diff --git a/src/kaleidoscope/event_handlers.h b/src/kaleidoscope/event_handlers.h
index ae24ab01..b3765601 100644
--- a/src/kaleidoscope/event_handlers.h
+++ b/src/kaleidoscope/event_handlers.h
@@ -234,6 +234,15 @@ class SignatureCheckDummy {};
                 _NOT_ABORTABLE,                                           __NL__ \
                 (),(),(), /* non template */                              __NL__ \
                 (), (), ##__VA_ARGS__)                                    __NL__ \
+   /* Called immediately before the LEDs get updated. This is for */      __NL__ \
+   /* plugins that override the current LED mode. */                      __NL__ \
+   OPERATION(beforeSyncingLeds,                                           __NL__ \
+             1,                                                           __NL__ \
+             _CURRENT_IMPLEMENTATION,                                     __NL__ \
+             _NOT_ABORTABLE,                                              __NL__ \
+             (),(),(), /* non template */                                 __NL__ \
+             (), (), ##__VA_ARGS__)                                       __NL__ \
+   /* DEPRECATED                                                       */ __NL__ \
    /* Called before reporting our state to the host. This is the       */ __NL__ \
    /* last point in a cycle where a plugin can alter what gets         */ __NL__ \
    /* reported to the host.                                            */ __NL__ \
@@ -333,6 +342,10 @@ class SignatureCheckDummy {};
       OP(onLEDModeChange, 1)                                            __NL__ \
    END(onLEDModeChange, 1)                                              __NL__ \
                                                                         __NL__ \
+   START(beforeSyncingLeds, 1)                                          __NL__ \
+      OP(beforeSyncingLeds, 1)                                          __NL__ \
+   END(beforeSyncingLeds, 1)                                            __NL__ \
+                                                                        __NL__ \
    START(beforeReportingState, 1, 2)                                    __NL__ \
       OP(beforeReportingState, 1)                                       __NL__ \
       OP(beforeReportingState, 2)                                       __NL__ \
diff --git a/src/kaleidoscope/plugin/LEDControl.cpp b/src/kaleidoscope/plugin/LEDControl.cpp
index ecebc803..c2d87bad 100644
--- a/src/kaleidoscope/plugin/LEDControl.cpp
+++ b/src/kaleidoscope/plugin/LEDControl.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ void LEDControl::syncLeds(void) {
   if (!enabled_)
     return;
 
+  // This would be a good spot to introduce a new hook function so that a plugin
+  // that needs to override the color of an LED used by an LED mode can do so
+  // efficiently.
+  Hooks::beforeSyncingLeds();
+
   Runtime.device().syncLeds();
 }