diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.cpp
index 45e174237b..42f1c4dbc5 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ String AudioProcessor::getParameterText (int parameterIndex, int maximumStringLe
     return getParameterText (parameterIndex).substring (0, maximumStringLength);
 }
 
-int AudioProcessor::getParameterNumSteps (int /*parameterIndex*/)        { return 0x7fffffff; }
+int AudioProcessor::getDefaultNumParameterSteps() noexcept               { return 0x7fffffff; }
+int AudioProcessor::getParameterNumSteps (int /*parameterIndex*/)        { return getDefaultNumParameterSteps(); }
 float AudioProcessor::getParameterDefaultValue (int /*parameterIndex*/)  { return 0.0f; }
 
 AudioProcessorListener* AudioProcessor::getListenerLocked (const int index) const noexcept
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.h
index 1dbaf46701..33cd4e57c4 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.h
@@ -414,12 +414,18 @@ public:
     virtual String getParameterText (int parameterIndex, int maximumStringLength);
 
     /** Returns the number of discrete steps that this parameter can represent.
-        The default return value if you don't implement this method is 0x7fffffff.
+        The default return value if you don't implement this method is
+        AudioProcessor::getDefaultNumParameterSteps().
         If your parameter is boolean, then you may want to make this return 2.
         The value that is returned may or may not be used, depending on the host.
     */
     virtual int getParameterNumSteps (int parameterIndex);
 
+    /** Returns the default number of steps for a parameter.
+        @see getParameterNumSteps
+    */
+    static int getDefaultNumParameterSteps() noexcept;
+
     /** Returns the default value for the parameter.
         By default, this just returns 0.
         The value that is returned may or may not be used, depending on the host.