diff --git a/src/common/SurgeSynthesizer.cpp b/src/common/SurgeSynthesizer.cpp
index d7660a77bf2..9ae5771ed28 100644
--- a/src/common/SurgeSynthesizer.cpp
+++ b/src/common/SurgeSynthesizer.cpp
@@ -1755,6 +1755,39 @@ void SurgeSynthesizer::releaseNotePostHoldCheck(int scene, char channel, char ke
     }
 }
 
+void SurgeSynthesizer::releaseNoteByHostID(int32_t host_noteid, char velocity)
+{
+    std::array<uint16_t, 128> done;
+    std::fill(done.begin(), done.end(), 0);
+
+    for (int s = 0; s < n_scenes; ++s)
+    {
+        for (auto v : voices[s])
+        {
+            if (v->host_note_id == host_noteid)
+            {
+                done[v->state.key] |= 1 << v->state.channel;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    int nidx{0};
+    for (auto d : done)
+    {
+        if (d)
+        {
+            for (auto ch = 0; ch < 16; ++ch)
+            {
+                if (d & 1 << ch)
+                {
+                    releaseNote(ch, nidx, velocity, host_noteid);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        nidx++;
+    }
+}
+
 void SurgeSynthesizer::setNoteExpression(SurgeVoice::NoteExpressionType net, int32_t note_id,
                                          int16_t key, int16_t channel, float value)
 {
diff --git a/src/common/SurgeSynthesizer.h b/src/common/SurgeSynthesizer.h
index 3ce085dfd91..e9563afe6ec 100644
--- a/src/common/SurgeSynthesizer.h
+++ b/src/common/SurgeSynthesizer.h
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ class alignas(16) SurgeSynthesizer
     void playNoteByFrequency(float freq, char velocity, int32_t id);
     void releaseNote(char channel, char key, char velocity, int32_t host_noteid = -1);
     void chokeNote(int16_t channel, int16_t key, char velocity, int32_t host_noteid = -1);
+    // Release all notes matching just this host noteid. Mostly used for OpenSoundCtrl right now
+    void releaseNoteByHostID(int32_t host_noteid, char velocity);
+
     void releaseNotePostHoldCheck(int scene, char channel, char key, char velocity,
                                   int32_t host_noteid = -1);
     void resetPitchBend(int8_t channel);
diff --git a/src/surge-testrunner/UnitTestsMIDI.cpp b/src/surge-testrunner/UnitTestsMIDI.cpp
index 4e66ae9fe96..aa8de9d50cf 100644
--- a/src/surge-testrunner/UnitTestsMIDI.cpp
+++ b/src/surge-testrunner/UnitTestsMIDI.cpp
@@ -1722,4 +1722,94 @@ TEST_CASE("Latch in Dual MPE", "[midi]")
             }
         }
     }
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Release by Note ID", "[midi]")
+{
+    SECTION("Simple Sine Case")
+    {
+        auto s = surgeOnSine();
+
+        auto proc = [&s]() {
+            for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i)
+            {
+                s->process();
+            }
+        };
+
+        auto voicecount = [&s]() -> int {
+            int res{0};
+            for (auto sc = 0; sc < n_scenes; ++sc)
+            {
+                for (const auto &v : s->voices[sc])
+                {
+                    if (v->state.gate)
+                        res++;
+                }
+            }
+            return res;
+        };
+
+        proc();
+
+        s->playNote(0, 60, 127, 0, 173);
+        proc();
+        REQUIRE(voicecount() == 1);
+
+        s->playNote(0, 64, 127, 0, 177);
+        proc();
+        REQUIRE(voicecount() == 2);
+
+        s->releaseNoteByHostID(173, 0);
+        proc();
+        REQUIRE(voicecount() == 1);
+
+        s->releaseNoteByHostID(177, 0);
+        proc();
+        REQUIRE(voicecount() == 0);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("Playmode DUal Sine Case")
+    {
+        auto s = surgeOnSine();
+        s->storage.getPatch().scenemode.val.i = sm_dual;
+
+        auto proc = [&s]() {
+            for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i)
+            {
+                s->process();
+            }
+        };
+
+        auto voicecount = [&s]() -> int {
+            int res{0};
+            for (auto sc = 0; sc < n_scenes; ++sc)
+            {
+                for (const auto &v : s->voices[sc])
+                {
+                    if (v->state.gate)
+                        res++;
+                }
+            }
+            return res;
+        };
+
+        proc();
+
+        s->playNote(0, 60, 127, 0, 173);
+        proc();
+        REQUIRE(voicecount() == 2);
+
+        s->playNote(0, 64, 127, 0, 177);
+        proc();
+        REQUIRE(voicecount() == 4);
+
+        s->releaseNoteByHostID(173, 0);
+        proc();
+        REQUIRE(voicecount() == 2);
+
+        s->releaseNoteByHostID(177, 0);
+        proc();
+        REQUIRE(voicecount() == 0);
+    }
 }
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