diff --git a/EVENTS.txt b/EVENTS.txt
index 2496416173..e5cafa8573 100644
--- a/EVENTS.txt
+++ b/EVENTS.txt
@@ -1136,3 +1136,9 @@ StartShowFeedLink: before showing an individual feed item
 EndShowFeedLink: after showing an individual feed
 - $action: action being executed
 - $feed: feed to show
+
+StartShowNoticeForm: before showing the notice form (before <form>)
+- $action: action being executed
+
+EndShowNoticeForm: after showing the notice form (after <form>)
+- $action: action being executed
diff --git a/lib/action.php b/lib/action.php
index ddc058d418..008f29d03e 100644
--- a/lib/action.php
+++ b/lib/action.php
@@ -397,7 +397,10 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
             Event::handle('EndShowSiteNotice', array($this));
         }
         if (common_logged_in()) {
-            $this->showNoticeForm();
+            if (Event::handle('StartShowNoticeForm', array($this))) {
+                $this->showNoticeForm();
+                Event::handle('EndShowNoticeForm', array($this));
+            }
         } else {
             $this->showAnonymousMessage();
         }