diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3fcb0a4a..2fa69ec7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ host_sources = [
   'src/common/serialization/vst2.cpp',
   'src/common/configuration.cpp',
   'src/common/logging.cpp',
+  'src/common/plugins.cpp',
   'src/common/utils.cpp',
   'src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp',
   'src/wine-host/editor.cpp',
diff --git a/src/plugin/bridges/vst2.cpp b/src/plugin/bridges/vst2.cpp
index c4db6042..b539b91f 100644
--- a/src/plugin/bridges/vst2.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin/bridges/vst2.cpp
@@ -617,6 +617,7 @@ void Vst2PluginBridge::set_parameter(AEffect* /*plugin*/,
 void Vst2PluginBridge::log_init_message() {
     std::stringstream init_msg;
 
+    // TODO: This should also list the plugin type
     init_msg << "Initializing yabridge version " << yabridge_git_version
              << std::endl;
     init_msg << "host:         '" << vst_host->path().string() << "'"
diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/group.cpp b/src/wine-host/bridges/group.cpp
index ca4f757c..fd7f6d2f 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/group.cpp
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/group.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,9 @@ void GroupBridge::accept_requests() {
             // The plugin has to be initiated on the IO context's thread because
             // this has to be done on the same thread that's handling messages,
             // and all window messages have to be handled from the same thread.
-            logger.log("Received request to host '" + request.plugin_path +
+            logger.log("Received request to host " +
+                       plugin_type_to_string(request.plugin_type) +
+                       " plugin at '" + request.plugin_path +
                        "' using socket endpoint base directory '" +
                        request.endpoint_base_dir + "'");
             try {
diff --git a/src/wine-host/individual-host.cpp b/src/wine-host/individual-host.cpp
index 7746db1b..a31fca60 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/individual-host.cpp
+++ b/src/wine-host/individual-host.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     }
 
     // TODO: Do something with the plugin type
+    // TODO: On the Wine side of things, we should only allow hosting VST3
+    //       plugins when the Meson build option is enabled (because, well,
+    //       otherwise we'd get compile errors)
     const PluginType plugin_type = plugin_type_from_string(argv[1]);
     const std::string plugin_location(argv[2]);
     const std::string socket_endpoint_path(argv[3]);
@@ -64,6 +67,8 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
               << " (32-bit compatibility mode)"
 #endif
               << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Preparing to load " << plugin_type_to_string(plugin_type)
+              << " plugin at '" << plugin_location << "'" << std::endl;
 
     // As explained in `Vst2Bridge`, the plugin has to be initialized in the
     // same thread as the one that calls `io_context.run()`. This setup is