diff --git a/include/Lv2Proc.h b/include/Lv2Proc.h
index 7cfa5f7a8..1259aeede 100644
--- a/include/Lv2Proc.h
+++ b/include/Lv2Proc.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ namespace Lv2Ports
 //! For Mono effects, 1 Lv2ControlBase references 2 Lv2Proc.
 class Lv2Proc : public LinkedModelGroup
 {
+	friend class Lv2ProcSuspender;
 public:
 	static Plugin::Type check(const LilvPlugin* plugin,
 		std::vector<PluginIssue> &issues);
diff --git a/include/NoCopyNoMove.h b/include/NoCopyNoMove.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d59ddee83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/NoCopyNoMove.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * NoCopyNoMove.h - NoCopyNoMove class
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2023-2023 Johannes Lorenz <jlsf2013$users.sourceforge.net, $=@>
+ *
+ * This file is part of LMMS - https://lmms.io
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef LMMS_NOCOPYNOMOVE_H
+#define LMMS_NOCOPYNOMOVE_H
+
+namespace lmms
+{
+
+/**
+ * Inherit this class to make your class non-copyable and non-movable
+ */
+class NoCopyNoMove
+{
+protected:
+	NoCopyNoMove() = default;
+	NoCopyNoMove(const NoCopyNoMove& other) = delete;
+	NoCopyNoMove& operator=(const NoCopyNoMove& other) = delete;
+	NoCopyNoMove(NoCopyNoMove&& other) = delete;
+	NoCopyNoMove& operator=(NoCopyNoMove&& other) = delete;
+};
+
+} // namespace lmms
+
+#endif // LMMS_NOCOPYNOMOVE_H
+
diff --git a/src/core/lv2/Lv2Proc.cpp b/src/core/lv2/Lv2Proc.cpp
index 1dfb0e099..158196fdb 100644
--- a/src/core/lv2/Lv2Proc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/lv2/Lv2Proc.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "Lv2Evbuf.h"
 #include "MidiEvent.h"
 #include "MidiEventToByteSeq.h"
+#include "NoCopyNoMove.h"
 
 
 namespace lmms
@@ -168,6 +169,27 @@ Plugin::Type Lv2Proc::check(const LilvPlugin *plugin,
 
 
 
+class Lv2ProcSuspender : NoCopyNoMove
+{
+public:
+	Lv2ProcSuspender(Lv2Proc* proc)
+		: m_proc(proc)
+		, m_wasActive(proc->m_instance)
+	{
+		if (m_wasActive) { m_proc->shutdownPlugin(); }
+	}
+	~Lv2ProcSuspender()
+	{
+		if (m_wasActive) { m_proc->initPlugin(); }
+	}
+private:
+	Lv2Proc* const m_proc;
+	const bool m_wasActive;
+};
+
+
+
+
 Lv2Proc::Lv2Proc(const LilvPlugin *plugin, Model* parent) :
 	LinkedModelGroup(parent),
 	m_plugin(plugin),
@@ -175,6 +197,7 @@ Lv2Proc::Lv2Proc(const LilvPlugin *plugin, Model* parent) :
 	m_midiInputBuf(m_maxMidiInputEvents),
 	m_midiInputReader(m_midiInputBuf)
 {
+	createPorts();
 	initPlugin();
 }
 
@@ -186,22 +209,7 @@ Lv2Proc::~Lv2Proc() { shutdownPlugin(); }
 
 
 
-void Lv2Proc::reload()
-{
-	// save controls, which we want to keep
-	QDomDocument doc;
-	QDomElement controls = doc.createElement("controls");
-	saveValues(doc, controls);
-	// backup construction variables
-	const LilvPlugin* plugin = m_plugin;
-	Model* parent = Model::parentModel();
-	// destroy everything using RAII ...
-	this->~Lv2Proc();
-	// ... and reuse it ("placement new")
-	new (this) Lv2Proc(plugin, parent);
-	// reload the controls
-	loadValues(controls);
-}
+void Lv2Proc::reload() { Lv2ProcSuspender(this); }
 
 
 
@@ -434,8 +442,6 @@ void Lv2Proc::initPlugin()
 	initPluginSpecificFeatures();
 	m_features.createFeatureVectors();
 
-	createPorts();
-
 	m_instance = lilv_plugin_instantiate(m_plugin,
 		Engine::audioEngine()->processingSampleRate(),
 		m_features.featurePointers());