diff --git a/src/buffer.cc b/src/buffer.cc
index fddf473e..99ec68f1 100644
--- a/src/buffer.cc
+++ b/src/buffer.cc
@@ -708,12 +708,14 @@ void Buffer::on_option_changed(const Option& option)
                             format("{}={}", option.name(), option.get_as_string()));
 }
 
-void Buffer::run_hook_in_own_context(StringView hook_name, StringView param)
+void Buffer::run_hook_in_own_context(StringView hook_name, StringView param, String client_name)
 {
     if (m_flags & Buffer::Flags::NoHooks)
         return;
 
-    InputHandler hook_handler({ *this, Selection{} }, Context::Flags::Transient);
+    InputHandler hook_handler{{ *this, Selection{} },
+                              Context::Flags::Transient,
+                              std::move(client_name)};
     hooks().run_hook(hook_name, param, hook_handler.context());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/buffer.hh b/src/buffer.hh
index 839b3d62..4db6f32a 100644
--- a/src/buffer.hh
+++ b/src/buffer.hh
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ public:
 
     ValueMap& values() const { return m_values; }
 
-    void run_hook_in_own_context(StringView hook_name, StringView param);
+    void run_hook_in_own_context(StringView hook_name, StringView param,
+                                 String client_name = "");
 
     void reload(StringView data, timespec fs_timestamp = InvalidTime);
 
diff --git a/src/commands.cc b/src/commands.cc
index f711a525..0186a2f6 100644
--- a/src/commands.cc
+++ b/src/commands.cc
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ const CommandDesc write_cmd = {
     write_buffer,
 };
 
-void write_all_buffers()
+void write_all_buffers(Context& context)
 {
     // Copy buffer list because hooks might be creating/deleting buffers
     Vector<SafePtr<Buffer>> buffers;
@@ -350,9 +350,9 @@ void write_all_buffers()
         if ((buffer->flags() & Buffer::Flags::File) and buffer->is_modified()
             and !(buffer->flags() & Buffer::Flags::ReadOnly))
         {
-            buffer->run_hook_in_own_context("BufWritePre", buffer->name());
+            buffer->run_hook_in_own_context("BufWritePre", buffer->name(), context.name());
             write_buffer_to_file(*buffer, buffer->name());
-            buffer->run_hook_in_own_context("BufWritePost", buffer->name());
+            buffer->run_hook_in_own_context("BufWritePost", buffer->name(), context.name());
         }
     }
 }
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ const CommandDesc write_all_cmd = {
     CommandFlags::None,
     CommandHelper{},
     CommandCompleter{},
-    [](const ParametersParser&, Context&, const ShellContext&){ write_all_buffers(); }
+    [](const ParametersParser&, Context& context, const ShellContext&){ write_all_buffers(context); }
 };
 
 static void ensure_all_buffers_are_saved()
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ const CommandDesc write_all_quit_cmd = {
     CommandCompleter{},
     [](const ParametersParser& parser, Context& context, const ShellContext&)
     {
-        write_all_buffers();
+        write_all_buffers(context);
         quit<false>(context);
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/window.cc b/src/window.cc
index 2c48d278..78e75be9 100644
--- a/src/window.cc
+++ b/src/window.cc
@@ -367,12 +367,15 @@ void Window::on_option_changed(const Option& option)
 }
 
 
-void Window::run_hook_in_own_context(StringView hook_name, StringView param)
+void Window::run_hook_in_own_context(StringView hook_name, StringView param,
+                                     String client_name)
 {
     if (m_buffer->flags() & Buffer::Flags::NoHooks)
         return;
 
-    InputHandler hook_handler({ *m_buffer, Selection{} }, Context::Flags::Transient);
+    InputHandler hook_handler{{ *m_buffer, Selection{} },
+                              Context::Flags::Transient,
+                              std::move(client_name)};
     hook_handler.context().set_window(*this);
     if (m_client)
         hook_handler.context().set_client(*m_client);
diff --git a/src/window.hh b/src/window.hh
index 90e5d58a..68ecc636 100644
--- a/src/window.hh
+++ b/src/window.hh
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ private:
     void on_option_changed(const Option& option) override;
     void scroll_to_keep_selection_visible_ifn(const Context& context);
 
-    void run_hook_in_own_context(StringView hook_name, StringView param);
+    void run_hook_in_own_context(StringView hook_name, StringView param,
+                                 String client_name = "");
 
     SafePtr<Buffer> m_buffer;
     SafePtr<Client> m_client;