diff --git a/lib/forever/monitor.js b/lib/forever/monitor.js
index c467b809..b61829d5 100644
--- a/lib/forever/monitor.js
+++ b/lib/forever/monitor.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ var sys = require('sys'),
 // Creates a new instance of forever with specified params.
 //
 var Monitor = exports.Monitor = function (script, options) {
+  var self = this;
   events.EventEmitter.call(this);
   
   //
@@ -90,6 +91,20 @@ var Monitor = exports.Monitor = function (script, options) {
   if (this.errFile) {
     this.stderr = fs.createWriteStream(this.errFile, { flags: 'a+', encoding: 'utf8', mode: 0666 });
   }
+  
+  //
+  // Last if any hooks have been passed in attach
+  // this instance to them
+  //
+  if (options.hooks.length > 0) {
+    options.hooks.forEach(function (hook) {
+      if (typeof hook === 'function') {
+        return hook(self);
+      }
+
+      hook.attach(self);
+    });
+  }
 };
 
 // Inherit from events.EventEmitter
diff --git a/test/fixtures/test-hook.js b/test/fixtures/test-hook.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cbdc07b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/test-hook.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * test-hook.js: Test hook fixture for raising an event on forever.Monitor `exit`
+ *
+ * (C) 2010 and Charlie Robbins
+ * MIT LICENCE
+ *
+ */
+
+var events = require('events'),
+    util = require('util');
+
+var TestHook = exports.TestHook = function () { 
+  events.EventEmitter.call(this);
+};
+
+util.inherits(TestHook, events.EventEmitter);
+
+TestHook.prototype.attach = function (monitor) {
+  var self = this;
+  monitor.on('exit', function () {
+    self.emit.apply(['hook-exit'].concat(arguments));
+  });
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/hook-test.js b/test/hook-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..499c468f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/hook-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * hook-test.js: Tests for forever-based hooks
+ *
+ * (C) 2010 and Charlie Robbins
+ * MIT LICENCE
+ *
+ */
+
+ var sys = require('sys'),
+     assert = require('assert'),
+     path = require('path'),
+     vows = require('vows'),
+     forever = require('../lib/forever'),
+     TestHook = require('./fixtures/test-hook').TestHook;
+
+ vows.describe('forever/spin-restart').addBatch({
+   "When using forever": {
+     "and spawning a script that spin restarts": {
+       "with a simple hook": {
+         topic: function () {
+           var script = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'examples', 'always-throw.js'),
+               child;
+               
+           child = new (forever.Monitor)(script, { 
+             silent: true, 
+             max: 1,
+             hooks: [
+               new TestHook()
+             ]
+           });
+
+           child.on('exit', this.callback.bind({}, null));
+           child.start();
+         },
+         "should raise the `hook-exit` event": function (err, child, spinning) {
+           assert.isTrue(spinning);
+         }
+       }
+     }
+   }
+ }).export(module);