diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 6105e79..ccf87cb 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -191,6 +191,22 @@ You are able to use multidomain certificates:
             - awk.opensource-expert.com
             - www.awk.opensource-expert.com
 
+You can add renewal hooks if needed; these can be useful for services that
+don't run as root, to move certs somewhere they can access:
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    letsencrypt:
+      client:
+        hooks:
+          pre:
+            - salt://path/to/prehook1.sh
+            - salt://path/to/prehook2.sh
+          deploy:
+            - salt://path/to/deployhook1.sh
+          post:
+            - salt://path/to/posthook1.sh
+
 Legacy configuration
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/letsencrypt/client/init.sls b/letsencrypt/client/init.sls
index 7806e64..fd93af4 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/client/init.sls
+++ b/letsencrypt/client/init.sls
@@ -107,4 +107,21 @@ certbot_cron:
 
 {%- endif %}
 
+{%- for hookset, hooks in client.get("hooks", {}).items() %}
+{%- for hook in hooks %}
+{#- FIXME: Should probably complain if something other than
+    pre/post/deploy is given, but I'm not sure how. #}
+
+certbot_renewal_{{ hookset }}_hook_{{ loop.index }}:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/{{ hookset }}/{{ hook.split("/") | last }}
+    - source: {{ hook }}
+    - template: jinja
+    - mode: 700
+    - require:
+      - cmd: certbot_installed
+
+{%- endfor %}
+{%- endfor %}
+
 {%- endif %}