diff --git a/Makefile.plugins.mk b/Makefile.plugins.mk
index 81143871..d4f69a5a 100644
--- a/Makefile.plugins.mk
+++ b/Makefile.plugins.mk
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ endif
 
 BUILD_C_FLAGS   += -I.
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -I. -I$(DPF_PATH)/distrho -I$(DPF_PATH)/dgl
-BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -Wno-pmf-conversions
 
 ifeq ($(HAVE_ALSA),true)
 BASE_FLAGS += -DHAVE_ALSA
@@ -224,6 +223,13 @@ endif
 # TODO split dsp and ui object build flags
 BASE_FLAGS += $(DGL_FLAGS)
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Runtime test build
+
+ifeq ($(DPF_RUNTIME_TESTING),true)
+BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -DDPF_RUNTIME_TESTING -Wno-pmf-conversions
+endif
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # all needs to be first
 
diff --git a/distrho/DistrhoInfo.hpp b/distrho/DistrhoInfo.hpp
index c70752e8..06ff42a9 100644
--- a/distrho/DistrhoInfo.hpp
+++ b/distrho/DistrhoInfo.hpp
@@ -615,6 +615,34 @@ START_NAMESPACE_DISTRHO
 
 /** @} */
 
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Plugin Macros */
+
+/**
+   @defgroup ExtraPluginMacros Extra Plugin Macros
+
+   C Macros to customize DPF behaviour.
+
+   These are macros that do not set plugin features or information, but instead change DPF internals.@n
+   They are all optional, none are enabled by default.
+
+   All values are a simple define, their value is meaningless (and unused).
+   @{
+ */
+
+/**
+   Whether to enable runtime plugin tests.@n
+   This will check, during initialization of the plugin, if parameters, programs and states are setup properly.@n
+   Useful to enable as part of CI, can safely be skipped.@n
+   Under DPF makefiles can be enabled by using `make DPF_RUNTIME_TESTING=true`.
+
+   @note Some checks are only available with the GCC compiler,
+         for detecting if a virtual function has been reimplemented.
+ */
+#define DPF_RUNTIME_TESTING
+
+/** @} */
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 END_NAMESPACE_DISTRHO
diff --git a/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginInternal.hpp b/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginInternal.hpp
index 78066fdd..f46e5e8e 100644
--- a/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginInternal.hpp
+++ b/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginInternal.hpp
@@ -247,30 +247,26 @@ public:
         DISTRHO_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(fPlugin != nullptr,);
         DISTRHO_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(fData != nullptr,);
 
-        /* Verify that virtual functions are overriden if parameters, programs or states are in use.
+#if defined(DPF_RUNTIME_TESTING) && defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__)
+        /* Run-time testing build.
+         * Verify that virtual functions are overriden if parameters, programs or states are in use.
          * This does not work on all compilers, but we use it purely as informational check anyway. */
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__)
-# ifdef DPF_ABORT_ON_ERROR
-#  define DPF_ABORT abort();
-# else
-#  define DPF_ABORT
-# endif
         if (fData->parameterCount != 0)
         {
             if ((void*)(fPlugin->*(&Plugin::initParameter)) == (void*)&Plugin::initParameter)
             {
                 d_stderr2("DPF warning: Plugins with parameters must implement `initParameter`");
-                DPF_ABORT
+                abort();
             }
             if ((void*)(fPlugin->*(&Plugin::getParameterValue)) == (void*)&Plugin::getParameterValue)
             {
                 d_stderr2("DPF warning: Plugins with parameters must implement `getParameterValue`");
-                DPF_ABORT
+                abort();
             }
             if ((void*)(fPlugin->*(&Plugin::setParameterValue)) == (void*)&Plugin::setParameterValue)
             {
                 d_stderr2("DPF warning: Plugins with parameters must implement `setParameterValue`");
-                DPF_ABORT
+                abort();
             }
         }
 
@@ -280,12 +276,12 @@ public:
             if ((void*)(fPlugin->*(&Plugin::initProgramName)) == (void*)&Plugin::initProgramName)
             {
                 d_stderr2("DPF warning: Plugins with programs must implement `initProgramName`");
-                DPF_ABORT
+                abort();
             }
             if ((void*)(fPlugin->*(&Plugin::loadProgram)) == (void*)&Plugin::loadProgram)
             {
                 d_stderr2("DPF warning: Plugins with programs must implement `loadProgram`");
-                DPF_ABORT
+                abort();
             }
         }
 # endif
@@ -296,13 +292,13 @@ public:
             if ((void*)(fPlugin->*(&Plugin::initState)) == (void*)&Plugin::initState)
             {
                 d_stderr2("DPF warning: Plugins with state must implement `initState`");
-                DPF_ABORT
+                abort();
             }
 
             if ((void*)(fPlugin->*(&Plugin::setState)) == (void*)&Plugin::setState)
             {
                 d_stderr2("DPF warning: Plugins with state must implement `setState`");
-                DPF_ABORT
+                abort();
             }
         }
 # endif
@@ -313,17 +309,15 @@ public:
             if ((void*)(fPlugin->*(&Plugin::getState)) == (void*)&Plugin::getState)
             {
                 d_stderr2("DPF warning: Plugins with full state must implement `getState`");
-                DPF_ABORT
+                abort();
             }
         }
         else
         {
             d_stderr2("DPF warning: Plugins with full state must have at least 1 state");
-            DPF_ABORT
+            abort();
         }
 # endif
-
-# undef DPF_ABORT
 #endif
 
 #if DISTRHO_PLUGIN_NUM_INPUTS+DISTRHO_PLUGIN_NUM_OUTPUTS > 0