diff --git a/lib/dao.js b/lib/dao.js
index e05ae73b..0862c085 100644
--- a/lib/dao.js
+++ b/lib/dao.js
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ DataAccessObject.create = function (data, options, cb) {
   var enforced = {};
   var obj;
   var idValue = getIdValue(this, data);
+  var hookState = {};
 
   // if we come from save
   if (data instanceof Model && !idValue) {
@@ -230,7 +231,9 @@ DataAccessObject.create = function (data, options, cb) {
   Model = this.lookupModel(data); // data-specific
   if (Model !== obj.constructor) obj = new Model(data);
 
-  Model.notifyObserversOf('before save', { Model: Model, instance: obj }, function(err) {
+  Model.notifyObserversOf('before save', {
+    Model: Model, instance: obj, hookState: hookState
+  }, function(err) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
 
     data = obj.toObject(true);
@@ -268,7 +271,9 @@ DataAccessObject.create = function (data, options, cb) {
               if (err) {
                 return cb(err, obj);
               }
-              Model.notifyObserversOf('after save', { Model: Model, instance: obj }, function(err) {
+              Model.notifyObserversOf('after save', {
+                Model: Model, instance: obj, hookState: hookState
+              }, function(err) {
                 cb(err, obj);
                 if(!err) Model.emit('changed', obj);
               });
@@ -345,20 +350,25 @@ DataAccessObject.updateOrCreate = DataAccessObject.upsert = function upsert(data
 
   var self = this;
   var Model = this;
+  var hookState = {};
 
   var id = getIdValue(this, data);
   if (!id) {
     return this.create(data, options, cb);
   }
 
-  Model.notifyObserversOf('access', { Model: Model, query: byIdQuery(Model, id) }, doUpdateOrCreate);
+  Model.notifyObserversOf('access', { 
+    Model: Model, query: byIdQuery(Model, id), hookState: hookState
+  }, doUpdateOrCreate);
 
   function doUpdateOrCreate(err, ctx) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
 
     var isOriginalQuery = isWhereByGivenId(Model, ctx.query.where, id)
     if (Model.getDataSource().connector.updateOrCreate && isOriginalQuery) {
-      var context = { Model: Model, where: ctx.query.where, data: data };
+      var context = { 
+        Model: Model, where: ctx.query.where, data: data, hookState: hookState
+      };
       Model.notifyObserversOf('before save', context, function(err, ctx) {
         if (err) return cb(err);
 
@@ -394,7 +404,9 @@ DataAccessObject.updateOrCreate = DataAccessObject.upsert = function upsert(data
               Model.emit('changed', inst);
             }
           } else {
-            Model.notifyObserversOf('after save', { Model: Model, instance: obj }, function(err) {
+            Model.notifyObserversOf('after save', { 
+              Model: Model, instance: obj, hookState: hookState 
+            }, function(err) {
               cb(err, obj);
               if(!err) {
                 Model.emit('changed', inst);
@@ -478,6 +490,7 @@ DataAccessObject.findOrCreate = function findOrCreate(query, data, options, cb)
 
   var Model = this;
   var self = this;
+  var hookState = {};
 
   function _findOrCreate(query, data) {
     var modelName = self.modelName;
@@ -493,8 +506,9 @@ DataAccessObject.findOrCreate = function findOrCreate(query, data, options, cb)
         }
 
         if (created) {
-          Model.notifyObserversOf('after save', { Model: Model, instance: obj },
-            function(err) {
+          Model.notifyObserversOf('after save', { 
+            Model: Model, instance: obj, hookState: hookState
+          }, function(err) {
               if (cb.promise) {
                 cb(err, [obj, created]);
               } else {
@@ -526,8 +540,9 @@ DataAccessObject.findOrCreate = function findOrCreate(query, data, options, cb)
 
     this.applyScope(query);
 
-    Model.notifyObserversOf('access', { Model: Model, query: query },
-      function (err, ctx) {
+    Model.notifyObserversOf('access', { 
+      Model: Model, query: query, hookState: hookState 
+    }, function (err, ctx) {
       if (err) return cb(err);
 
       var query = ctx.query;
@@ -539,8 +554,9 @@ DataAccessObject.findOrCreate = function findOrCreate(query, data, options, cb)
       Model.applyProperties(enforced, obj);
       obj.setAttributes(enforced);
 
-      Model.notifyObserversOf('before save', { Model: Model, instance: obj },
-        function(err, ctx) {
+      Model.notifyObserversOf('before save', { 
+        Model: Model, instance: obj, hookState: hookState
+      }, function(err, ctx) {
         if (err) return cb(err);
 
         var obj = ctx.instance;
@@ -1081,6 +1097,7 @@ DataAccessObject.find = function find(query, options, cb) {
   assert(typeof cb === 'function', 'The cb argument must be a function');
 
   var self = this;
+  var hookState = {};
 
   try {
     this._normalize(query);
@@ -1105,7 +1122,9 @@ DataAccessObject.find = function find(query, options, cb) {
       // using all documents
       // TODO [fabien] use default scope here?
 
-      self.notifyObserversOf('access', { Model: self, query: query }, function(err, ctx) {
+      self.notifyObserversOf('access', {
+        Model: self, query: query, hookState: hookState
+      }, function(err, ctx) {
         if (err) return cb(err);
 
         self.getDataSource().connector.all(self.modelName, {}, function (err, data) {
@@ -1199,7 +1218,9 @@ DataAccessObject.find = function find(query, options, cb) {
   if (options.notify === false) {
     self.getDataSource().connector.all(self.modelName, query, allCb);
   } else {
-    this.notifyObserversOf('access', { Model: this, query: query }, function(err, ctx) {
+    this.notifyObserversOf('access', {
+      Model: this, query: query, hookState: hookState
+    }, function(err, ctx) {
       if (err) return cb(err);
       var query = ctx.query;
       self.getDataSource().connector.all(self.modelName, query, allCb);
@@ -1296,16 +1317,22 @@ DataAccessObject.remove = DataAccessObject.deleteAll = DataAccessObject.destroyA
   this.applyScope(query);
   where = query.where;
 
-  var context = { Model: Model, where: whereIsEmpty(where) ? {} : where };
+  var hookState = {};
+  var context = {
+    Model: Model, where: whereIsEmpty(where) ? {} : where, hookState: hookState
+  };
+
   if (options.notify === false) {
     doDelete(where);
   } else {
     query = { where: whereIsEmpty(where) ? {} : where };
-    Model.notifyObserversOf('access',
-      { Model: Model, query: query },
-      function(err, ctx) {
+    Model.notifyObserversOf('access', { 
+      Model: Model, query: query, hookState: hookState
+    }, function(err, ctx) {
         if (err) return cb(err);
-        var context = { Model: Model, where: ctx.query.where };
+        var context = {
+          Model: Model, where: ctx.query.where, hookState: hookState
+        };
         Model.notifyObserversOf('before delete', context, function(err, ctx) {
           if (err) return cb(err);
           doDelete(ctx.where);
@@ -1338,7 +1365,9 @@ DataAccessObject.remove = DataAccessObject.deleteAll = DataAccessObject.destroyA
         return cb(err, data);
       }
 
-      Model.notifyObserversOf('after delete', { Model: Model, where: where }, function(err) {
+      Model.notifyObserversOf('after delete', {
+        Model: Model, where: where, hookState: hookState
+      }, function(err) {
         cb(err, data);
         if (!err)
           Model.emit('deletedAll', whereIsEmpty(where) ? undefined : where);
@@ -1459,7 +1488,11 @@ DataAccessObject.count = function (where, options, cb) {
   }
 
   var Model = this;
-  this.notifyObserversOf('access', { Model: Model, query: { where: where } }, function(err, ctx) {
+  var hookState = {};
+
+  this.notifyObserversOf('access', {
+    Model: Model, query: { where: where }, hookState: hookState
+  }, function(err, ctx) {
       if (err) return cb(err);
       where = ctx.query.where;
       Model.getDataSource().connector.count(Model.modelName, cb, where);
@@ -1506,8 +1539,11 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.save = function (options, cb) {
 
   var inst = this;
   var modelName = Model.modelName;
+  var hookState = {};
 
-  Model.notifyObserversOf('before save', { Model: Model, instance: inst }, function(err) {
+  Model.notifyObserversOf('before save', {
+    Model: Model, instance: inst, hookState: hookState
+  }, function(err) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
 
     var data = inst.toObject(true);
@@ -1542,7 +1578,9 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.save = function (options, cb) {
               return cb(err, inst);
             }
             inst._initProperties(data, { persisted: true });
-            Model.notifyObserversOf('after save', { Model: Model, instance: inst }, function(err) {
+            Model.notifyObserversOf('after save', {
+              Model: Model, instance: inst, hookState: hookState
+            }, function(err) {
               if (err) return cb(err, inst);
               updateDone.call(inst, function () {
                 saveDone.call(inst, function () {
@@ -1625,15 +1663,19 @@ DataAccessObject.updateAll = function (where, data, options, cb) {
   where = query.where;
 
   var Model = this;
+  var hookState = {};
 
-  Model.notifyObserversOf('access', { Model: Model, query: { where: where } }, function(err, ctx) {
+  Model.notifyObserversOf('access', {
+    Model: Model, query: { where: where }, hookState: hookState
+  }, function(err, ctx) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
     Model.notifyObserversOf(
       'before save',
       {
         Model: Model,
         where: ctx.query.where,
-        data: data
+        data: data,
+        hookState: hookState
       },
       function(err, ctx) {
         if (err) return cb(err);
@@ -1662,7 +1704,8 @@ DataAccessObject.updateAll = function (where, data, options, cb) {
         {
           Model: Model,
           where: where,
-          data: data
+          data: data,
+          hookState: hookState
         },
         function(err, ctx) {
           return cb(err, count);
@@ -1714,16 +1757,15 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.remove =
       var self = this;
       var Model = this.constructor;
       var id = getIdValue(this.constructor, this);
+      var hookState = {};
 
-      Model.notifyObserversOf(
-        'access',
-        { Model: Model, query: byIdQuery(Model, id) },
-        function(err, ctx) {
+      Model.notifyObserversOf('access', { 
+        Model: Model, query: byIdQuery(Model, id), hookState: hookState 
+      }, function(err, ctx) {
           if (err) return cb(err);
-          Model.notifyObserversOf(
-            'before delete',
-            { Model: Model, where: ctx.query.where },
-            function(err, ctx) {
+          Model.notifyObserversOf('before delete',{ 
+            Model: Model, where: ctx.query.where, hookState: hookState
+          }, function(err, ctx) {
               if (err) return cb(err);
               doDeleteInstance(ctx.where);
             });
@@ -1736,7 +1778,9 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.remove =
           // We must switch to full query-based delete.
           Model.deleteAll(where, { notify: false }, function(err) {
             if (err) return cb(err);
-            Model.notifyObserversOf('after delete', { Model: Model, where: where }, function(err) {
+            Model.notifyObserversOf('after delete', {
+              Model: Model, where: where, hookState: hookState
+            }, function(err) {
               cb(err);
               if (!err) Model.emit('deleted', id);
             });
@@ -1751,7 +1795,9 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.remove =
             }
 
             destroyed(function () {
-              Model.notifyObserversOf('after delete', { Model: Model, where: where }, function(err) {
+              Model.notifyObserversOf('after delete', {
+                Model: Model, where: where, hookState: hookState
+              }, function(err) {
                 cb(err);
                 if (!err) Model.emit('deleted', id);
               });
@@ -1858,7 +1904,8 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.updateAttributes = function updateAttributes(data, op
   var inst = this;
   var Model = this.constructor;
   var model = Model.modelName;
-
+  var hookState = {};
+  
   // Convert the data to be plain object so that update won't be confused
   if (data instanceof Model) {
     data = data.toObject(false);
@@ -1868,7 +1915,8 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.updateAttributes = function updateAttributes(data, op
   var context = {
     Model: Model,
     where: byIdQuery(Model, getIdValue(Model, inst)).where,
-    data: data
+    data: data,
+    hookState: hookState
   };
 
   Model.notifyObserversOf('before save', context, function(err, ctx) {
@@ -1905,7 +1953,9 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.updateAttributes = function updateAttributes(data, op
             done.call(inst, function () {
               saveDone.call(inst, function () {
                 if (err) return cb(err, inst);
-                Model.notifyObserversOf('after save', { Model: Model, instance: inst }, function(err) {
+                Model.notifyObserversOf('after save', {
+                  Model: Model, instance: inst, hookState: hookState
+                }, function(err) {
                   if(!err) Model.emit('changed', inst);
                   cb(err, inst);
                 });
diff --git a/test/persistence-hooks.suite.js b/test/persistence-hooks.suite.js
index 0a44e567..563ce245 100644
--- a/test/persistence-hooks.suite.js
+++ b/test/persistence-hooks.suite.js
@@ -1095,6 +1095,31 @@ module.exports = function(dataSource, should) {
         });
       });
 
+      it('applies propagates hookState from `before delete` to `after delete` hook', function(done) {
+        TestModel.observe('before delete', pushContextAndNext(function(ctx) {
+          ctx.hookState.foo = 'bar';
+        }));
+
+        TestModel.observe('after delete', pushContextAndNext(function(ctx) {
+          ctx.hookState.foo = ctx.hookState.foo.toUpperCase();
+        }));
+
+        existingInstance.delete(function(err) {
+          if (err) return done(err);
+          observedContexts.should.eql([
+            aTestModelCtx({ 
+              hookState: { foo: 'bar', test: true },
+              where: { id: '1' }
+            }),
+            aTestModelCtx({ 
+              hookState: { foo: 'BAR', test: true },
+              where: { id: '1' }
+            })
+          ]);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+
       it('triggers hooks only once', function(done) {
         TestModel.observe('access', pushNameAndNext('access'));
         TestModel.observe('after delete', pushNameAndNext('after delete'));
@@ -1202,9 +1227,14 @@ module.exports = function(dataSource, should) {
       });
     });
 
-    function pushContextAndNext() {
+    function pushContextAndNext(fn) {
       return function(context, next) {
+        if (typeof fn === 'function') {
+          fn(context);
+        }
+
         context = deepCloneToObject(context);
+        context.hookState.test = true;
 
         if (typeof observedContexts === 'string') {
           observedContexts = context;
@@ -1246,6 +1276,9 @@ module.exports = function(dataSource, should) {
 
     function aTestModelCtx(ctx) {
       ctx.Model = TestModel;
+      if (!ctx.hookState) {
+        ctx.hookState = { test: true };
+      }
       return deepCloneToObject(ctx);
     }