diff --git a/include/hook.h b/include/hook.h
index 7ab954fd..08ec5380 100644
--- a/include/hook.h
+++ b/include/hook.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ extern int h_introduce_client;
 extern int h_can_kick;
 extern int h_privmsg_channel;
 extern int h_privmsg_user;
+extern int h_conf_read_start;
+extern int h_conf_read_end;
 
 void init_hook(void);
 int register_hook(const char *name);
diff --git a/src/hook.c b/src/hook.c
index fd937705..24e924b6 100644
--- a/src/hook.c
+++ b/src/hook.c
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ int h_introduce_client;
 int h_can_kick;
 int h_privmsg_user;
 int h_privmsg_channel;
+int h_conf_read_start;
+int h_conf_read_end;
 
 void
 init_hook(void)
@@ -91,6 +93,8 @@ init_hook(void)
 	h_can_kick = register_hook("can_kick");
 	h_privmsg_user = register_hook("privmsg_user");
 	h_privmsg_channel = register_hook("privmsg_channel");
+	h_conf_read_start = register_hook("conf_read_start");
+	h_conf_read_end = register_hook("conf_read_end");
 }
 
 /* grow_hooktable()
diff --git a/src/s_conf.c b/src/s_conf.c
index ca93f05d..303ed509 100644
--- a/src/s_conf.c
+++ b/src/s_conf.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include "bandbi.h"
 #include "operhash.h"
 #include "chmode.h"
+#include "hook.h"
 
 struct config_server_hide ConfigServerHide;
 
@@ -1372,7 +1373,10 @@ read_conf_files(int cold)
 		clear_out_old_conf();
 	}
 
+	call_hook(h_conf_read_start, NULL);
 	read_conf(conf_fbfile_in);
+	call_hook(h_conf_read_end, NULL);
+
 	fclose(conf_fbfile_in);
 }