diff --git a/qt/aqt/addons.py b/qt/aqt/addons.py
index 58be30716..e8788ee7b 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/addons.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/addons.py
@@ -706,6 +706,7 @@ class AddonsDialog(QDialog):
         self.setAcceptDrops(True)
         self.redrawAddons()
         restoreGeom(self, "addons")
+        gui_hooks.addons_dialog_will_show(self)
         self.show()
 
     def dragEnterEvent(self, event):
@@ -783,6 +784,7 @@ class AddonsDialog(QDialog):
                 or self.mgr.configAction(addon.dir_name)
             )
         )
+        gui_hooks.addons_dialog_did_change_selected_addon(self, addon)
         return
 
     def selectedAddons(self) -> List[str]:
diff --git a/qt/aqt/gui_hooks.py b/qt/aqt/gui_hooks.py
index 86fa5bdb3..73e85eeef 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/gui_hooks.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/gui_hooks.py
@@ -135,6 +135,67 @@ class _AddonConfigEditorWillSaveJsonFilter:
 addon_config_editor_will_save_json = _AddonConfigEditorWillSaveJsonFilter()
 
 
+class _AddonsDialogDidChangeSelectedAddonHook:
+    """Allows doing an action when a single add-on is selected."""
+
+    _hooks: List[
+        Callable[["aqt.addons.AddonsDialog", "aqt.addons.AddonMeta"], None]
+    ] = []
+
+    def append(
+        self, cb: Callable[["aqt.addons.AddonsDialog", "aqt.addons.AddonMeta"], None]
+    ) -> None:
+        """(dialog: aqt.addons.AddonsDialog, add_on: aqt.addons.AddonMeta)"""
+        self._hooks.append(cb)
+
+    def remove(
+        self, cb: Callable[["aqt.addons.AddonsDialog", "aqt.addons.AddonMeta"], None]
+    ) -> None:
+        if cb in self._hooks:
+            self._hooks.remove(cb)
+
+    def __call__(
+        self, dialog: aqt.addons.AddonsDialog, add_on: aqt.addons.AddonMeta
+    ) -> None:
+        for hook in self._hooks:
+            try:
+                hook(dialog, add_on)
+            except:
+                # if the hook fails, remove it
+                self._hooks.remove(hook)
+                raise
+
+
+addons_dialog_did_change_selected_addon = _AddonsDialogDidChangeSelectedAddonHook()
+
+
+class _AddonsDialogWillShowHook:
+    """Allows changing the add-on dialog before it is shown. E.g. add
+        buttons."""
+
+    _hooks: List[Callable[["aqt.addons.AddonsDialog"], None]] = []
+
+    def append(self, cb: Callable[["aqt.addons.AddonsDialog"], None]) -> None:
+        """(dialog: aqt.addons.AddonsDialog)"""
+        self._hooks.append(cb)
+
+    def remove(self, cb: Callable[["aqt.addons.AddonsDialog"], None]) -> None:
+        if cb in self._hooks:
+            self._hooks.remove(cb)
+
+    def __call__(self, dialog: aqt.addons.AddonsDialog) -> None:
+        for hook in self._hooks:
+            try:
+                hook(dialog)
+            except:
+                # if the hook fails, remove it
+                self._hooks.remove(hook)
+                raise
+
+
+addons_dialog_will_show = _AddonsDialogWillShowHook()
+
+
 class _AvPlayerDidBeginPlayingHook:
     _hooks: List[Callable[["aqt.sound.Player", "anki.sound.AVTag"], None]] = []
 
diff --git a/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py b/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py
index e3049cd00..fe675cb6b 100644
--- a/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py
+++ b/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py
@@ -488,6 +488,17 @@ def emptyNewCard():
         received from the user before actually reading it. For
         example, you can replace new line in strings by some "\\\\n".""",
     ),
+    Hook(
+        name="addons_dialog_will_show",
+        args=["dialog: aqt.addons.AddonsDialog"],
+        doc="""Allows changing the add-on dialog before it is shown. E.g. add
+        buttons.""",
+    ),
+    Hook(
+        name="addons_dialog_did_change_selected_addon",
+        args=["dialog: aqt.addons.AddonsDialog", "add_on: aqt.addons.AddonMeta"],
+        doc="""Allows doing an action when a single add-on is selected.""",
+    ),
     # Other
     ###################
     Hook(