diff --git a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/ProjectBuilding/UnpackedPackage.hs b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/ProjectBuilding/UnpackedPackage.hs
index 065334d5c6e..0f473d40366 100644
--- a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/ProjectBuilding/UnpackedPackage.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/ProjectBuilding/UnpackedPackage.hs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ module Distribution.Client.ProjectBuilding.UnpackedPackage
 import Distribution.Client.Compat.Prelude
 import Prelude ()
 
+import Distribution.Client.Config
 import Distribution.Client.PackageHash (renderPackageHashInputs)
 import Distribution.Client.ProjectBuilding.Types
 import Distribution.Client.ProjectConfig
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ import qualified Data.List.NonEmpty as NE
 
 import Control.Exception (ErrorCall, Handler (..), SomeAsyncException, assert, catches)
 import System.Directory (canonicalizePath, createDirectoryIfMissing, doesDirectoryExist, doesFileExist, removeFile)
-import System.FilePath (dropDrive, normalise, takeDirectory, (<.>), (</>))
+import System.FilePath (dropDrive, dropFileName, normalise, takeDirectory, (<.>), (</>))
 import System.IO (Handle, IOMode (AppendMode), withFile)
 import System.Semaphore (SemaphoreName (..))
 
@@ -678,7 +679,33 @@ buildAndInstallUnpackedPackage
           runConfigure
         PBBuildPhase{runBuild} -> do
           noticeProgress ProgressBuilding
-          runBuild
+          cabalDir <- dropFileName <$> defaultConfigFile
+          let hookDir = cabalDir </> "hooks"
+          -- run preBuildHook. If it returns with 0, we assume the build was
+          -- successful. If not, run the build.
+          code <-
+            rawSystemExitCode
+              verbosity
+              (Just srcdir)
+              (hookDir </> "preBuildHook")
+              [ (unUnitId $ installedUnitId rpkg)
+              , (getSymbolicPath srcdir)
+              , (getSymbolicPath builddir)
+              ]
+              `catchIO` (\_ -> return (ExitFailure 10))
+          when (code /= ExitSuccess) $ do
+            runBuild
+          -- not sure, if we want to care about a failed postBuildHook?
+          void $
+            rawSystemExitCode
+              verbosity
+              (Just srcdir)
+              (hookDir </> "postBuildHook")
+              [ (unUnitId $ installedUnitId rpkg)
+              , (getSymbolicPath srcdir)
+              , (getSymbolicPath builddir)
+              ]
+              `catchIO` (\_ -> return (ExitFailure 10))
         PBHaddockPhase{runHaddock} -> do
           noticeProgress ProgressHaddock
           runHaddock