diff --git a/src/App.php b/src/App.php
index ace4011720..738370ede3 100644
--- a/src/App.php
+++ b/src/App.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Core\Update;
 use Friendica\Database\Definition\DbaDefinition;
 use Friendica\Database\Definition\ViewDefinition;
+use Friendica\Event\ConfigLoadedEvent;
 use Friendica\Event\Event;
 use Friendica\EventSubscriber\HookEventBridge;
 use Friendica\Module\Maintenance;
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ class App
 			$this->mode,
 			$this->config,
 			$this->profiler,
+			$this->container->create(EventDispatcherInterface::class),
 			$this->appHelper,
 		);
 
@@ -217,6 +219,7 @@ class App
 			$this->container->create(Mode::class),
 			$this->container->create(IManageConfigValues::class),
 			$this->container->create(Profiler::class),
+			$this->container->create(EventDispatcherInterface::class),
 			$this->container->create(AppHelper::class),
 		);
 
@@ -247,6 +250,7 @@ class App
 			$this->container->create(Mode::class),
 			$this->container->create(IManageConfigValues::class),
 			$this->container->create(Profiler::class),
+			$this->container->create(EventDispatcherInterface::class),
 			$this->container->create(AppHelper::class),
 		);
 
@@ -336,6 +340,7 @@ class App
 		Mode $mode,
 		IManageConfigValues $config,
 		Profiler $profiler,
+		EventDispatcherInterface $eventDispatcher,
 		AppHelper $appHelper
 	): void {
 		if ($config->get('system', 'ini_max_execution_time') !== false) {
@@ -359,7 +364,8 @@ class App
 		if ($mode->has(Mode::DBAVAILABLE)) {
 			Core\Hook::loadHooks();
 			$loader = (new Config())->createConfigFileManager($appHelper->getBasePath(), $serverParams);
-			Core\Hook::callAll('load_config', $loader);
+
+			$eventDispatcher->dispatch(new ConfigLoadedEvent(ConfigLoadedEvent::CONFIG_LOADED, $loader));
 
 			// Hooks are now working, reload the whole definitions with hook enabled
 			$dbaDefinition->load(true);
diff --git a/src/EventSubscriber/HookEventBridge.php b/src/EventSubscriber/HookEventBridge.php
index f4da4f9dd5..3c4e6adc28 100644
--- a/src/EventSubscriber/HookEventBridge.php
+++ b/src/EventSubscriber/HookEventBridge.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace Friendica\EventSubscriber;
 
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;
+use Friendica\Event\ConfigLoadedEvent;
 use Friendica\Event\Event;
 use Friendica\Event\HtmlFilterEvent;
 use Friendica\Event\NamedEvent;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ final class HookEventBridge
 	 */
 	private static array $eventMapper = [
 		Event::INIT                       => 'init_1',
+		ConfigLoadedEvent::CONFIG_LOADED  => 'load_config',
 		HtmlFilterEvent::HEAD             => 'head',
 		HtmlFilterEvent::FOOTER           => 'footer',
 		HtmlFilterEvent::PAGE_CONTENT_TOP => 'page_content_top',
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ final class HookEventBridge
 	{
 		return [
 			Event::INIT                       => 'onNamedEvent',
+			ConfigLoadedEvent::CONFIG_LOADED  => 'onConfigLoadedEvent',
 			HtmlFilterEvent::HEAD             => 'onHtmlFilterEvent',
 			HtmlFilterEvent::FOOTER           => 'onHtmlFilterEvent',
 			HtmlFilterEvent::PAGE_CONTENT_TOP => 'onHtmlFilterEvent',
@@ -73,10 +76,19 @@ final class HookEventBridge
 		);
 	}
 
+	public static function onConfigLoadedEvent(ConfigLoadedEvent $event): void
+	{
+		$name = $event->getName();
+
+		$name = static::$eventMapper[$name] ?? $name;
+
+		static::callHook($name, $event->getConfig());
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @param string|array $data
 	 *
-	 * @return string|array
+	 * @return string|array|object
 	 */
 	private static function callHook(string $name, $data)
 	{
diff --git a/tests/Unit/EventSubscriber/HookEventBridgeTest.php b/tests/Unit/EventSubscriber/HookEventBridgeTest.php
index ec04ded87e..ea5460eca3 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/EventSubscriber/HookEventBridgeTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/EventSubscriber/HookEventBridgeTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Friendica\Test\Unit\EventSubscriber;
 
+use Friendica\Core\Config\Util\ConfigFileManager;
+use Friendica\Event\ConfigLoadedEvent;
 use Friendica\Event\Event;
 use Friendica\Event\HtmlFilterEvent;
 use Friendica\EventSubscriber\HookEventBridge;
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ class HookEventBridgeTest extends TestCase
 	{
 		$expected = [
 			Event::INIT                       => 'onNamedEvent',
+			ConfigLoadedEvent::CONFIG_LOADED  => 'onConfigLoadedEvent',
 			HtmlFilterEvent::HEAD             => 'onHtmlFilterEvent',
 			HtmlFilterEvent::FOOTER           => 'onHtmlFilterEvent',
 			HtmlFilterEvent::PAGE_CONTENT_TOP => 'onHtmlFilterEvent',
@@ -72,6 +75,36 @@ class HookEventBridgeTest extends TestCase
 		HookEventBridge::onNamedEvent($event);
 	}
 
+	public static function getConfigLoadedEventData(): array
+	{
+		return [
+			['test', 'test'],
+			[ConfigLoadedEvent::CONFIG_LOADED, 'load_config'],
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @dataProvider getConfigLoadedEventData
+	 */
+	public function testOnConfigLoadedEventCallsHookWithCorrectValue($name, $expected): void
+	{
+		$config = $this->createStub(ConfigFileManager::class);
+
+		$event = new ConfigLoadedEvent($name, $config);
+
+		$reflectionProperty = new \ReflectionProperty(HookEventBridge::class, 'mockedCallHook');
+		$reflectionProperty->setAccessible(true);
+
+		$reflectionProperty->setValue(null, function (string $name, $data) use ($expected, $config) {
+			$this->assertSame($expected, $name);
+			$this->assertSame($config, $data);
+
+			return $data;
+		});
+
+		HookEventBridge::onConfigLoadedEvent($event);
+	}
+
 	public static function getHtmlFilterEventData(): array
 	{
 		return [