diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8e43c477e..e24993e84 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ else
 	$(error Trying to build Windows binaries with a regular toolchain, this cannot work)
 endif
 
+$(MODULEDIR)/dgl.wine.a: .FORCE
+	@$(MAKE) -C source/modules/dgl wine
+
 $(MODULEDIR)/%.a: .FORCE
 	@$(MAKE) -C source/modules/$*
 
@@ -146,6 +149,9 @@ libjack: libs
 plugin: backend bridges-plugin bridges-ui discovery
 	@$(MAKE) -C source/plugin
 
+plugin-wine: $(MODULEDIR)/dgl.wine.a
+	@$(MAKE) -C source/plugin wine
+
 rest: libs
 	@$(MAKE) -C source/rest
 
diff --git a/source/plugin/Makefile b/source/plugin/Makefile
index ddd185664..be60e3986 100644
--- a/source/plugin/Makefile
+++ b/source/plugin/Makefile
@@ -87,10 +87,19 @@ SYMBOLS_VST     = # TODO
 endif
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# ...
+# Other libs
 
 LIBS_ui = $(MODULEDIR)/water.a
 
+LIBS_wine  = $(MODULEDIR)/dgl.wine.a
+LIBS_wine += $(MODULEDIR)/water.files.a
+
+WINE_LINK_FLAGS  = $(LINK_FLAGS)
+WINE_LINK_FLAGS += -L$(BINDIR) -lcarla_native-plugin
+WINE_LINK_FLAGS += -lstdc++ -lopengl32 -lgdi32
+WINE_LINK_FLAGS += -Wl,-rpath,/usr/local/lib/carla
+WINE_LINK_FLAGS += -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/carla
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 TARGETS = \
@@ -127,6 +136,10 @@ endif
 
 all: $(TARGETS)
 
+ifneq ($(WIN32),true)
+wine: $(BINDIR)/CarlaVstShell.dll
+endif
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 clean:
@@ -193,9 +206,16 @@ $(BINDIR)/CarlaPatchbayFX$(LIB_EXT): $(OBJDIR)/carla-vst.cpp.patchbay-fx.o $(OBJ
 	@echo "Linking CarlaPatchbayFX$(LIB_EXT)"
 	@$(CXX) $^ $(LIBS_START) $(LIBS) $(LIBS_END) $(SHARED) $(LINK_FLAGS) -o $@
 
-$(BINDIR)/CarlaVstShell$(LIB_EXT): $(OBJDIR)/carla-vst.cpp.shell.o $(OBJDIR)/carla-vst-export.cpp.o
+ifneq ($(WIN32),true)
+$(BINDIR)/CarlaVstShell.dll: $(OBJDIR)/carla-vst.cpp.shell.o $(OBJDIR)/carla-vst-export.cpp.dll.o carla-vst-export.def
 	-@mkdir -p $(BINDIR)
 	@echo "Linking CarlaRackVstShell$(LIB_EXT)"
+	@$(WINECC) $^ $(LIBS_START) $(LIBS_wine) $(LIBS_END) $(SHARED) $(WINE_LINK_FLAGS) -o $@
+endif
+
+$(BINDIR)/CarlaVstShell$(LIB_EXT): $(OBJDIR)/carla-vst.cpp.shell.o $(OBJDIR)/carla-vst-export.cpp.o
+	-@mkdir -p $(BINDIR)
+	@echo "Linking CarlaVstShell$(LIB_EXT)"
 	@$(CXX) $^ $(LIBS_START) $(LIBS) $(LIBS_END) $(SHARED) $(LINK_FLAGS) -o $@
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -259,6 +279,11 @@ $(OBJDIR)/carla-vst-export.cpp.o: carla-vst-export.cpp
 	@echo "Compiling $<"
 	@$(CXX) $< $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) -c -o $@
 
+$(OBJDIR)/carla-vst-export.cpp.dll.o: carla-vst-export.cpp
+	-@mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)
+	@echo "Compiling $< (Wine)"
+	@$(WINECC) $< $(BUILD_CXX_FLAGS) -c -o $@
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $(BINDIR)/carla.lv2/manifest.ttl: $(OBJDIR)/carla-lv2-export.cpp.o
@@ -286,6 +311,7 @@ $(OBJDIR)/carla-lv2-export.cpp.o: carla-lv2-export.cpp
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+-include $(OBJDIR)/carla-native-plugin.cpp.d
 -include $(OBJDIR)/carla-lv2.cpp.d
 -include $(OBJDIR)/carla-lv2-export.cpp.d
 -include $(OBJDIR)/carla-vst.cpp.patchbay-fx.d
@@ -295,5 +321,6 @@ $(OBJDIR)/carla-lv2-export.cpp.o: carla-lv2-export.cpp
 -include $(OBJDIR)/carla-vst.cpp.rack-syn.d
 -include $(OBJDIR)/carla-vst.cpp.shell.d
 -include $(OBJDIR)/carla-vst-export.cpp.d
+-include $(OBJDIR)/carla-vst-export.cpp.dll.d
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/source/plugin/carla-vst-export.def b/source/plugin/carla-vst-export.def
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70e286c9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/plugin/carla-vst-export.def
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+LIBRARY     CarlaVST
+DESCRIPTION 'Carla VST Plugin'
+EXPORTS VSTPluginMain
diff --git a/source/plugin/carla-vst.cpp b/source/plugin/carla-vst.cpp
index 0594c350c..42a541478 100644
--- a/source/plugin/carla-vst.cpp
+++ b/source/plugin/carla-vst.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
  * For a full copy of the GNU General Public License see the doc/GPL.txt file.
  */
 
+#ifdef __WINE__
+  #error This file is not supposed to be built with wine!
+#endif
+
 #ifndef CARLA_VST_SHELL
   #ifndef CARLA_PLUGIN_PATCHBAY
     #error CARLA_PLUGIN_PATCHBAY undefined
@@ -79,8 +83,12 @@ public:
 
         File curExe = File::getSpecialLocation(File::currentExecutableFile).getLinkedTarget();
         File resDir = curExe.getSiblingFile("resources");
+
+        // FIXME: proper fallback path for other OSes
         if (! resDir.exists())
-            resDir = File("/usr/share/carla/resources/");
+            resDir = File("/usr/local/share/carla/resources");
+        if (! resDir.exists())
+            resDir = File("/usr/share/carla/resources");
 
         // find host type
         const String hostFilename(File::getSpecialLocation(File::hostApplicationPath).getFileName());
@@ -755,12 +763,10 @@ intptr_t vst_dispatcherCallback(AEffect* effect, int32_t opcode, int32_t index,
             effect->numInputs   = pluginDesc->audioIns;
             effect->numOutputs  = pluginDesc->audioOuts;
 
-            /*
             if (pluginDesc->hints & NATIVE_PLUGIN_HAS_UI)
                 effect->flags |= effFlagsHasEditor;
             else
                 effect->flags &= ~effFlagsHasEditor;
-            */
 
             if (pluginDesc->hints & NATIVE_PLUGIN_IS_SYNTH)
                 effect->flags |= effFlagsIsSynth;
@@ -928,10 +934,6 @@ intptr_t vst_dispatcherCallback(AEffect* effect, int32_t opcode, int32_t index,
 
                 if (desc->midiIns > 1 || desc->midiOuts > 1)
                     continue;
-                if (std::strncmp(desc->label, "carlarack", 9) == 0)
-                    continue;
-                if (std::strncmp(desc->label, "carlapatchbay", 13) == 0)
-                    continue;
 
                 std::strncpy(cptr, desc->label, 32);
                 return effect->uniqueID;