diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 20f455a6..01bb3857 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ vst3_plugin_sources = [
   'src/common/communication/common.cpp',
   'src/common/logging/common.cpp',
   'src/common/logging/vst3.cpp',
+  'src/common/serialization/vst3/base.cpp',
   'src/common/serialization/vst3/component.cpp',
   'src/common/serialization/vst3/plugin-factory.cpp',
   'src/common/configuration.cpp',
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ host_sources = [
 if with_vst3
   host_sources += [
     'src/common/logging/vst3.cpp',
+    'src/common/serialization/vst3/base.cpp',
     'src/common/serialization/vst3/component.cpp',
     'src/common/serialization/vst3/plugin-factory.cpp',
     'src/wine-host/bridges/vst3.cpp',
diff --git a/src/common/serialization/vst3/base.cpp b/src/common/serialization/vst3/base.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..afbdceff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/serialization/vst3/base.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// 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 "base.h"
+
+UniversalTResult::UniversalTResult(tresult native_result)
+    : universal_result(to_universal_result(native_result)) {
+    //
+}
+
+tresult UniversalTResult::native() const {
+    static_assert(Steinberg::kResultOk == Steinberg::kResultTrue);
+    switch (universal_result) {
+        case Value::kNoInterface:
+            return Steinberg::kNoInterface;
+            break;
+        case Value::kResultOk:
+            return Steinberg::kResultOk;
+            break;
+        case Value::kResultFalse:
+            return Steinberg::kResultFalse;
+            break;
+        case Value::kInvalidArgument:
+            return Steinberg::kInvalidArgument;
+            break;
+        case Value::kNotImplemented:
+            return Steinberg::kNotImplemented;
+            break;
+        case Value::kInternalError:
+            return Steinberg::kInternalError;
+            break;
+        case Value::kNotInitialized:
+            return Steinberg::kNotInitialized;
+            break;
+        case Value::kOutOfMemory:
+            return Steinberg::kOutOfMemory;
+            break;
+        default:
+            // Shouldn't be happening
+            return Steinberg::kInvalidArgument;
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+UniversalTResult::Value UniversalTResult::to_universal_result(
+    tresult native_result) {
+    static_assert(Steinberg::kResultOk == Steinberg::kResultTrue);
+    switch (native_result) {
+        case Steinberg::kNoInterface:
+            return Value::kNoInterface;
+            break;
+        case Steinberg::kResultOk:
+            return Value::kResultOk;
+            break;
+        case Steinberg::kResultFalse:
+            return Value::kResultFalse;
+            break;
+        case Steinberg::kInvalidArgument:
+            return Value::kInvalidArgument;
+            break;
+        case Steinberg::kNotImplemented:
+            return Value::kNotImplemented;
+            break;
+        case Steinberg::kInternalError:
+            return Value::kInternalError;
+            break;
+        case Steinberg::kNotInitialized:
+            return Value::kNotInitialized;
+            break;
+        case Steinberg::kOutOfMemory:
+            return Value::kOutOfMemory;
+            break;
+        default:
+            // Shouldn't be happening
+            return Value::kInvalidArgument;
+            break;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/common/serialization/vst3/base.h b/src/common/serialization/vst3/base.h
index c9d8a591..2dd19f30 100644
--- a/src/common/serialization/vst3/base.h
+++ b/src/common/serialization/vst3/base.h
@@ -43,3 +43,46 @@ struct Ack {
     template <typename S>
     void serialize(S&) {}
 };
+
+/**
+ * A wrapper around `Steinberg::tresult` that we can safely share between the
+ * native plugin and the Wine process. Depending on the platform and on whether
+ * or not the VST3 SDK is compiled to be COM compatible, the result codes may
+ * have three different values for the same meaning.
+ */
+class UniversalTResult {
+   public:
+    UniversalTResult(tresult native_result);
+
+    /**
+     * Get the native equivalent for the wrapped `tresult` value.
+     */
+    tresult native() const;
+
+    template <typename S>
+    void serialize(S& s) {
+        s.value4b(universal_result);
+    }
+
+   private:
+    /**
+     * These are the non-COM compatible values copied from
+     * `<pluginterfaces/base/funknown.hh`> The actual values h ere don't matter
+     * but hopefully the compiler can be a bit smarter about it this way.
+     */
+    enum class Value {
+        kNoInterface = -1,
+        kResultOk,
+        kResultTrue = kResultOk,
+        kResultFalse,
+        kInvalidArgument,
+        kNotImplemented,
+        kInternalError,
+        kNotInitialized,
+        kOutOfMemory
+    };
+
+    static Value to_universal_result(tresult native_result);
+
+    Value universal_result;
+};