diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
index 0d2d29103b..4cc25d97a0 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
@@ -1261,6 +1261,9 @@ public:
             }
         }
 
+        if (details.nonParameterStateChanged)
+            flags |= pluginShouldBeMarkedDirtyFlag;
+
         if (! inSetupProcessing)
             componentRestarter.restart (flags);
     }
@@ -1274,6 +1277,8 @@ public:
         return nullptr;
     }
 
+    static constexpr auto pluginShouldBeMarkedDirtyFlag = 1 << 16;
+
 private:
     friend class JuceVST3Component;
     friend struct Param;
@@ -1295,6 +1300,11 @@ private:
 
     void restartComponentOnMessageThread (int32 flags) override
     {
+        if ((flags & pluginShouldBeMarkedDirtyFlag) != 0)
+            setDirty (true);
+
+        flags &= ~pluginShouldBeMarkedDirtyFlag;
+
         if (auto* handler = componentHandler)
             handler->restartComponent (flags);
     }
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp
index e52ade4079..225de4b1b3 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp
@@ -349,13 +349,9 @@ struct VST3HostContext  : public Vst::IComponentHandler,  // From VST V3.0.0
     tresult PLUGIN_API endEdit (Vst::ParamID paramID) override;
 
     tresult PLUGIN_API restartComponent (Steinberg::int32 flags) override;
+    tresult PLUGIN_API setDirty (TBool) override;
 
     //==============================================================================
-    tresult PLUGIN_API setDirty (TBool) override
-    {
-        return kResultFalse;
-    }
-
     tresult PLUGIN_API requestOpenEditor (FIDString name) override
     {
         ignoreUnused (name);
@@ -3508,6 +3504,14 @@ tresult VST3HostContext::restartComponent (Steinberg::int32 flags)
     return kResultTrue;
 }
 
+tresult PLUGIN_API VST3HostContext::setDirty (TBool needsSave)
+{
+    if (needsSave)
+        plugin->updateHostDisplay (AudioPluginInstance::ChangeDetails{}.withNonParameterStateChanged (true));
+
+    return kResultOk;
+}
+
 void VST3HostContext::restartComponentOnMessageThread (int32 flags)
 {
     if (plugin == nullptr)
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.h
index edb9ccf06d..3cb5b78e8a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.h
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ public:
         It sends a hint to the host that something like the program, number of parameters,
         etc, has changed, and that it should update itself.
     */
-    void updateHostDisplay (const ChangeDetails& details = ChangeDetails::getAllChanged());
+    void updateHostDisplay (const ChangeDetails& details = ChangeDetails::getDefaultFlags());
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Adds a parameter to the AudioProcessor.
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessorListener.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessorListener.h
index ad9070dffd..aba6310412 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessorListener.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessorListener.h
@@ -61,21 +61,73 @@ public:
     */
     struct JUCE_API  ChangeDetails
     {
-        bool latencyChanged = false;
-        bool parameterInfoChanged = false;
-        bool programChanged = false;
+        /** @see withLatencyChanged */
+        bool latencyChanged           = false;
+        /** @see withParameterInfoChanged */
+        bool parameterInfoChanged     = false;
+        /** @see withProgramChanged */
+        bool programChanged           = false;
+        /** @see withNonParameterStateChanged */
+        bool nonParameterStateChanged = false;
 
-        ChangeDetails withLatencyChanged       (bool b) const noexcept { return with (&ChangeDetails::latencyChanged,       b); }
-        ChangeDetails withParameterInfoChanged (bool b) const noexcept { return with (&ChangeDetails::parameterInfoChanged, b); }
-        ChangeDetails withProgramChanged       (bool b) const noexcept { return with (&ChangeDetails::programChanged,       b); }
+        /** Indicates that the AudioProcessor's latency has changed.
 
-        static ChangeDetails getAllChanged()
+            Most of the time, you won't need to use this function directly.
+            AudioProcessor::setLatencySamples() will automatically call
+            AudioProcessor::updateHostDisplay(), indicating that the latency has changed.
+
+            @see latencyChanged
+        */
+        ChangeDetails withLatencyChanged           (bool b) const noexcept { return with (&ChangeDetails::latencyChanged,           b); }
+
+        /** Indicates that some attributes of the AudioProcessor's parameters have changed.
+
+            When this flag is set, the host should rescan the AudioProcessor's parameters, and
+            update its controls to match. This is often used to update the names of a plugin's
+            parameters in the host.
+
+            @see parameterInfoChanged
+        */
+        ChangeDetails withParameterInfoChanged     (bool b) const noexcept { return with (&ChangeDetails::parameterInfoChanged,     b); }
+
+        /** Indicates that the loaded program has changed.
+
+            When this flag is set, the host should call AudioProcessor::getCurrentProgram() and
+            update any preset list views to display the program that is currently in use.
+
+            @see programChanged
+        */
+        ChangeDetails withProgramChanged           (bool b) const noexcept { return with (&ChangeDetails::programChanged,           b); }
+
+        /** Indicates that the plugin state has changed (but not its parameters!).
+
+            An AudioProcessor can call updateHostDisplay with this flag set to notify the host that
+            its state has changed in a way that requires re-saving.
+
+            If a host receives a call to audioProcessorChanged with this flag set, it should offer
+            to save the plugin state before taking any actions that might irrevocably destroy the
+            current plugin state, such as closing the project.
+
+            @see nonParameterStateChanged
+        */
+        ChangeDetails withNonParameterStateChanged (bool b) const noexcept { return with (&ChangeDetails::nonParameterStateChanged, b); }
+
+        /** Returns the default set of flags that will be used when
+            AudioProcessor::updateHostDisplay() is called with no arguments.
+        */
+        static ChangeDetails getDefaultFlags()
         {
             return ChangeDetails{}.withLatencyChanged (true)
                                   .withParameterInfoChanged (true)
                                   .withProgramChanged (true);
         }
 
+        [[deprecated ("The naming of this function is misleading. Use getDefaultFlags instead.")]]
+        static ChangeDetails getAllChanged()
+        {
+            return getDefaultFlags();
+        }
+
     private:
         template <typename Member, typename Value>
         ChangeDetails with (Member&& member, Value&& value) const noexcept