diff --git a/src/commands.cc b/src/commands.cc
index 8207d7df..693706e8 100644
--- a/src/commands.cc
+++ b/src/commands.cc
@@ -885,6 +885,7 @@ const ParameterDesc context_wrap_params = {
                { "try-client", { true, "run in given client context if it exists, or else in the current one" } },
                { "buffer", { true, "run in a disposable context for each given buffer in the comma separated list argument" } },
                { "draft", { false, "run in a disposable context" } },
+               { "no-hooks", { false, "disable hooks" } },
                { "itersel", { false, "run once for each selection with that selection as the only one" } } },
     ParameterDesc::Flags::SwitchesOnlyAtStart, 1
 };
@@ -892,6 +893,14 @@ const ParameterDesc context_wrap_params = {
 template<typename Func>
 void context_wrap(const ParametersParser& parser, Context& context, Func func)
 {
+    const bool disable_hooks = parser.has_option("no-hooks");
+    if (disable_hooks)
+        GlobalHooks::instance().disable_hooks();
+    auto restore_hooks = on_scope_end([&](){
+        if (disable_hooks)
+            GlobalHooks::instance().enable_hooks();
+    });
+
     ClientManager& cm = ClientManager::instance();
     if (parser.has_option("buffer"))
     {
diff --git a/src/hook_manager.cc b/src/hook_manager.cc
index 344b6ce0..47b52e00 100644
--- a/src/hook_manager.cc
+++ b/src/hook_manager.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ void HookManager::run_hook(const String& hook_name,
                            const String& param,
                            Context& context) const
 {
+    if (GlobalHooks::instance().are_hooks_disabled())
+        return;
+
     if (m_parent)
         m_parent->run_hook(hook_name, param, context);
 
@@ -44,4 +47,11 @@ void HookManager::run_hook(const String& hook_name,
     }
 }
 
+bool GlobalHooks::are_hooks_disabled() const
+{
+    kak_assert(m_disabled >= 0);
+    return m_disabled > 0;
+}
+
+
 }
diff --git a/src/hook_manager.hh b/src/hook_manager.hh
index 1c86bfb1..794f8077 100644
--- a/src/hook_manager.hh
+++ b/src/hook_manager.hh
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ private:
 class GlobalHooks : public HookManager,
                     public Singleton<GlobalHooks>
 {
+public:
+    bool are_hooks_disabled() const;
+
+    void disable_hooks() { ++m_disabled; }
+    void enable_hooks() { --m_disabled; }
+private:
+   int m_disabled = 0;
 };
 
 }