diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
index c0eb122c9..35fdc67fc 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var redUtil = require("@node-red/util").util;
 const events = require("@node-red/util").events;
 var flowUtil = require("./util");
 const context = require('../nodes/context');
-const hooks = require("../hooks");
+const hooks = require("@node-red/util").hooks;
 
 var Subflow;
 var Log;
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/index.js
index 30481740f..79c69e77c 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/index.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ var redNodes = require("./nodes");
 var flows = require("./flows");
 var storage = require("./storage");
 var library = require("./library");
-var hooks = require("./hooks");
 var plugins = require("./plugins");
 var settings = require("./settings");
 
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ var path = require('path');
 var fs = require("fs");
 var os = require("os");
 
-const {log,i18n,events,exec,util} = require("@node-red/util");
+const {log,i18n,events,exec,util,hooks} = require("@node-red/util");
 
 var runtimeMetricInterval = null;
 
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js
index faf07bda5..c13c812a9 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var redUtil = require("@node-red/util").util;
 var Log = require("@node-red/util").log;
 var context = require("./context");
 var flows = require("../flows");
-const hooks = require("../hooks");
+const hooks = require("@node-red/util").hooks;
 
 
 const NOOP_SEND = function() {}
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/index.js
index aeb566540..f5dfd3449 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/index.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const i18n = require("./lib/i18n");
 const util = require("./lib/util");
 const events = require("./lib/events");
 const exec = require("./lib/exec");
+const hooks = require("./lib/hooks");
 
 /**
  * This module provides common utilities for the Node-RED runtime and editor
@@ -69,5 +70,12 @@ module.exports = {
     * @mixes @node-red/util_exec
     * @memberof @node-red/util
     */
-    exec: exec
+    exec: exec,
+
+    /**
+    * Runtime hooks
+    * @mixes @node-red/util_hooks
+    * @memberof @node-red/util
+    */
+    hooks: hooks
 }
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/hooks.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/hooks.js
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/hooks.js
rename to packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/hooks.js
index 4ae537cc4..19912c7f2 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/hooks.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/hooks.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const Log = require("@node-red/util").log;
+const Log = require("./log.js");
 
 const VALID_HOOKS = [
     // Message Routing Path
@@ -179,4 +179,4 @@ module.exports = {
     add,
     remove,
     trigger
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/@node-red/runtime/lib/hooks_spec.js b/test/unit/@node-red/util/lib/hooks_spec.js
similarity index 98%
rename from test/unit/@node-red/runtime/lib/hooks_spec.js
rename to test/unit/@node-red/util/lib/hooks_spec.js
index 4fb95b68a..d24729070 100644
--- a/test/unit/@node-red/runtime/lib/hooks_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/@node-red/util/lib/hooks_spec.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 const should = require("should");
 const NR_TEST_UTILS = require("nr-test-utils");
 
-const hooks = NR_TEST_UTILS.require("@node-red/runtime/lib/hooks");
+const hooks = NR_TEST_UTILS.require("@node-red/util/lib/hooks");
 
-describe("runtime/hooks", function() {
+describe("util/hooks", function() {
     afterEach(function() {
         hooks.clear();
     })
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe("runtime/hooks", function() {
                 hooks.has("onSend.A").should.be.false();
                 hooks.has("onSend.B").should.be.false();
                 hooks.has("onSend").should.be.false();
-                
+
                 done(err);
             } catch(err2) {
                 done(err2);