diff --git a/src/buffer.cc b/src/buffer.cc
index 7f3f8000..a1f943e8 100644
--- a/src/buffer.cc
+++ b/src/buffer.cc
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "window.hh"
 #include "assert.hh"
 #include "utils.hh"
-#include "hook_manager.hh"
 #include "context.hh"
 
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ Buffer::Buffer(const String& name, Type type,
     : m_name(name), m_type(type),
       m_history(1), m_history_cursor(m_history.begin()),
       m_last_save_undo_index(0),
+      m_hook_manager(GlobalHookManager::instance()),
       m_option_manager(GlobalOptionManager::instance())
 {
     BufferManager::instance().register_buffer(this);
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ Buffer::Buffer(const String& name, Type type,
         apply_modification(Modification::make_insert(begin(), initial_content));
 
     if (type == Type::NewFile)
-        GlobalHookManager::instance().run_hook("BufCreate", name, Context(*this));
+        m_hook_manager.run_hook("BufCreate", name, Context(*this));
     else if (type == Type::File)
-        GlobalHookManager::instance().run_hook("BufOpen", name, Context(*this));
+        m_hook_manager.run_hook("BufOpen", name, Context(*this));
 }
 
 Buffer::~Buffer()
diff --git a/src/buffer.hh b/src/buffer.hh
index 950b53b8..cd86737f 100644
--- a/src/buffer.hh
+++ b/src/buffer.hh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "line_and_column.hh"
 #include "option_manager.hh"
+#include "hook_manager.hh"
 #include "string.hh"
 
 namespace Kakoune
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ public:
     const String& line_content(size_t l) const { return m_lines[l].content; }
 
     OptionManager& option_manager() { return m_option_manager; }
+    HookManager&   hook_manager()   { return m_hook_manager; }
 
 private:
     friend class BufferIterator;
@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@ private:
     std::vector<BufferIterator*> m_iterators_to_update;
 
     OptionManager m_option_manager;
+    HookManager   m_hook_manager;
 };
 
 inline Modification Modification::make_erase(BufferIterator begin,
diff --git a/src/hook_manager.cc b/src/hook_manager.cc
index 846b922d..dff3506c 100644
--- a/src/hook_manager.cc
+++ b/src/hook_manager.cc
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ void HookManager::run_hook(const String& hook_name,
                            const String& param,
                            const Context& context) const
 {
+    if (m_parent)
+        m_parent->run_hook(hook_name, param, context);
+
     auto hook_list_it = m_hook.find(hook_name);
     if (hook_list_it == m_hook.end())
         return;
diff --git a/src/hook_manager.hh b/src/hook_manager.hh
index 21d087c7..96df0a8c 100644
--- a/src/hook_manager.hh
+++ b/src/hook_manager.hh
@@ -14,11 +14,19 @@ typedef std::function<void (const String&, const Context&)> HookFunc;
 class HookManager
 {
 public:
+    HookManager(HookManager& parent) : m_parent(&parent) {}
+
     void add_hook(const String& hook_name, HookFunc hook);
     void run_hook(const String& hook_name, const String& param,
                   const Context& context) const;
 
 private:
+    HookManager()
+        : m_parent(nullptr) {}
+    // the only one allowed to construct a root hook manager
+    friend class GlobalHookManager;
+
+    HookManager* m_parent;
     std::unordered_map<String, std::vector<HookFunc>> m_hook;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/window.cc b/src/window.cc
index 310d58c8..ee7b0a75 100644
--- a/src/window.cc
+++ b/src/window.cc
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ Window::Window(Buffer& buffer)
     : Editor(buffer),
       m_position(0, 0),
       m_dimensions(0, 0),
+      m_hook_manager(buffer.hook_manager()),
       m_option_manager(buffer.option_manager())
 {
     HighlighterRegistry& registry = HighlighterRegistry::instance();
 
-    GlobalHookManager::instance().run_hook("WinCreate", buffer.name(),
-                                            Context(*this));
+    m_hook_manager.run_hook("WinCreate", buffer.name(), Context(*this));
 
     registry.add_highlighter_to_window(*this, "expand_tabs", HighlighterParameters());
     registry.add_highlighter_to_window(*this, "highlight_selections", HighlighterParameters());