diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 40ee51e6d..ae6ed4c65 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 * New `expressPreSession` server-side hook.
 * Pad server-side hook changes:
+  * `padCheck`: New hook.
   * `padCopy`: New `srcPad` and `dstPad` context properties.
   * `padDefaultContent`: New hook.
   * `padRemove`: New `pad` context property.
diff --git a/doc/api/hooks_server-side.md b/doc/api/hooks_server-side.md
index ccd09bfdd..de2aaa74e 100644
--- a/doc/api/hooks_server-side.md
+++ b/doc/api/hooks_server-side.md
@@ -366,6 +366,18 @@ Usage examples:
 
   * https://github.com/ether/ep_comments_page
 
+## `padCheck`
+
+Called from: `src/node/db/Pad.js`
+
+Called when a consistency check is run on a pad, after the core checks have
+completed successfully. An exception should be thrown if the pad is faulty in
+some way.
+
+Context properties:
+
+  * `pad`: The Pad object that is being checked.
+
 ## socketio
 Called from: src/node/hooks/express/socketio.js
 
diff --git a/src/node/db/Pad.js b/src/node/db/Pad.js
index 8be40a0eb..1cbbdf732 100644
--- a/src/node/db/Pad.js
+++ b/src/node/db/Pad.js
@@ -738,4 +738,6 @@ Pad.prototype.check = async function () {
     err.message = pfx + err.message;
     throw err;
   }
+
+  await hooks.aCallAll('padCheck', {pad: this});
 };