diff --git a/packages/feathers/src/hooks/regular.ts b/packages/feathers/src/hooks/regular.ts
index ff01715184..7c08eb6b9a 100644
--- a/packages/feathers/src/hooks/regular.ts
+++ b/packages/feathers/src/hooks/regular.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ const createMap = (input: RegularHookMap<any, any>, methods: string[]) => {
     const data = convertHookData(input[type]);
 
     Object.keys(data).forEach((method) => {
-      if (method !== 'all' && !methods.includes(method)) {
+      if (method !== 'all' && !methods.includes(method) && !defaultServiceMethods.includes(method)) {
         throw new Error(`'${method}' is not a valid hook method`);
       }
     });
diff --git a/packages/feathers/test/hooks/before.test.ts b/packages/feathers/test/hooks/before.test.ts
index 4443341375..70b458c9e1 100644
--- a/packages/feathers/test/hooks/before.test.ts
+++ b/packages/feathers/test/hooks/before.test.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ describe('`before` hooks', () => {
           return new Promise((_resolve, reject) => {
             reject(new Error('This did not work'));
           });
-        }
+        },
+
+        find: []
       }
     });