diff --git a/src/commands.cc b/src/commands.cc
index 327c9986..9b19e053 100644
--- a/src/commands.cc
+++ b/src/commands.cc
@@ -519,6 +519,9 @@ const CommandDesc add_hook_cmd = {
         Regex regex(parser[2].begin(), parser[2].end());
         String command = parser[3];
         auto hook_func = [=](const String& param, Context& context) {
+            if (GlobalHooks::instance().are_user_hooks_disabled())
+                return;
+
             if (boost::regex_match(param.begin(), param.end(), regex))
                 CommandManager::instance().execute(command, context, {},
                                                    { { "hook_param", param } });
@@ -947,10 +950,10 @@ 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();
+        GlobalHooks::instance().disable_user_hooks();
     auto restore_hooks = on_scope_end([&](){
         if (disable_hooks)
-            GlobalHooks::instance().enable_hooks();
+            GlobalHooks::instance().enable_user_hooks();
     });
 
     struct DisableOption {
diff --git a/src/hook_manager.cc b/src/hook_manager.cc
index 9287e9ab..e909a5b6 100644
--- a/src/hook_manager.cc
+++ b/src/hook_manager.cc
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ 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);
 
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ void HookManager::run_hook(const String& hook_name,
     }
 }
 
-bool GlobalHooks::are_hooks_disabled() const
+bool GlobalHooks::are_user_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 d0def2de..e7a902b7 100644
--- a/src/hook_manager.hh
+++ b/src/hook_manager.hh
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ class GlobalHooks : public HookManager,
                     public Singleton<GlobalHooks>
 {
 public:
-    bool are_hooks_disabled() const;
+    bool are_user_hooks_disabled() const;
 
-    void disable_hooks() { ++m_disabled; }
-    void enable_hooks() { --m_disabled; }
+    void disable_user_hooks() { ++m_disabled; }
+    void enable_user_hooks() { --m_disabled; }
 private:
    int m_disabled = 0;
 };