diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/object/detail-content.phtml b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/object/detail-content.phtml
index c7d454a0b..5fa2a46c0 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/object/detail-content.phtml
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/partials/object/detail-content.phtml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <div class="content" data-base-target="_next">
     <?= $this->render('show/components/output.phtml') ?>
     <?= $this->render('show/components/grapher.phtml') ?>
+    <?= $this->render('show/components/extensions.phtml') ?>
 
     <h2><?= $this->translate('Problem handling') ?></h2>
     <table class="name-value-table">
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/show/components/extensions.phtml b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/show/components/extensions.phtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..263b7e472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/show/components/extensions.phtml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?php
+foreach ($extensionsHtml as $extensionHtml) {
+    echo $extensionHtml;
+}
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/doc/01-hooks/01-detailviewextension.md b/modules/monitoring/doc/01-hooks/01-detailviewextension.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..480085710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/monitoring/doc/01-hooks/01-detailviewextension.md
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+# <a id="detailviewextension"></a> Detail View Extension Hook
+
+## About
+
+This hook can be used to easily extend the detail view of monitored objects (hosts and services).
+
+## How it works
+
+### Directory structure
+
+* `icingaweb2/modules/example`
+    * `library/Example/ProvidedHook/Monitoring/DetailviewExtension/Simple.php`
+    * `run.php`
+
+### Files
+
+#### run.php
+
+```php
+<?php
+/** @var \Icinga\Application\Modules\Module $this */
+
+$this->provideHook(
+    'monitoring/DetailviewExtension',
+    'Icinga\Module\Example\ProvidedHook\Monitoring\DetailviewExtension\Simple'
+);
+```
+
+#### Simple.php
+
+```php
+<?php
+namespace Icinga\Module\Example\ProvidedHook\Monitoring\DetailviewExtension;
+
+use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Hook\DetailviewExtensionHook;
+use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Object\MonitoredObject;
+
+class Simple extends DetailviewExtensionHook
+{
+    public function getHtmlForObject(MonitoredObject $object)
+    {
+        $stats = array();
+        foreach (str_split($object->name) as $c) {
+            if (isset($stats[$c])) {
+                ++$stats[$c];
+            } else {
+                $stats[$c] = 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        ksort($stats);
+
+        $view = $this->getView();
+
+        $thead = '';
+        $tbody = '';
+        foreach ($stats as $c => $amount) {
+            $thead .= '<th>' . $view->escape($c) . '</th>';
+            $tbody .= '<td>' . $amount . '</td>';
+        }
+
+        return '<h2>'
+            . $view->escape(sprintf($view->translate('A %s named "%s"'), $object->getType(), $object->name))
+            . '</h2>'
+            . '<h3>Character stats</h3>'
+            . '<table>'
+            . '<thead>' . $thead . '</thead>'
+            . '<tbody>' . $tbody . '</tbody>'
+            . '</table>';
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## How it looks like
+
+![Screenshot](res/detailviewextension-01.png)
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/doc/res/detailviewextension-01.png b/modules/monitoring/doc/res/detailviewextension-01.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5ddaf188
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diff --git a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Hook/DetailviewExtensionHook.php b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Hook/DetailviewExtensionHook.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b86573f9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Hook/DetailviewExtensionHook.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?php
+/* Icinga Web 2 | (c) 2017 Icinga Development Team | GPLv2+ */
+
+namespace Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Hook;
+
+use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Object\MonitoredObject;
+use Icinga\Web\View;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for hooks extending the detail view of monitored objects
+ *
+ * Extend this class if you want to extend the detail view of monitored objects with custom HTML.
+ */
+abstract class DetailviewExtensionHook
+{
+    /**
+     * The view the generated HTML will be included in
+     *
+     * @var View
+     */
+    private $view;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new hook
+     *
+     * @see init() For hook initialization.
+     */
+    final public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->init();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Overwrite this function for hook initialization, e.g. loading the hook's config
+     */
+    protected function init()
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shall return valid HTML to include in the detail view
+     *
+     * @param   MonitoredObject $object     The object to generate HTML for
+     *
+     * @return  string
+     */
+    abstract public function getHtmlForObject(MonitoredObject $object);
+
+    /**
+     * Get {@link view}
+     *
+     * @return View
+     */
+    public function getView()
+    {
+        return $this->view;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set {@link view}
+     *
+     * @param   View $view
+     *
+     * @return  $this
+     */
+    public function setView($view)
+    {
+        $this->view = $view;
+        return $this;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Web/Controller/MonitoredObjectController.php b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Web/Controller/MonitoredObjectController.php
index 9ea05f02b..52cd4afbd 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Web/Controller/MonitoredObjectController.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Web/Controller/MonitoredObjectController.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Forms\Command\Object\DeleteDowntimeCommandForm;
 use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Forms\Command\Object\ObjectsCommandForm;
 use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Forms\Command\Object\RemoveAcknowledgementCommandForm;
 use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Forms\Command\Object\ToggleObjectFeaturesCommandForm;
+use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Hook\DetailviewExtensionHook;
 use Icinga\Web\Hook;
 use Icinga\Web\Url;
 use Icinga\Web\Widget\Tabextension\DashboardAction;
@@ -96,6 +97,12 @@ abstract class MonitoredObjectController extends Controller
         }
         $this->view->showInstance = $this->backend->select()->from('instance')->count() > 1;
         $this->view->object = $this->object;
+
+        $this->view->extensionsHtml = array();
+        foreach (Hook::all('Monitoring\DetailviewExtension') as $hook) {
+            /** @var DetailviewExtensionHook $hook */
+            $this->view->extensionsHtml[] = $hook->setView($this->view)->getHtmlForObject($this->object);
+        }
     }
 
     /**