diff --git a/qt/aqt/gui_hooks.py b/qt/aqt/gui_hooks.py
index bd2fb71ea..6e0c957dc 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/gui_hooks.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/gui_hooks.py
@@ -1041,6 +1041,38 @@ class _StyleDidInitFilter:
 style_did_init = _StyleDidInitFilter()
 
 
+class _TopToolbarDidInitLinksHook:
+    _hooks: List[
+        Callable[[List[Tuple[str, str, str]], "aqt.toolbar.Toolbar"], None]
+    ] = []
+
+    def append(
+        self, cb: Callable[[List[Tuple[str, str, str]], "aqt.toolbar.Toolbar"], None]
+    ) -> None:
+        """(links: List[Tuple[str, str, str]], top_toolbar: aqt.toolbar.Toolbar)"""
+        self._hooks.append(cb)
+
+    def remove(
+        self, cb: Callable[[List[Tuple[str, str, str]], "aqt.toolbar.Toolbar"], None]
+    ) -> None:
+        if cb in self._hooks:
+            self._hooks.remove(cb)
+
+    def __call__(
+        self, links: List[Tuple[str, str, str]], top_toolbar: aqt.toolbar.Toolbar
+    ) -> None:
+        for hook in self._hooks:
+            try:
+                hook(links, top_toolbar)
+            except:
+                # if the hook fails, remove it
+                self._hooks.remove(hook)
+                raise
+
+
+top_toolbar_did_init_links = _TopToolbarDidInitLinksHook()
+
+
 class _UndoStateDidChangeHook:
     _hooks: List[Callable[[bool], None]] = []
 
diff --git a/qt/aqt/toolbar.py b/qt/aqt/toolbar.py
index 4d3b6b9ae..8f762e835 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/toolbar.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/toolbar.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import aqt
 from anki.lang import _
+from aqt import gui_hooks
 from aqt.qt import *
 from aqt.webview import AnkiWebView
 
@@ -47,12 +48,13 @@ class Toolbar:
 
     def _centerLinks(self):
         links = [
-            ["decks", _("Decks"), _("Shortcut key: %s") % "D"],
-            ["add", _("Add"), _("Shortcut key: %s") % "A"],
-            ["browse", _("Browse"), _("Shortcut key: %s") % "B"],
-            ["stats", _("Stats"), _("Shortcut key: %s") % "T"],
-            ["sync", _("Sync"), _("Shortcut key: %s") % "Y"],
+            ("decks", _("Decks"), _("Shortcut key: %s") % "D"),
+            ("add", _("Add"), _("Shortcut key: %s") % "A"),
+            ("browse", _("Browse"), _("Shortcut key: %s") % "B"),
+            ("stats", _("Stats"), _("Shortcut key: %s") % "T"),
+            ("sync", _("Sync"), _("Shortcut key: %s") % "Y"),
         ]
+        gui_hooks.top_toolbar_did_init_links(links, self)
         return self._linkHTML(links)
 
     def _linkHTML(self, links):
diff --git a/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py b/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py
index 56268f914..fcbdabadc 100644
--- a/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py
+++ b/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ hooks = [
         return_type="str",
         legacy_hook="setupStyle",
     ),
+    Hook(
+        name="top_toolbar_did_init_links",
+        args=["links: List[Tuple[str, str, str]]", "top_toolbar: aqt.toolbar.Toolbar",],
+    ),
     # Adding cards
     ###################
     Hook(