diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/hooks.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/hooks.go
index c90e23ec74e..e9341f47784 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/hooks.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/hooks.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"net/url"
+
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/api/response"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
 	contextmodel "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/contexthandler/model"
@@ -29,12 +31,19 @@ func (h *Hooks) Set(path string, hook RequestHandlerFunc) {
 	h.hooks[path] = hook
 }
 
+// Get returns a hook if one is defined for the matching URL.
+// Get also returns a bool indicating whether or not a matching hook exists.
+func (h *Hooks) Get(url *url.URL) (RequestHandlerFunc, bool) {
+	hook, ok := h.hooks[url.Path]
+	return hook, ok
+}
+
 // Wrap returns a new handler which will intercept paths with hooks configured,
 // and invoke the hooked in handler instead. If no hook is configured for a path,
 // then the given handler is invoked.
 func (h *Hooks) Wrap(next RequestHandlerFunc) RequestHandlerFunc {
 	return func(req *contextmodel.ReqContext) response.Response {
-		if hook, ok := h.hooks[req.Context.Req.URL.Path]; ok {
+		if hook, ok := h.Get(req.Context.Req.URL); ok {
 			h.logger.Debug("Hook defined - invoking new handler", "path", req.Context.Req.URL.Path)
 			return hook(req)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/hooks_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/hooks_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc70b410276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/hooks_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/api/response"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
+	contextmodel "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/contexthandler/model"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/web"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestHooks(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Hooks", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("yields handlers for paths with hooks", func(t *testing.T) {
+			hooks := NewHooks(log.NewNopLogger())
+			invoked := false
+			hook := func(*contextmodel.ReqContext) response.Response { invoked = true; return nil }
+
+			hooks.Set("/some/path", hook)
+			reqURL, _ := url.Parse("http://domain.test/some/path")
+			handler, ok := hooks.Get(reqURL)
+
+			require.True(t, ok, "hooks did not contain a matching hook for path")
+			require.False(t, invoked, "hook was invoked earlier than expected")
+			handler(nil)
+			require.True(t, invoked, "the hook returned by get() was not invoked as expected")
+		})
+
+		t.Run("yields no handlers for paths without hooks", func(t *testing.T) {
+			hooks := NewHooks(log.NewNopLogger())
+			hook := func(*contextmodel.ReqContext) response.Response { return nil }
+
+			hooks.Set("/some/path", hook)
+			reqURL, _ := url.Parse("http://domain.test/does/not/match")
+			handler, ok := hooks.Get(reqURL)
+
+			require.False(t, ok, "hooks returned a hook when we expected it not to")
+			require.Nil(t, handler)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("hooks do not match routes with additional subpaths", func(t *testing.T) {
+			hooks := NewHooks(log.NewNopLogger())
+			hook := func(*contextmodel.ReqContext) response.Response { return nil }
+
+			hooks.Set("/some/path", hook)
+			reqURL, _ := url.Parse("http://domain.test/some/path/with/more")
+			handler, ok := hooks.Get(reqURL)
+
+			require.False(t, ok, "hooks returned a hook when we expected it not to")
+			require.Nil(t, handler)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("hooks match routes with query parameters", func(t *testing.T) {
+			hooks := NewHooks(log.NewNopLogger())
+			invoked := false
+			hook := func(*contextmodel.ReqContext) response.Response { invoked = true; return nil }
+
+			hooks.Set("/some/path", hook)
+			reqURL, _ := url.Parse("http://domain.test/some/path?query=param")
+			handler, ok := hooks.Get(reqURL)
+
+			require.True(t, ok, "hooks did not contain a matching hook for path")
+			require.False(t, invoked, "hook was invoked earlier than expected")
+			handler(nil)
+			require.True(t, invoked, "the hook returned by get() was not invoked as expected")
+		})
+
+		t.Run("hooks do not match routes with path variables", func(t *testing.T) {
+			hooks := NewHooks(log.NewNopLogger())
+			hook := func(*contextmodel.ReqContext) response.Response { return nil }
+
+			hooks.Set("/some/{value}", hook)
+			reqURL, _ := url.Parse("http://domain.test/some/123")
+			handler, ok := hooks.Get(reqURL)
+
+			require.False(t, ok, "hooks returned a hook when we expected it not to")
+			require.Nil(t, handler)
+		})
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Wrap", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("invokes hooks if one is defined", func(t *testing.T) {
+			defaultInvoked := false
+			defaultHandler := func(*contextmodel.ReqContext) response.Response { defaultInvoked = true; return nil }
+			hookInvoked := false
+			hookHandler := func(*contextmodel.ReqContext) response.Response { hookInvoked = true; return nil }
+			hooks := NewHooks(log.NewNopLogger())
+			hooks.Set("/some/path", hookHandler)
+
+			composed := hooks.Wrap(defaultHandler)
+			req := createReqWithURL("http://domain.test/some/path")
+			composed(req)
+
+			require.True(t, hookInvoked, "hook was expected to be invoked, but it was not")
+			require.False(t, defaultInvoked, "default handler was invoked, but it should not have been")
+		})
+
+		t.Run("does not invoke hooks if path has none defined", func(t *testing.T) {
+			defaultInvoked := false
+			defaultHandler := func(*contextmodel.ReqContext) response.Response { defaultInvoked = true; return nil }
+			hookInvoked := false
+			hookHandler := func(*contextmodel.ReqContext) response.Response { hookInvoked = true; return nil }
+			hooks := NewHooks(log.NewNopLogger())
+			hooks.Set("/some/path", hookHandler)
+
+			composed := hooks.Wrap(defaultHandler)
+			req := createReqWithURL("http://domain.test/does/not/match")
+			composed(req)
+
+			require.False(t, hookInvoked, "hook was invoked, but it should not have been")
+			require.True(t, defaultInvoked, "default handler was expected to be invoked, but it was not")
+		})
+	})
+}
+
+func createReqWithURL(setupURL string) *contextmodel.ReqContext {
+	reqURL, _ := url.Parse(setupURL)
+	return &contextmodel.ReqContext{
+		Context: &web.Context{
+			Req: &http.Request{
+				URL: reqURL,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}