diff --git a/lisa/target.py b/lisa/target.py
index 6a6250f4eca67c3254c49c93a7cbbe559f6ccf81..94c1b9983ae8f6fd01a7c73f0e43c228ab662c57 100644
--- a/lisa/target.py
+++ b/lisa/target.py
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ class TargetConf(SimpleMultiSrcConf, HideExekallID):
                 _KernelBuildEnvConf,
             ),
         )),
+        KeyDesc('hooks', 'Command hooks to be executed at various stages. "post-connect" stage will run commands right after the connection to the target. Note that each command runs in its own shell', [typing.Dict[str, typing.List[str]], None]),
         LevelKeyDesc('wait-boot', 'Wait for the target to finish booting', (
             KeyDesc('enable', 'Enable the boot check', [bool]),
             KeyDesc('timeout', 'Timeout of the boot check', [int]),
@@ -294,6 +295,7 @@ class Target(
         devlib_platform=None, devlib_excluded_modules=[], devlib_file_xfer=None,
         wait_boot=True, wait_boot_timeout=10, kernel_src=None, kmod_build_env=None,
         kmod_make_vars=None, kmod_overlay_backend=None, devlib_max_async=None,
+        hooks=None,
     ):
         # Determine file transfer method. Currently avaliable options
         # are 'sftp' and 'scp', defaults to sftp.
@@ -326,6 +328,7 @@ class Target(
             kernel_src=kernel_src, kmod_build_env=kmod_build_env,
             kmod_make_vars=kmod_make_vars,
             kmod_overlay_backend=kmod_overlay_backend,
+            hooks=hooks,
         )
 
     @classmethod
@@ -337,7 +340,7 @@ class Target(
     @update_params_from(__init__)
     def _init_post_devlib(self, *, name, res_dir, target,
         tools, plat_info, lazy_platinfo, devlib_excluded_modules, kernel_src,
-        kmod_build_env, kmod_make_vars, kmod_overlay_backend,
+        kmod_build_env, kmod_make_vars, kmod_overlay_backend, hooks=None,
     ):
         self._uuid = uuid.uuid4().hex
         self._user_res_dir = res_dir
@@ -403,6 +406,13 @@ class Target(
             target=self,
         )
 
+        hooks = hooks or {}
+        for cmd in hooks.get('post-connect', []):
+            logger.debug(f'Running post-connect hook command: {cmd}')
+            out = self.execute(cmd)
+            out = out.strip()
+            logger.info(f'Executed post-connect hook command "{cmd}": {out}')
+
     def _init_plat_info(self, plat_info=None, name=None, **kwargs):
 
         if plat_info is None: