diff --git a/include/internal/catch_config.hpp b/include/internal/catch_config.hpp
index 30cd34b9..b418020d 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_config.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_config.hpp
@@ -153,6 +153,15 @@ namespace Catch {
             return m_filterSets;
         }
 
+        std::vector<ITestCaseHook*> const& userTestCaseHooks() const {
+            return m_userHooks;
+        }
+
+        void addUserHook(ITestCaseHook* hook)
+        {
+            m_userHooks.push_back(hook);
+        }
+
         bool showHelp() const { return m_data.showHelp; }
 
         // IConfig interface
@@ -163,13 +172,13 @@ namespace Catch {
         virtual bool warnAboutMissingAssertions() const { return m_data.warnings & WarnAbout::NoAssertions; }
         virtual ShowDurations::OrNot showDurations() const { return m_data.showDurations; }
 
-
     private:
         ConfigData m_data;
 
         Stream m_stream;
         mutable std::ostream m_os;
         std::vector<TestCaseFilters> m_filterSets;
+        std::vector<ITestCaseHook*> m_userHooks;
     };
 
 
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_interfaces_config.h b/include/internal/catch_interfaces_config.h
index 79cfa97b..e6266dcb 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_interfaces_config.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_interfaces_config.h
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include "catch_ptr.hpp"
 
 namespace Catch {
 
+    struct TestCaseInfo;
+
     struct Verbosity { enum Level {
         NoOutput = 0,
         Quiet,
@@ -32,6 +35,14 @@ namespace Catch {
         Never
     }; };
 
+    struct ITestCaseHook
+    {
+        virtual ~ITestCaseHook() {}
+
+        virtual void sectionStarting(TestCaseInfo const & testCaseInfo) = 0;
+        virtual void sectionEnding(TestCaseInfo const & testCaseInfo) = 0;
+    };
+
     struct IConfig : IShared {
 
         virtual ~IConfig();
@@ -44,6 +55,8 @@ namespace Catch {
         virtual bool warnAboutMissingAssertions() const = 0;
         virtual int abortAfter() const = 0;
         virtual ShowDurations::OrNot showDurations() const = 0;
+
+        virtual std::vector< ITestCaseHook* > const & userTestCaseHooks() const = 0;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_runner_impl.hpp b/include/internal/catch_runner_impl.hpp
index 4b34f1e9..64768ece 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_runner_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_runner_impl.hpp
@@ -256,6 +256,26 @@ namespace Catch {
             return action;
         }
 
+        void runTestCaseStartingHook(TestCaseInfo const& testCaseInfo)
+        {
+            std::vector<ITestCaseHook*> const & validations = m_config->userTestCaseHooks();
+
+            for(std::vector<ITestCaseHook*>::const_iterator it = validations.begin(), end = validations.end(); it != end; ++it)
+            {
+                (*it)->sectionStarting(testCaseInfo);
+            }
+        }
+
+        void runTestCaseEndingHook(TestCaseInfo const& testCaseInfo)
+        {
+            std::vector<ITestCaseHook*> const & validations = m_config->userTestCaseHooks();
+
+            for(std::vector<ITestCaseHook*>::const_reverse_iterator it = validations.rbegin(), end = validations.rend(); it != end; ++it)
+            {
+                (*it)->sectionEnding(testCaseInfo);
+            }
+        }
+
         void runCurrentTest( std::string& redirectedCout, std::string& redirectedCerr ) {
             TestCaseInfo const& testCaseInfo = m_activeTestCase->getTestCaseInfo();
             SectionInfo testCaseSection( testCaseInfo.name, testCaseInfo.description, testCaseInfo.lineInfo );
@@ -266,6 +286,8 @@ namespace Catch {
                 m_lastAssertionInfo = AssertionInfo( "TEST_CASE", testCaseInfo.lineInfo, "", ResultDisposition::Normal );
                 TestCaseTracker::Guard guard( *m_testCaseTracker );
 
+                runTestCaseStartingHook(testCaseInfo);
+
                 Timer timer;
                 timer.start();
                 if( m_reporter->getPreferences().shouldRedirectStdOut ) {
@@ -277,6 +299,8 @@ namespace Catch {
                     m_activeTestCase->invoke();
                 }
                 duration = timer.getElapsedSeconds();
+
+                runTestCaseEndingHook(testCaseInfo);
             }
             catch( TestFailureException& ) {
                 // This just means the test was aborted due to failure
diff --git a/single_include/catch.hpp b/single_include/catch.hpp
index 052a761f..ffb4d52a 100644
--- a/single_include/catch.hpp
+++ b/single_include/catch.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
- *  CATCH v1.0 build 33 (master branch)
- *  Generated: 2014-03-24 18:11:50.426554
+ *  CATCH v1.0 build 34 (master branch)
+ *  Generated: 2014-03-25 14:43:34.962000
  *  ----------------------------------------------------------
  *  This file has been merged from multiple headers. Please don't edit it directly
  *  Copyright (c) 2012 Two Blue Cubes Ltd. All rights reserved.
@@ -1497,9 +1497,12 @@ namespace Catch {
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
+#include <vector>
 
 namespace Catch {
 
+    struct TestCaseInfo;
+
     struct Verbosity { enum Level {
         NoOutput = 0,
         Quiet,
@@ -1517,6 +1520,14 @@ namespace Catch {
         Never
     }; };
 
+    struct ITestCaseHook
+    {
+        virtual ~ITestCaseHook() {}
+
+        virtual void sectionStarting(TestCaseInfo const & testCaseInfo) = 0;
+        virtual void sectionEnding(TestCaseInfo const & testCaseInfo) = 0;
+    };
+
     struct IConfig : IShared {
 
         virtual ~IConfig();
@@ -1529,6 +1540,8 @@ namespace Catch {
         virtual bool warnAboutMissingAssertions() const = 0;
         virtual int abortAfter() const = 0;
         virtual ShowDurations::OrNot showDurations() const = 0;
+
+        virtual std::vector< ITestCaseHook* > const & userTestCaseHooks() const = 0;
     };
 }
 
@@ -2993,6 +3006,15 @@ namespace Catch {
             return m_filterSets;
         }
 
+        std::vector<ITestCaseHook*> const& userTestCaseHooks() const {
+            return m_userHooks;
+        }
+
+        void addUserHook(ITestCaseHook* hook)
+        {
+            m_userHooks.push_back(hook);
+        }
+
         bool showHelp() const { return m_data.showHelp; }
 
         // IConfig interface
@@ -3009,6 +3031,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         Stream m_stream;
         mutable std::ostream m_os;
         std::vector<TestCaseFilters> m_filterSets;
+        std::vector<ITestCaseHook*> m_userHooks;
     };
 
 } // end namespace Catch
@@ -5024,6 +5047,26 @@ namespace Catch {
             return action;
         }
 
+        void runTestCaseStartingHook(TestCaseInfo const& testCaseInfo)
+        {
+            std::vector<ITestCaseHook*> const & validations = m_config->userTestCaseHooks();
+
+            for(std::vector<ITestCaseHook*>::const_iterator it = validations.begin(), end = validations.end(); it != end; ++it)
+            {
+                (*it)->sectionStarting(testCaseInfo);
+            }
+        }
+
+        void runTestCaseEndingHook(TestCaseInfo const& testCaseInfo)
+        {
+            std::vector<ITestCaseHook*> const & validations = m_config->userTestCaseHooks();
+
+            for(std::vector<ITestCaseHook*>::const_reverse_iterator it = validations.rbegin(), end = validations.rend(); it != end; ++it)
+            {
+                (*it)->sectionEnding(testCaseInfo);
+            }
+        }
+
         void runCurrentTest( std::string& redirectedCout, std::string& redirectedCerr ) {
             TestCaseInfo const& testCaseInfo = m_activeTestCase->getTestCaseInfo();
             SectionInfo testCaseSection( testCaseInfo.name, testCaseInfo.description, testCaseInfo.lineInfo );
@@ -5034,6 +5077,8 @@ namespace Catch {
                 m_lastAssertionInfo = AssertionInfo( "TEST_CASE", testCaseInfo.lineInfo, "", ResultDisposition::Normal );
                 TestCaseTracker::Guard guard( *m_testCaseTracker );
 
+                runTestCaseStartingHook(testCaseInfo);
+
                 Timer timer;
                 timer.start();
                 if( m_reporter->getPreferences().shouldRedirectStdOut ) {
@@ -5045,6 +5090,8 @@ namespace Catch {
                     m_activeTestCase->invoke();
                 }
                 duration = timer.getElapsedSeconds();
+
+                runTestCaseEndingHook(testCaseInfo);
             }
             catch( TestFailureException& ) {
                 // This just means the test was aborted due to failure
@@ -6598,7 +6645,7 @@ namespace Catch {
 namespace Catch {
 
     // These numbers are maintained by a script
-    Version libraryVersion( 1, 0, 33, "master" );
+    Version libraryVersion( 1, 0, 34, "master" );
 }
 
 // #included from: catch_message.hpp