diff --git a/app/models/solid_queue/record.rb b/app/models/solid_queue/record.rb
index efee954c..8f13299b 100644
--- a/app/models/solid_queue/record.rb
+++ b/app/models/solid_queue/record.rb
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ class Record < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.abstract_class = true
   end
 end
+
+ActiveSupport.run_load_hooks :solid_queue_record, SolidQueue::Record
diff --git a/test/dummy/config/initializers/solid_queue_record.rb b/test/dummy/config/initializers/solid_queue_record.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72e237fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/dummy/config/initializers/solid_queue_record.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Rails.application.config.x.solid_queue_record_hook_ran = false
+
+ActiveSupport.on_load(:solid_queue_record) do
+  raise "Expected to run on SolidQueue::Record, got #{self.inspect}" unless self == SolidQueue::Record
+  Rails.application.config.x.solid_queue_record_hook_ran = true
+end
diff --git a/test/unit/hooks_test.rb b/test/unit/hooks_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6db1718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/hooks_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require "test_helper"
+
+class HooksTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  test "solid_queue_record hook ran" do
+    assert Rails.application.config.x.solid_queue_record_hook_ran
+  end
+end