/editor/src/editor/DlgAbout.h b/plugins/editor/src/editor/DlgAbout.h
index e7d621d8..e7ac0119 100644
--- a/plugins/editor/src/editor/DlgAbout.h
+++ b/plugins/editor/src/editor/DlgAbout.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "vstgui/lib/cviewcontainer.h"
 #include "vstgui/vstgui.h"
 #include "utility/vstgui_after.h"
+#include <string>
 
 using namespace VSTGUI;
 
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ class SAboutDialog : public CViewContainer, public IControlListener {
 public:
     explicit SAboutDialog(const CRect& bounds);
 
+    void setPluginFormat(const std::string& pluginFormat);
+    void setPluginHost(const std::string& pluginHost);
+
 protected:
     CMouseEventResult onMouseDown(CPoint& where, const CButtonState& buttons) override;
 
diff --git a/plugins/editor/src/editor/EditIds.h b/plugins/editor/src/editor/EditIds.h
index 19016456..59369023 100644
--- a/plugins/editor/src/editor/EditIds.h
+++ b/plugins/editor/src/editor/EditIds.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ enum class EditId : int {
     //
     BackgroundImage,
     //
+    PluginFormat,
+    PluginHost,
+    //
     #undef KEY_RANGE
     #undef CC_RANGE
 };
diff --git a/plugins/editor/src/editor/Editor.cpp b/plugins/editor/src/editor/Editor.cpp
index 5134b533..6697d07f 100644
--- a/plugins/editor/src/editor/Editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/editor/src/editor/Editor.cpp
@@ -403,6 +403,12 @@ void Editor::Impl::uiReceiveValue(EditId id, const EditValue& v)
             fallbackFilesDir_ = v.to_string();
             break;
         }
+    case EditId::PluginFormat:
+        aboutDialog_->setPluginFormat(v.to_string());
+        break;
+    case EditId::PluginHost:
+        aboutDialog_->setPluginHost(v.to_string());
+        break;
     case EditId::UINumCurves:
         {
             const int value = static_cast<int>(v.to_float());
diff --git a/plugins/lv2/sfizz_ui.cpp b/plugins/lv2/sfizz_ui.cpp
index 581f373f..9627d7e1 100644
--- a/plugins/lv2/sfizz_ui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/lv2/sfizz_ui.cpp
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ instantiate(const LV2UI_Descriptor *descriptor,
     self->editor.reset(editor);
     editor->open(*uiFrame);
 
+    // let the editor know about plugin format
+    self->uiReceiveValue(EditId::PluginFormat, std::string("LV2"));
+
     // user files dir is not relevant to LV2 (not yet?)
     // LV2 has its own path management mechanism
     self->uiReceiveValue(EditId::CanEditUserFilesDir, 0);
diff --git a/plugins/vst/SfizzVstEditor.cpp b/plugins/vst/SfizzVstEditor.cpp
index 8053e91a..f1768b9e 100644
--- a/plugins/vst/SfizzVstEditor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/vst/SfizzVstEditor.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@ bool PLUGIN_API SfizzVstEditor::open(void* parent, const VSTGUI::PlatformType& p
     for (FObject* update : continuousUpdates_)
         update->deferUpdate();
 
+    // let the editor know about plugin format
+    uiReceiveValue(EditId::PluginFormat, std::string("VST3"));
+
+    if (FUnknownPtr<Vst::IHostApplication> app { controller->getHostContext() }) {
+        Vst::String128 name;
+        app->getName(name);
+        uiReceiveValue(EditId::PluginHost, std::string(Steinberg::String(name).text8()));
+    }
+
     absl::optional<fs::path> userFilesDir = SfizzPaths::getSfzConfigDefaultPath();
     uiReceiveValue(EditId::CanEditUserFilesDir, 1);
     uiReceiveValue(EditId::UserFilesDir, userFilesDir.value_or(fs::path()).u8string());