diff --git a/docs/misc/livepatch.markdown b/docs/misc/livepatch.markdown
index f22eeabe62..3dd6304cf7 100644
--- a/docs/misc/livepatch.markdown
+++ b/docs/misc/livepatch.markdown
@@ -351,6 +351,13 @@ When reverting a patch, the hypervisor iterates over each `livepatch_func`
 and the core code copies the data from the undo buffer (private internal copy)
 to `old_addr`.
 
+It optionally may contain the address of functions to be called right before
+being applied and after being reverted:
+
+ * `.livepatch.hooks.load` - an array of function pointers.
+ * `.livepatch.hooks.unload` - an array of function pointers.
+
+
 ### Example of .livepatch.funcs
 
 A simple example of what a payload file can be:
@@ -388,6 +395,22 @@ struct livepatch_func livepatch_hello_world = {
 
 Code must be compiled with -fPIC.
 
+### .livepatch.hooks.load and .livepatch.hooks.unload
+
+This section contains an array of function pointers to be executed
+before payload is being applied (.livepatch.funcs) or after reverting
+the payload. This is useful to prepare data structures that need to
+be modified patching.
+
+Each entry in this array is eight bytes.
+
+The type definition of the function are as follow:
+
+<pre>
+typedef void (*livepatch_loadcall_t)(void);  
+typedef void (*livepatch_unloadcall_t)(void);   
+</pre>
+
 ### .livepatch.depends and .note.gnu.build-id
 
 To support dependencies checking and safe loading (to load the
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/test/xen_hello_world.c b/xen/arch/x86/test/xen_hello_world.c
index d80963ef74..02f3f85dc0 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/test/xen_hello_world.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/test/xen_hello_world.c
@@ -4,14 +4,48 @@
  */
 
 #include "config.h"
+#include <xen/lib.h>
 #include <xen/types.h>
 #include <xen/version.h>
 #include <xen/livepatch.h>
+#include <xen/livepatch_payload.h>
 
 #include <public/sysctl.h>
 
 static const char hello_world_patch_this_fnc[] = "xen_extra_version";
 extern const char *xen_hello_world(void);
+static unsigned int cnt;
+
+static void apply_hook(void)
+{
+    printk(KERN_DEBUG "Hook executing.\n");
+}
+
+static void revert_hook(void)
+{
+    printk(KERN_DEBUG "Hook unloaded.\n");
+}
+
+static void  hi_func(void)
+{
+    printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Hi! (called %u times)\n", __func__, ++cnt);
+};
+
+static void check_fnc(void)
+{
+    printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Hi func called %u times\n", __func__, cnt);
+    BUG_ON(cnt == 0 || cnt > 2);
+}
+
+LIVEPATCH_LOAD_HOOK(apply_hook);
+LIVEPATCH_UNLOAD_HOOK(revert_hook);
+
+/* Imbalance here. Two load and three unload. */
+
+LIVEPATCH_LOAD_HOOK(hi_func);
+LIVEPATCH_UNLOAD_HOOK(hi_func);
+
+LIVEPATCH_UNLOAD_HOOK(check_fnc);
 
 struct livepatch_func __section(".livepatch.funcs") livepatch_xen_hello_world = {
     .version = LIVEPATCH_PAYLOAD_VERSION,
diff --git a/xen/common/livepatch.c b/xen/common/livepatch.c
index 293f106c49..0ca4804cbd 100644
--- a/xen/common/livepatch.c
+++ b/xen/common/livepatch.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <xen/wait.h>
 #include <xen/livepatch_elf.h>
 #include <xen/livepatch.h>
+#include <xen/livepatch_payload.h>
 
 #include <asm/event.h>
 
@@ -72,7 +73,11 @@ struct payload {
     unsigned int nsyms;                  /* Nr of entries in .strtab and symbols. */
     struct livepatch_build_id id;        /* ELFNOTE_DESC(.note.gnu.build-id) of the payload. */
     struct livepatch_build_id dep;       /* ELFNOTE_DESC(.livepatch.depends). */
-    char name[XEN_LIVEPATCH_NAME_SIZE]; /* Name of it. */
+    livepatch_loadcall_t *const *load_funcs;   /* The array of funcs to call after */
+    livepatch_unloadcall_t *const *unload_funcs;/* load and unload of the payload. */
+    unsigned int n_load_funcs;           /* Nr of the funcs to load and execute. */
+    unsigned int n_unload_funcs;         /* Nr of funcs to call durung unload. */
+    char name[XEN_LIVEPATCH_NAME_SIZE];  /* Name of it. */
 };
 
 /* Defines an outstanding patching action. */
@@ -540,6 +545,25 @@ static int prepare_payload(struct payload *payload,
             return rc;
     }
 
+    sec = livepatch_elf_sec_by_name(elf, ".livepatch.hooks.load");
+    if ( sec )
+    {
+        if ( sec->sec->sh_size % sizeof(*payload->load_funcs) )
+            return -EINVAL;
+
+        payload->load_funcs = sec->load_addr;
+        payload->n_load_funcs = sec->sec->sh_size / sizeof(*payload->load_funcs);
+    }
+
+    sec = livepatch_elf_sec_by_name(elf, ".livepatch.hooks.unload");
+    if ( sec )
+    {
+        if ( sec->sec->sh_size % sizeof(*payload->unload_funcs) )
+            return -EINVAL;
+
+        payload->unload_funcs = sec->load_addr;
+        payload->n_unload_funcs = sec->sec->sh_size / sizeof(*payload->unload_funcs);
+    }
     sec = livepatch_elf_sec_by_name(elf, ELF_BUILD_ID_NOTE);
     if ( sec )
     {
@@ -1030,6 +1054,18 @@ static int apply_payload(struct payload *data)
         return rc;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Since we are running with IRQs disabled and the hooks may call common
+     * code - which expects certain spinlocks to run with IRQs enabled - we
+     * temporarily disable the spin locks IRQ state checks.
+     */
+    spin_debug_disable();
+    for ( i = 0; i < data->n_load_funcs; i++ )
+        data->load_funcs[i]();
+    spin_debug_enable();
+
+    ASSERT(!local_irq_is_enabled());
+
     for ( i = 0; i < data->nfuncs; i++ )
         arch_livepatch_apply(&data->funcs[i]);
 
@@ -1062,6 +1098,18 @@ static int revert_payload(struct payload *data)
     for ( i = 0; i < data->nfuncs; i++ )
         arch_livepatch_revert(&data->funcs[i]);
 
+    /*
+     * Since we are running with IRQs disabled and the hooks may call common
+     * code - which expects certain spinlocks to run with IRQs enabled - we
+     * temporarily disable the spin locks IRQ state checks.
+     */
+    spin_debug_disable();
+    for ( i = 0; i < data->n_unload_funcs; i++ )
+        data->unload_funcs[i]();
+    spin_debug_enable();
+
+    ASSERT(!local_irq_is_enabled());
+
     arch_livepatch_revive();
 
     /*
diff --git a/xen/include/xen/livepatch_payload.h b/xen/include/xen/livepatch_payload.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f38cc2c60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xen/include/xen/livepatch_payload.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Citrix Systems R&D Ltd.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __XEN_LIVEPATCH_PAYLOAD_H__
+#define __XEN_LIVEPATCH_PAYLOAD_H__
+
+/*
+ * The following definitions are to be used in patches. They are taken
+ * from kpatch.
+ */
+typedef void livepatch_loadcall_t(void);
+typedef void livepatch_unloadcall_t(void);
+
+/*
+ * LIVEPATCH_LOAD_HOOK macro
+ *
+ * Declares a function pointer to be allocated in a new
+ * .livepatch.hook.load section.  This livepatch_load_data symbol is later
+ * stripped by create-diff-object so that it can be declared in multiple
+ * objects that are later linked together, avoiding global symbol
+ * collision.  Since multiple hooks can be registered, the
+ * .livepatch.hook.load section is a table of functions that will be
+ * executed in series by the livepatch infrastructure at patch load time.
+ */
+#define LIVEPATCH_LOAD_HOOK(_fn) \
+    livepatch_loadcall_t *__attribute__((weak)) \
+        const livepatch_load_data_##_fn __section(".livepatch.hooks.load") = _fn;
+
+/*
+ * LIVEPATCH_UNLOAD_HOOK macro
+ *
+ * Same as LOAD hook with s/load/unload/
+ */
+#define LIVEPATCH_UNLOAD_HOOK(_fn) \
+     livepatch_unloadcall_t *__attribute__((weak)) \
+        const livepatch_unload_data_##_fn __section(".livepatch.hooks.unload") = _fn;
+
+#endif /* __XEN_LIVEPATCH_PAYLOAD_H__ */
+
+/*
+ * Local variables:
+ * mode: C
+ * c-file-style: "BSD"
+ * c-basic-offset: 4
+ * tab-width: 4
+ * indent-tabs-mode: nil
+ * End:
+ */