diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/AU/juce_AU_Wrapper.mm b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/AU/juce_AU_Wrapper.mm
index 22754be9dd..b2f2902ac3 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/AU/juce_AU_Wrapper.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/AU/juce_AU_Wrapper.mm
@@ -878,7 +878,15 @@ public:
             {
                #if ! JUCE_FORCE_LEGACY_PARAMETER_AUTOMATION_TYPE
                 if (isParameterDiscrete)
+                {
                     outParameterInfo.unit = kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Indexed;
+
+                    if (auto* param = juceFilter->getParameters()[index])
+                    {
+                        if (param->isBoolean())
+                            outParameterInfo.unit = kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Boolean;
+                    }
+                }
                #endif
             }
 
@@ -1826,18 +1834,18 @@ private:
             OwnedArray<const __CFString>* stringValues = nullptr;
 
            #if ! JUCE_FORCE_LEGACY_PARAMETER_AUTOMATION_TYPE
-            if (juceFilter->isParameterDiscrete (index))
+            if (auto* param = juceFilter->getParameters()[index])
             {
-                if (auto* param = juceFilter->getParameters()[index])
+                if (param->isDiscrete())
                 {
-                    const auto numSteps = juceFilter->getParameterNumSteps (index);
+                    const auto numSteps = param->getNumSteps();
                     stringValues = new OwnedArray<const __CFString>();
                     stringValues->ensureStorageAllocated (numSteps);
 
                     const auto maxValue = getMaximumParameterValue (index);
 
                     for (int i = 0; i < numSteps; ++i)
-                        stringValues->add (CFStringCreateCopy (nullptr, (param->getText ((float) i / maxValue, 0)).toCFString())); ;
+                        stringValues->add (CFStringCreateCopy (nullptr, (param->getText ((float) i / maxValue, 0)).toCFString()));
                 }
             }
            #endif
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/AU/juce_AUv3_Wrapper.mm b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/AU/juce_AUv3_Wrapper.mm
index 527bf55e1c..61d6a44bd6 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/AU/juce_AUv3_Wrapper.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/AU/juce_AUv3_Wrapper.mm
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ private:
                 {
                     if (param->isDiscrete())
                     {
-                        unit = kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Indexed;
+                        unit = param->isBoolean() ? kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Boolean : kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Indexed;
                         auto maxValue = getMaximumParameterValue (idx);
                         auto numSteps = param->getNumSteps();
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.cpp
index 0e88909871..9c1d339e5b 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.cpp
@@ -1365,6 +1365,7 @@ bool AudioProcessorParameter::isMetaParameter() const
 AudioProcessorParameter::Category AudioProcessorParameter::getCategory() const   { return genericParameter; }
 int AudioProcessorParameter::getNumSteps() const                                 { return AudioProcessor::getDefaultNumParameterSteps(); }
 bool AudioProcessorParameter::isDiscrete() const                                 { return false; }
+bool AudioProcessorParameter::isBoolean() const                                  { return false; }
 
 String AudioProcessorParameter::getText (float value, int /*maximumStringLength*/) const
 {
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessorParameter.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessorParameter.h
index c73393f23c..0cdd8254a4 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessorParameter.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessorParameter.h
@@ -133,6 +133,18 @@ public:
     */
     virtual bool isDiscrete() const;
 
+    /** Returns whether the parameter represents a boolean switch, typically with
+        "On" and "Off" states.
+
+        This information may or may not be used, depending on the host. If you
+        want the host to display a switch, rather than a two item dropdown menu,
+        override this method to return true. You also need to override
+        isDiscrete() to return `true` and getNumSteps() to return `2`.
+
+        @see isDiscrete getNumSteps
+    */
+    virtual bool isBoolean() const;
+
     /** Returns a textual version of the supplied parameter value.
         The default implementation just returns the floating point value
         as a string, but this could do anything you need for a custom type
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/utilities/juce_AudioParameterBool.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/utilities/juce_AudioParameterBool.h
index ee143a1d35..51be1c8d79 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/utilities/juce_AudioParameterBool.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/utilities/juce_AudioParameterBool.h
@@ -60,17 +60,19 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     //==============================================================================
-    float value;
-    const float defaultValue;
-
     float getValue() const override;
     void setValue (float newValue) override;
     float getDefaultValue() const override;
     int getNumSteps() const override;
     bool isDiscrete() const override;
+    bool isBoolean() const override;
     String getText (float, int) const override;
     float getValueForText (const String&) const override;
 
+    float value;
+    const float defaultValue;
+    StringArray onStrings, offStrings;
+
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (AudioParameterBool)
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/utilities/juce_AudioProcessorParameters.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/utilities/juce_AudioProcessorParameters.cpp
index 82c3b76ad2..acda82fd72 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/utilities/juce_AudioProcessorParameters.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/utilities/juce_AudioProcessorParameters.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ AudioParameterBool::AudioParameterBool (const String& idToUse, const String& nam
      value (def ? 1.0f : 0.0f),
      defaultValue (value)
 {
+    onStrings.add (TRANS("on"));
+    onStrings.add (TRANS("yes"));
+    onStrings.add (TRANS("true"));
+
+    offStrings.add (TRANS("off"));
+    offStrings.add (TRANS("no"));
+    offStrings.add (TRANS("false"));
 }
 
 AudioParameterBool::~AudioParameterBool() {}
@@ -130,10 +137,29 @@ void AudioParameterBool::setValue (float newValue)                       { value
 float AudioParameterBool::getDefaultValue() const                        { return defaultValue; }
 int AudioParameterBool::getNumSteps() const                              { return 2; }
 bool AudioParameterBool::isDiscrete() const                              { return true; }
-float AudioParameterBool::getValueForText (const String& text) const     { return text.getIntValue() != 0 ? 1.0f : 0.0f; }
-String AudioParameterBool::getText (float v, int /*length*/) const       { return String ((int) (v > 0.5f ? 1 : 0)); }
+bool AudioParameterBool::isBoolean() const                               { return true; }
 void AudioParameterBool::valueChanged (bool)                             {}
 
+float AudioParameterBool::getValueForText (const String& text) const
+{
+    String lowercaseText (text.toLowerCase());
+
+    for (auto& testText : onStrings)
+        if (lowercaseText == testText)
+            return 1.0f;
+
+    for (auto& testText : offStrings)
+        if (lowercaseText == testText)
+            return 0.0f;
+
+    return text.getIntValue() != 0 ? 1.0f : 0.0f;
+}
+
+String AudioParameterBool::getText (float v, int /*length*/) const
+{
+    return v < 0.5f ? TRANS("Off") : TRANS("On");
+}
+
 AudioParameterBool& AudioParameterBool::operator= (bool newValue)
 {
     if (get() != newValue)