diff --git a/src/SharedDefs.hpp b/src/SharedDefs.hpp
index ccde8d11..53a9850a 100644
--- a/src/SharedDefs.hpp
+++ b/src/SharedDefs.hpp
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ enum eRenderStage
     RENDER_LAST_MOMENT,  /* Last moment to render with the gl context */
     RENDER_POST,         /* After rendering is finished, gl context not available anymore */
     RENDER_POST_MIRROR,  /* After rendering a mirror */
+    RENDER_PRE_WINDOW,   /* Before rendering a window (any pass) Note some windows (e.g. tiled) may have 2 passes (main & popup) */
+    RENDER_POST_WINDOW,  /* After rendering a window (any pass) */
 };
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diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 932736b6..a3c1973d 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderWindow(CWindow* pWindow, CMonitor* pMonitor, timespec*
 
     g_pHyprOpenGL->m_pCurrentWindow = pWindow;
 
+    EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("render", RENDER_PRE_WINDOW);
+
     if (*PDIMAROUND && pWindow->m_sAdditionalConfigData.dimAround && !m_bRenderingSnapshot && mode != RENDER_PASS_POPUP) {
         wlr_box monbox = {0, 0, g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.x, g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.y};
         g_pHyprOpenGL->renderRect(&monbox, CColor(0, 0, 0, *PDIMAROUND * renderdata.alpha * renderdata.fadeAlpha));
@@ -369,6 +371,8 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderWindow(CWindow* pWindow, CMonitor* pMonitor, timespec*
         }
     }
 
+    EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("render", RENDER_POST_WINDOW);
+
     g_pHyprOpenGL->m_pCurrentWindow     = nullptr;
     g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.clipBox = {0, 0, 0, 0};
 }