diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2cc936a83f..a8163b3338 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,6 +105,16 @@ if(POLICY CMP0067)
 endif()
 
 include(cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake)
+ocv_cmake_reset_hooks()
+ocv_check_environment_variables(OPENCV_CMAKE_HOOKS_DIR)
+if(DEFINED OPENCV_CMAKE_HOOKS_DIR)
+  foreach(__dir ${OPENCV_CMAKE_HOOKS_DIR})
+    get_filename_component(__dir "${__dir}" ABSOLUTE)
+    ocv_cmake_hook_register_dir(${__dir})
+  endforeach()
+endif()
+
+ocv_cmake_hook(CMAKE_INIT)
 
 # must go before the project command
 ocv_update(CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES "Debug;Release" CACHE STRING "Configs" FORCE)
@@ -141,6 +151,7 @@ endif()
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 OCV_OPTION(ENABLE_CXX11 "Enable C++11 compilation mode" "${OPENCV_CXX11}")
 include(cmake/OpenCVDetectCXXCompiler.cmake)
+ocv_cmake_hook(POST_DETECT_COMPILER)
 
 # Add these standard paths to the search paths for FIND_LIBRARY
 # to find libraries from these locations first
@@ -336,6 +347,7 @@ endif()
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 include(cmake/OpenCVVersion.cmake)
 
+ocv_cmake_hook(POST_OPTIONS)
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Build & install layouts
@@ -531,6 +543,8 @@ if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Makefiles|Ninja" AND "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL
   set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
 endif()
 
+ocv_cmake_hook(POST_CMAKE_BUILD_OPTIONS)
+
 # --- Python Support ---
 if(NOT IOS)
   include(cmake/OpenCVDetectPython.cmake)
@@ -538,6 +552,8 @@ endif()
 
 include(cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake)
 
+ocv_cmake_hook(POST_COMPILER_OPTIONS)
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #       CHECK FOR SYSTEM LIBRARIES, OPTIONS, ETC..
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -767,6 +783,7 @@ if(CV_TRACE)
   include(cmake/OpenCVDetectTrace.cmake)
 endif()
 
+ocv_cmake_hook(POST_DETECT_DEPENDECIES)
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Solution folders:
@@ -816,6 +833,8 @@ endif()
 # Finalization: generate configuration-based files
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+ocv_cmake_hook(PRE_FINALIZE)
+
 # Generate platform-dependent and configuration-dependent headers
 include(cmake/OpenCVGenHeaders.cmake)
 
@@ -1459,6 +1478,8 @@ status("")
 
 ocv_finalize_status()
 
+ocv_cmake_hook(POST_FINALIZE)
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CPack stuff
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVGenConfig.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVGenConfig.cmake
index 57c79f213a..b2ca82bad0 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVGenConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVGenConfig.cmake
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ else()
   set(USE_IPPIW FALSE)
 endif()
 
+ocv_cmake_hook(PRE_CMAKE_CONFIG_BUILD)
 configure_file("${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig.cmake.in" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/OpenCVConfig.cmake" @ONLY)
 #support for version checking when finding opencv. find_package(OpenCV 2.3.1 EXACT) should now work.
 configure_file("${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig-version.cmake.in" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/OpenCVConfig-version.cmake" @ONLY)
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ function(ocv_gen_config TMP_DIR NESTED_PATH ROOT_NAME)
 
   file(RELATIVE_PATH OpenCV_INSTALL_PATH_RELATIVE_CONFIGCMAKE "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${__install_nested}" "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/")
 
+  ocv_cmake_hook(PRE_CMAKE_CONFIG_INSTALL)
   configure_file("${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig-version.cmake.in" "${TMP_DIR}/OpenCVConfig-version.cmake" @ONLY)
 
   configure_file("${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig.cmake.in" "${__tmp_nested}/OpenCVConfig.cmake" @ONLY)
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
index fe3978613d..e720cf190c 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
@@ -163,16 +163,20 @@ macro(ocv_add_module _name)
 
     set(OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_LINK_DEPS "" CACHE INTERNAL "")
 
+    set(ADD_MODULE_ARGN ${ARGN})
+    ocv_cmake_hook(PRE_ADD_MODULE)
+    ocv_cmake_hook(PRE_ADD_MODULE_${the_module})
+
     # parse list of dependencies
     if(" ${ARGV1}" STREQUAL " INTERNAL" OR " ${ARGV1}" STREQUAL " BINDINGS")
       set(OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_CLASS "${ARGV1}" CACHE INTERNAL "The category of the module")
-      set(__ocv_argn__ ${ARGN})
+      set(__ocv_argn__ ${ADD_MODULE_ARGN})
       list(REMOVE_AT __ocv_argn__ 0)
       ocv_add_dependencies(${the_module} ${__ocv_argn__})
       unset(__ocv_argn__)
     else()
       set(OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_CLASS "PUBLIC" CACHE INTERNAL "The category of the module")
-      ocv_add_dependencies(${the_module} ${ARGN})
+      ocv_add_dependencies(${the_module} ${ADD_MODULE_ARGN})
       if(BUILD_${the_module})
         set(OPENCV_MODULES_PUBLIC ${OPENCV_MODULES_PUBLIC} "${the_module}" CACHE INTERNAL "List of OpenCV modules marked for export")
       endif()
@@ -212,6 +216,8 @@ macro(ocv_add_module _name)
     endforeach()
 
     # stop processing of current file
+    ocv_cmake_hook(POST_ADD_MODULE)
+    ocv_cmake_hook(POST_ADD_MODULE_${the_module})
     return()
   else()
     set(OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}" CACHE INTERNAL "")
@@ -256,7 +262,8 @@ endmacro()
 # otherwise all first-level subfolders containing CMakeLists.txt are accepted.
 # Usage: _glob_locations(<output paths list> <output names list> <folder> [<folder> ...])
 function(_glob_locations out_paths out_names)
-  foreach(path ${ARGN})
+  set(PATHS ${ARGN})
+  foreach(path ${PATHS})
     #message(STATUS "Inspect: ${path}")
     list(LENGTH paths before)
     get_filename_component(path "${path}" ABSOLUTE)
@@ -313,6 +320,7 @@ endfunction()
 function(_add_modules_2)
   foreach(m ${ARGN})
     set(the_module "${m}")
+    ocv_cmake_hook(PRE_MODULES_CREATE_${the_module})
     if(BUILD_opencv_world AND m STREQUAL "opencv_world"
         OR NOT BUILD_opencv_world
         OR NOT OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_IS_PART_OF_WORLD)
@@ -323,6 +331,7 @@ function(_add_modules_2)
       #message(STATUS "Second pass: ${name} => ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_LOCATION}")
       add_subdirectory("${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_LOCATION}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${name}")
     endif()
+    ocv_cmake_hook(POST_MODULES_CREATE_${the_module})
   endforeach()
 endfunction()
 
@@ -348,6 +357,7 @@ endfunction()
 # NB: must be called only once!
 # Usage: ocv_glob_modules(<main location> [<extra location> ...])
 macro(ocv_glob_modules main_root)
+  ocv_cmake_hook(INIT_MODULES_GLOB)
   if(DEFINED OPENCV_INITIAL_PASS)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "OpenCV has already loaded its modules. Calling ocv_glob_modules second time is not allowed.")
   endif()
@@ -359,10 +369,13 @@ macro(ocv_glob_modules main_root)
   _assert_uniqueness("Duplicated modules LOCATIONS has been found" ${__main_paths} ${__extra_paths})
   _assert_uniqueness("Duplicated modules NAMES has been found" ${__main_names} ${__extra_names})
   set(OPENCV_PROCESSING_EXTRA_MODULES 0)
+  ocv_cmake_hook(PRE_MODULES_SCAN)
   _add_modules_1(__main_paths __main_names)
   set(OPENCV_PROCESSING_EXTRA_MODULES 1)
+  ocv_cmake_hook(PRE_MODULES_SCAN_EXTRA)
   _add_modules_1(__extra_paths __extra_names)
   ocv_clear_vars(__main_names __extra_names __main_paths __extra_paths)
+  ocv_cmake_hook(POST_MODULES_SCAN)
 
   # resolve dependencies
   __ocv_resolve_dependencies()
@@ -370,7 +383,9 @@ macro(ocv_glob_modules main_root)
   # create modules
   set(OPENCV_INITIAL_PASS OFF PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(OPENCV_INITIAL_PASS OFF)
+  ocv_cmake_hook(PRE_MODULES_CREATE)
   _add_modules_2(${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD})
+  ocv_cmake_hook(POST_MODULES_CREATE)
 endmacro()
 
 
@@ -719,6 +734,10 @@ macro(ocv_set_module_sources)
     list(APPEND OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_SOURCES ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_SOURCES_DISPATCHED})
   endif()
 
+  # TODO Update hooks above
+  ocv_cmake_hook(INIT_MODULE_SOURCES)
+  ocv_cmake_hook(INIT_MODULE_SOURCES_${the_module})
+
   # use full paths for module to be independent from the module location
   ocv_convert_to_full_paths(OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_HEADERS)
 
@@ -885,6 +904,8 @@ macro(_ocv_create_module)
 
   source_group("Include" FILES "${OPENCV_CONFIG_FILE_INCLUDE_DIR}/cvconfig.h" "${OPENCV_CONFIG_FILE_INCLUDE_DIR}/opencv2/opencv_modules.hpp")
   source_group("Src" FILES "${${the_module}_pch}")
+  ocv_cmake_hook(PRE_CREATE_MODULE_LIBRARY)
+  ocv_cmake_hook(PRE_CREATE_MODULE_LIBRARY_${the_module})
   ocv_add_library(${the_module} ${OPENCV_MODULE_TYPE} ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_HEADERS} ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_SOURCES}
     "${OPENCV_CONFIG_FILE_INCLUDE_DIR}/cvconfig.h" "${OPENCV_CONFIG_FILE_INCLUDE_DIR}/opencv2/opencv_modules.hpp"
     ${${the_module}_pch}
@@ -967,6 +988,8 @@ macro(_ocv_create_module)
   endif()
 
   # only "public" headers need to be installed
+  ocv_cmake_hook(PRE_INSTALL_MODULE_HEADERS)
+  ocv_cmake_hook(PRE_INSTALL_MODULE_HEADERS_${the_module})
   if(OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_HEADERS AND ";${OPENCV_MODULES_PUBLIC};" MATCHES ";${the_module};")
     foreach(hdr ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_HEADERS})
       string(REGEX REPLACE "^.*opencv2/" "opencv2/" hdr2 "${hdr}")
@@ -977,6 +1000,9 @@ macro(_ocv_create_module)
   endif()
 
   _ocv_add_precompiled_headers(${the_module})
+
+  ocv_cmake_hook(POST_CREATE_MODULE_LIBRARY)
+  ocv_cmake_hook(POST_CREATE_MODULE_LIBRARY_${the_module})
 endmacro()
 
 # opencv precompiled headers macro (can add pch to modules and tests)
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVPackaging.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVPackaging.cmake
index 363e46b7ee..32537982f9 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVPackaging.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVPackaging.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CPack.cmake")
+ocv_cmake_hook(INIT_CPACK)
+if(NOT EXISTS "${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CPack.cmake")
+  message(STATUS "CPack is not found. SKIP")
+  return()
+endif()
+
 set(CPACK_set_DESTDIR "on")
 
 if(NOT OPENCV_CUSTOM_PACKAGE_INFO)
@@ -165,6 +170,6 @@ if(NOT OPENCV_CUSTOM_PACKAGE_INFO)
   set(CPACK_DEBIAN_COMPONENT_TESTS_NAME "lib${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}-tests")
 endif(NOT OPENCV_CUSTOM_PACKAGE_INFO)
 
+ocv_cmake_hook(PRE_CPACK)
 include(CPack)
-
-ENDif(EXISTS "${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CPack.cmake")
+ocv_cmake_hook(POST_CPACK)
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake
index 712400c5b2..ae367d74a3 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake
@@ -21,6 +21,52 @@ function(ocv_cmake_dump_vars)
   endif()
 endfunction()
 
+
+#
+# CMake script hooks support
+#
+option(OPENCV_DUMP_HOOKS_FLOW "Dump called OpenCV hooks" OFF)
+macro(ocv_cmake_hook_append hook_name)
+  set(__var_name "__OPENCV_CMAKE_HOOKS_${hook_name}")
+  set(__value "${${__var_name}}")
+  message(STATUS "Registering hook '${hook_name}': ${ARGN}")
+  list(APPEND __value ${ARGN})
+  set(${__var_name} "${__value}" CACHE INTERNAL "")
+endmacro()
+macro(ocv_cmake_hook hook_name)
+  set(__var_name "__OPENCV_CMAKE_HOOKS_${hook_name}")
+  if(OPENCV_DUMP_HOOKS_FLOW)
+    message(STATUS "Hook ${hook_name} ...")
+  endif()
+  foreach(__hook ${${__var_name}})
+    #message(STATUS "Hook ${hook_name}: calling '${__hook}' ...")
+    if(COMMAND "${__hook}")
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "Indirect calling of CMake commands is not supported yet")
+    else()
+      include("${__hook}")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+endmacro()
+macro(ocv_cmake_reset_hooks)
+  get_cmake_property(__variableNames VARIABLES)
+  foreach(__variableName ${__variableNames})
+    if(__variableName MATCHES "^__OPENCV_CMAKE_HOOKS_")
+      unset(${__variableName})
+      unset(${__variableName} CACHE)
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+endmacro()
+macro(ocv_cmake_hook_register_dir dir)
+  file(GLOB hook_files RELATIVE "${dir}" "${dir}/*.cmake")
+  foreach(f ${hook_files})
+    if(f MATCHES "^(.+)\\.cmake$")
+      set(hook_name "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
+      ocv_cmake_hook_append(${hook_name} "${dir}/${f}")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+endmacro()
+
+
 function(ocv_cmake_eval var_name)
   if(DEFINED ${var_name})
     file(WRITE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeCommand-${var_name}.cmake" ${${var_name}})