diff --git a/source/discovery/carla-discovery.cpp b/source/discovery/carla-discovery.cpp
index 9d1d6bbd9..f967134eb 100644
--- a/source/discovery/carla-discovery.cpp
+++ b/source/discovery/carla-discovery.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Carla Plugin discovery
- * Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2011-2020 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ static void print_cached_plugin(const CarlaCachedPluginInfo* const pinfo)
     DISCOVERY_OUT("init", "-----------");
     DISCOVERY_OUT("build", BINARY_NATIVE);
     DISCOVERY_OUT("hints", pinfo->hints);
+    DISCOVERY_OUT("category", getPluginCategoryAsString(pinfo->category));
     DISCOVERY_OUT("name", pinfo->name);
     DISCOVERY_OUT("maker", pinfo->maker);
     DISCOVERY_OUT("label", pinfo->label);
@@ -1054,7 +1055,7 @@ static void do_vst_check(lib_t& libHandle, const char* const filename, const boo
     CarlaString cName;
     CarlaString cProduct;
     CarlaString cVendor;
-    uint category;
+    PluginCategory category;
     LinkedList<intptr_t> uniqueIds;
 
     if (isShell)
@@ -1124,8 +1125,7 @@ static void do_vst_check(lib_t& libHandle, const char* const filename, const boo
             cVendor.clear();
 
         // get category
-        const intptr_t effCategory = effect->dispatcher(effect, effGetPlugCategory, 0, 0, NULL, 0.0f);
-        switch (effCategory)
+        switch (effect->dispatcher(effect, effGetPlugCategory, 0, 0, nullptr, 0.0f))
         {
         case kPlugCategSynth:
             category = PLUGIN_CATEGORY_SYNTH;
@@ -1153,7 +1153,6 @@ static void do_vst_check(lib_t& libHandle, const char* const filename, const boo
             break;
         }
 
-
         // get everything else
         uint hints = 0x0;
         uint audioIns = static_cast<uint>(std::max(0, effect->numInputs));
@@ -1288,7 +1287,7 @@ static void do_vst_check(lib_t& libHandle, const char* const filename, const boo
         DISCOVERY_OUT("init", "-----------");
         DISCOVERY_OUT("build", BINARY_NATIVE);
         DISCOVERY_OUT("hints", hints);
-        DISCOVERY_OUT("category", category);
+        DISCOVERY_OUT("category", getPluginCategoryAsString(category));
         DISCOVERY_OUT("name", cName.buffer());
         DISCOVERY_OUT("label", cProduct.buffer());
         DISCOVERY_OUT("maker", cVendor.buffer());
diff --git a/source/utils/CarlaBackendUtils.hpp b/source/utils/CarlaBackendUtils.hpp
index 8731e148a..d37711154 100644
--- a/source/utils/CarlaBackendUtils.hpp
+++ b/source/utils/CarlaBackendUtils.hpp
@@ -518,6 +518,39 @@ BinaryType getBinaryTypeFromString(const char* const ctype) noexcept
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+static inline
+const char* getPluginCategoryAsString(const PluginCategory category) noexcept
+{
+    carla_debug("CarlaBackend::getPluginCategoryAsString(%i:%s)", category, PluginCategory2Str(category));
+
+    switch (category)
+    {
+    case PLUGIN_CATEGORY_NONE:
+        return "none";
+    case PLUGIN_CATEGORY_SYNTH:
+        return "synth";
+    case PLUGIN_CATEGORY_DELAY:
+        return "delay";
+    case PLUGIN_CATEGORY_EQ:
+        return "eq";
+    case PLUGIN_CATEGORY_FILTER:
+        return "filter";
+    case PLUGIN_CATEGORY_DISTORTION:
+        return "distortion";
+    case PLUGIN_CATEGORY_DYNAMICS:
+        return "dynamics";
+    case PLUGIN_CATEGORY_MODULATOR:
+        return "modulator";
+    case PLUGIN_CATEGORY_UTILITY:
+        return "utility";
+    case PLUGIN_CATEGORY_OTHER:
+        return "other";
+    }
+
+    carla_stderr("CarlaBackend::getPluginCategoryAsString(%i) - invalid category", category);
+    return "NONE";
+}
+
 static inline
 const char* getPluginTypeAsString(const PluginType type) noexcept
 {
@@ -680,6 +713,16 @@ PluginCategory getPluginCategoryFromName(const char* const name) noexcept
     if (sname.contains("tool"))
         return PLUGIN_CATEGORY_UTILITY;
 
+    // synth
+    if (sname.contains("synth"))
+        return PLUGIN_CATEGORY_SYNTH;
+
+    // other
+    if (sname.contains("misc"))
+        return PLUGIN_CATEGORY_OTHER;
+    if (sname.contains("other"))
+        return PLUGIN_CATEGORY_OTHER;
+
     return PLUGIN_CATEGORY_NONE;
 }