diff --git a/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginInternal.hpp b/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginInternal.hpp
index b05663ef..07638641 100644
--- a/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginInternal.hpp
+++ b/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginInternal.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 
 #include "../DistrhoPlugin.hpp"
 
+#if DISTRHO_PLUGIN_HAS_UI && DISTRHO_PLUGIN_WANT_MIDI_INPUT
+# include "extra/Mutex.hpp"
+#endif
+
 START_NAMESPACE_DISTRHO
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -672,6 +676,102 @@ private:
     DISTRHO_PREVENT_HEAP_ALLOCATION
 };
 
+#if DISTRHO_PLUGIN_HAS_UI && DISTRHO_PLUGIN_WANT_MIDI_INPUT
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Midi queue class
+
+/**
+   Single-consumer, single-producer FIFO queue of short MIDI messages, intended
+   for UI-to-DSP messaging in case of VST or similar plugin formats.
+   The access is guarded by mutex, using try-lock on the receiving side.
+ */
+class SimpleMidiQueue
+{
+public:
+    SimpleMidiQueue()
+        : fMidiStorage(nullptr),
+          fMidiCount(0),
+          fWriterIndex(0)
+    {
+        fMidiStorage = new ShortMessage[kMidiStorageCapacity];
+    }
+
+    virtual ~SimpleMidiQueue()
+    {
+        delete[] fMidiStorage;
+        fMidiStorage = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    void clear()
+    {
+        const MutexLocker locker(fMutex);
+        fMidiCount = 0;
+    }
+
+    void send(const uint8_t midiData[3])
+    {
+        const MutexLocker locker(fMutex);
+
+        uint32_t count = fMidiCount;
+        if (count == kMidiStorageCapacity)
+            return;
+
+        uint32_t index = fWriterIndex;
+        ShortMessage &msg = fMidiStorage[index];
+        std::memcpy(msg.data, midiData, 3);
+
+        fMidiCount   = count + 1;
+        fWriterIndex = (index + 1) % kMidiStorageCapacity;
+    }
+
+    uint32_t receive(MidiEvent *events, uint32_t eventCount)
+    {
+        if (fMidiCount == 0)
+            return eventCount;
+
+        const MutexTryLocker locker(fMutex);
+        if (locker.wasNotLocked())
+            return eventCount;
+
+        // preserve the ordering of frame times according to messages before us
+        uint32_t frame = 0;
+        if (eventCount > 0)
+            frame = events[eventCount - 1].frame;
+
+        uint32_t countAvailable = fMidiCount;
+        uint32_t readerIndex = (fWriterIndex + kMidiStorageCapacity - countAvailable) % kMidiStorageCapacity;
+        for (; countAvailable > 0 && eventCount < kMaxMidiEvents; --countAvailable)
+        {
+            ShortMessage msg = fMidiStorage[readerIndex];
+            MidiEvent &event = events[eventCount++];
+            event.frame = frame;
+            event.size  = 3;
+            std::memcpy(event.data, msg.data, sizeof(uint8_t)*3);
+            readerIndex = (readerIndex + 1) % kMaxMidiEvents;
+        }
+
+        fMidiCount = countAvailable;
+        return eventCount;
+    }
+
+protected:
+    enum
+    {
+        kMidiStorageCapacity = 256,
+    };
+
+    struct ShortMessage
+    {
+        uint8_t data[3];
+    };
+
+    ShortMessage *fMidiStorage;
+    volatile uint32_t fMidiCount;
+    uint32_t fWriterIndex;
+    Mutex fMutex;
+};
+#endif
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 END_NAMESPACE_DISTRHO
diff --git a/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginVST.cpp b/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginVST.cpp
index eb22455b..109b386b 100644
--- a/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginVST.cpp
+++ b/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginVST.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 
 #if DISTRHO_PLUGIN_HAS_UI
 # include "DistrhoUIInternal.hpp"
-# if DISTRHO_PLUGIN_WANT_MIDI_INPUT
-#   include "extra/Mutex.hpp"
-# endif
 #endif
 
 #ifndef __cdecl
@@ -164,87 +161,25 @@ public:
 class MidiSendFromEditorHelper
 {
 public:
-    MidiSendFromEditorHelper()
-        : fMidiStorage(nullptr),
-          fMidiCount(0),
-          fWriterIndex(0)
-    {
-        fMidiStorage = new ShortMessage[kMidiStorageCapacity];
-    }
-
-    virtual ~MidiSendFromEditorHelper()
-    {
-        delete[] fMidiStorage;
-        fMidiStorage = nullptr;
-    }
+    virtual ~MidiSendFromEditorHelper() {}
 
     void clearEditorMidi()
     {
-        const MutexLocker locker(fMutex);
-        fMidiCount = 0;
+        fQueue.clear();
     }
 
     void sendEditorMidi(const uint8_t midiData[3])
     {
-        const MutexLocker locker(fMutex);
-
-        uint32_t count = fMidiCount;
-        if (count == kMidiStorageCapacity)
-            return;
-
-        uint32_t index = fWriterIndex;
-        ShortMessage &msg = fMidiStorage[index];
-        std::memcpy(msg.data, midiData, 3);
-
-        fMidiCount   = count + 1;
-        fWriterIndex = (index + 1) % kMidiStorageCapacity;
+        fQueue.send(midiData);
     }
 
     uint32_t receiveEditorMidi(MidiEvent *events, uint32_t eventCount)
     {
-        if (fMidiCount == 0)
-            return eventCount;
-
-        const MutexTryLocker locker(fMutex);
-        if (locker.wasNotLocked())
-            return eventCount;
-
-        // preserve the ordering of frame times according to messages before us
-        uint32_t frame = 0;
-        if (eventCount > 0)
-            frame = events[eventCount - 1].frame;
-
-        uint32_t countAvailable = fMidiCount;
-        uint32_t readerIndex = (fWriterIndex + kMidiStorageCapacity - countAvailable) % kMidiStorageCapacity;
-        for (; countAvailable > 0 && eventCount < kMaxMidiEvents; --countAvailable)
-        {
-            ShortMessage msg = fMidiStorage[readerIndex];
-            MidiEvent &event = events[eventCount++];
-            event.frame = frame;
-            event.size  = 3;
-            std::memcpy(event.data, msg.data, sizeof(uint8_t)*3);
-            readerIndex = (readerIndex + 1) % kMaxMidiEvents;
-        }
-
-        fMidiCount = countAvailable;
-        return eventCount;
+        return fQueue.receive(events, eventCount);
     }
 
-protected:
-    enum
-    {
-        kMidiStorageCapacity = 256,
-    };
-
-    struct ShortMessage
-    {
-        uint8_t data[3];
-    };
-
-    ShortMessage *fMidiStorage;
-    volatile uint32_t fMidiCount;
-    uint32_t fWriterIndex;
-    Mutex fMutex;
+private:
+    SimpleMidiQueue fQueue;
 };
 #endif