diff --git a/code/chat.js b/code/chat.js
index ccdb0fbd..92dc8173 100644
--- a/code/chat.js
+++ b/code/chat.js
@@ -241,6 +241,14 @@ window.chat.renderFull = function(oldMsgsWereAdded) {
 // common
 //
 
+window.chat.nicknameClicked = function(event, nickname) {
+  var hookData = { event: event, nickname: nickname.replace(/^@/, '') };
+  
+  if (window.runHooks('nicknameClicked', hookData)) {
+    window.chat.addNickname(nickname);
+  }
+}
+
 window.chat.writeDataToHash = function(newData, storageHash, isPublicChannel) {
   $.each(newData.result, function(ind, json) {
     // avoid duplicates
@@ -283,9 +291,10 @@ window.chat.writeDataToHash = function(newData, storageHash, isPublicChannel) {
       case 'AT_PLAYER':
         var thisToPlayer = (markup[1].plain == ('@'+window.PLAYER.nickname));
         var spanClass = thisToPlayer ? "pl_nudge_me" : (markup[1].team + " pl_nudge_player");
+        var atPlayerName = markup[1].plain.replace(/^@/, "");
         msg += $('<div/>').html($('<span/>')
                           .attr('class', spanClass)
-                          .attr('onclick',"window.chat.addNickname('"+markup[1].plain+"')")
+                          .attr('onclick',"window.chat.nicknameClicked(event, '"+atPlayerName+"')")
                           .text(markup[1].plain)).html();
         msgToPlayer = msgToPlayer || thisToPlayer;
         break;
@@ -401,7 +410,7 @@ window.chat.renderMsg = function(msg, nick, time, team, msgToPlayer, systemNarro
   var s = 'style="cursor:pointer; color:'+color+'"';
   var title = nick.length >= 8 ? 'title="'+nick+'" class="help"' : '';
   var i = ['<span class="invisep">&lt;</span>', '<span class="invisep">&gt;</span>'];
-  return '<tr><td>'+t+'</td><td>'+i[0]+'<mark class="nickname" onclick="window.chat.addNickname(\'@' + nick + '\')" ' + s + '>'+ nick+'</mark>'+i[1]+'</td><td>'+msg+'</td></tr>';
+  return '<tr><td>'+t+'</td><td>'+i[0]+'<mark class="nickname" onclick="window.chat.nicknameClicked(event, \'@' + nick + '\')" ' + s + '>'+ nick+'</mark>'+i[1]+'</td><td>'+msg+'</td></tr>';
 }
 
 window.chat.addNickname= function(nick){
diff --git a/code/geosearch.js b/code/geosearch.js
index 4e5df1b7..0f8f5776 100644
--- a/code/geosearch.js
+++ b/code/geosearch.js
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@
 window.setupGeosearch = function() {
   $('#geosearch').keypress(function(e) {
     if((e.keyCode ? e.keyCode : e.which) != 13) return;
-    $.getJSON(NOMINATIM + encodeURIComponent($(this).val()), function(data) {
+    
+    var search = $(this).val();
+    
+    if (!runHooks('geoSearch', search)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    $.getJSON(NOMINATIM + encodeURIComponent(search), function(data) {
       if(!data || !data[0]) return;
       var b = data[0].boundingbox;
       if(!b) return;
diff --git a/code/hooks.js b/code/hooks.js
index 435792db..84013e28 100644
--- a/code/hooks.js
+++ b/code/hooks.js
@@ -59,15 +59,21 @@
 window._hooks = {}
 window.VALID_HOOKS = ['portalAdded', 'portalDetailsUpdated',
   'publicChatDataAvailable', 'factionChatDataAvailable', 'portalDataLoaded',
-  'beforePortalReRender', 'checkRenderLimit', 'requestFinished'];
+  'beforePortalReRender', 'checkRenderLimit', 'requestFinished', 'nicknameClicked',
+  'geoSearch'];
 
 window.runHooks = function(event, data) {
   if(VALID_HOOKS.indexOf(event) === -1) throw('Unknown event type: ' + event);
 
   if(!_hooks[event]) return;
+  var interupted = false;
   $.each(_hooks[event], function(ind, callback) {
-    callback(data);
+    if (callback(data) === false) {
+      interupted = true;
+      return false;
+    }
   });
+  return !interupted;
 }