diff --git a/docs/editing_api.rst b/docs/editing_api.rst
index 609237e76..5113eb3b8 100644
--- a/docs/editing_api.rst
+++ b/docs/editing_api.rst
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ Registering functions with a Wagtail hook follows the following pattern:
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
-  from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+  from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 
   hooks.register('hook', function)
 
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ Where ``'hook'`` is one of the following hook strings and ``function`` is a func
 
   .. code-block:: python
 
-    from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+    from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 
     class UserbarPuppyLinkItem(object):
       def render(self, request):
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ Where ``'hook'`` is one of the following hook strings and ``function`` is a func
 
     from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 
-    from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+    from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 
     class WelcomePanel(object):
       order = 50
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ Where ``'hook'`` is one of the following hook strings and ``function`` is a func
 
     from django.http import HttpResponse
 
-    from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+    from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 
     def do_after_page_create(request, page):
       return HttpResponse("Congrats on making content!", content_type="text/plain")
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ Where ``'hook'`` is one of the following hook strings and ``function`` is a func
     from django.http import HttpResponse
     from django.conf.urls import url
 
-    from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+    from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 
     def admin_view( request ):
       return HttpResponse( \
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ Where ``'hook'`` is one of the following hook strings and ``function`` is a func
 
     from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 
-    from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+    from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
     from wagtail.wagtailadmin.menu import MenuItem
 
     def construct_main_menu(request, menu_items):
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ Where ``'hook'`` is one of the following hook strings and ``function`` is a func
     from django.utils.html import format_html, format_html_join
     from django.conf import settings
 
-    from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+    from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 
     def editor_js():
       js_files = [
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ Where ``'hook'`` is one of the following hook strings and ``function`` is a func
     from django.utils.html import format_html
     from django.conf import settings
 
-    from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+    from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 
     def editor_css():
       return format_html('<link rel="stylesheet" href="' \
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ Where ``'hook'`` is one of the following hook strings and ``function`` is a func
 
   .. code-block:: python
 
-    from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+    from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
     from wagtail.wagtailcore.whitelist import attribute_rule, check_url, allow_without_attributes
 
     def whitelister_element_rules():
diff --git a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailstyleguide/wagtail_hooks.py b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailstyleguide/wagtail_hooks.py
index 5782ee736..56a17fc16 100644
--- a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailstyleguide/wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailstyleguide/wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django.conf.urls import url
 from django.core import urlresolvers
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
-from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.menu import MenuItem
 
 from . import views
diff --git a/wagtail/tests/wagtail_hooks.py b/wagtail/tests/wagtail_hooks.py
index 5dccca666..13e3e46d2 100644
--- a/wagtail/tests/wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/wagtail/tests/wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.whitelist import attribute_rule, check_url, allow_without_attributes
 
 def editor_css():
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/hooks.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/hooks.py
index d299c3346..75c3a8991 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/hooks.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/hooks.py
@@ -1,38 +1,4 @@
-from django.conf import settings
-try:
-    from importlib import import_module
-except ImportError:
-    # for Python 2.6, fall back on django.utils.importlib (deprecated as of Django 1.7)
-    from django.utils.importlib import import_module
+# The 'hooks' module is now part of wagtailcore.
+# Imports are provided here for backwards compatibility
 
-_hooks = {}
-
-# TODO: support 'register' as a decorator:
-#    @hooks.register('construct_main_menu')
-#    def construct_main_menu(menu_items):
-#        ...
-
-
-def register(hook_name, fn):
-    if hook_name not in _hooks:
-        _hooks[hook_name] = []
-    _hooks[hook_name].append(fn)
-
-_searched_for_hooks = False
-
-
-def search_for_hooks():
-    global _searched_for_hooks
-    if not _searched_for_hooks:
-        for app_module in settings.INSTALLED_APPS:
-            try:
-                import_module('%s.wagtail_hooks' % app_module)
-            except ImportError:
-                continue
-
-        _searched_for_hooks = True
-
-
-def get_hooks(hook_name):
-    search_for_hooks()
-    return _hooks.get(hook_name, [])
+from wagtail.wagtailcore.hooks import register, get_hooks
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templatetags/wagtailadmin_tags.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templatetags/wagtailadmin_tags.py
index 9f03c7b63..4a4d4d0eb 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templatetags/wagtailadmin_tags.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templatetags/wagtailadmin_tags.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ from django import template
 from django.core import urlresolvers
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
-from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.menu import MenuItem
 
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.models import get_navigation_menu_items, UserPagePermissionsProxy
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.utils import camelcase_to_underscore
 
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/urls.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/urls.py
index 1487eacb6..89be5cf17 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/urls.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/urls.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django.conf.urls import url
 
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.forms import PasswordResetForm
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.views import account, chooser, home, pages, tags, userbar
-from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 
 
 urlpatterns = [
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/home.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/home.py
index 24800eefc..e68ed0cbf 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/home.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/home.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.template import RequestContext
 from django.template.loader import render_to_string
 
-from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.forms import SearchForm
 
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.models import Page, PageRevision, UserPagePermissionsProxy
 
 from wagtail.wagtaildocs.models import Document
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/pages.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/pages.py
index 1bc13c5f0..fd0c97b02 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/pages.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/pages.py
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ from django.views.decorators.vary import vary_on_headers
 
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.edit_handlers import TabbedInterface, ObjectList
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.forms import SearchForm
-from wagtail.wagtailadmin import tasks, hooks, signals
+from wagtail.wagtailadmin import tasks, signals
 
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.models import Page, PageRevision
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.signals import page_published
 
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/userbar.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/userbar.py
index 2b3749da0..c41b5aed1 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/userbar.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/userbar.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import permission_required
 
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.userbar import EditPageItem, AddPageItem, ApproveModerationEditPageItem, RejectModerationEditPageItem
-from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.models import Page, PageRevision
 
 
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/hooks.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/hooks.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d299c3346
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/hooks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+from django.conf import settings
+try:
+    from importlib import import_module
+except ImportError:
+    # for Python 2.6, fall back on django.utils.importlib (deprecated as of Django 1.7)
+    from django.utils.importlib import import_module
+
+_hooks = {}
+
+# TODO: support 'register' as a decorator:
+#    @hooks.register('construct_main_menu')
+#    def construct_main_menu(menu_items):
+#        ...
+
+
+def register(hook_name, fn):
+    if hook_name not in _hooks:
+        _hooks[hook_name] = []
+    _hooks[hook_name].append(fn)
+
+_searched_for_hooks = False
+
+
+def search_for_hooks():
+    global _searched_for_hooks
+    if not _searched_for_hooks:
+        for app_module in settings.INSTALLED_APPS:
+            try:
+                import_module('%s.wagtail_hooks' % app_module)
+            except ImportError:
+                continue
+
+        _searched_for_hooks = True
+
+
+def get_hooks(hook_name):
+    search_for_hooks()
+    return _hooks.get(hook_name, [])
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/rich_text.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/rich_text.py
index c5229f747..bd218d01d 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailcore/rich_text.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/rich_text.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from wagtail.wagtaildocs.models import Document
 from wagtail.wagtailimages.models import get_image_model
 from wagtail.wagtailimages.formats import get_image_format
 
-from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 
 
 # Define a set of 'embed handlers' and 'link handlers'. These handle the translation
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtaildocs/wagtail_hooks.py b/wagtail/wagtaildocs/wagtail_hooks.py
index 3ab1ad9bf..a6e00f8db 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtaildocs/wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtaildocs/wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from django.core import urlresolvers
 from django.utils.html import format_html, format_html_join
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
-from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.menu import MenuItem
 
 from wagtail.wagtaildocs import admin_urls
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailembeds/wagtail_hooks.py b/wagtail/wagtailembeds/wagtail_hooks.py
index 89c5e66a5..f9ea650a6 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailembeds/wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailembeds/wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from django.conf.urls import include, url
 from django.core import urlresolvers
 from django.utils.html import format_html
 
-from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailembeds import urls
 
 
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailforms/wagtail_hooks.py b/wagtail/wagtailforms/wagtail_hooks.py
index 277fc6e73..c584a5c4e 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailforms/wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailforms/wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.conf.urls import include, url
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
-from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.menu import MenuItem
 
 from wagtail.wagtailforms import urls
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailimages/wagtail_hooks.py b/wagtail/wagtailimages/wagtail_hooks.py
index 51492d404..611e18990 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailimages/wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailimages/wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from django.core import urlresolvers
 from django.utils.html import format_html, format_html_join
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
-from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.menu import MenuItem
 
 from wagtail.wagtailimages import urls
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailredirects/wagtail_hooks.py b/wagtail/wagtailredirects/wagtail_hooks.py
index 4dbe1a028..6ebec475b 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailredirects/wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailredirects/wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django.core import urlresolvers
 from django.conf.urls import include, url
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
-from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailredirects import urls
 
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.menu import MenuItem
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailsearch/wagtail_hooks.py b/wagtail/wagtailsearch/wagtail_hooks.py
index 1a656c0ef..3ca4601b3 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailsearch/wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailsearch/wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django.core import urlresolvers
 from django.conf.urls import include, url
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
-from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailsearch.urls import admin as admin_urls
 
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.menu import MenuItem
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/wagtail_hooks.py b/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/wagtail_hooks.py
index 3745d1a51..501f29b31 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from django.core import urlresolvers
 from django.utils.html import format_html
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
-from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.menu import MenuItem
 
 from wagtail.wagtailsnippets import urls
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailusers/wagtail_hooks.py b/wagtail/wagtailusers/wagtail_hooks.py
index d006a4d93..6637430e1 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailusers/wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailusers/wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django.conf.urls import include, url
 from django.core import urlresolvers
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
-from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.menu import MenuItem
 
 from wagtail.wagtailusers import urls