diff --git a/include/hook.h b/include/hook.h
index b1bad117..120fe7c2 100644
--- a/include/hook.h
+++ b/include/hook.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ extern int h_umode_changed;
 extern int h_new_local_user;
 extern int h_new_remote_user;
 extern int h_introduce_client;
+extern int h_can_kick;
 
 void init_hook(void);
 int register_hook(const char *name);
@@ -70,6 +71,14 @@ typedef struct
 	char *key;
 } hook_data_channel_activity;
 
+typedef struct
+{
+	struct Client *client;
+	struct Channel *chptr;
+	struct Client *target;
+	int approved;
+} hook_data_channel_approval;
+
 typedef struct
 {
 	struct Client *client;
diff --git a/modules/core/m_kick.c b/modules/core/m_kick.c
index c87a1a50..88befacd 100644
--- a/modules/core/m_kick.c
+++ b/modules/core/m_kick.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "hash.h"
 #include "packet.h"
 #include "s_serv.h"
+#include "hook.h"
 
 static int m_kick(struct Client *, struct Client *, int, const char **);
 #define mg_kick { m_kick, 3 }
@@ -157,6 +158,21 @@ m_kick(struct Client *client_p, struct Client *source_p, int parc, const char *p
 			return 0;
 		}
 
+		if(MyClient(source_p))
+		{
+			hook_data_channel_approval hookdata;
+
+			hookdata.client = source_p;
+			hookdata.chptr = chptr;
+			hookdata.target = who;
+			hookdata.approved = 1;
+
+			call_hook(h_can_kick, &hookdata);
+
+			if (!hookdata.approved)
+				return 0;
+		}
+
 		comment = LOCAL_COPY((EmptyString(parv[3])) ? who->name : parv[3]);
 		if(strlen(comment) > (size_t) REASONLEN)
 			comment[REASONLEN] = '\0';
diff --git a/src/hook.c b/src/hook.c
index 79a9a107..91b64134 100644
--- a/src/hook.c
+++ b/src/hook.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ int h_umode_changed;
 int h_new_local_user;
 int h_new_remote_user;
 int h_introduce_client;
+int h_can_kick;
 
 void
 init_hook(void)
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ init_hook(void)
 	h_new_local_user = register_hook("new_local_user");
 	h_new_remote_user = register_hook("new_remote_user");
 	h_introduce_client = register_hook("introduce_client");
+	h_can_kick = register_hook("can_kick");
 }
 
 /* grow_hooktable()