diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6e2e4005..75fbfbed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ This branch is still very far removed from being in a usable state. Below is an
 imcomplete list of things that still have to be done before this can be used:
 
 - Left to implement:
-  - `IHostApplication` for both `IPluginBase::initialize()` as well as for
-    `IPluginFactory3::setHostContext()`.
+  - `IHostApplication` implementations for both `IPluginBase::initialize()` as
+    well as for `IPluginFactory3::setHostContext()`.
   - The rest of `IComponent`'s functions after implementing `intialize()`
   - `IPluginFactory3::setHostContext()`
   - All other mandatory interfaces
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5d12b3d5..b6b09d2a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ vst3_plugin_sources = [
   'src/common/logging/vst3.cpp',
   'src/common/serialization/vst3/base.cpp',
   'src/common/serialization/vst3/component.cpp',
+  'src/common/serialization/vst3/host-application.cpp',
   'src/common/serialization/vst3/plugin-factory.cpp',
   'src/common/configuration.cpp',
   'src/common/plugins.cpp',
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ if with_vst3
     'src/common/logging/vst3.cpp',
     'src/common/serialization/vst3/base.cpp',
     'src/common/serialization/vst3/component.cpp',
+    'src/common/serialization/vst3/host-application.cpp',
     'src/common/serialization/vst3/plugin-factory.cpp',
     'src/wine-host/bridges/vst3.cpp',
   ]
diff --git a/src/common/serialization/vst3/host-application.cpp b/src/common/serialization/vst3/host-application.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d270e277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/serialization/vst3/host-application.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// yabridge: a Wine VST bridge
+// Copyright (C) 2020  Robbert van der Helm
+//
+// 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 3 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.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+#include "host-application.h"
+
+YaHostApplication::ConstructArgs::ConstructArgs() {}
+
+YaHostApplication::ConstructArgs::ConstructArgs(
+    Steinberg::IPtr<Steinberg::Vst::IHostApplication> context,
+    size_t component_instance_id)
+    : component_instance_id(component_instance_id) {
+    Steinberg::Vst::String128 name_array;
+    if (context->getName(name_array) == Steinberg::kResultOk) {
+#ifdef __WINE__
+        // Who even invented UTF-16
+        static_assert(sizeof(wchar_t) == sizeof(char16_t));
+#endif
+        name = std::u16string(reinterpret_cast<const char16_t*>(name_array));
+    }
+}
+
+YaHostApplication::YaHostApplication(const ConstructArgs&& args)
+    : arguments(std::move(args)){FUNKNOWN_CTOR}
+
+      YaHostApplication::~YaHostApplication() {
+    FUNKNOWN_DTOR
+}
+
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdelete-non-virtual-dtor"
+IMPLEMENT_REFCOUNT(YaHostApplication)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+
+tresult PLUGIN_API YaHostApplication::queryInterface(Steinberg::FIDString _iid,
+                                                     void** obj) {
+    QUERY_INTERFACE(_iid, obj, Steinberg::FUnknown::iid,
+                    Steinberg::Vst::IHostApplication);
+    QUERY_INTERFACE(_iid, obj, Steinberg::Vst::IHostApplication::iid,
+                    Steinberg::Vst::IHostApplication)
+
+    *obj = nullptr;
+    return Steinberg::kNoInterface;
+}
+
+tresult PLUGIN_API YaHostApplication::getName(Steinberg::Vst::String128 name) {
+    if (arguments.name) {
+        // Terminate with a null byte. There are no nice functions for copying
+        // UTF-16 strings (because who would use those?).
+        std::copy(arguments.name->begin(), arguments.name->end(), name);
+        name[arguments.name->size()] = 0;
+
+        return Steinberg::kResultOk;
+    } else {
+        return Steinberg::kNotImplemented;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/common/serialization/vst3/host-application.h b/src/common/serialization/vst3/host-application.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0589feee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/serialization/vst3/host-application.h
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+// yabridge: a Wine VST bridge
+// Copyright (C) 2020  Robbert van der Helm
+//
+// 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 3 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.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <type_traits>
+
+#include <bitsery/ext/std_optional.h>
+#include <bitsery/traits/string.h>
+#include <pluginterfaces/vst/ivsthostapplication.h>
+
+#include "../common.h"
+#include "base.h"
+
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnon-virtual-dtor"
+
+/**
+ * Wraps around `IHostApplication` for serialization purposes. See `README.md`
+ * for more information on how this works. This is used both to proxy the host
+ * application context passed during `IPluginBase::intialize()` as well as for
+ * `IPluginFactory3::setHostContext()`. This interface is thus implemented on
+ * both the native plugin side as well as the Wine plugin host side.
+ */
+class YaHostApplication : public Steinberg::Vst::IHostApplication {
+   public:
+    /**
+     * These are the arguments for creating a
+     * `YaYaHostApplication{Plugin,Host}Impl`.
+     */
+    struct ConstructArgs {
+        ConstructArgs();
+
+        /**
+         * Read arguments from an existing implementation.
+         */
+        ConstructArgs(Steinberg::IPtr<Steinberg::Vst::IHostApplication> context,
+                      size_t component_isntance_id);
+
+        /**
+         * The unique instance identifier of the component this host context has
+         * been passed to and thus belongs to.
+         *
+         * TODO: When we implement `IPluginFactory3::setHostContext()` this
+         *       should be made optional.
+         */
+        native_size_t component_instance_id;
+
+        /**
+         * For `IHostApplication::getName`.
+         */
+        std::optional<std::u16string> name;
+
+        template <typename S>
+        void serialize(S& s) {
+            s.value8b(component_instance_id);
+            s.ext(name, bitsery::ext::StdOptional{},
+                  [](S& s, std::string& name) {
+                      s.text2b(name, std::extent_v<Steinberg::Vst::String128>);
+                  });
+        }
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Instantiate this instance with arguments read from an actual host
+     * context.
+     *
+     * @note Since this is passed as part of ``IPluginBase::intialize()` and
+     *   `IPluginFactory3::setHostContext()``, there are no direct `Construct`
+     *   or `Destruct` messages. This object's lifetime is bound to that of the
+     *   objects they are passed to. If those objects get dropped, then the host
+     *   contexts should also be dropped.
+     *
+     * TODO: Check if this ends up working out this way
+     */
+    YaHostApplication(const ConstructArgs&& args);
+
+    /**
+     * The lifetime of this object should be bound to the object we created it
+     * for. When for instance the `IComponent` instance with id `x` gets dropped
+     * and we also track a `YaHostApplicationHostImpl` for the component with
+     * instance id `x`, then that should also be dropped.
+     */
+    ~YaHostApplication();
+
+    DECLARE_FUNKNOWN_METHODS
+
+    // From `IHostApplication`
+    tresult PLUGIN_API getName(Steinberg::Vst::String128 name) override;
+    virtual tresult PLUGIN_API createInstance(Steinberg::TUID cid,
+                                              Steinberg::TUID _iid,
+                                              void** obj) override = 0;
+
+   protected:
+    ConstructArgs arguments;
+};
+
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
diff --git a/src/common/serialization/vst3/plugin-factory.h b/src/common/serialization/vst3/plugin-factory.h
index 118eb305..979038ce 100644
--- a/src/common/serialization/vst3/plugin-factory.h
+++ b/src/common/serialization/vst3/plugin-factory.h
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ class YaPluginFactory : public Steinberg::IPluginFactory3 {
     YaPluginFactory(const ConstructArgs&& args);
 
     /**
-     * We do not need to implement the destructor, since when the sockets are
-     * closed, RAII will clean up the Windows VST3 module we loaded along with
-     * its factory for us.
+     * We do not need to implement the destructor in
+     * `YaPluginFactoryPluginImpl`, since when the sockets are closed, RAII will
+     * clean up the Windows VST3 module we loaded along with its factory for us.
      */
     virtual ~YaPluginFactory();