diff --git a/BREAKING_CHANGES.md b/BREAKING_CHANGES.md
index 38b3319f..569030c9 100644
--- a/BREAKING_CHANGES.md
+++ b/BREAKING_CHANGES.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ code then it will not be listed here.
 
 ## [2022-10-20]
 
+- `Editor` now only requires `Send` and no longer needs `Sync`. This is not a
+  breaking change, but it might be worth being aware of.
 - The `create_egui_editor()` function from `nih_plug_egui` now also takes a
   build closure to apply initialization logic to the egui context.
 - The `nih_plug::param` module has been renamed to `nih_plug::params`. Code that
diff --git a/src/plugin.rs b/src/plugin.rs
index 6d8580b1..d3b2b294 100644
--- a/src/plugin.rs
+++ b/src/plugin.rs
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ const fn swap_vst3_uid_byte_order(mut uid: [u8; 16]) -> [u8; 16] {
 }
 
 /// An editor for a [`Plugin`].
-pub trait Editor: Send + Sync {
+pub trait Editor: Send {
     /// Create an instance of the plugin's editor and embed it in the parent window. As explained in
     /// [`Plugin::editor()`], you can then read the parameter values directly from your [`Params`]
     /// object, and modifying the values can be done using the functions on the
diff --git a/src/wrapper/clap/wrapper.rs b/src/wrapper/clap/wrapper.rs
index f4538d79..10709435 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/clap/wrapper.rs
+++ b/src/wrapper/clap/wrapper.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ use clap_sys::stream::{clap_istream, clap_ostream};
 use crossbeam::atomic::AtomicCell;
 use crossbeam::channel::{self, SendTimeoutError};
 use crossbeam::queue::ArrayQueue;
-use parking_lot::RwLock;
+use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
 use raw_window_handle::RawWindowHandle;
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::cmp;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ pub struct Wrapper<P: ClapPlugin> {
     /// The plugin's editor, if it has one. This object does not do anything on its own, but we need
     /// to instantiate this in advance so we don't need to lock the entire [`Plugin`] object when
     /// creating an editor.
-    editor: Option<Box<dyn Editor>>,
+    editor: Option<Mutex<Box<dyn Editor>>>,
     /// A handle for the currently active editor instance. The plugin should implement `Drop` on
     /// this handle for its closing behavior.
     editor_handle: RwLock<Option<Box<dyn Any + Send + Sync>>>,
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ impl<P: ClapPlugin> MainThreadExecutor<Task> for Wrapper<P> {
 impl<P: ClapPlugin> Wrapper<P> {
     pub fn new(host_callback: *const clap_host) -> Arc<Self> {
         let plugin = P::default();
-        let editor = plugin.editor();
+        let editor = plugin.editor().map(Mutex::new);
 
         // This is used to allow the plugin to restore preset data from its editor, see the comment
         // on `Self::updated_state_sender`
@@ -713,10 +713,18 @@ impl<P: ClapPlugin> Wrapper<P> {
 
     /// If there's an editor open, let it know that parameter values have changed. This should be
     /// called whenever there's been a call or multiple calls to
-    /// [`update_plain_value_by_hash()[Self::update_plain_value_by_hash()`].
+    /// [`update_plain_value_by_hash()[Self::update_plain_value_by_hash()`]. In the off-chance that
+    /// the editor instance is currently locked then nothing will happen, and the request can safely
+    /// be ignored.
     pub fn notify_param_values_changed(&self) {
         if let Some(editor) = &self.editor {
-            editor.param_values_changed();
+            match editor.try_lock() {
+                Some(editor) => editor.param_values_changed(),
+                None => nih_debug_assert_failure!(
+                    "The editor was locked when sending a parameter value change notification, \
+                     ignoring"
+                ),
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -726,7 +734,7 @@ impl<P: ClapPlugin> Wrapper<P> {
     pub fn request_resize(&self) -> bool {
         match (&*self.host_gui.borrow(), &self.editor) {
             (Some(host_gui), Some(editor)) => {
-                let (unscaled_width, unscaled_height) = editor.size();
+                let (unscaled_width, unscaled_height) = editor.lock().size();
                 let scaling_factor = self.editor_scaling_factor.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
 
                 unsafe_clap_call! {
@@ -2672,6 +2680,7 @@ impl<P: ClapPlugin> Wrapper<P> {
             .editor
             .as_ref()
             .unwrap()
+            .lock()
             .set_scale_factor(scale as f32)
         {
             wrapper
@@ -2692,7 +2701,7 @@ impl<P: ClapPlugin> Wrapper<P> {
         let wrapper = &*(plugin as *const Self);
 
         // For macOS the scaling factor is always 1
-        let (unscaled_width, unscaled_height) = wrapper.editor.as_ref().unwrap().size();
+        let (unscaled_width, unscaled_height) = wrapper.editor.as_ref().unwrap().lock().size();
         let scaling_factor = wrapper.editor_scaling_factor.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
         (*width, *height) = (
             (unscaled_width as f32 * scaling_factor).round() as u32,
@@ -2734,7 +2743,7 @@ impl<P: ClapPlugin> Wrapper<P> {
         check_null_ptr!(false, plugin);
         let wrapper = &*(plugin as *const Self);
 
-        let (unscaled_width, unscaled_height) = wrapper.editor.as_ref().unwrap().size();
+        let (unscaled_width, unscaled_height) = wrapper.editor.as_ref().unwrap().lock().size();
         let scaling_factor = wrapper.editor_scaling_factor.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
         let (editor_width, editor_height) = (
             (unscaled_width as f32 * scaling_factor).round() as u32,
@@ -2776,7 +2785,7 @@ impl<P: ClapPlugin> Wrapper<P> {
                 };
 
                 // This extension is only exposed when we have an editor
-                *editor_handle = Some(wrapper.editor.as_ref().unwrap().spawn(
+                *editor_handle = Some(wrapper.editor.as_ref().unwrap().lock().spawn(
                     ParentWindowHandle { handle },
                     wrapper.clone().make_gui_context(),
                 ));
diff --git a/src/wrapper/standalone/context.rs b/src/wrapper/standalone/context.rs
index 2667581c..390585a6 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/standalone/context.rs
+++ b/src/wrapper/standalone/context.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl<P: Plugin, B: Backend> GuiContext for WrapperGuiContext<P, B> {
     }
 
     fn request_resize(&self) -> bool {
-        let (unscaled_width, unscaled_height) = self.wrapper.editor.as_ref().unwrap().size();
+        let (unscaled_width, unscaled_height) = self.wrapper.editor.as_ref().unwrap().lock().size();
 
         // This will cause the editor to be resized at the start of the next frame
         let push_successful = self
diff --git a/src/wrapper/standalone/wrapper.rs b/src/wrapper/standalone/wrapper.rs
index c997cf1b..11552431 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/standalone/wrapper.rs
+++ b/src/wrapper/standalone/wrapper.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use atomic_refcell::AtomicRefCell;
 use baseview::{EventStatus, Window, WindowHandler, WindowOpenOptions};
 use crossbeam::channel;
 use crossbeam::queue::ArrayQueue;
-use parking_lot::RwLock;
+use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
 use raw_window_handle::HasRawWindowHandle;
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub struct Wrapper<P: Plugin, B: Backend> {
     /// The plugin's editor, if it has one. This object does not do anything on its own, but we need
     /// to instantiate this in advance so we don't need to lock the entire [`Plugin`] object when
     /// creating an editor.
-    pub editor: Option<Arc<dyn Editor>>,
+    pub editor: Option<Arc<Mutex<Box<dyn Editor>>>>,
 
     config: WrapperConfig,
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ impl<P: Plugin, B: Backend> Wrapper<P, B> {
     pub fn new(backend: B, config: WrapperConfig) -> Result<Arc<Self>, WrapperError> {
         let plugin = P::default();
         let params = plugin.params();
-        let editor = plugin.editor().map(Arc::from);
+        let editor = plugin.editor().map(|editor| Arc::new(Mutex::new(editor)));
 
         // This is used to allow the plugin to restore preset data from its editor, see the comment
         // on `Self::updated_state_sender`
@@ -262,11 +262,11 @@ impl<P: Plugin, B: Backend> Wrapper<P, B> {
                 let scaling_policy = baseview::WindowScalePolicy::SystemScaleFactor;
                 #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
                 let scaling_policy = {
-                    editor.set_scale_factor(self.config.dpi_scale);
+                    editor.lock().set_scale_factor(self.config.dpi_scale);
                     baseview::WindowScalePolicy::ScaleFactor(self.config.dpi_scale as f64)
                 };
 
-                let (width, height) = editor.size();
+                let (width, height) = editor.lock().size();
                 Window::open_blocking(
                     WindowOpenOptions {
                         title: String::from(P::NAME),
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ impl<P: Plugin, B: Backend> Wrapper<P, B> {
                         //       baseview does not support this yet. Once this is added, we should
                         //       immediately close the parent window when this happens so the loop
                         //       can exit.
-                        let editor_handle = editor.spawn(
+                        let editor_handle = editor.lock().spawn(
                             ParentWindowHandle {
                                 handle: window.raw_window_handle(),
                             },
@@ -477,10 +477,18 @@ impl<P: Plugin, B: Backend> Wrapper<P, B> {
         );
     }
 
-    /// Tell the editor that the parameter values have changed, if the plugin has an editor.
+    /// Tell the editor that the parameter values have changed, if the plugin has an editor. In the
+    /// off-chance that the editor instance is currently locked then nothing will happen, and the
+    /// request can safely be ignored.
     fn notify_param_values_changed(&self) {
         if let Some(editor) = &self.editor {
-            editor.param_values_changed();
+            match editor.try_lock() {
+                Some(editor) => editor.param_values_changed(),
+                None => nih_debug_assert_failure!(
+                    "The editor was locked when sending a parameter value change notification, \
+                     ignoring"
+                ),
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/wrapper/vst3/inner.rs b/src/wrapper/vst3/inner.rs
index 55205fb6..728d9ff6 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/vst3/inner.rs
+++ b/src/wrapper/vst3/inner.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use atomic_refcell::AtomicRefCell;
 use crossbeam::atomic::AtomicCell;
 use crossbeam::channel::{self, SendTimeoutError};
-use parking_lot::RwLock;
+use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet, VecDeque};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU32, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub(crate) struct WrapperInner<P: Vst3Plugin> {
     /// The plugin's editor, if it has one. This object does not do anything on its own, but we need
     /// to instantiate this in advance so we don't need to lock the entire [`Plugin`] object when
     /// creating an editor.
-    pub editor: Option<Arc<dyn Editor>>,
+    pub editor: Option<Arc<Mutex<Box<dyn Editor>>>>,
 
     /// The host's [`IComponentHandler`] instance, if passed through
     /// [`IEditController::set_component_handler`].
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ impl<P: Vst3Plugin> WrapperInner<P> {
     #[allow(unused_unsafe)]
     pub fn new() -> Arc<Self> {
         let plugin = P::default();
-        let editor = plugin.editor().map(Arc::from);
+        let editor = plugin.editor().map(|editor| Arc::new(Mutex::new(editor)));
 
         // This is used to allow the plugin to restore preset data from its editor, see the comment
         // on `Self::updated_state_sender`
@@ -372,10 +372,18 @@ impl<P: Vst3Plugin> WrapperInner<P> {
 
     /// If there's an editor open, let it know that parameter values have changed. This should be
     /// called whenever there's been a call or multiple calls to
-    /// [`set_normalized_value_by_hash()[Self::set_normalized_value_by_hash()`].
+    /// [`set_normalized_value_by_hash()[Self::set_normalized_value_by_hash()`]. In the off-chance
+    /// that the editor instance is currently locked then nothing will happen, and the request can
+    /// safely be ignored.
     pub fn notify_param_values_changed(&self) {
         if let Some(editor) = &self.editor {
-            editor.param_values_changed();
+            match editor.try_lock() {
+                Some(editor) => editor.param_values_changed(),
+                None => nih_debug_assert_failure!(
+                    "The editor was locked when sending a parameter value change notification, \
+                     ignoring"
+                ),
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/wrapper/vst3/view.rs b/src/wrapper/vst3/view.rs
index cdb88560..937032c5 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/vst3/view.rs
+++ b/src/wrapper/vst3/view.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use atomic_float::AtomicF32;
-use parking_lot::RwLock;
+use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
 use raw_window_handle::RawWindowHandle;
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::ffi::{c_void, CStr};
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct RunLoopEventHandlerWrapper<P: Vst3Plugin>(std::marker::PhantomData<P>);
 #[VST3(implements(IPlugView, IPlugViewContentScaleSupport))]
 pub(crate) struct WrapperView<P: Vst3Plugin> {
     inner: Arc<WrapperInner<P>>,
-    editor: Arc<dyn Editor>,
+    editor: Arc<Mutex<Box<dyn Editor>>>,
     editor_handle: RwLock<Option<Box<dyn Any>>>,
 
     /// The `IPlugFrame` instance passed by the host during [IPlugView::set_frame()].
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct RunLoopEventHandler<P: Vst3Plugin> {
 }
 
 impl<P: Vst3Plugin> WrapperView<P> {
-    pub fn new(inner: Arc<WrapperInner<P>>, editor: Arc<dyn Editor>) -> Box<Self> {
+    pub fn new(inner: Arc<WrapperInner<P>>, editor: Arc<Mutex<Box<dyn Editor>>>) -> Box<Self> {
         Self::allocate(
             inner,
             editor,
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ impl<P: Vst3Plugin> WrapperView<P> {
 
         match &*self.plug_frame.read() {
             Some(plug_frame) => {
-                let (unscaled_width, unscaled_height) = self.editor.size();
+                let (unscaled_width, unscaled_height) = self.editor.lock().size();
                 let scaling_factor = self.scaling_factor.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
                 let mut size = ViewRect {
                     right: (unscaled_width as f32 * scaling_factor).round() as i32,
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ impl<P: Vst3Plugin> IPlugView for WrapperView<P> {
                 }
             };
 
-            *editor_handle = Some(self.editor.spawn(
+            *editor_handle = Some(self.editor.lock().spawn(
                 ParentWindowHandle { handle },
                 self.inner.clone().make_gui_context(),
             ));
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ impl<P: Vst3Plugin> IPlugView for WrapperView<P> {
         // TODO: This is technically incorrect during resizing, this should still report the old
         //       size until `.on_size()` has been called. We should probably only bother fixing this
         //       if it turns out to be an issue.
-        let (unscaled_width, unscaled_height) = self.editor.size();
+        let (unscaled_width, unscaled_height) = self.editor.lock().size();
         let scaling_factor = self.scaling_factor.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
         let size = &mut *size;
         size.left = 0;
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ impl<P: Vst3Plugin> IPlugView for WrapperView<P> {
         check_null_ptr!(new_size);
 
         // TODO: Implement Host->Plugin resizing
-        let (unscaled_width, unscaled_height) = self.editor.size();
+        let (unscaled_width, unscaled_height) = self.editor.lock().size();
         let scaling_factor = self.scaling_factor.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
         let (editor_width, editor_height) = (
             (unscaled_width as f32 * scaling_factor).round() as i32,
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ impl<P: Vst3Plugin> IPlugViewContentScaleSupport for WrapperView<P> {
             return kResultFalse;
         }
 
-        if self.editor.set_scale_factor(factor) {
+        if self.editor.lock().set_scale_factor(factor) {
             self.scaling_factor.store(factor, Ordering::Relaxed);
             kResultOk
         } else {