diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/plugins.publish-event-hook/output b/testing/btest/Baseline/plugins.publish-event-hook/output
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a41f600e0
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+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/plugins.publish-event-hook/output
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+### BTest baseline data generated by btest-diff. Do not edit. Use "btest -U/-u" to update. Requires BTest >= 0.63.
+0.000000   InitPostScript
+0.000000   MetaHookPre   PublishEvent(<cluster backend Broker>, /test/topic, <cluster event App::test_event, 1 argument>)
+0.000000   HookPublishEvent backend=Broker topic=/test/topic event=App::test_event
+0.000000   HookPublishEvent /test/topic(App::test_event)
+0.000000   MetaHookPost  PublishEvent(<cluster backend Broker>, /test/topic, <cluster event App::test_event, 1 argument>) -> true
+0.000000   MetaHookPre   PublishEvent(<cluster backend Broker>, /do/not/publish, <cluster event App::test_event, 1 argument>)
+0.000000   HookPublishEvent backend=Broker topic=/do/not/publish event=App::test_event
+0.000000   MetaHookPost  PublishEvent(<cluster backend Broker>, /do/not/publish, <cluster event App::test_event, 1 argument>) -> false
diff --git a/testing/btest/plugins/publish-event-hook-plugin/.btest-ignore b/testing/btest/plugins/publish-event-hook-plugin/.btest-ignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/testing/btest/plugins/publish-event-hook-plugin/src/Plugin.cc b/testing/btest/plugins/publish-event-hook-plugin/src/Plugin.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed88976120
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+++ b/testing/btest/plugins/publish-event-hook-plugin/src/Plugin.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+
+#include "Plugin.h"
+
+#include <zeek/Desc.h>
+#include <zeek/cluster/Backend.h>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace btest::plugin::Demo_PublishEvent {
+Plugin plugin;
+}
+
+using namespace btest::plugin::Demo_PublishEvent;
+
+zeek::plugin::Configuration Plugin::Configure() {
+    EnableHook(zeek::plugin::HOOK_PUBLISH_EVENT);
+    EnableHook(zeek::plugin::META_HOOK_PRE);
+    EnableHook(zeek::plugin::META_HOOK_POST);
+
+    zeek::plugin::Configuration config;
+    config.name = "Demo::PublishEvent";
+    config.description = "Exercises hook for publishing events";
+    config.version.major = 1;
+    config.version.minor = 0;
+    config.version.patch = 0;
+    return config;
+}
+
+void Plugin::InitPostScript() {
+    std::fprintf(stdout, "%.6f %-15s\n", zeek::run_state::network_time, "  InitPostScript");
+}
+
+static void describe_hook_args(const zeek::plugin::HookArgumentList& args, zeek::ODesc* d) {
+    bool first = true;
+
+    for ( const auto& arg : args ) {
+        if ( ! first )
+            d->Add(", ");
+
+        arg.Describe(d);
+        first = false;
+    }
+}
+
+bool Plugin::HookPublishEvent(zeek::cluster::Backend& backend, const std::string& topic,
+                              zeek::cluster::detail::Event& event) {
+    std::fprintf(stdout, "%.6f %-15s backend=%s topic=%s event=%s\n", zeek::run_state::network_time,
+                 "  HookPublishEvent", backend.Name().c_str(), topic.c_str(), std::string(event.HandlerName()).c_str());
+
+    if ( topic == "/do/not/publish" )
+        return false;
+
+    std::fprintf(stdout, "%.6f %-15s %s(%s)\n", zeek::run_state::network_time, "  HookPublishEvent", topic.c_str(),
+                 std::string(event.HandlerName()).c_str());
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+void Plugin::MetaHookPre(zeek::plugin::HookType hook, const zeek::plugin::HookArgumentList& args) {
+    if ( hook != zeek::plugin::HOOK_PUBLISH_EVENT )
+        return;
+
+    zeek::ODesc d;
+    d.SetShort();
+    describe_hook_args(args, &d);
+
+    std::fprintf(stdout, "%.6f %-15s %s(%s)\n", zeek::run_state::network_time, "  MetaHookPre", hook_name(hook),
+                 d.Description());
+}
+
+void Plugin::MetaHookPost(zeek::plugin::HookType hook, const zeek::plugin::HookArgumentList& args,
+                          zeek::plugin::HookArgument result) {
+    if ( hook != zeek::plugin::HOOK_PUBLISH_EVENT )
+        return;
+
+    zeek::ODesc d1;
+    d1.SetShort();
+    describe_hook_args(args, &d1);
+
+    zeek::ODesc d2;
+    d2.SetShort();
+    result.Describe(&d2);
+
+    std::fprintf(stdout, "%.6f %-15s %s(%s) -> %s\n", zeek::run_state::network_time, "  MetaHookPost", hook_name(hook),
+                 d1.Description(), d2.Description());
+}
diff --git a/testing/btest/plugins/publish-event-hook-plugin/src/Plugin.h b/testing/btest/plugins/publish-event-hook-plugin/src/Plugin.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82b7c68b56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/btest/plugins/publish-event-hook-plugin/src/Plugin.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <zeek/plugin/Plugin.h>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace btest::plugin::Demo_PublishEvent {
+
+class Plugin : public zeek::plugin::Plugin {
+protected:
+    zeek::plugin::Configuration Configure() override;
+    void InitPostScript() override;
+
+    bool HookPublishEvent(zeek::cluster::Backend& backend, const std::string& topic,
+                          zeek::cluster::detail::Event& event) override;
+
+    void MetaHookPre(zeek::plugin::HookType hook, const zeek::plugin::HookArgumentList& args) override;
+    void MetaHookPost(zeek::plugin::HookType hook, const zeek::plugin::HookArgumentList& args,
+                      zeek::plugin::HookArgument result) override;
+};
+
+extern Plugin plugin;
+
+} // namespace btest::plugin::Demo_PublishEvent
diff --git a/testing/btest/plugins/publish-event-hook.zeek b/testing/btest/plugins/publish-event-hook.zeek
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..704a1ccc59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/btest/plugins/publish-event-hook.zeek
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# @TEST-EXEC: ${DIST}/auxil/zeek-aux/plugin-support/init-plugin -u . Demo PublishEvent
+# @TEST-EXEC: cp -r %DIR/publish-event-hook-plugin/* .
+# @TEST-EXEC: ./configure --zeek-dist=${DIST} && make
+# @TEST-EXEC: ZEEK_PLUGIN_PATH=`pwd` zeek -b Demo::PublishEvent %INPUT > output
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff output
+
+redef allow_network_time_forward = F;
+
+
+module App;
+
+export {
+	global test_event: event(c: count);
+
+	global topic: string = "/test/topic";
+
+	global do_not_publish_topic: string = "/do/not/publish";
+}
+
+event zeek_init() &priority=10
+	{
+	Cluster::publish(topic, test_event, 42);
+	Cluster::publish(do_not_publish_topic, test_event, 9999);
+	}