diff --git a/src/plugin/utils.cpp b/src/plugin/utils.cpp
index 59a1c393..af28b3ff 100644
--- a/src/plugin/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin/utils.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,27 @@ fs::path find_vst_plugin() {
                              "VST plugin .dll file.");
 }
 
-fs::path generate_endpoint_name() {
+boost::filesystem::path generate_group_endpoint(
+    std::string group_name,
+    boost::filesystem::path wine_prefix,
+    PluginArchitecture architecture) {
+    std::ostringstream socket_name;
+    socket_name << "yabridge-group-" << group_name << "-"
+                << std::hash<std::string>{}(wine_prefix.string()) << "-";
+    switch (architecture) {
+        case PluginArchitecture::vst_32:
+            socket_name << "x32";
+            break;
+        case PluginArchitecture::vst_64:
+            socket_name << "x64";
+            break;
+    }
+    socket_name << ".sock";
+
+    return fs::temp_directory_path() / socket_name.str();
+}
+
+fs::path generate_plugin_endpoint() {
     const auto plugin_name =
         find_vst_plugin().filename().replace_extension("").string();
 
diff --git a/src/plugin/utils.h b/src/plugin/utils.h
index 3946d008..2cbad0a0 100644
--- a/src/plugin/utils.h
+++ b/src/plugin/utils.h
@@ -112,6 +112,32 @@ boost::filesystem::path find_vst_plugin();
  */
 std::optional<boost::filesystem::path> find_wineprefix();
 
+/**
+ * Generate the group socket endpoint name used based on the name of the group,
+ * the Wine prefix in use and the plugin architecture. The resulting format is
+ * `/tmp/yabridge-group-<group_name>-<wine_prefix_id>-<architecture>.sock`. In
+ * this socket name the `wine_prefix_id` is a numerical hash based on the Wine
+ * prefix in use. This way the same group name can be used for multiple Wine
+ * prefixes and for both 32 and 64 bit plugins without clashes.
+ *
+ * @param group_name The name of the plugin group.
+ * @param wine_prefix The name of the Wine prefix in use. This should be
+ *   obtained by first calling `set_wineprefix()` to allow the user to override
+ *   this, and then falling back to `$HOME/.wine` if the environment variable is
+ *   unset. Otherwise plugins run from outwide of a Wine prefix will not be
+ *   groupable with those run from within `~/.wine` even though they both run
+ *   under the same prefix.
+ * @param architecture The architecture the plugin is using, since 64-bit
+ *   processes can't host 32-bit plugins and the other way around.
+ *
+ * @return A socket endpoint path that corresponds to the format described
+ * above.
+ */
+boost::filesystem::path generate_group_endpoint(
+    std::string group_name,
+    boost::filesystem::path wine_prefix,
+    PluginArchitecture architecture);
+
 /**
  * Generate a unique name for the Unix domain socket endpoint based on the VST
  * plugin's name. This will also generate the parent directory if it does not
@@ -120,7 +146,7 @@ std::optional<boost::filesystem::path> find_wineprefix();
  * @return A path to a not yet existing Unix domain socket endpoint.
  * @throw std::runtime_error If no matching .dll file could be found.
  */
-boost::filesystem::path generate_endpoint_name();
+boost::filesystem::path generate_plugin_endpoint();
 
 /**
  * Return a path to this `.so` file. This can be used to find out from where