diff --git a/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin.cpp b/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin.cpp
index 5c7f807c9..ef85fbd48 100644
--- a/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin.cpp
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ RemoteVstPlugin::~RemoteVstPlugin()
 		m_window = NULL;
 	}
 	pluginDispatch( effMainsChanged, 0, 0 );
+	pluginDispatch( effClose );
 #ifndef USE_QT_SHMEM
 	// detach shared memory segment
 	if( shmdt( m_vstSyncData ) == -1)