diff --git a/core/handlers/v2/schema.json b/core/handlers/v2/schema.json
index 1a5cd572b..d2d3755e4 100644
--- a/core/handlers/v2/schema.json
+++ b/core/handlers/v2/schema.json
@@ -220,6 +220,12 @@
 						}
 					},
 					"type": "object"
+				},
+				"postActionHooks": {
+					"items": {
+						"$ref": "#/definitions/post-action-hooks"						
+					},
+					"type": "array"
 				}
 			},
 			"type": "object"
@@ -238,6 +244,53 @@
 			},
 			"required": ["name", "function"],
 			"type": "object"
+		},
+		"post-action-hooks": {
+			"properties": {
+				"name": {
+					"type": "string"
+				},
+				"parameters": {
+					"properties": {
+						"method": {
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						"destination": {
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						"scheme": {
+							"type": "string",
+							"enum": [
+								"http",
+								"https"
+							]
+						},
+						"path": {
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						"query": {
+							"additionalProperties": {
+								"items": {
+									"type": "string"
+								},
+								"type": "array"
+							},
+							"type": "object"
+						},
+						"headers": {
+							"$ref": "#/definitions/headers"
+						},
+						"body": {
+							"type": "string"
+						},
+						"encodedBody": {
+							"type": "boolean"
+						}
+					},
+					"type": "object"
+				}
+			},
+			"type": "object"
 		}
 	},
 	"description": "Hoverfly simulation schema",
diff --git a/core/handlers/v2/simulation_views_validation.go b/core/handlers/v2/simulation_views_validation.go
index 503d88f89..96bbd914d 100644
--- a/core/handlers/v2/simulation_views_validation.go
+++ b/core/handlers/v2/simulation_views_validation.go
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ var responseDefinitionV4 = map[string]interface{}{
 			"$ref": "#/definitions/headers",
 		},
 		"postActionHooks": map[string]interface{}{
-			"$ref": "#/definitions/postActionHooks",
+			"$ref": "#/definitions/post-action-hooks",
 		},
 		"status": map[string]interface{}{
 			"type": "integer",
diff --git a/core/hoverfly.go b/core/hoverfly.go
index 0a2403a5d..e42ee0d39 100644
--- a/core/hoverfly.go
+++ b/core/hoverfly.go
@@ -220,6 +220,24 @@ func (hf *Hoverfly) processRequest(req *http.Request) *http.Response {
 	return result.Response
 }
 
+// postProcessRequest - after a response, fire any webhooks that the user has configured.
+func (hf *Hoverfly) postProcessRequest(req *http.Request) *http.Response {
+	requestDetails, err := models.NewRequestDetailsFromHttpRequest(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Debug("Failed to process request for postProcessRequest")
+	}
+	response, matchingErr := hf.GetResponse(requestDetails)
+	// We really don't need to do anything here, if there is match just return
+	if matchingErr != nil {
+		return req.Response
+	}
+	_, err = hf.ApplyPostHooks(response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return modes.ErrorResponse(req, err, "There was an error when executing the post hooks").Response
+	}
+	return req.Response
+}
+
 func (hf *Hoverfly) applyResponseDelay(result modes.ProcessResult) {
 	if result.FixedDelay > 0 {
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(result.FixedDelay) * time.Millisecond)
diff --git a/core/hoverfly_funcs.go b/core/hoverfly_funcs.go
index 42cb5103c..5edee0822 100644
--- a/core/hoverfly_funcs.go
+++ b/core/hoverfly_funcs.go
@@ -433,10 +433,10 @@ func (hf *Hoverfly) ApplyMiddleware(pair models.RequestResponsePair) (models.Req
 	return pair, nil
 }
 
-func (hf *Hoverfly) ApplyPostHooks(pair models.RequestResponsePair) (models.RequestResponsePair, error) {
-	if pair.Response.PostActionHooks != nil {
-		log.Debug("Post action hooks detected")
-		for _, postActionHook := range pair.Response.PostActionHooks {
+func (hf *Hoverfly) ApplyPostHooks(resp *models.ResponseDetails) (*models.ResponseDetails, error) {
+	if resp.PostActionHooks != nil {
+		log.Info("Post action hooks detected")
+		for _, postActionHook := range resp.PostActionHooks {
 			postActionHookStruct := &models.PostActionHook{}
 			jsonBytes, err := json.Marshal(postActionHook)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -452,10 +452,13 @@ func (hf *Hoverfly) ApplyPostHooks(pair models.RequestResponsePair) (models.Requ
 			// For now response is not needed, see what else we could need from it.
 			_, err = postActionHookStruct.Execute()
 			if err != nil {
-				return pair, err
+				log.Debug("There was an error executing the post hook")
+				return resp, err
 			}
 			log.Debug("Executed Post action hook")
 		}
+	} else {
+		log.Debug("No post hooks found")
 	}
-	return pair, nil
+	return resp, nil
 }
diff --git a/core/modes/simulate_mode.go b/core/modes/simulate_mode.go
index 6d697c6ad..58a762b27 100644
--- a/core/modes/simulate_mode.go
+++ b/core/modes/simulate_mode.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 type HoverflySimulate interface {
 	GetResponse(models.RequestDetails) (*models.ResponseDetails, *errors.HoverflyError)
 	ApplyMiddleware(models.RequestResponsePair) (models.RequestResponsePair, error)
-	ApplyPostHooks(models.RequestResponsePair) (models.RequestResponsePair, error)
 }
 
 type SimulateMode struct {
@@ -55,11 +54,6 @@ func (this SimulateMode) Process(request *http.Request, details models.RequestDe
 		return ReturnErrorAndLog(request, err, &pair, "There was an error when executing middleware", Simulate)
 	}
 
-	pair, err = this.Hoverfly.ApplyPostHooks(pair)
-	if err != nil {
-		return ReturnErrorAndLog(request, err, &pair, "There was an error when executing the post hooks", Spy)
-	}
-
 	return newProcessResult(
 		ReconstructResponse(request, pair),
 		pair.Response.FixedDelay,
diff --git a/core/modes/spy_mode.go b/core/modes/spy_mode.go
index c345bae04..51ab3588f 100644
--- a/core/modes/spy_mode.go
+++ b/core/modes/spy_mode.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 type HoverflySpy interface {
 	GetResponse(models.RequestDetails) (*models.ResponseDetails, *errors.HoverflyError)
 	ApplyMiddleware(models.RequestResponsePair) (models.RequestResponsePair, error)
-	ApplyPostHooks(models.RequestResponsePair) (models.RequestResponsePair, error)
 	DoRequest(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
 }
 
@@ -69,10 +68,6 @@ func (this SpyMode) Process(request *http.Request, details models.RequestDetails
 	if err != nil {
 		return ReturnErrorAndLog(request, err, &pair, "There was an error when executing middleware", Spy)
 	}
-	pair, err = this.Hoverfly.ApplyPostHooks(pair)
-	if err != nil {
-		return ReturnErrorAndLog(request, err, &pair, "There was an error when executing the post hooks", Spy)
-	}
 
 	return newProcessResult(
 		ReconstructResponse(request, pair),
diff --git a/core/proxy.go b/core/proxy.go
index 14bfaa8ac..e79d6eaf4 100644
--- a/core/proxy.go
+++ b/core/proxy.go
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ func NewProxy(hoverfly *Hoverfly) *goproxy.ProxyHttpServer {
 			return r, resp
 		})
 
+	// Fire Post processing events
+	proxy.OnRequest(matchesFilter(hoverfly.Cfg.Destination)).DoFunc(
+		func(r *http.Request, ctx *goproxy.ProxyCtx) (*http.Request, *http.Response) {
+			// Important, clone the request as use of pointers lead to flaky behaviors
+			reqClone := r.Clone(ctx.Req.Context())
+			go hoverfly.postProcessRequest(reqClone)
+			return r, ctx.Resp
+		})
+
 	if hoverfly.Cfg.Verbose {
 		proxy.OnRequest().DoFunc(
 			func(r *http.Request, ctx *goproxy.ProxyCtx) (*http.Request, *http.Response) {
@@ -126,6 +135,11 @@ func NewWebserverProxy(hoverfly *Hoverfly) *goproxy.ProxyHttpServer {
 		w.Write([]byte(body))
 
 		hoverfly.Counter.Count(hoverfly.Cfg.GetMode())
+		go func() {
+			// Important, clone the request as use of pointers lead to flaky behaviors
+			reqClone := r.Clone(r.Context())
+			hoverfly.postProcessRequest(reqClone)
+		}()
 	})
 
 	if hoverfly.Cfg.Verbose {