diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f30e358a..2f409b6d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1373,6 +1373,8 @@ golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20191227195350-da58074b4299/go.mod h1:2RIsYlXP63K8oxa1u0
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20200119233911-0405dc783f0a/go.mod h1:2RIsYlXP63K8oxa1u096TMicItID8zy7Y6sNkU49FU4=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20200207192155-f17229e696bd/go.mod h1:J/WKrq2StrnmMY6+EHIKF9dgMWnmCNThgcyBT1FY9mM=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20200224162631-6cc2880d07d6/go.mod h1:3jZMyOhIsHpP37uCMkUooju7aAi5cS1Q23tOzKc+0MU=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220428152302-39d4317da171 h1:TfdoLivD44QwvssI9Sv1xwa5DcL5XQr4au4sZ2F2NV4=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220428152302-39d4317da171/go.mod h1:lgLbSvA5ygNOMpwM/9anMpWVlVJ7Z+cHWq/eFuinpGE=
 golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190227222117-0694c2d4d067/go.mod h1:kZ7UVZpmo3dzQBMxlp+ypCbDeSB+sBbTgSJuh5dn5js=
 golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190802002840-cff245a6509b/go.mod h1:FeLwcggjj3mMvU+oOTbSwawSJRM1uh48EjtB4UJZlP0=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20181026193005-c67002cb31c3/go.mod h1:UVdnD1Gm6xHRNCYTkRU2/jEulfH38KcIWyp/GAMgvoE=
diff --git a/pkg/app/app.go b/pkg/app/app.go
index 5c58717a..dddf0d21 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app.go
@@ -1323,7 +1323,31 @@ func (a *App) apply(r *Run, c ApplyConfigProvider) (bool, bool, []error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if releasesToBeDeleted == nil && releasesToBeUpdated == nil {
+	var releasesWithPreApply []state.ReleaseSpec
+	for _, r := range toApplyWithNeeds {
+		release := r
+		if len(release.Hooks) > 0 {
+			for _, hook := range release.Hooks {
+				if slices.Contains(hook.Events, "preapply") {
+					releasesWithPreApply = append(releasesWithPreApply, release)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(releasesWithPreApply) > 0 {
+		msg := "Releases with preapply hooks: \n"
+		if infoMsg != nil {
+			msg = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", *infoMsg, msg)
+		}
+		infoMsg = &msg
+	}
+	for _, release := range releasesWithPreApply {
+		tmp := fmt.Sprintf("%s  %s (%s)", *infoMsg, release.Name, release.Chart)
+		infoMsg = &tmp
+	}
+
+	if releasesToBeDeleted == nil && releasesToBeUpdated == nil && releasesWithPreApply == nil {
 		if infoMsg != nil {
 			logger := c.Logger()
 			logger.Infof("")
@@ -1352,6 +1376,12 @@ Do you really want to apply?
 	if !interactive || interactive && r.askForConfirmation(confMsg) {
 		r.helm.SetExtraArgs(argparser.GetArgs(c.Args(), r.state)...)
 
+		for _, release := range st.Releases {
+			if _, err := st.TriggerPreapplyEvent(&release, "apply"); err != nil {
+				syncErrs = append(syncErrs, err)
+			}
+		}
+
 		// We deleted releases by traversing the DAG in reverse order
 		if len(releasesToBeDeleted) > 0 {
 			_, deletionErrs := withDAG(st, helm, a.Logger, state.PlanOptions{Reverse: true, SelectedReleases: toDelete, SkipNeeds: true}, a.WrapWithoutSelector(func(subst *state.HelmState, helm helmexec.Interface) []error {
diff --git a/pkg/state/state.go b/pkg/state/state.go
index 385ab903..c133905c 100644
--- a/pkg/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/state/state.go
@@ -2251,6 +2251,10 @@ func (st *HelmState) triggerPostsyncEvent(r *ReleaseSpec, evtErr error, helmfile
 	return st.triggerReleaseEvent("postsync", evtErr, r, helmfileCommand)
 }
 
+func (st *HelmState) TriggerPreapplyEvent(r *ReleaseSpec, helmfileCommand string) (bool, error) {
+	return st.triggerReleaseEvent("preapply", nil, r, helmfileCommand)
+}
+
 func (st *HelmState) triggerReleaseEvent(evt string, evtErr error, r *ReleaseSpec, helmfileCmd string) (bool, error) {
 	bus := &event.Bus{
 		Hooks:         r.Hooks,