diff --git a/magit.el b/magit.el
index aff697ea..2334ab25 100644
--- a/magit.el
+++ b/magit.el
@@ -2949,6 +2949,8 @@ in both working tree and staging area.
 
 ;;; Log edit mode
 
+(defvar magit-log-edit-mode-hook nil "Hook run by `magit-log-edit-mode'")
+
 (defvar magit-log-edit-buffer-name "*magit-edit-log*"
   "Buffer name for composing commit messages")
 
@@ -2979,7 +2981,8 @@ Prefix arg means justify as well."
 
 (define-derived-mode magit-log-edit-mode text-mode "Magit Log Edit"
   (set (make-local-variable 'fill-paragraph-function)
-       'magit-log-fill-paragraph))
+       'magit-log-fill-paragraph)
+  (run-mode-hooks 'magit-log-edit-mode-hook))
 
 (defun magit-log-edit-cleanup ()
   (save-excursion