diff --git a/modules/changelog/changelog.php b/modules/changelog/changelog.php
index e851980e1..ebddadeb2 100644
--- a/modules/changelog/changelog.php
+++ b/modules/changelog/changelog.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 use Admidio\Users\Entity\User;
 use Admidio\Changelog\Service\ChangelogService;
 use Admidio\Roles\Entity\Role;
+use Admidio\Hooks\Hooks;
 
 
 
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@
             $headline = $gL10n->get('SYS_CHANGE_HISTORY_GENERIC2', [$objName, implode(', ', $tableTitles)]);
         }
     }
+    $headline =  Hooks::apply_filters('changelog_headline', $headline);
 
     // add page to navigation history
     $gNavigation->addUrl(CURRENT_URL, $headline);
diff --git a/src/Hooks/EventDispatcher.php b/src/Hooks/EventDispatcher.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..797811e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Hooks/EventDispatcher.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+// src/Admidio/Hooks/Contracts.php
+namespace Admidio\Hooks;
+
+use Psr\EventDispatcher\ListenerProviderInterface;
+use Psr\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface;
+use Psr\EventDispatcher\StoppableEventInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Minimal PSR-14 dispatcher driven by a ListenerProvider.
+ */
+final class EventDispatcher implements EventDispatcherInterface
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private ListenerProviderInterface $provider
+    ) {}
+
+    public function dispatch(object $event): object
+    {
+        foreach ($this->provider->getListenersForEvent($event) as $listener) {
+            $listener($event);
+            if ($event instanceof StoppableEventInterface && $event->isPropagationStopped()) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        return $event;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Hooks/GenericActionEvent.php b/src/Hooks/GenericActionEvent.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13f8ced74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Hooks/GenericActionEvent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+// src/Admidio/Hooks/Events.php
+namespace Admidio\Hooks;
+
+use Psr\EventDispatcher\StoppableEventInterface;
+
+final class GenericActionEvent implements StoppableEventInterface
+{
+    private bool $stopped = false;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private string $name,
+        /** @var list<mixed> */
+        private array $args = []
+    ) {}
+
+    public function name(): string { return $this->name; }
+    /** @return list<mixed> */
+    public function args(): array { return $this->args; }
+
+    public function stopPropagation(): void { $this->stopped = true; }
+    public function isPropagationStopped(): bool { return $this->stopped; }
+}
diff --git a/src/Hooks/GenericFilterEvent.php b/src/Hooks/GenericFilterEvent.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0391c025
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Hooks/GenericFilterEvent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+namespace Admidio\Hooks;
+
+use Psr\EventDispatcher\StoppableEventInterface;
+
+final class GenericFilterEvent implements StoppableEventInterface
+{
+    private bool $stopped = false;
+
+    /**
+     * @param list<mixed> $args Additional context args after $value
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        private string $name,
+        private mixed $value,
+        private array $args = []
+    ) {}
+
+    public function name(): string { return $this->name; }
+    public function get(): mixed { return $this->value; }
+    public function set(mixed $value): void { $this->value = $value; }
+    /** @return list<mixed> */
+    public function args(): array { return $this->args; }
+
+    public function stopPropagation(): void { $this->stopped = true; }
+    public function isPropagationStopped(): bool { return $this->stopped; }
+}
diff --git a/src/Hooks/HookListenerProvider.php b/src/Hooks/HookListenerProvider.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a5d73f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Hooks/HookListenerProvider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+<?php
+// src/Admidio/Hooks/HookListenerProvider.php
+namespace Admidio\Hooks;
+
+use Psr\EventDispatcher\ListenerProviderInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Stores closures keyed by hook name and priority; yields callables for matching events.
+ */
+final class HookListenerProvider implements ListenerProviderInterface
+{
+    /** @var array<string, array<int, list<callable>>> */
+    private array $actions = [];
+    /** @var array<string, array<int, list<callable>>> */
+    private array $filters = [];
+
+    public function addAction(string $name, callable $listener, int $priority = 10): void
+    {
+        $this->actions[$name][$priority][] = $listener;
+    }
+
+    public function addFilter(string $name, callable $listener, int $priority = 10): void
+    {
+        $this->filters[$name][$priority][] = $listener;
+    }
+
+    public function removeAction(string $name, callable $listener, ?int $priority = null): bool
+    {
+        return $this->removeFrom($this->actions, $name, $listener, $priority);
+    }
+
+    public function removeFilter(string $name, callable $listener, ?int $priority = null): bool
+    {
+        return $this->removeFrom($this->filters, $name, $listener, $priority);
+    }
+
+    public function hasAction(string $name): bool
+    {
+        return !empty($this->actions[$name]);
+    }
+
+    public function hasFilter(string $name): bool
+    {
+        return !empty($this->filters[$name]);
+    }
+
+    public function getListenersForEvent(object $event): iterable
+    {
+        if ($event instanceof GenericActionEvent) {
+            $name = $event->name();
+            yield from $this->sorted($this->actions[$name] ?? []);
+        } elseif ($event instanceof GenericFilterEvent) {
+            $name = $event->name();
+            yield from $this->sorted($this->filters[$name] ?? []);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** @param array<int, list<callable>> $byPriority */
+    private function sorted(array $byPriority): iterable
+    {
+        if (!$byPriority) {
+            return;
+        }
+        // WordPress semantics: lower priority runs earlier.
+        ksort($byPriority, SORT_NUMERIC);
+        foreach ($byPriority as $listeners) {
+            foreach ($listeners as $l) {
+                yield $l;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, array<int, list<callable>>> $bucket
+     */
+    private function removeFrom(array &$bucket, string $name, callable $listener, ?int $priority): bool
+    {
+        if (!isset($bucket[$name])) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        $found = false;
+
+        $scan = $priority !== null ? [$priority => ($bucket[$name][$priority] ?? [])] : $bucket[$name];
+
+        foreach ($scan as $prio => $list) {
+            foreach ($list as $idx => $l) {
+                // Strict comparison won't work for all callables; fallback to string form when possible.
+                if ($l === $listener || (is_object($l) && is_object($listener) && spl_object_hash($l) === spl_object_hash($listener))) {
+                    unset($bucket[$name][$prio][$idx]);
+                    $found = true;
+                }
+            }
+            if (isset($bucket[$name][$prio]) && empty($bucket[$name][$prio])) {
+                unset($bucket[$name][$prio]);
+            }
+        }
+        if (empty($bucket[$name])) {
+            unset($bucket[$name]);
+        }
+        return $found;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Hooks/Hooks.php b/src/Hooks/Hooks.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50a741d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Hooks/Hooks.php
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+<?php
+// src/Hooks/Hooks.php
+namespace Admidio\Hooks;
+
+use Psr\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+use Admidio\Hooks\Events;
+
+/**
+ * Developer-facing facade: add_action, add_filter, do_action, apply_filters, remove_*, has_*.
+ */
+final class Hooks
+{
+    private static ?self $instance = null;
+
+    private function __construct(
+        private HookListenerProvider $provider,
+        private EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher,
+        private ?LoggerInterface $logger = null
+    ) {}
+
+    public static function boot(?LoggerInterface $logger = null): void
+    {
+        // Idempotent boot
+        if (self::$instance instanceof self) {
+            return;
+        }
+        $provider = new HookListenerProvider();
+        $dispatcher = new EventDispatcher($provider);
+        self::$instance = new self($provider, $dispatcher, $logger);
+    }
+
+    /** Allow DI if you have a container */
+    public static function with(HookListenerProvider $provider, EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher, ?LoggerInterface $logger = null): void
+    {
+        self::$instance = new self($provider, $dispatcher, $logger);
+    }
+
+    private static function i(): self
+    {
+        if (!self::$instance) {
+            self::boot();
+        }
+        return self::$instance;
+    }
+
+    // ---------- Registration ----------
+
+    /**
+     * WordPress-like signature.
+     * @param callable $callback function(...$args): void
+     */
+    public static function add_action(string $name, callable $callback, int $priority = 10, ?int $accepted_args = null): void
+    {
+        $i = self::i();
+        $listener = function (GenericActionEvent $e) use ($callback, $accepted_args, $i): void {
+            try {
+                $args = $e->args();
+                if ($accepted_args !== null) {
+                    $args = array_slice($args, 0, max(0, $accepted_args));
+                }
+                $callback(...$args);
+            } catch (\Throwable $t) {
+                $i->logger?->error('Action listener error', [
+                    'hook' => $e->name(),
+                    'exception' => $t,
+                ]);
+                // Actions swallow exceptions by default; mark as stopped only if desired:
+                // $e->stopPropagation();
+            }
+        };
+        $i->provider->addAction($name, $listener, $priority);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param callable $callback function($value, ...$args): mixed
+     */
+    public static function add_filter(string $name, callable $callback, int $priority = 10, ?int $accepted_args = null): void
+    {
+        $i = self::i();
+        $listener = function (GenericFilterEvent $e) use ($callback, $accepted_args, $i): void {
+            try {
+                $args = [$e->get(), ...$e->args()];
+                if ($accepted_args !== null) {
+                    $args = array_slice($args, 0, max(0, $accepted_args));
+                }
+                $result = $callback(...$args);
+                $e->set($result);
+            } catch (\Throwable $t) {
+                $i->logger?->error('Filter listener error', [
+                    'hook' => $e->name(),
+                    'exception' => $t,
+                ]);
+                // On failure, keep current value and continue.
+            }
+        };
+        $i->provider->addFilter($name, $listener, $priority);
+    }
+
+    public static function remove_action(string $name, callable $callback, ?int $priority = null): bool
+    {
+        return self::i()->provider->removeAction($name, $callback, $priority);
+    }
+
+    public static function remove_filter(string $name, callable $callback, ?int $priority = null): bool
+    {
+        return self::i()->provider->removeFilter($name, $callback, $priority);
+    }
+
+    public static function has_action(string $name): bool
+    {
+        return self::i()->provider->hasAction($name);
+    }
+
+    public static function has_filter(string $name): bool
+    {
+        return self::i()->provider->hasFilter($name);
+    }
+
+    // ---------- Dispatch ----------
+
+    /**
+     * do_action('user_created', $user, $actorId)
+     */
+    public static function do_action(string $name, mixed ...$args): void
+    {
+        $i = self::i();
+        $event = new GenericActionEvent($name, $args);
+        $i->dispatcher->dispatch($event);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * $subject = apply_filters('mail_subject', $subject, $context);
+     */
+    public static function apply_filters(string $name, mixed $value, mixed ...$args): mixed
+    {
+        $i = self::i();
+        $event = new GenericFilterEvent($name, $value, $args);
+        /** @var GenericFilterEvent $out */
+        $out = $i->dispatcher->dispatch($event);
+        return $out->get();
+    }
+
+    // ---------- Optional: short-circuit helpers ----------
+
+    /**
+     * Stop remaining listeners for an ongoing action/filter by name.
+     * Only meaningful when called inside a listener; provided for convenience.
+     */
+    public static function stop_propagation(GenericActionEvent|GenericFilterEvent $event): void
+    {
+        $event->stopPropagation();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Users/Entity/User.php b/src/Users/Entity/User.php
index f466b5015..7248b6cfe 100644
--- a/src/Users/Entity/User.php
+++ b/src/Users/Entity/User.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 use Admidio\Infrastructure\Utils\SecurityUtils;
 use Admidio\Infrastructure\Utils\StringUtils;
 use Admidio\Changelog\Entity\LogChanges;
+use Admidio\Hooks\Hooks;
 use RobThree\Auth\TwoFactorAuth;
 use RobThree\Auth\Providers\Qr\QRServerProvider;
 
@@ -1906,6 +1907,10 @@ public function save(bool $updateFingerPrint = true): bool
             // Register all non-empty fields for the notification
             $gChangeNotification->logUserCreation($usrId, $this);
         }
+        if ($newRecord) {
+            Hooks::do_action('user_created', $this, $gCurrentUser);
+
+        }
 
         $this->db->endTransaction();
 
@@ -2304,7 +2309,8 @@ public function getProfileFieldsData()
      */
     public function readableName(): string
     {
-        return $this->mProfileFieldsData->getValue('LAST_NAME') . ', ' . $this->mProfileFieldsData->getValue('FIRST_NAME');
+        return Hooks::apply_filters('user_readable_name', $this->mProfileFieldsData->getValue('LAST_NAME') . ', ' . $this->mProfileFieldsData->getValue('FIRST_NAME'), $this);
+        //return $this->mProfileFieldsData->getValue('LAST_NAME') . ', ' . $this->mProfileFieldsData->getValue('FIRST_NAME');
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/system/common.php b/system/common.php
index db1e15887..69e54e818 100644
--- a/system/common.php
+++ b/system/common.php
@@ -288,3 +288,24 @@
 } else {
     $gHomepage = ADMIDIO_URL . '/' . $gSettingsManager->getString('homepage_logout');
 }
+
+use Admidio\Hooks\Hooks;
+// Register in your plugin bootstrap
+Hooks::add_action('user_created', function ($user, $actorId) {
+    global $gLogger;
+    $gLogger->warning('User Created: ', array('user' => $user, 'actorID' => $actorId));
+    // log, sync, enqueue job, etc.
+}, priority: 20, accepted_args: 2);
+
+Hooks::add_filter('changelog_headline', function ($value) {
+    return "HOOKED: {" . $value . "}";
+}, priority: 5, accepted_args: 2);
+Hooks::add_filter('user_readable_name', function ($value, $user) {
+    return "HOOKED: {" . $value . "}";
+}, priority: 5, accepted_args: 2);
+
+
+// Later in core:
+// Hooks::do_action('user_created', $user, $actorId);
+
+/// $name = Hooks::apply_filters('display_name', $user->fullname, $user);
\ No newline at end of file