diff --git a/doc/doc-support/package.nix b/doc/doc-support/package.nix
index dfe7a3c4cc9b..d4b1d65b42b2 100644
--- a/doc/doc-support/package.nix
+++ b/doc/doc-support/package.nix
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (
     '';
 
     buildPhase = ''
+      runHook preBuild
+
       substituteInPlace ./languages-frameworks/python.section.md \
         --subst-var-by python-interpreter-table "$(<"${pythonInterpreterTable}")"
 
@@ -84,9 +86,13 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (
         --section-toc-depth 1 \
         manual.md \
         out/index.html
+
+      runHook postBuild
     '';
 
     installPhase = ''
+      runHook preInstall
+
       dest="$out/share/doc/nixpkgs"
       mkdir -p "$(dirname "$dest")"
       mv out "$dest"
@@ -97,6 +103,8 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (
       mkdir -p $out/nix-support/
       echo "doc manual $dest manual.html" >> $out/nix-support/hydra-build-products
       echo "doc manual $dest nixpkgs-manual.epub" >> $out/nix-support/hydra-build-products
+
+      runHook postInstall
     '';
 
     passthru = {
diff --git a/doc/functions/generators.section.md b/doc/functions/generators.section.md
index f636d00cc258..0b073c641e53 100644
--- a/doc/functions/generators.section.md
+++ b/doc/functions/generators.section.md
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ let
     } ":";
   };
 
-  # the INI file can now be given as plain old nix values
 in
+# the INI file can now be given as plain old nix values
 customToINI {
   main = {
     pushinfo = true;
diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/agda.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/agda.section.md
index 95b8afcbd1c0..6b9e577f8119 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/agda.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/agda.section.md
@@ -208,8 +208,12 @@ mkDerivation {
   libraryName = "IAL-1.3";
 
   buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
     patchShebangs find-deps.sh
     make
+
+    runHook postBuild
   '';
 }
 ```
diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/bower.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/bower.section.md
index c22fa2febaf2..3783773e2bf2 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/bower.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/bower.section.md
@@ -110,8 +110,12 @@ pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
   ];
 
   buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
     cp --reflink=auto --no-preserve=mode -R $bowerComponents/bower_components . # note 2
     ${pkgs.nodePackages.gulp}/bin/gulp build # note 4
+
+    runHook postBuild
   '';
 
   installPhase = "mv gulpdist $out";
diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/emscripten.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/emscripten.section.md
index ea9ddf5c6d71..c538067005aa 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/emscripten.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/emscripten.section.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ One advantage is that when `pkgs.zlib` is updated, it will automatically update
     env = (old.env or { }) // {
       NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "";
     };
+
     configurePhase = ''
       # FIXME: Some tests require writing at $HOME
       HOME=$TMPDIR
@@ -57,15 +58,29 @@ One advantage is that when `pkgs.zlib` is updated, it will automatically update
 
       runHook postConfigure
     '';
+
     dontStrip = true;
     outputs = [ "out" ];
+
     buildPhase = ''
+      runHook preBuild
+
       emmake make
+
+      runHook postBuild
     '';
+
     installPhase = ''
+      runHook preInstall
+
       emmake make install
+
+      runHook postInstall
     '';
+
     checkPhase = ''
+      runHook preCheck
+
       echo "================= testing zlib using node ================="
 
       echo "Compiling a custom test"
@@ -84,6 +99,8 @@ One advantage is that when `pkgs.zlib` is updated, it will automatically update
         echo "it seems to work! very good."
       fi
       echo "================= /testing zlib using node ================="
+
+      runHook postCheck
     '';
 
     postPatch = pkgs.lib.optionalString pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
@@ -116,6 +133,7 @@ pkgs.buildEmscriptenPackage rec {
     openjdk
     json_c
   ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
     writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
@@ -129,6 +147,8 @@ pkgs.buildEmscriptenPackage rec {
   };
 
   configurePhase = ''
+    runHook preConfigure
+
     rm -f fastXmlLint.js*
     # a fix for ERROR:root:For asm.js, TOTAL_MEMORY must be a multiple of 16MB, was 234217728
     # https://gitlab.com/odfplugfest/xmlmirror/issues/8
@@ -138,10 +158,16 @@ pkgs.buildEmscriptenPackage rec {
     sed -e "s/\$(JSONC_LDFLAGS) \$(ZLIB_LDFLAGS) \$(LIBXML20_LDFLAGS)/\$(JSONC_LDFLAGS) \$(LIBXML20_LDFLAGS) \$(ZLIB_LDFLAGS) /g" -i Makefile.emEnv
     # https://gitlab.com/odfplugfest/xmlmirror/issues/11
     sed -e "s/-o fastXmlLint.js/-s EXTRA_EXPORTED_RUNTIME_METHODS='[\"ccall\", \"cwrap\"]' -o fastXmlLint.js/g" -i Makefile.emEnv
+
+    runHook postConfigure
   '';
 
   buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
     make -f Makefile.emEnv
+
+    runHook postBuild
   '';
 
   outputs = [
@@ -150,6 +176,8 @@ pkgs.buildEmscriptenPackage rec {
   ];
 
   installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
     mkdir -p $out/share
     mkdir -p $doc/share/${name}
 
@@ -163,9 +191,13 @@ pkgs.buildEmscriptenPackage rec {
     cp *.json $out/share
     cp *.rng $out/share
     cp README.md $doc/share/${name}
+    runHook postInstall
   '';
-  checkPhase = ''
 
+  checkPhase = ''
+    runHook preCheck
+
+    runHook postCheck
   '';
 }
 ```
diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/javascript.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/javascript.section.md
index 31bb51d0dde9..ef603fca9096 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/javascript.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/javascript.section.md
@@ -651,7 +651,11 @@ It's important to use the `--offline` flag. For example if you script is `"build
   ];
 
   buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
     yarn --offline build
+
+    runHook postBuild
   '';
 }
 ```
diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/maven.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/maven.section.md
index 1689ad1580a7..989e645f110e 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/maven.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/maven.section.md
@@ -33,11 +33,15 @@ maven.buildMavenPackage rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
 
   installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
     mkdir -p $out/bin $out/share/jd-cli
     install -Dm644 jd-cli/target/jd-cli.jar $out/share/jd-cli
 
     makeWrapper ${jre}/bin/java $out/bin/jd-cli \
       --add-flags "-jar $out/share/jd-cli/jd-cli.jar"
+
+    runHook postInstall
   '';
 
   meta = {
@@ -301,16 +305,24 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [ maven ];
   src = ./.; # or fetchFromGitHub, cleanSourceWith, etc
   buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
     mvn package -Dmaven.repo.local=$out
+
+    runHook postBuild
   '';
 
   # keep only *.{pom,jar,sha1,nbm} and delete all ephemeral files with lastModified timestamps inside
   installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
     find $out -type f \
       -name \*.lastUpdated -or \
       -name resolver-status.properties -or \
       -name _remote.repositories \
       -delete
+
+    runHook postInstall
   '';
 
   # don't do any fixup
@@ -354,8 +366,8 @@ Regardless of which strategy is chosen above, the step to build the derivation i
   maven,
   callPackage,
 }:
-# pick a repository derivation, here we will use buildMaven
 let
+  # pick a repository derivation, here we will use buildMaven
   repository = callPackage ./build-maven-repository.nix { };
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -366,12 +378,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ maven ];
 
   buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
     echo "Using repository ${repository}"
     mvn --offline -Dmaven.repo.local=${repository} package;
+
+    runHook postBuild
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''
-    install -Dm644 target/${pname}-${version}.jar $out/share/java
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    install -Dm644 target/${finalAttrs.pname}-${finalAttrs.version}.jar $out/share/java
+
+    runHook postInstall
   '';
 }
 ```
@@ -430,11 +450,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ maven ];
 
   buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
     echo "Using repository ${repository}"
     mvn --offline -Dmaven.repo.local=${repository} package;
+
+    runHook postBuild
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
     mkdir -p $out/bin
 
     classpath=$(find ${repository} -name "*.jar" -printf ':%h/%f');
@@ -444,6 +470,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     makeWrapper ${jre}/bin/java $out/bin/${pname} \
           --add-flags "-classpath $out/share/java/${pname}-${version}.jar:''${classpath#:}" \
           --add-flags "Main"
+
+    runHook postInstall
   '';
 }
 ```
@@ -502,8 +530,8 @@ We will modify the derivation above to add a symlink to our repository so that i
   makeWrapper,
   jre,
 }:
-# pick a repository derivation, here we will use buildMaven
 let
+  # pick a repository derivation, here we will use buildMaven
   repository = callPackage ./build-maven-repository.nix { };
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -515,11 +543,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ maven ];
 
   buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
     echo "Using repository ${repository}"
     mvn --offline -Dmaven.repo.local=${repository} package;
+
+    runHook postBuild
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
     mkdir -p $out/bin
 
     # create a symbolic link for the repository directory
@@ -530,6 +564,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # this should be the paths from the dependency derivation
     makeWrapper ${jre}/bin/java $out/bin/${pname} \
           --add-flags "-jar $out/share/java/${pname}-${version}.jar"
+
+    runHook postInstall
   '';
 }
 ```
diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/swift.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/swift.section.md
index 50fbd511aca9..8e2e5ebae0b9 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/swift.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/swift.section.md
@@ -106,12 +106,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   configurePhase = generated.configure;
 
   installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
     # This is a special function that invokes swiftpm to find the location
     # of the binaries it produced.
     binPath="$(swiftpmBinPath)"
     # Now perform any installation steps.
     mkdir -p $out/bin
     cp $binPath/myproject $out/bin/
+
+    runHook postInstall
   '';
 }
 ```
diff --git a/doc/stdenv/stdenv.chapter.md b/doc/stdenv/stdenv.chapter.md
index 30d8f5da7e39..3ff1ea08e2e9 100644
--- a/doc/stdenv/stdenv.chapter.md
+++ b/doc/stdenv/stdenv.chapter.md
@@ -53,13 +53,23 @@ Often it is necessary to override or modify some aspect of the build. To make th
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "fnord";
   version = "4.5";
+
   # ...
+
   buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
     gcc foo.c -o foo
+
+    runHook postBuild
   '';
   installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
     mkdir -p $out/bin
     cp foo $out/bin
+
+    runHook postInstall
   '';
 }
 ```
@@ -225,6 +235,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     makeWrapper
     pkg-config
   ];
+
   buildInputs = [ libseccomp ];
 
   postInstall = ''
@@ -249,8 +260,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     util-linux
     qemu
   ];
-  checkPhase = ''[elided] '';
-}
+  checkPhase = ''[elided]'';
+})
 ```
 
 - `makeWrapper` is a setup hook, i.e., a shell script sourced by the generic builder of `stdenv`.