diff --git a/source/jackbridge/JackBridge.hpp b/source/jackbridge/JackBridge.hpp
index 0a8834256..163537d72 100644
--- a/source/jackbridge/JackBridge.hpp
+++ b/source/jackbridge/JackBridge.hpp
@@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ JACKBRIDGE_API char* jackbridge_client_get_uuid(jack_client_t* client);
 JACKBRIDGE_API char* jackbridge_get_uuid_for_client_name(jack_client_t* client, const char* name);
 JACKBRIDGE_API char* jackbridge_get_client_name_by_uuid(jack_client_t* client, const char* uuid);
 
+JACKBRIDGE_API bool jackbridge_uuid_parse(const char* buf, jack_uuid_t* uuid);
+
 JACKBRIDGE_API bool jackbridge_activate(jack_client_t* client);
 JACKBRIDGE_API bool jackbridge_deactivate(jack_client_t* client);
 JACKBRIDGE_API bool jackbridge_is_realtime(jack_client_t* client);
diff --git a/source/jackbridge/JackBridge1.cpp b/source/jackbridge/JackBridge1.cpp
index 7fe5ef6f7..6fce65ed6 100644
--- a/source/jackbridge/JackBridge1.cpp
+++ b/source/jackbridge/JackBridge1.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ typedef char* (JACKSYM_API *jacksym_client_get_uuid)(jack_client_t*);
 typedef char* (JACKSYM_API *jacksym_get_uuid_for_client_name)(jack_client_t*, const char*);
 typedef char* (JACKSYM_API *jacksym_get_client_name_by_uuid)(jack_client_t*, const char*);
 
+typedef int (JACKBRIDGE_API *jacksym_uuid_parse)(const char*, jack_uuid_t*);
+
 typedef int (JACKSYM_API *jacksym_activate)(jack_client_t*);
 typedef int (JACKSYM_API *jacksym_deactivate)(jack_client_t*);
 typedef int (JACKSYM_API *jacksym_is_realtime)(jack_client_t*);
@@ -192,6 +194,8 @@ struct JackBridge {
     jacksym_get_uuid_for_client_name get_uuid_for_client_name_ptr;
     jacksym_get_client_name_by_uuid get_client_name_by_uuid_ptr;
 
+    jacksym_uuid_parse uuid_parse_ptr;
+
     jacksym_activate activate_ptr;
     jacksym_deactivate deactivate_ptr;
     jacksym_is_realtime is_realtime_ptr;
@@ -306,6 +310,7 @@ struct JackBridge {
           client_get_uuid_ptr(nullptr),
           get_uuid_for_client_name_ptr(nullptr),
           get_client_name_by_uuid_ptr(nullptr),
+          uuid_parse_ptr(nullptr),
           activate_ptr(nullptr),
           deactivate_ptr(nullptr),
           is_realtime_ptr(nullptr),
@@ -429,6 +434,8 @@ struct JackBridge {
         LIB_SYMBOL(get_uuid_for_client_name)
         LIB_SYMBOL(get_client_name_by_uuid)
 
+        LIB_SYMBOL(uuid_parse)
+
         LIB_SYMBOL(activate)
         LIB_SYMBOL(deactivate)
         LIB_SYMBOL(is_realtime)
@@ -915,6 +922,20 @@ char* jackbridge_get_client_name_by_uuid(jack_client_t* client, const char* uuid
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+bool jackbridge_uuid_parse(const char* buf, jack_uuid_t* uuid)
+{
+#if defined(JACKBRIDGE_DUMMY)
+#elif defined(JACKBRIDGE_DIRECT)
+    return (jack_uuid_parse(buf, uuid) == 0);
+#else
+    if (const jacksym_uuid_parse func = getBridgeInstance().uuid_parse_ptr)
+        return (func(buf, uuid) == 0);
+#endif
+    return false;
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 bool jackbridge_activate(jack_client_t* client)
 {
 #if defined(JACKBRIDGE_DUMMY)
diff --git a/source/jackbridge/JackBridge3.cpp b/source/jackbridge/JackBridge3.cpp
index 755239a6a..a3b06f801 100644
--- a/source/jackbridge/JackBridge3.cpp
+++ b/source/jackbridge/JackBridge3.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const JackBridgeExportedFunctions* JACKBRIDGE_API jackbridge_get_exported_functi
     funcs.client_get_uuid_ptr                  = jackbridge_client_get_uuid;
     funcs.get_uuid_for_client_name_ptr         = jackbridge_get_uuid_for_client_name;
     funcs.get_client_name_by_uuid_ptr          = jackbridge_get_client_name_by_uuid;
+    funcs.uuid_parse_ptr                       = jackbridge_uuid_parse;
     funcs.activate_ptr                         = jackbridge_activate;
     funcs.deactivate_ptr                       = jackbridge_deactivate;
     funcs.is_realtime_ptr                      = jackbridge_is_realtime;
diff --git a/source/jackbridge/JackBridgeExport.cpp b/source/jackbridge/JackBridgeExport.cpp
index 2ed17ff2d..515551c32 100644
--- a/source/jackbridge/JackBridgeExport.cpp
+++ b/source/jackbridge/JackBridgeExport.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ char* jackbridge_get_client_name_by_uuid(jack_client_t* client, const char* uuid
     return getBridgeInstance().get_client_name_by_uuid_ptr(client, uuid);
 }
 
+bool jackbridge_uuid_parse(const char* buf, jack_uuid_t* uuid)
+{
+    return getBridgeInstance().uuid_parse_ptr(buf, uuid);
+}
+
 bool jackbridge_activate(jack_client_t* client)
 {
     return getBridgeInstance().activate_ptr(client);
diff --git a/source/jackbridge/JackBridgeExport.hpp b/source/jackbridge/JackBridgeExport.hpp
index 28d87cb00..f3fac94d2 100644
--- a/source/jackbridge/JackBridgeExport.hpp
+++ b/source/jackbridge/JackBridgeExport.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ typedef char* (JACKBRIDGE_API *jackbridgesym_get_client_name)(jack_client_t*);
 typedef char* (JACKBRIDGE_API *jackbridgesym_client_get_uuid)(jack_client_t*);
 typedef char* (JACKBRIDGE_API *jackbridgesym_get_uuid_for_client_name)(jack_client_t*, const char*);
 typedef char* (JACKBRIDGE_API *jackbridgesym_get_client_name_by_uuid)(jack_client_t*, const char*);
+typedef bool (JACKBRIDGE_API *jackbridgesym_uuid_parse)(const char*, jack_uuid_t*);
 typedef bool (JACKBRIDGE_API *jackbridgesym_activate)(jack_client_t*);
 typedef bool (JACKBRIDGE_API *jackbridgesym_deactivate)(jack_client_t*);
 typedef bool (JACKBRIDGE_API *jackbridgesym_is_realtime)(jack_client_t*);
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ struct _JackBridgeExportedFunctions {
     jackbridgesym_client_get_uuid client_get_uuid_ptr;
     jackbridgesym_get_uuid_for_client_name get_uuid_for_client_name_ptr;
     jackbridgesym_get_client_name_by_uuid get_client_name_by_uuid_ptr;
+    jackbridgesym_uuid_parse uuid_parse_ptr;
     jackbridgesym_activate activate_ptr;
     jackbridgesym_deactivate deactivate_ptr;
     jackbridgesym_is_realtime is_realtime_ptr;