diff --git a/docs/drush.api.php b/docs/drush.api.php
index 6b7d761..3066020 100644
--- a/docs/drush.api.php
+++ b/docs/drush.api.php
@@ -374,5 +374,27 @@ function hook_drush_engine_ENGINE_TYPE() {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Alter the order that hooks are invoked.
+ *
+ * When implementing a given hook we may need to ensure it is invoked before
+ * or after another implementation of the same hook. For example, let's say
+ * you want to implement a hook that would be called after drush_make. You'd
+ * write a drush_MY_MODULE_post_make() function. But if you need your hook to
+ * be called before drush_make_post_make(), you can ensure this by implemen-
+ * ting MY_MODULE_drush_invoke_alter().
+ *
+ * @see drush_command_invoke_all_ref()
+ */
+function hook_drush_invoke_alter($modules, $hook) {
+  if ($hook == 'some_hook') {
+    // Take the module who's hooks would normally be called last
+    $module = array_pop($modules);
+    // Ensure it'll be called first for 'some_hook'
+    array_unshift($modules, $module);
+  }
+}
+
+
+/**
  * @} End of "addtogroup hooks".
  */
diff --git a/includes/command.inc b/includes/command.inc
index 65277c4..8395474 100644
--- a/includes/command.inc
+++ b/includes/command.inc
@@ -1211,7 +1211,12 @@ function drush_command_invoke_all_ref($hook, &$reference_parameter) {
   // Insure that call_user_func_array can alter first parameter
   $args[0] = &$reference_parameter;
   $return = array();
-  foreach (drush_command_implements($hook) as $module) {
+  $modules = drush_command_implements($hook);
+  if ($hook != 'drush_invoke_alter') {
+    // Allow modules to control the order of hook invocations
+    drush_command_invoke_all_ref('drush_invoke_alter', $modules, $hook);
+  }
+  foreach ($modules as $module) {
     $function = $module .'_'. $hook;
     $result = call_user_func_array($function, $args);
     if (isset($result) && is_array($result)) {