diff --git a/code/hooks.js b/code/hooks.js
index d980c626..9da8bddc 100644
--- a/code/hooks.js
+++ b/code/hooks.js
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 //              code/map_data.js#renderPortal near the end. Will hand
 //              the Leaflet CircleMarker for the portal in "portal" var.
 // portalDetailsUpdated: fired after the details in the sidebar have
-//              been (re-)rendered
+//              been (re-)rendered. Provides data about the portal that
+//              has been selected.
 
 window._hooks = {}
 window.VALID_HOOKS = ['portalAdded', 'portalDetailsUpdated'];
diff --git a/code/portal_detail_display.js b/code/portal_detail_display.js
index 3f5d6ac5..88d42d38 100644
--- a/code/portal_detail_display.js
+++ b/code/portal_detail_display.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 // PORTAL DETAILS MAIN ///////////////////////////////////////////////
 // main code block that renders the portal details in the sidebar and
 // methods that highlight the portal in the map view.
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ window.renderPortalDetails = function(guid) {
   // weren’t available yet.
   resolvePlayerNames();
 
-  runHooks('portalDetailsUpdated', {});
+  runHooks('portalDetailsUpdated', {portalDetails: d});
 }
 
 // draws link-range and hack-range circles around the portal with the