diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cb5dc92..71f09b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -241,10 +241,11 @@ recursing into submodules. [default is including submodules: `YES`]
 be always be extended by the release or branch name as `<name>-<version>`.
 [default is the slug in lower case: `foo`]
 
-`FOO_HOOK=<script>` Set the name of a script that will be run after cloning
-the module, before compiling it. Working directory when running the script
-is the root of the targeted module (e.g. `.../.cache/foo-1.2`).
-[default: no hooks are run]
+`FOO_HOOK=<hook>` Set the name of a `.patch` file, a `.zip` or `.7z` archive
+or a script that will be applied (using `-p1`), extracted or run after cloning
+the module, before compiling it.
+Working directory is the root of the targeted module,
+e.g., `.../.cache/foo-1.2`). [default: no hook]
 
 `FOO_VARNAME=<name>` Set the name that is used for the module when creating
 the `RELEASE.local` files. [default is the slug in upper case: `FOO`]
diff --git a/cue-test.py b/cue-test.py
index b431e81..79f5fb0 100644
--- a/cue-test.py
+++ b/cue-test.py
@@ -829,6 +829,44 @@ def test_ExtraMakeArgs(self):
                             'Extra make arg [{0}] not set (expected "bla {0}", found "{1}")'
                             .format(ind, cue.extra_makeargs[ind]))
 
+
+class TestHooks(unittest.TestCase):
+    location = os.path.join(cue.cachedir, 'hook_test')
+    bla_file = os.path.join(location, 'bla.txt')
+    new_file = os.path.join(location, 'dd', 'new.txt')
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        if os.path.exists(self.location):
+            shutil.rmtree(self.location, onerror=cue.remove_readonly)
+        try:
+            os.makedirs(self.location)
+        except:
+            pass
+        with open(self.bla_file, 'w') as f:
+            f.write('''LINE1=YES
+LINE2=NO''')
+
+    def test_patchfile(self):
+        hook = os.path.join(builddir, 'test.patch')
+        cue.apply_patch(hook, cwd=self.location)
+        line1_yes = False
+        with open(self.bla_file) as f:
+            if 'LINE1=YES' in f.read():
+                line1_yes = True
+        self.assertFalse(line1_yes, "Patch didn't change line in test file 'bla.txt'")
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.new_file), "patch didn't add new file")
+
+    def test_archiveZip(self):
+        hook = os.path.join(builddir, 'test.zip')
+        cue.extract_archive(hook, cwd=self.location)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.new_file), "archive extract didn't add new file")
+
+    def test_archive7z(self):
+        hook = os.path.join(builddir, 'test.7z')
+        cue.extract_archive(hook, cwd=self.location)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.new_file), "archive extract didn't add new file")
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     if 'VV' in os.environ and os.environ['VV'] == '1':
         logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
diff --git a/cue.py b/cue.py
index 6a9b737..cbf1792 100644
--- a/cue.py
+++ b/cue.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ def detect_context():
 has_test_results = False
 silent_dep_builds = True
 do_recompile = False
+installed_7z = False
 
 
 def clear_lists():
@@ -403,6 +404,24 @@ def call_make(args=[], **kws):
         sys.exit(exitcode)
 
 
+def apply_patch(file, **kws):
+    place = kws.get('cwd', os.getcwd())
+    print('Applying patch {0} in {1}'.format(file, place))
+    logger.debug("EXEC '%s' in %s", ' '.join(['patch', '-p1', '-i', file]), place)
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    sp.check_call(['patch', '-p1', '-i', file], cwd=place)
+    logger.debug('EXEC DONE')
+
+
+def extract_archive(file, **kws):
+    place = kws.get('cwd', os.getcwd())
+    print('Extracting archive {0} in {1}'.format(file, place))
+    logger.debug("EXEC '%s' in %s", ' '.join(['7z', 'x', '-aoa', '-bd', file]), place)
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    sp.check_call(['7z', 'x', '-aoa', '-bd', file], cwd=place)
+    logger.debug('EXEC DONE')
+
+
 def get_git_hash(place):
     logger.debug("EXEC 'git log -n1 --pretty=format:%%H' in %s", place)
     sys.stdout.flush()
@@ -515,13 +534,19 @@ def add_dependency(dep):
                 with open(release, 'w') as fout:
                     print('-include $(TOP)/../RELEASE.local', file=fout)
 
-        # run hook if defined
+        # Apply HOOK
         if dep + '_HOOK' in setup:
-            hook = os.path.join(place, setup[dep + '_HOOK'])
-            if os.path.exists(hook):
-                print('Running hook {0} in {1}'.format(setup[dep + '_HOOK'], place))
-                sys.stdout.flush()
-                sp.check_call(hook, shell=True, cwd=place)
+            hook = setup[dep + '_HOOK']
+            hook_file = os.path.join(curdir, hook)
+            if os.path.exists(hook_file):
+                if re.match(r'.+\\.patch$', hook):
+                    apply_patch(hook_file, cwd=place)
+                elif re.match(r'.+\\.(zip|7z)$', hook):
+                    extract_archive(hook_file, cwd=place)
+                else:
+                    print('Running hook {0} in {1}'.format(hook, place))
+                    sys.stdout.flush()
+                    sp.check_call(hook_file, shell=True, cwd=place)
 
         # write checked out commit hash to marker file
         head = get_git_hash(place)
@@ -685,9 +710,9 @@ def fix_etc_hosts():
     #  127.0.1.1 localhost localhost ip4-loopback
     #  127.0.0.1 localhost nettuno travis vagrant travis-job-....
 
-    logger.debug("EXEC sudo sed -ie '/^127\.0\.1\.1/ s|localhost\s*||g' /etc/hosts")
+    logger.debug("EXEC sudo sed -ie '/^127\\.0\\.1\\.1/ s|localhost\\s*||g' /etc/hosts")
     sys.stdout.flush()
-    exitcode = sp.call(['sudo', 'sed', '-ie', '/^127\.0\.1\.1/ s|localhost\s*||g', '/etc/hosts'])
+    sp.call(['sudo', 'sed', '-ie', '/^127\\.0\\.1\\.1/ s|localhost\\s*||g', '/etc/hosts'])
     logger.debug('EXEC DONE')
 
 
diff --git a/test.7z b/test.7z
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbaf851
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diff --git a/test.patch b/test.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f42371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff -ruN a/bla.txt b/bla.txt
+--- a/bla.txt	2020-06-19 18:54:43.129076711 +0200
++++ b/bla.txt	2020-06-19 18:55:05.093948316 +0200
+@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
+-LINE1=YES
++LINE1=NO
+ LINE2=NO
+ 
+diff -ruN a/dd/new.txt b/dd/new.txt
+--- a/dd/new.txt	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
++++ b/dd/new.txt	2020-06-19 18:55:35.255032413 +0200
+@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
++NEW LINE 1
++NEW LINE 2
diff --git a/test.zip b/test.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c310efa
Binary files /dev/null and b/test.zip differ