diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/slack/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/slack/default.nix
index 61a859e331ec..a98d7a386fb1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/slack/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/slack/default.nix
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ let
     dontPatchELF = true;
 
     installPhase = ''
+      runHook preInstall
+
       # The deb file contains a setuid binary, so 'dpkg -x' doesn't work here
       dpkg --fsys-tarfile $src | tar --extract
       rm -rf usr/share/lintian
@@ -172,6 +174,8 @@ let
       substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/slack.desktop \
         --replace /usr/bin/ $out/bin/ \
         --replace /usr/share/ $out/share/
+
+      runHook postInstall
     '';
   };
 
@@ -185,9 +189,11 @@ let
     sourceRoot = "Slack.app";
 
     installPhase = ''
+      runHook preInstall
       mkdir -p $out/Applications/Slack.app
       cp -R . $out/Applications/Slack.app
       /usr/bin/defaults write com.tinyspeck.slackmacgap SlackNoAutoUpdates -bool YES
+      runHook postInstall
     '';
   };
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