diff --git a/.github/workflows/plugins_build_7.yml b/.github/workflows/plugins_build_7.yml
index 989c4e05..b118242c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/plugins_build_7.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/plugins_build_7.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
-  CSOUND_VERSION: 7.0.0-beta.18
+  CSOUND_VERSION: 7.0.0
   FAUST_VERSION: 2.88.0
   VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: "clear;files,${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg-cache,readwrite"
 
diff --git a/7.x/CMakeLists.txt b/7.x/CMakeLists.txt
index 734f933d..07eb007c 100644
--- a/7.x/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/7.x/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -335,3 +335,29 @@ add_subdirectory(./src/CUDA)
 add_subdirectory(./src/OpenCL)
 add_subdirectory(./src/stk)
 add_subdirectory(./src/faustcsound)
+
+# Exercise the native loader as well as compilation against the Csound headers.
+if(NOT WASM AND (TARGET chua OR TARGET linear_algebra OR TARGET fluidOpcodes))
+    find_package(GTest QUIET)
+    if(GTest_FOUND)
+        add_executable(plugin_load_tests tests/plugin_load_test.cpp)
+        set_target_properties(plugin_load_tests PROPERTIES
+            CXX_STANDARD 14
+            CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+        target_include_directories(plugin_load_tests PRIVATE ${CSOUND_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+        target_link_libraries(plugin_load_tests PRIVATE GTest::gtest_main ${CSOUND_LIBRARY})
+        foreach(plugin IN ITEMS chua linear_algebra fluidOpcodes)
+            if(TARGET ${plugin})
+                if(plugin STREQUAL "fluidOpcodes")
+                    set(test_name FLUID)
+                else()
+                    string(TOUPPER "${plugin}" test_name)
+                endif()
+                target_compile_definitions(plugin_load_tests PRIVATE
+                    CSOUND_TEST_${test_name}="$<TARGET_FILE:${plugin}>")
+                add_dependencies(plugin_load_tests ${plugin})
+            endif()
+        endforeach()
+        add_test(NAME plugin_load_tests COMMAND plugin_load_tests)
+    endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/7.x/src/chua/ChuaOscillator.cpp b/7.x/src/chua/ChuaOscillator.cpp
index 9d7a42ce..1da760c4 100644
--- a/7.x/src/chua/ChuaOscillator.cpp
+++ b/7.x/src/chua/ChuaOscillator.cpp
@@ -611,6 +611,8 @@ OENTRY oentries[] = {
         0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
     }};
 
+PUBLIC int32_t csoundModuleInfo(void) { return CSOUND_MODULE_INFO; }
+
 PUBLIC int32_t csoundModuleCreate(CSOUND *csound) { return 0; }
 
 PUBLIC int32_t csoundModuleInit(CSOUND *csound) {
diff --git a/7.x/src/fluidOpcodes/fluidOpcodes.cpp b/7.x/src/fluidOpcodes/fluidOpcodes.cpp
index 666f76ee..4cf568b4 100644
--- a/7.x/src/fluidOpcodes/fluidOpcodes.cpp
+++ b/7.x/src/fluidOpcodes/fluidOpcodes.cpp
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class FluidLoad : public csound::OpcodeBase<FluidLoad> {
     soundFontId = -1;
     toa(csound, iFluidSynth, fluidSynth);
     listPresets = (int32_t)*iListPresets;
-    CS_TYPE *argType = GetTypeForArg(iFilename);
+    const CS_TYPE *argType = GetTypeForArg(iFilename);
     if (strcmp("S", argType->varTypeName) == 0) {
       filename = csound->Strdup(csound, ((STRINGDAT *)iFilename)->data);
     } else {
diff --git a/7.x/src/linear_algebra/linear_algebra.cpp b/7.x/src/linear_algebra/linear_algebra.cpp
index ca9dfa82..ac6eaea4 100644
--- a/7.x/src/linear_algebra/linear_algebra.cpp
+++ b/7.x/src/linear_algebra/linear_algebra.cpp
@@ -3926,6 +3926,8 @@ class la_k_qr_sym_eigen_mc_t : public OpcodeBase<la_k_qr_sym_eigen_mc_t> {
 
 extern "C" {
 
+PUBLIC int32_t csoundModuleInfo(void) { return CSOUND_MODULE_INFO; }
+
 PUBLIC int32_t csoundModuleCreate(CSOUND *csound) { return 0; }
 
 PUBLIC int32_t csoundModuleInit(CSOUND *csound) {
diff --git a/7.x/tests/plugin_load_test.cpp b/7.x/tests/plugin_load_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88711d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/7.x/tests/plugin_load_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#include "csound.h"
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include <string>
+
+class PluginLoadTests : public ::testing::Test {
+protected:
+    CSOUND *csound = nullptr;
+
+    void SetUp() override {
+        // Skip the default plugin directories; rc files may still add libraries.
+        csound = csoundCreate(nullptr, "");
+        ASSERT_NE(csound, nullptr);
+        csoundCreateMessageBuffer(csound, 0);
+    }
+
+    void TearDown() override {
+        csoundDestroy(csound);
+    }
+
+    std::string messages() {
+        std::string result;
+        while (csoundGetMessageCnt(csound)) {
+            result += csoundGetFirstMessage(csound);
+            csoundPopFirstMessage(csound);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    void compile(const char *plugin, const char *orchestra) {
+        std::string option = std::string("--opcode-lib=\"") + plugin + "\"";
+        ASSERT_EQ(csoundSetOption(csound, option.c_str()), 0);
+        const int result = csoundCompileOrc(csound, orchestra, 0);
+        const std::string log = messages();
+        EXPECT_EQ(result, 0) << log;
+        // An installed copy can supply the opcodes if the requested library fails.
+        const std::string loaded = std::string("\nloaded ") + plugin + "\n";
+        EXPECT_NE(("\n" + log).find(loaded), std::string::npos) << log;
+    }
+};
+
+#ifdef CSOUND_TEST_CHUA
+TEST_F(PluginLoadTests, ChuaRegistersItsOpcode) {
+    compile(CSOUND_TEST_CHUA, R"(
+        instr 1
+        a1, a2, a3 chuap 0.00945, 7.5, 2e-7, 0.00105, 0, -0.00121, 1.76e-5, 1.5e-8, 0, -0.1, 0.1, 5e-6
+        endin
+    )");
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CSOUND_TEST_LINEAR_ALGEBRA
+TEST_F(PluginLoadTests, LinearAlgebraRegistersItsOpcodes) {
+    compile(CSOUND_TEST_LINEAR_ALGEBRA, R"(
+        instr 1
+        ivector la_i_vr_create 3
+        endin
+    )");
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CSOUND_TEST_FLUID
+TEST_F(PluginLoadTests, FluidRegistersItsOpcodes) {
+    compile(CSOUND_TEST_FLUID, R"(
+        instr 1
+        iengine fluidEngine
+        aleft, aright fluidOut iengine
+        endin
+    )");
+}
+#endif