diff --git a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/debug/Compiler.java b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/debug/Compiler.java
index 9d8790b27..dd5d7128f 100644
--- a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/debug/Compiler.java
+++ b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/debug/Compiler.java
@@ -351,8 +351,7 @@ public class Compiler implements MessageConsumer {
     sketchIsCompiled = false;
 
     // Hook runs at Start of Compilation
-    if (prefs.containsKey("recipe.hooks.prebuild"))
-        runRecipe("recipe.hooks.prebuild");
+    runActions("hooks.prebuild", prefs);
 
     objectFiles = new ArrayList<File>();
 
@@ -422,9 +421,8 @@ public class Compiler implements MessageConsumer {
 
     progressListener.progress(90);
 
-    //    Hook runs at End of Compilation
-    if (prefs.containsKey("recipe.hooks.postbuild"))
-        runRecipe("recipe.hooks.postbuild");
+    // Hook runs at End of Compilation
+    runActions("hooks.postbuild", prefs);
 
     return true;
   }
@@ -1047,6 +1045,18 @@ public class Compiler implements MessageConsumer {
     execAsynchronously(cmdArray);
   }
 
+  void runActions(String recipeClass, PreferencesMap prefs) throws RunnerException, PreferencesMapException {
+    List<String> patterns = new ArrayList<String>();
+    for (String key : prefs.keySet()) {
+    if (key.startsWith("recipe."+recipeClass) && key.endsWith(".pattern"))
+      patterns.add(key);
+    }
+    Collections.sort(patterns);
+    for (String recipe : patterns) {
+      runRecipe(recipe);
+    }
+  }
+
   void runRecipe(String recipe) throws RunnerException, PreferencesMapException {
     PreferencesMap dict = new PreferencesMap(prefs);
     dict.put("ide_version", "" + BaseNoGui.REVISION);