diff --git a/qt/aqt/browser.py b/qt/aqt/browser.py
index 4a1f7b317..ecdcbe1ab 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/browser.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/browser.py
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ class Browser(QMainWindow):
         self.updateFont()
         self.onUndoState(self.mw.form.actionUndo.isEnabled())
         self.setupSearch()
+        gui_hooks.browser_will_show(self)
         self.show()
 
     def setupMenus(self) -> None:
diff --git a/qt/aqt/gui_hooks.py b/qt/aqt/gui_hooks.py
index 5a001251e..08746896e 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/gui_hooks.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/gui_hooks.py
@@ -302,6 +302,30 @@ class _BrowserWillBuildTreeFilter:
 browser_will_build_tree = _BrowserWillBuildTreeFilter()
 
 
+class _BrowserWillShowHook:
+    _hooks: List[Callable[["aqt.browser.Browser"], None]] = []
+
+    def append(self, cb: Callable[["aqt.browser.Browser"], None]) -> None:
+        """(browser: aqt.browser.Browser)"""
+        self._hooks.append(cb)
+
+    def remove(self, cb: Callable[["aqt.browser.Browser"], None]) -> None:
+        if cb in self._hooks:
+            self._hooks.remove(cb)
+
+    def __call__(self, browser: aqt.browser.Browser) -> None:
+        for hook in self._hooks:
+            try:
+                hook(browser)
+            except:
+                # if the hook fails, remove it
+                self._hooks.remove(hook)
+                raise
+
+
+browser_will_show = _BrowserWillShowHook()
+
+
 class _BrowserWillShowContextMenuHook:
     _hooks: List[Callable[["aqt.browser.Browser", QMenu], None]] = []
 
diff --git a/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py b/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py
index 39b334e4c..849ed1212 100644
--- a/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py
+++ b/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ hooks = [
     ),
     # Browser
     ###################
+    Hook(name="browser_will_show", args=["browser: aqt.browser.Browser"]),
     Hook(
         name="browser_menus_did_init",
         args=["browser: aqt.browser.Browser"],