diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/lv2_plugin_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/lv2_plugin_ui.cc
index bd0198921d..1e2af6ad92 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/lv2_plugin_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/lv2_plugin_ui.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  */
 
+#ifdef WAF_BUILD
+#include "gtk2ardour-config.h"
+#endif
+
 #include <gtkmm/stock.h>
 
 #include "ardour/lv2_plugin.h"
@@ -135,19 +139,22 @@ LV2PluginUI::set_path_property (int response,
 	active_parameter_requests.erase (desc.key);
 }
 
-uint32_t
-LV2PluginUI::request_parameter (void* handle, LV2_URID key)
+#ifdef HAVE_LV2_1_17_2
+LV2UI_Request_Value_Status
+LV2PluginUI::request_value(void*                     handle,
+                           LV2_URID                  key,
+                           LV2_URID                  type,
+                           const LV2_Feature* const* features)
 {
 	LV2PluginUI* me = (LV2PluginUI*)handle;
 
-	/* This will return `PropertyDescriptors nothing` when not found */
 	const ParameterDescriptor& desc (me->_lv2->get_property_descriptor(key));
-	if (desc.datatype != Variant::PATH) {
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (me->active_parameter_requests.find (key) != me->active_parameter_requests.end()) {
-		return 0; /* already showing dialog */
+	if (desc.key == (uint32_t)-1) {
+		return LV2UI_REQUEST_VALUE_ERR_UNKNOWN;
+	} else if (desc.datatype != Variant::PATH) {
+		return LV2UI_REQUEST_VALUE_ERR_UNSUPPORTED;
+	} else if (me->active_parameter_requests.count (key)) {
+		return LV2UI_REQUEST_VALUE_BUSY;
 	}
 	me->active_parameter_requests.insert (key);
 
@@ -173,8 +180,9 @@ LV2PluginUI::request_parameter (void* handle, LV2_URID key)
 
 	lv2ui_file_dialog->signal_response().connect (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*me, &LV2PluginUI::set_path_property), desc, lv2ui_file_dialog));
 	lv2ui_file_dialog->present();
-	return 0;
+	return LV2UI_REQUEST_VALUE_SUCCESS;
 }
+#endif
 
 void
 LV2PluginUI::update_timeout()
@@ -341,11 +349,11 @@ LV2PluginUI::lv2ui_instantiate(const std::string& title)
 		features[fi] = features_src[fi];
 	}
 
-#if 0
-	_lv2ui_request_paramater.handle = this;
-	_lv2ui_request_paramater.request = LV2PluginUI::request_parameter;
-	_lv2ui_request_feature.URI  = LV2_UI_PREFIX "requestParameter";
-	_lv2ui_request_feature.data = &_lv2ui_request_paramater;
+#ifdef HAVE_LV2_1_17_2
+	_lv2ui_request_value.handle  = this;
+	_lv2ui_request_value.request = LV2PluginUI::request_value;
+	_lv2ui_request_feature.URI   = LV2_UI__requestValue;
+	_lv2ui_request_feature.data  = &_lv2ui_request_value;
 
 	features[fi++] = &_lv2ui_request_feature;
 #endif
@@ -381,7 +389,11 @@ LV2PluginUI::lv2ui_instantiate(const std::string& title)
 	}
 
 	features[fi] = NULL;
+#ifdef HAVE_LV2_1_17_2
+	assert (fi == features_count + (is_external_ui ? 3 : 1));
+#else
 	assert (fi == features_count + (is_external_ui ? 2 : 1));
+#endif
 
 	if (!ui_host) {
 		ui_host = suil_host_new(LV2PluginUI::write_from_ui,
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/lv2_plugin_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/lv2_plugin_ui.h
index 2b16f5080b..b22b8ec5c3 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/lv2_plugin_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/lv2_plugin_ui.h
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@
 #include "lv2_external_ui.h"
 
 #include "lv2/lv2plug.in/ns/extensions/ui/ui.h"
-#if 0
-typedef struct _LV2UI_Request_Parameter {
-	LV2UI_Feature_Handle handle;
-	uint32_t (*request)(LV2UI_Feature_Handle handle, LV2_URID key);
-}LV2UI_Request_Parameter;
-#endif
 
 namespace ARDOUR {
 	class PluginInsert;
@@ -92,8 +86,8 @@ private:
 	struct lv2_external_ui_host          _external_ui_host;
 	LV2_Feature                          _external_ui_feature;
 	LV2_Feature                          _external_kxui_feature;
-#if 0
-	LV2UI_Request_Parameter              _lv2ui_request_paramater;
+#ifdef HAVE_LV2_1_17_2
+	LV2UI_Request_Value                  _lv2ui_request_value;
 	LV2_Feature                          _lv2ui_request_feature;
 #endif
 	struct lv2_external_ui*              _external_ui_ptr;
@@ -122,7 +116,14 @@ private:
 	                  uint32_t port_index,
 	                  bool     grabbed);
 
-	static uint32_t request_parameter (void* handle, LV2_URID key);
+#ifdef HAVE_LV2_1_17_2
+	static LV2UI_Request_Value_Status
+	request_value(void*                     handle,
+	              LV2_URID                  key,
+	              LV2_URID                  type,
+	              const LV2_Feature* const* features);
+#endif
+
 	void set_path_property (int,
 	                        const ARDOUR::ParameterDescriptor&,
 	                        Gtk::FileChooserDialog*);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/wscript b/libs/ardour/wscript
index e03fbf65e4..a5cd387dba 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/wscript
+++ b/libs/ardour/wscript
@@ -309,6 +309,8 @@ def configure(conf):
                       atleast_version='1.2.0', mandatory=True)
     autowaf.check_pkg(conf, 'lv2', uselib_store='LV2_1_10_0',
                       atleast_version='1.10.0', mandatory=False)
+    autowaf.check_pkg(conf, 'lv2', uselib_store='LV2_1_17_2',
+                      atleast_version='1.17.2', mandatory=False)
     autowaf.check_pkg(conf, 'serd-0', uselib_store='SERD',
                       atleast_version='0.14.0', mandatory=True)
     autowaf.check_pkg(conf, 'sord-0', uselib_store='SORD',