diff --git a/EVENTS.txt b/EVENTS.txt
index 8358bed0b7..5fb775c765 100644
--- a/EVENTS.txt
+++ b/EVENTS.txt
@@ -1425,3 +1425,8 @@ EndUpgrade: when ending a site upgrade; good place to do your own upgrades
 HaveIMPlugin: is there an IM plugin loaded?
 - &$haveIMPlugin: set me to true if you're loaded!
 
+StartShowNoticeOptionItems: Before showing first controls in a notice list item; inside the div
+- $nli: NoticeListItem being shown
+
+EndShowNoticeOptionItems: After showing last controls in a notice list item; inside the div
+- $nli: NoticeListItem being shown
diff --git a/lib/noticelistitem.php b/lib/noticelistitem.php
index ef7fc0d1e6..d045f00342 100644
--- a/lib/noticelistitem.php
+++ b/lib/noticelistitem.php
@@ -144,10 +144,13 @@ class NoticeListItem extends Widget
             $user = common_current_user();
             if ($user) {
                 $this->out->elementStart('div', 'notice-options');
-                $this->showFaveForm();
-                $this->showReplyLink();
-                $this->showRepeatForm();
-                $this->showDeleteLink();
+                if (Event::handle('StartShowNoticeOptionItems', array($this))) {
+                    $this->showFaveForm();
+                    $this->showReplyLink();
+                    $this->showRepeatForm();
+                    $this->showDeleteLink();
+                    Event::handle('EndShowNoticeOptionItems', array($this));
+                }
                 $this->out->elementEnd('div');
             }
             Event::handle('EndShowNoticeOptions', array($this));