diff --git a/src/static/js/pluginfw/hooks.js b/src/static/js/pluginfw/hooks.js
index 7f26c3bfb..489709e33 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pluginfw/hooks.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pluginfw/hooks.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ exports.callAll = function (hook_name, args) {
   }
 }
 
-exports.aCallAll = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
+function aCallAll(hook_name, args, cb) {
   if (!args) args = {};
   if (!cb) cb = function () {};
   if (exports.plugins.hooks[hook_name] === undefined) return cb(null, []);
@@ -93,6 +93,19 @@ exports.aCallAll = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
   );
 }
 
+/* return a Promise if cb is not supplied */
+exports.aCallAll = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
+  if (cb === undefined) {
+    return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
+      aCallAll(hook_name, args, function(err, res) {
+	return err ? reject(err) : resolve(res);
+      });
+    });
+  } else {
+    return aCallAll(hook_name, args, cb);
+  }
+}
+
 exports.callFirst = function (hook_name, args) {
   if (!args) args = {};
   if (exports.plugins.hooks[hook_name] === undefined) return [];
@@ -101,7 +114,7 @@ exports.callFirst = function (hook_name, args) {
   });
 }
 
-exports.aCallFirst = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
+function aCallFirst(hook_name, args, cb) {
   if (!args) args = {};
   if (!cb) cb = function () {};
   if (exports.plugins.hooks[hook_name] === undefined) return cb(null, []);
@@ -114,6 +127,19 @@ exports.aCallFirst = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
   );
 }
 
+/* return a Promise if cb is not supplied */
+exports.aCallFirst = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
+  if (cb === undefined) {
+    return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
+      aCallFirst(hook_name, args, function(err, res) {
+	return err ? reject(err) : resolve(res);
+      });
+    });
+  } else {
+    return aCallFirst(hook_name, args, cb);
+  }
+}
+
 exports.callAllStr = function(hook_name, args, sep, pre, post) {
   if (sep == undefined) sep = '';
   if (pre == undefined) pre = '';