diff --git a/src/clap_proxy.cpp b/src/clap_proxy.cpp
index 67867ff1..f0729057 100644
--- a/src/clap_proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/clap_proxy.cpp
@@ -501,10 +501,6 @@ const void* Plugin::clapExtension(const clap_host* /*host*/, const char* extensi
   {
     return &HostExt::tail;
   }
-  if (!strcmp(extension, CLAP_EXT_RENDER))
-  {
-    // TODO: implement CLAP_EXT_RENDER
-  }
   if (!strcmp(extension, CLAP_EXT_STATE)) return &HostExt::state;
   if (!strcmp(extension, CLAP_EXT_CONTEXT_MENU)) return &HostExt::context_menu;
 
diff --git a/src/wrapasvst3.cpp b/src/wrapasvst3.cpp
index 6ce37dd5..43b18f8f 100644
--- a/src/wrapasvst3.cpp
+++ b/src/wrapasvst3.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,22 @@ tresult PLUGIN_API ClapAsVst3::setupProcessing(Vst::ProcessSetup& newSetup)
   {
     return kResultFalse;
   }
+  if (_plugin->_ext._render)
+  {
+    if (_plugin->_ext._render->has_hard_realtime_requirement(_plugin->_plugin) &&
+        newSetup.processMode != Vst::kRealtime)
+    {
+      return kResultFalse;
+    }
+    clap_plugin_render_mode new_render_mode = CLAP_RENDER_REALTIME;
+    if (newSetup.processMode == Vst::kOffline)
+    {
+      new_render_mode = CLAP_RENDER_OFFLINE;
+    }
+    // handling Vst::kPrefetch as Vst::kRealTime
+
+    _plugin->_ext._render->set(_plugin->_plugin, new_render_mode);
+  }
   _plugin->setSampleRate(newSetup.sampleRate);
   _plugin->setBlockSizes(newSetup.maxSamplesPerBlock, newSetup.maxSamplesPerBlock);
 
@@ -330,6 +346,39 @@ tresult PLUGIN_API ClapAsVst3::activateBus(Vst::MediaType type, Vst::BusDirectio
   return super::activateBus(type, dir, index, state);
 }
 
+tresult PLUGIN_API ClapAsVst3::setIoMode(Vst::IoMode mode)
+{
+#if 0  // disabled for now
+  // since there is always the override in setupProcessing, setting the mode here
+  // does not make much sense - even for a VST3
+  // so for now this stays kUnimplemented until we find a proper use case
+
+  auto rext = _plugin->_ext._render;
+
+  if (rext)
+  {
+    auto mainthread = _plugin->AlwaysMainThread();
+
+    bool realtime_only = rext->has_hard_realtime_requirement(_plugin->_plugin);
+    switch (mode)
+    {
+      case Vst::kOfflineProcessing:
+        if (realtime_only) return kResultFalse;
+        return (rext->set(_plugin->_plugin, CLAP_RENDER_OFFLINE)) ? kResultOk : kResultFalse;
+        break;
+      case Vst::kSimple:
+      case Vst::kAdvanced:
+        // both does not make any difference
+        return (rext->set(_plugin->_plugin, CLAP_RENDER_REALTIME)) ? kResultOk : kResultFalse;
+        break;
+      default:
+        return kNotImplemented;
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+  return super::setIoMode(mode);
+}
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 tresult PLUGIN_API ClapAsVst3::setComponentHandler(Vst::IComponentHandler* handler)
diff --git a/src/wrapasvst3.h b/src/wrapasvst3.h
index d6438a7a..b9fb6149 100644
--- a/src/wrapasvst3.h
+++ b/src/wrapasvst3.h
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ class ClapAsVst3 : public Steinberg::Vst::SingleComponentEffect,
   tresult PLUGIN_API activateBus(Vst::MediaType type, Vst::BusDirection dir, int32 index,
                                  TBool state) override;
 
+  tresult PLUGIN_API setIoMode(Vst::IoMode mode) override;
+
   // from IEditController
   tresult PLUGIN_API setComponentHandler(Vst::IComponentHandler* handler) override;