diff --git a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/helpers.sql b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/helpers.sql
index f6e0563dd1b..1a20316c2f3 100644
--- a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/helpers.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/helpers.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 {% macro run_hooks(hooks, inside_transaction=True) %}
   {% for hook in hooks | selectattr('transaction', 'equalto', inside_transaction)  %}
+    {% if not inside_transaction and loop.first %}
+      {% call statement(auto_begin=inside_transaction) %}
+        commit;
+      {% endcall %}
+    {% endif %}
     {% call statement(auto_begin=inside_transaction) %}
       {{ hook.get('sql') }}
     {% endcall %}
diff --git a/test/integration/014_hook_tests/test_model_hooks.py b/test/integration/014_hook_tests/test_model_hooks.py
index 27e3174ba54..fa5ed397a16 100644
--- a/test/integration/014_hook_tests/test_model_hooks.py
+++ b/test/integration/014_hook_tests/test_model_hooks.py
@@ -95,8 +95,21 @@ def project_config(self):
             'macro-paths': ['test/integration/014_hook_tests/macros'],
             'models': {
                 'test': {
-                    'pre-hook': MODEL_PRE_HOOK,
-                    'post-hook': MODEL_POST_HOOK,
+                    'pre-hook': [
+                        # inside transaction (runs second)
+                        MODEL_PRE_HOOK,
+
+                        # outside transaction (runs first)
+                        {"sql": "vacuum {{ this.schema }}.on_model_hook", "transaction": False},
+                    ],
+
+                    'post-hook':[
+                        # outside transaction (runs second)
+                        {"sql": "vacuum {{ this.schema }}.on_model_hook", "transaction": False},
+
+                        # inside transaction (runs first)
+                        MODEL_POST_HOOK,
+                    ]
                 }
             }
         }