diff --git a/.changelog/15477.txt b/.changelog/15477.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4696f4813d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/15477.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+client: Fixed a bug where allocation cleanup hooks would not run
+```
diff --git a/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner.go b/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner.go
index 1d50c2595bb4..8a58fa80180b 100644
--- a/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner.go
+++ b/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ type allocRunner struct {
 	allocDir *allocdir.AllocDir
 
 	// runnerHooks are alloc runner lifecycle hooks that should be run on state
-	// transistions.
+	// transitions.
 	runnerHooks []interfaces.RunnerHook
 
 	// hookState is the output of allocrunner hooks
@@ -546,7 +546,9 @@ func (ar *allocRunner) handleTaskStateUpdates() {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// kill remaining live tasks
 		if len(liveRunners) > 0 {
+
 			// if all live runners are sidecars - kill alloc
 			onlySidecarsRemaining := hasSidecars && !hasNonSidecarTasks(liveRunners)
 			if killEvent == nil && onlySidecarsRemaining {
@@ -586,6 +588,14 @@ func (ar *allocRunner) handleTaskStateUpdates() {
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
+			// there are no live runners left
+
+			// run AR pre-kill hooks if this alloc is done, but not if it's because
+			// the agent is shutting down.
+			if !ar.isShuttingDown() && done {
+				ar.preKillHooks()
+			}
+
 			// If there are no live runners left kill all non-poststop task
 			// runners to unblock them from the alloc restart loop.
 			for _, tr := range ar.tasks {
diff --git a/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_hooks.go b/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_hooks.go
index c2d69ca0ebb4..8b39851fb75b 100644
--- a/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_hooks.go
+++ b/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_hooks.go
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ func (ar *allocRunner) destroy() error {
 func (ar *allocRunner) preKillHooks() {
 	for _, hook := range ar.runnerHooks {
 		pre, ok := hook.(interfaces.RunnerPreKillHook)
+
 		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_test.go b/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_test.go
index 90b94657b3d0..48084099a704 100644
--- a/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_test.go
+++ b/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/mock"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/testutil"
+	"github.com/shoenig/test/must"
+	"github.com/shoenig/test/wait"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -2398,3 +2401,43 @@ func TestHasSidecarTasks(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+type allocPreKillHook struct {
+	ran atomic.Bool
+}
+
+func (*allocPreKillHook) Name() string { return "test_prekill" }
+
+func (h *allocPreKillHook) PreKill() {
+	h.ran.Store(true)
+}
+
+func TestAllocRunner_PreKill_RunOnDone(t *testing.T) {
+	ci.Parallel(t)
+
+	alloc := mock.Alloc()
+	task := alloc.Job.TaskGroups[0].Tasks[0]
+	task.Driver = "mock_driver"
+	task.Config = map[string]interface{}{"run_for": "2ms"}
+	alloc.DesiredStatus = "stop"
+
+	conf, cleanup := testAllocRunnerConfig(t, alloc.Copy())
+	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
+
+	ar, err := NewAllocRunner(conf)
+	must.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// set our custom prekill hook
+	hook := new(allocPreKillHook)
+	ar.runnerHooks = append(ar.runnerHooks, hook)
+
+	go ar.Run()
+	defer destroy(ar)
+
+	// wait for completion or timeout
+	must.Wait(t, wait.InitialSuccess(
+		wait.BoolFunc(hook.ran.Load),
+		wait.Timeout(5*time.Second),
+		wait.Gap(500*time.Millisecond),
+	))
+}
diff --git a/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_unix_test.go b/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_unix_test.go
index 0859569101e7..0c2492da2e58 100644
--- a/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_unix_test.go
+++ b/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_unix_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //go:build !windows
-// +build !windows
 
 package allocrunner