diff --git a/cmd-attach-session.c b/cmd-attach-session.c
index 3b3f9e68..586863aa 100644
--- a/cmd-attach-session.c
+++ b/cmd-attach-session.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ cmd_attach_session(struct cmd_q *cmdq, int dflag, int rflag, const char *cflag,
 
 		if (~c->flags & CLIENT_CONTROL)
 			proc_send(c->peer, MSG_READY, -1, NULL, 0);
-		hooks_run(c->session->hooks, "client-attached", c);
+		hooks_run(c->session->hooks, c, "client-attached");
 		cmdq->client_exit = 0;
 	}
 	recalculate_sizes();
diff --git a/hooks.c b/hooks.c
index 6f548d23..424faf0c 100644
--- a/hooks.c
+++ b/hooks.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ RB_GENERATE(hooks_tree, hook, entry, hooks_cmp);
 
 static struct hook	*hooks_find1(struct hooks *, const char *);
 static void		 hooks_free1(struct hooks *, struct hook *);
+static void		 hooks_emptyfn(struct cmd_q *);
 
 static int
 hooks_cmp(struct hook *hook1, struct hook *hook2)
@@ -132,18 +133,78 @@ hooks_find(struct hooks *hooks, const char *name)
 	return (hook);
 }
 
-void
-hooks_run(struct hooks *hooks, const char *name, struct client *c)
+static void
+hooks_emptyfn(struct cmd_q *hooks_cmdq)
+{
+	struct cmd_q	*cmdq = hooks_cmdq->data;
+
+	if (cmdq != NULL) {
+		if (hooks_cmdq->client_exit >= 0)
+			cmdq->client_exit = hooks_cmdq->client_exit;
+		if (!cmdq_free(cmdq))
+			cmdq_continue(cmdq);
+	}
+	cmdq_free(hooks_cmdq);
+}
+
+int
+hooks_run(struct hooks *hooks, struct client *c, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	struct hook	*hook;
-	struct cmd_q	*cmdq;
+	struct cmd_q	*hooks_cmdq;
+	va_list		 ap;
+	char		*name;
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	xvasprintf(&name, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
 
 	hook = hooks_find(hooks, name);
-	if (hook == NULL)
-		return;
+	if (hook == NULL) {
+		free(name);
+		return (-1);
+	}
 	log_debug("running hook %s", name);
+	free(name);
 
-	cmdq = cmdq_new(c);
-	cmdq_run(cmdq, hook->cmdlist, NULL);
-	cmdq_free(cmdq);
+	hooks_cmdq = cmdq_new(c);
+	hooks_cmdq->flags |= CMD_Q_NOHOOKS;
+	hooks_cmdq->parent = NULL;
+
+	cmdq_run(hooks_cmdq, hook->cmdlist, NULL);
+	cmdq_free(hooks_cmdq);
+	return (0);
+}
+
+int
+hooks_wait(struct hooks *hooks, struct cmd_q *cmdq, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	struct hook	*hook;
+	struct cmd_q	*hooks_cmdq;
+	va_list		 ap;
+	char		*name;
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	xvasprintf(&name, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+
+	hook = hooks_find(hooks, name);
+	if (hook == NULL) {
+		free(name);
+		return (-1);
+	}
+	log_debug("running hook %s (parent %p)", name, cmdq);
+	free(name);
+
+	hooks_cmdq = cmdq_new(cmdq->client);
+	hooks_cmdq->flags |= CMD_Q_NOHOOKS;
+	hooks_cmdq->parent = cmdq;
+
+	hooks_cmdq->emptyfn = hooks_emptyfn;
+	hooks_cmdq->data = cmdq;
+
+	if (cmdq != NULL)
+		cmdq->references++;
+	cmdq_run(hooks_cmdq, hook->cmdlist, NULL);
+	return (0);
 }
diff --git a/server-client.c b/server-client.c
index c2b43f38..ec16340b 100644
--- a/server-client.c
+++ b/server-client.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ server_client_detach(struct client *c, enum msgtype msgtype)
 	if (s == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	hooks_run(c->session->hooks, "client-detached", c);
+	hooks_run(c->session->hooks, c, "client-detached");
 	proc_send_s(c->peer, msgtype, s->name);
 }
 
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ server_client_dispatch(struct imsg *imsg, void *arg)
 			server_redraw_client(c);
 		}
 		if (c->session != NULL)
-			hooks_run(c->session->hooks, "client-resized", c);
+			hooks_run(c->session->hooks, c, "client-resized");
 		break;
 	case MSG_EXITING:
 		if (datalen != 0)
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index 651990f0..2b1b29b0 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -1368,6 +1368,8 @@ struct cmd_q {
 	int			 references;
 	int			 flags;
 #define CMD_Q_DEAD 0x1
+#define CMD_Q_REENTRY 0x2
+#define CMD_Q_NOHOOKS 0x4
 
 	struct client		*client;
 	int			 client_exit;
@@ -1375,6 +1377,7 @@ struct cmd_q {
 	struct cmd_q_items	 queue;
 	struct cmd_q_item	*item;
 	struct cmd		*cmd;
+	struct cmd_q		*parent;
 
 	struct cmd_state	 state;
 
@@ -1581,7 +1584,10 @@ void		 hooks_add(struct hooks *, const char *, struct cmd_list *);
 void		 hooks_copy(struct hooks *, struct hooks *);
 void		 hooks_remove(struct hooks *, const char *);
 struct hook	*hooks_find(struct hooks *, const char *);
-void		 hooks_run(struct hooks *, const char *, struct client *);
+int printflike(3, 4) hooks_run(struct hooks *, struct client *, const char *,
+		    ...);
+int printflike(3, 4) hooks_wait(struct hooks *, struct cmd_q *, const char *,
+		    ...);
 
 /* mode-key.c */
 extern const struct mode_key_table mode_key_tables[];