diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/AAX/juce_AAX_Wrapper.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/AAX/juce_AAX_Wrapper.cpp
index cf5c997..9d981a7 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/AAX/juce_AAX_Wrapper.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/AAX/juce_AAX_Wrapper.cpp
@@ -934,8 +934,21 @@ namespace AAXClasses
 
         AAX_Result NotificationReceived (AAX_CTypeID type, const void* data, uint32_t size) override
         {
-            if (type == AAX_eNotificationEvent_EnteringOfflineMode)  pluginInstance->setNonRealtime (true);
-            if (type == AAX_eNotificationEvent_ExitingOfflineMode)   pluginInstance->setNonRealtime (false);
+            switch(type)
+            {
+                case AAX_eNotificationEvent_EnteringOfflineMode:
+                    pluginInstance->setNonRealtime (true);
+                    break;
+
+                case AAX_eNotificationEvent_ExitingOfflineMode:
+                    pluginInstance->setNonRealtime (false);
+                    break;
+
+                case AAX_eNotificationEvent_TrackNameChanged:
+                    jassert(data);
+                    pluginInstance->trackNameChanged(((AAX_IString*)data)->Get());
+                    break;
+            }
 
             return AAX_CEffectParameters::NotificationReceived (type, data, size);
         }
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 adc403c..9842d2b 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/AU/juce_AU_Wrapper.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/AU/juce_AU_Wrapper.mm
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ public:
 
         if (syncAudioUnitWithProcessor() != noErr)
             jassertfalse;
+
+        AddPropertyListener(kAudioUnitProperty_ContextName, &JuceAU::AudioUnitPropertyChanged, this);
     }
 
     ~JuceAU()
@@ -246,6 +248,25 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    static void AudioUnitPropertyChanged(
+            void *				inRefCon,
+            AudioUnit			inUnit,
+            AudioUnitPropertyID	inID,
+            AudioUnitScope		inScope,
+            AudioUnitElement	inElement)
+    {
+        JuceAU* This = (JuceAU*)inRefCon;
+        jassert(This);
+
+        switch(inID)
+        {
+            case kAudioUnitProperty_ContextName:
+                auto contextName = String::fromCFString(This->mContextName);
+                This->juceFilter->trackNameChanged(contextName);
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
     //==============================================================================
     static OSStatus ComponentEntryDispatch (ComponentParameters* params, JuceAU* effect)
     {
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 2e436f6..3784176 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/AU/juce_AUv3_Wrapper.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/AU/juce_AUv3_Wrapper.mm
@@ -106,6 +106,38 @@ private:
     AudioProcessorHolder& operator= (AudioProcessorHolder&) JUCE_DELETED_FUNCTION;
 };
 
+
+/*
+// helper class for registering an observer for the contextName obj-c property
+@interface JuceAudioUnitv3ContextNameChangedObserver:NSObject
+{
+}
+@end
+
+@implementation JuceAudioUnitv3ContextNameChangedObserver
+- (void)observeValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath ofObject:(id)object change:(NSDictionary *)change context:(void *)context
+{
+    jassert(context);
+
+    NSString* newTrackName = [change objectForKey:NSKeyValueChangeNewKey];
+    if(newTrackName)
+    {
+        if(auto holder = (AudioProcessorHolder*)context)
+        {
+            if(auto processor = holder->get())
+            {
+                auto test = [newTrackName stringByAppendingString:@"AUv3"];
+                processor->trackNameChanged(String::fromUTF8([test UTF8String]));
+                //processor->trackNameChanged(String::fromUTF8([newTrackName UTF8String]));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+@end
+template <> struct ContainerDeletePolicy<JuceAudioUnitv3ContextNameChangedObserver> { static void destroy (NSObject* o) { [o release]; } };
+*/
+
+
 //==============================================================================
 class JuceAudioUnitv3Base
 {
@@ -345,6 +377,9 @@ public:
             [paramTree removeParameterObserver: editorObserverToken];
             editorObserverToken = nullptr;
         }
+
+        //[au removeObserver:contextNameChangedObserver forKeyPath:@"contextName"];
+        //contextNameChangedObserver = nullptr;
     }
 
     //==============================================================================
@@ -405,6 +440,9 @@ public:
 
         addAudioUnitBusses (true);
         addAudioUnitBusses (false);
+
+        //contextNameChangedObserver = [JuceAudioUnitv3ContextNameChangedObserver alloc];
+        //[au addObserver:contextNameChangedObserver forKeyPath:@"contextName" options:NSKeyValueObservingOptionNew context:processorHolder.get()];
     }
 
     //==============================================================================
@@ -1275,6 +1313,8 @@ private:
 
     AudioTimeStamp lastTimeStamp;
     CurrentPositionInfo lastAudioHead;
+
+    //ScopedPointer<JuceAudioUnitv3ContextNameChangedObserver> contextNameChangedObserver;
 };
 
 const double JuceAudioUnitv3::kDefaultSampleRate = 44100.0;
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
index b07ecd4..c70a5ce 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
@@ -1012,6 +1012,7 @@ class JuceVST3Component : public Vst::IComponent,
                           public Vst::IAudioProcessor,
                           public Vst::IUnitInfo,
                           public Vst::IConnectionPoint,
+                          public Vst::ChannelContext::IInfoListener,
                           public AudioPlayHead
 {
 public:
@@ -1967,6 +1968,31 @@ public:
         return kResultTrue;
     }
 
+    tresult PLUGIN_API setChannelContextInfos (Vst::IAttributeList* list) override
+    {
+        // see ivstchannelcontextinfo.h for an example that retrieves more properties like Plug-in Channel Location (kPreVolumeFader, etc.)
+        jassert(pluginInstance);
+
+        if (list)
+        {
+            // get the Channel Name where we, as Plug-in, are instantiated
+            Vst::String128 name;
+            if (list->getString (Vst::ChannelContext::kChannelNameKey, name, sizeof (name)) == kResultTrue)
+            {
+                pluginInstance->trackNameChanged(toString(name));
+            }
+
+            // get the Channel Color
+            int64 color;
+            if (list->getInt (Vst::ChannelContext::kChannelColorKey, color) == kResultTrue)
+            {
+                pluginInstance->trackColourChanged(Colour((uint32)color));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return kResultTrue;
+    }
+
 private:
     //==============================================================================
     Atomic<int> refCount;
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.h
index 3b637d5..63689b8 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.h
@@ -820,7 +820,18 @@ public:
     /** Returns true if this is a midi effect plug-in and does no audio processing. */
     virtual bool isMidiEffect() const                           { return false; }
 
-    //==============================================================================
+    /** This gets called when the track- or context name changes. This is currently only supported
+        by AudioUnits, AAX and VST3.
+    */
+    virtual void trackNameChanged(const String& newName) {}
+
+    /** This gets called when the track- or context colour changes. This is currently only supported
+        by VST3.
+    */
+    virtual void trackColourChanged(const Colour& colour) {}
+
+
+        //==============================================================================
     /** This returns a critical section that will automatically be locked while the host
         is calling the processBlock() method.