diff --git a/library/Icinga/Application/Hook/RequestHook.php b/library/Icinga/Application/Hook/RequestHook.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25d82e7fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/Icinga/Application/Hook/RequestHook.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Icinga\Application\Hook;
+
+use Icinga\Application\Hook;
+use Icinga\Application\Logger;
+use Icinga\Web\Request;
+use Throwable;
+
+abstract class RequestHook extends Hook
+{
+    /**
+     * Triggered after a request has been dispatched
+     *
+     * @param Request $request
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    abstract public function onPostDispatch(Request $request): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Call the onPostDispatch() method of all registered RequestHooks
+     *
+     * @param Request $request
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    final public static function postDispatch(Request $request): void
+    {
+        foreach (static::all('Request') as $hook) {
+            try {
+                $hook->onPostDispatch($request);
+            } catch (Throwable $e) {
+                Logger::error('Failed to execute hook on request: %s', $e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
index 2e36d7d022..28d45d0bc1 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
@@ -3,29 +3,30 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Web\Controller;
 
-use Icinga\Application\Modules\Module;
-use Icinga\Common\PdfExport;
-use Icinga\File\Pdf;
-use Icinga\Util\Csp;
-use Icinga\Web\View;
-use ipl\I18n\Translation;
-use Zend_Controller_Action;
-use Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker;
-use Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract;
-use Zend_Controller_Response_Abstract;
 use Icinga\Application\Benchmark;
 use Icinga\Application\Config;
+use Icinga\Application\Hook\RequestHook;
+use Icinga\Application\Modules\Module;
 use Icinga\Authentication\Auth;
+use Icinga\Common\PdfExport;
 use Icinga\Exception\Http\HttpMethodNotAllowedException;
 use Icinga\Exception\IcingaException;
 use Icinga\Exception\ProgrammingError;
+use Icinga\File\Pdf;
 use Icinga\Forms\AutoRefreshForm;
 use Icinga\Security\SecurityException;
+use Icinga\Util\Csp;
 use Icinga\Web\Session;
 use Icinga\Web\Url;
 use Icinga\Web\UrlParams;
+use Icinga\Web\View;
 use Icinga\Web\Widget\Tabs;
 use Icinga\Web\Window;
+use ipl\I18n\Translation;
+use Zend_Controller_Action;
+use Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker;
+use Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract;
+use Zend_Controller_Response_Abstract;
 
 /**
  * Base class for all core action controllers
@@ -522,6 +523,8 @@ public function postDispatch()
             $this->postDispatchXhr();
         }
 
+        RequestHook::postDispatch($req);
+
         $this->shutdownSession();
     }
 
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Request.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Request.php
index 064ce6335a..d6238c0704 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Request.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Request.php
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Web;
 
-use Icinga\Util\Json;
-use Zend_Controller_Request_Http;
 use Icinga\Application\Icinga;
 use Icinga\User;
+use Icinga\Util\Json;
+use Zend_Controller_Request_Http;
 
 /**
  * A request
@@ -101,6 +101,16 @@ public function isApiRequest()
         return $this->getHeader('Accept') === 'application/json';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get whether the request is sent by auto refresh
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isAutoRefresh(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->getHeader('X-Icinga-Autorefresh');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Makes an ID unique to this request, to prevent id collisions in different containers
      *