diff --git a/src/hooks_manager.cc b/src/hooks_manager.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7dbbaf42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks_manager.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include "hooks_manager.hh"
+
+namespace Kakoune
+{
+
+void HooksManager::add_hook(const std::string& hook_name, HookFunc hook)
+{
+    m_hooks[hook_name].push_back(hook);
+}
+
+void HooksManager::run_hook(const std::string& hook_name,
+                            const HookContext& context) const
+{
+    auto hook_list_it = m_hooks.find(hook_name);
+    if (hook_list_it == m_hooks.end())
+        return;
+
+    for (auto& hook : hook_list_it->second)
+         hook(context);
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/hooks_manager.hh b/src/hooks_manager.hh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81549f60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks_manager.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#ifndef hooks_manager_hh_INCLUDED
+#define hooks_manager_hh_INCLUDED
+
+#include "window.hh"
+#include "utils.hh"
+
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+namespace Kakoune
+{
+
+struct HookContext
+{
+    Window* window;
+    Buffer* buffer;
+    std::string context;
+
+    HookContext(const std::string& context)
+        : window(nullptr), buffer(nullptr), context(context) {}
+    HookContext(const std::string& context, Window& window)
+        : window(&window), buffer(&window.buffer()), context(context) {}
+    HookContext(const std::string& context, Buffer& buffer)
+        : window(nullptr), buffer(&buffer), context(context) {}
+};
+
+typedef std::function<void (const HookContext&)> HookFunc;
+
+class HooksManager : public Singleton<HooksManager>
+{
+public:
+    void add_hook(const std::string& hook_name, HookFunc hook);
+    void run_hook(const std::string& hook_name,
+                  const HookContext& context) const;
+
+private:
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::vector<HookFunc>> m_hooks;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // hooks_manager_hh_INCLUDED
+
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 3ecfae3f..d51ed348 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "debug.hh"
 #include "filters.hh"
 #include "filter_registry.hh"
+#include "hooks_manager.hh"
 
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <map>
@@ -637,6 +638,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     BufferManager   buffer_manager;
     RegisterManager register_manager;
     FilterRegistry  filter_registry;
+    HooksManager    hooks_manager;
 
     command_manager.register_command(std::vector<std::string>{ "e", "edit" }, edit,
                                      PerArgumentCommandCompleter{ complete_filename });