diff --git a/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks.go b/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks.go
index 26019b4..2fb251f 100644
--- a/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks.go
+++ b/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -20,22 +19,19 @@ func hookTypeInSlice(a hooks.HookType, list []hooks.HookType) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-type hookDataStore struct {
-	handler.DataStore
-}
-
-func (store hookDataStore) NewUpload(ctx context.Context, info handler.FileInfo) (handler.Upload, error) {
+func preCreateCallback(info handler.HookEvent) error {
 	if output, err := invokeHookSync(hooks.HookPreCreate, info, true); err != nil {
 		if hookErr, ok := err.(hooks.HookError); ok {
-			return nil, hooks.NewHookError(
+			return hooks.NewHookError(
 				fmt.Errorf("pre-create hook failed: %s", err),
 				hookErr.StatusCode(),
 				hookErr.Body(),
 			)
 		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("pre-create hook failed: %s\n%s", err, string(output))
+		return fmt.Errorf("pre-create hook failed: %s\n%s", err, string(output))
 	}
-	return store.DataStore.NewUpload(ctx, info)
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func SetupHookMetrics() {
@@ -46,7 +42,7 @@ func SetupHookMetrics() {
 	MetricsHookErrorsTotal.WithLabelValues(string(hooks.HookPreCreate)).Add(0)
 }
 
-func SetupPreHooks(composer *handler.StoreComposer) error {
+func SetupPreHooks(config *handler.Config) error {
 	if Flags.FileHooksDir != "" {
 		hookHandler = &hooks.FileHook{
 			Directory: Flags.FileHooksDir,
@@ -69,9 +65,8 @@ func SetupPreHooks(composer *handler.StoreComposer) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	composer.UseCore(hookDataStore{
-		DataStore: composer.Core,
-	})
+	config.PreUploadCreateCallback = preCreateCallback
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -92,23 +87,26 @@ func SetupPostHooks(handler *handler.Handler) {
 	}()
 }
 
-func invokeHookAsync(typ hooks.HookType, info handler.FileInfo) {
+func invokeHookAsync(typ hooks.HookType, info handler.HookEvent) {
 	go func() {
 		// Error handling is taken care by the function.
 		_, _ = invokeHookSync(typ, info, false)
 	}()
 }
 
-func invokeHookSync(typ hooks.HookType, info handler.FileInfo, captureOutput bool) ([]byte, error) {
+func invokeHookSync(typ hooks.HookType, info handler.HookEvent, captureOutput bool) ([]byte, error) {
 	if !hookTypeInSlice(typ, Flags.EnabledHooks) {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
+	id := info.Upload.ID
+	size := info.Upload.Size
+
 	switch typ {
 	case hooks.HookPostFinish:
-		logEv(stdout, "UploadFinished", "id", info.ID, "size", strconv.FormatInt(info.Size, 10))
+		logEv(stdout, "UploadFinished", "id", id, "size", strconv.FormatInt(size, 10))
 	case hooks.HookPostTerminate:
-		logEv(stdout, "UploadTerminated", "id", info.ID)
+		logEv(stdout, "UploadTerminated", "id", id)
 	}
 
 	if hookHandler == nil {
@@ -117,22 +115,22 @@ func invokeHookSync(typ hooks.HookType, info handler.FileInfo, captureOutput boo
 
 	name := string(typ)
 	if Flags.VerboseOutput {
-		logEv(stdout, "HookInvocationStart", "type", name, "id", info.ID)
+		logEv(stdout, "HookInvocationStart", "type", name, "id", id)
 	}
 
 	output, returnCode, err := hookHandler.InvokeHook(typ, info, captureOutput)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		logEv(stderr, "HookInvocationError", "type", string(typ), "id", info.ID, "error", err.Error())
+		logEv(stderr, "HookInvocationError", "type", string(typ), "id", id, "error", err.Error())
 		MetricsHookErrorsTotal.WithLabelValues(string(typ)).Add(1)
 	} else if Flags.VerboseOutput {
-		logEv(stdout, "HookInvocationFinish", "type", string(typ), "id", info.ID)
+		logEv(stdout, "HookInvocationFinish", "type", string(typ), "id", id)
 	}
 
 	if typ == hooks.HookPostReceive && Flags.HooksStopUploadCode != 0 && Flags.HooksStopUploadCode == returnCode {
-		logEv(stdout, "HookStopUpload", "id", info.ID)
+		logEv(stdout, "HookStopUpload", "id", id)
 
-		info.StopUpload()
+		info.Upload.StopUpload()
 	}
 
 	return output, err
diff --git a/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks/file.go b/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks/file.go
index 986c184..3bcd03e 100644
--- a/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks/file.go
+++ b/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks/file.go
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ func (_ FileHook) Setup() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (h FileHook) InvokeHook(typ HookType, info handler.FileInfo, captureOutput bool) ([]byte, int, error) {
+func (h FileHook) InvokeHook(typ HookType, info handler.HookEvent, captureOutput bool) ([]byte, int, error) {
 	hookPath := h.Directory + string(os.PathSeparator) + string(typ)
 	cmd := exec.Command(hookPath)
 	env := os.Environ()
-	env = append(env, "TUS_ID="+info.ID)
-	env = append(env, "TUS_SIZE="+strconv.FormatInt(info.Size, 10))
-	env = append(env, "TUS_OFFSET="+strconv.FormatInt(info.Offset, 10))
+	env = append(env, "TUS_ID="+info.Upload.ID)
+	env = append(env, "TUS_SIZE="+strconv.FormatInt(info.Upload.Size, 10))
+	env = append(env, "TUS_OFFSET="+strconv.FormatInt(info.Upload.Offset, 10))
 
 	jsonInfo, err := json.Marshal(info)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks/hooks.go b/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks/hooks.go
index 0687be0..fd79d94 100644
--- a/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks/hooks.go
+++ b/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks/hooks.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 type HookHandler interface {
 	Setup() error
-	InvokeHook(typ HookType, info handler.FileInfo, captureOutput bool) ([]byte, int, error)
+	InvokeHook(typ HookType, info handler.HookEvent, captureOutput bool) ([]byte, int, error)
 }
 
 type HookType string
diff --git a/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks/http.go b/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks/http.go
index 387f091..104d75a 100644
--- a/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks/http.go
+++ b/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks/http.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (_ HttpHook) Setup() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (h HttpHook) InvokeHook(typ HookType, info handler.FileInfo, captureOutput bool) ([]byte, int, error) {
+func (h HttpHook) InvokeHook(typ HookType, info handler.HookEvent, captureOutput bool) ([]byte, int, error) {
 	jsonInfo, err := json.Marshal(info)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
diff --git a/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks/plugin.go b/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks/plugin.go
index f19ffed..823fcf3 100644
--- a/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks/plugin.go
+++ b/cmd/tusd/cli/hooks/plugin.go
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 type PluginHookHandler interface {
-	PreCreate(info handler.FileInfo) error
-	PostCreate(info handler.FileInfo) error
-	PostReceive(info handler.FileInfo) error
-	PostFinish(info handler.FileInfo) error
-	PostTerminate(info handler.FileInfo) error
+	PreCreate(info handler.HookEvent) error
+	PostCreate(info handler.HookEvent) error
+	PostReceive(info handler.HookEvent) error
+	PostFinish(info handler.HookEvent) error
+	PostTerminate(info handler.HookEvent) error
 }
 
 type PluginHook struct {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (h *PluginHook) Setup() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (h PluginHook) InvokeHook(typ HookType, info handler.FileInfo, captureOutput bool) ([]byte, int, error) {
+func (h PluginHook) InvokeHook(typ HookType, info handler.HookEvent, captureOutput bool) ([]byte, int, error) {
 	var err error
 	switch typ {
 	case HookPostFinish:
diff --git a/cmd/tusd/cli/serve.go b/cmd/tusd/cli/serve.go
index c5bc869..95218fc 100644
--- a/cmd/tusd/cli/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/tusd/cli/serve.go
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@ import (
 // specified, in which case a different socket creation and binding mechanism
 // is put in place.
 func Serve() {
-	if err := SetupPreHooks(Composer); err != nil {
-		stderr.Fatalf("Unable to setup hooks for handler: %s", err)
-	}
-
-	handler, err := handler.NewHandler(handler.Config{
+	config := handler.Config{
 		MaxSize:                 Flags.MaxSize,
 		BasePath:                Flags.Basepath,
 		RespectForwardedHeaders: Flags.BehindProxy,
@@ -29,7 +25,13 @@ func Serve() {
 		NotifyTerminatedUploads: true,
 		NotifyUploadProgress:    true,
 		NotifyCreatedUploads:    true,
-	})
+	}
+
+	if err := SetupPreHooks(&config); err != nil {
+		stderr.Fatalf("Unable to setup hooks for handler: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	handler, err := handler.NewHandler(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		stderr.Fatalf("Unable to create handler: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/handler/concat_test.go b/pkg/handler/concat_test.go
index 2896a1c..f62278d 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/concat_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/concat_test.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func TestConcat(t *testing.T) {
 				NotifyCompleteUploads: true,
 			})
 
-			c := make(chan FileInfo, 1)
+			c := make(chan HookEvent, 1)
 			handler.CompleteUploads = c
 
 			(&httpTest{
@@ -160,18 +160,25 @@ func TestConcat(t *testing.T) {
 					// A space between `final;` and the first URL should be allowed due to
 					// compatibility reasons, even if the specification does not define
 					// it. Therefore this character is included in this test case.
-					"Upload-Concat": "final; http://tus.io/files/a /files/b/",
+					"Upload-Concat":   "final; http://tus.io/files/a /files/b/",
+					"X-Custom-Header": "tada",
 				},
 				Code: http.StatusCreated,
 			}).Run(handler, t)
 
-			info := <-c
+			event := <-c
+			info := event.Upload
 			a.Equal("foo", info.ID)
 			a.EqualValues(10, info.Size)
 			a.EqualValues(10, info.Offset)
 			a.False(info.IsPartial)
 			a.True(info.IsFinal)
 			a.Equal([]string{"a", "b"}, info.PartialUploads)
+
+			req := event.HTTPRequest
+			a.Equal("POST", req.Method)
+			a.Equal("", req.URI)
+			a.Equal("tada", req.Header.Get("X-Custom-Header"))
 		})
 
 		SubTest(t, "Status", func(t *testing.T, store *MockFullDataStore, composer *StoreComposer) {
diff --git a/pkg/handler/config.go b/pkg/handler/config.go
index 6ba440f..458ffd9 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/config.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/config.go
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	// potentially set by proxies when generating an absolute URL in the
 	// response to POST requests.
 	RespectForwardedHeaders bool
+	// PreUploadreateCCallback will be invoked before a new upload is created, if the
+	// property is supplied. If the callback returns nil, the upload will be created.
+	// Otherwise the HTTP request will be aborted. This can be used to implement
+	// validation of upload metadata etc.
+	PreUploadCreateCallback func(hook HookEvent) error
 }
 
 func (config *Config) validate() error {
diff --git a/pkg/handler/patch_test.go b/pkg/handler/patch_test.go
index 67ea1ee..19eba85 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/patch_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/patch_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestPatch(t *testing.T) {
 			NotifyCompleteUploads: true,
 		})
 
-		c := make(chan FileInfo, 1)
+		c := make(chan HookEvent, 1)
 		handler.CompleteUploads = c
 
 		(&httpTest{
@@ -57,10 +57,16 @@ func TestPatch(t *testing.T) {
 		}).Run(handler, t)
 
 		a := assert.New(t)
-		info := <-c
+		event := <-c
+		info := event.Upload
 		a.Equal("yes", info.ID)
 		a.EqualValues(int64(10), info.Size)
 		a.Equal(int64(10), info.Offset)
+
+		req := event.HTTPRequest
+		a.Equal("PATCH", req.Method)
+		a.Equal("yes", req.URI)
+		a.Equal("5", req.Header.Get("Upload-Offset"))
 	})
 
 	SubTest(t, "MethodOverriding", func(t *testing.T, store *MockFullDataStore, composer *StoreComposer) {
@@ -506,7 +512,7 @@ func TestPatch(t *testing.T) {
 			NotifyUploadProgress: true,
 		})
 
-		c := make(chan FileInfo)
+		c := make(chan HookEvent)
 		handler.UploadProgress = c
 
 		reader, writer := io.Pipe()
@@ -514,8 +520,9 @@ func TestPatch(t *testing.T) {
 
 		go func() {
 			writer.Write([]byte("first "))
+			event := <-c
 
-			info := <-c
+			info := event.Upload
 			a.Equal("yes", info.ID)
 			a.Equal(int64(100), info.Size)
 			a.Equal(int64(6), info.Offset)
@@ -523,7 +530,8 @@ func TestPatch(t *testing.T) {
 			writer.Write([]byte("second "))
 			writer.Write([]byte("third"))
 
-			info = <-c
+			event = <-c
+			info = event.Upload
 			a.Equal("yes", info.ID)
 			a.Equal(int64(100), info.Size)
 			a.Equal(int64(18), info.Offset)
@@ -580,7 +588,7 @@ func TestPatch(t *testing.T) {
 			NotifyUploadProgress: true,
 		})
 
-		c := make(chan FileInfo)
+		c := make(chan HookEvent)
 		handler.UploadProgress = c
 
 		reader, writer := io.Pipe()
@@ -589,7 +597,8 @@ func TestPatch(t *testing.T) {
 		go func() {
 			writer.Write([]byte("first "))
 
-			info := <-c
+			event := <-c
+			info := event.Upload
 			info.StopUpload()
 
 			// Wait a short time to ensure that the goroutine in the PATCH
diff --git a/pkg/handler/post_test.go b/pkg/handler/post_test.go
index 4dcd1c7..431f04c 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/post_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/post_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestPost(t *testing.T) {
 			NotifyCreatedUploads: true,
 		})
 
-		c := make(chan FileInfo, 1)
+		c := make(chan HookEvent, 1)
 		handler.CreatedUploads = c
 
 		(&httpTest{
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ func TestPost(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}).Run(handler, t)
 
-		info := <-c
+		event := <-c
+		info := event.Upload
 
 		a := assert.New(t)
 		a.Equal("foo", info.ID)
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ func TestPost(t *testing.T) {
 			NotifyCompleteUploads: true,
 		})
 
-		handler.CompleteUploads = make(chan FileInfo, 1)
+		handler.CompleteUploads = make(chan HookEvent, 1)
 
 		(&httpTest{
 			Method: "POST",
@@ -105,12 +106,17 @@ func TestPost(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}).Run(handler, t)
 
-		info := <-handler.CompleteUploads
+		event := <-handler.CompleteUploads
+		info := event.Upload
 
 		a := assert.New(t)
 		a.Equal("foo", info.ID)
 		a.Equal(int64(0), info.Size)
 		a.Equal(int64(0), info.Offset)
+
+		req := event.HTTPRequest
+		a.Equal("POST", req.Method)
+		a.Equal("", req.URI)
 	})
 
 	SubTest(t, "CreateExceedingMaxSizeFail", func(t *testing.T, store *MockFullDataStore, composer *StoreComposer) {
diff --git a/pkg/handler/terminate_test.go b/pkg/handler/terminate_test.go
index bdec85a..9af30a8 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/terminate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/terminate_test.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func TestTerminate(t *testing.T) {
 			NotifyTerminatedUploads: true,
 		})
 
-		c := make(chan FileInfo, 1)
+		c := make(chan HookEvent, 1)
 		handler.TerminatedUploads = c
 
 		(&httpTest{
@@ -72,11 +72,16 @@ func TestTerminate(t *testing.T) {
 			Code: http.StatusNoContent,
 		}).Run(handler, t)
 
-		info := <-c
+		event := <-c
+		info := event.Upload
 
 		a := assert.New(t)
 		a.Equal("foo", info.ID)
 		a.Equal(int64(10), info.Size)
+
+		req := event.HTTPRequest
+		a.Equal("DELETE", req.Method)
+		a.Equal("foo", req.URI)
 	})
 
 	SubTest(t, "NotProvided", func(t *testing.T, store *MockFullDataStore, composer *StoreComposer) {
diff --git a/pkg/handler/unrouted_handler.go b/pkg/handler/unrouted_handler.go
index 3e731e4..d72356f 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/unrouted_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/unrouted_handler.go
@@ -74,6 +74,40 @@ var (
 	ErrUploadStoppedByServer            = NewHTTPError(errors.New("upload has been stopped by server"), http.StatusBadRequest)
 )
 
+// HTTPRequest contains basic details of an incoming HTTP request.
+type HTTPRequest struct {
+	// Method is the HTTP method, e.g. POST or PATCH
+	Method string
+	// URI is the full HTTP request URI, e.g. /files/fooo
+	URI string
+	// RemoteAddr contains the network address that sent the request
+	RemoteAddr string
+	// Header contains all HTTP headers as present in the HTTP request.
+	Header http.Header
+}
+
+// HookEvent represents an event from tusd which can be handled by the application.
+type HookEvent struct {
+	// Upload contains information about the upload that caused this hook
+	// to be fired.
+	Upload FileInfo
+	// HTTPRequest contains details about the HTTP request that reached
+	// tusd.
+	HTTPRequest HTTPRequest
+}
+
+func newHookEvent(info FileInfo, r *http.Request) HookEvent {
+	return HookEvent{
+		Upload: info,
+		HTTPRequest: HTTPRequest{
+			Method:     r.Method,
+			URI:        r.RequestURI,
+			RemoteAddr: r.RemoteAddr,
+			Header:     r.Header,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 // UnroutedHandler exposes methods to handle requests as part of the tus protocol,
 // such as PostFile, HeadFile, PatchFile and DelFile. In addition the GetFile method
 // is provided which is, however, not part of the specification.
@@ -86,33 +120,33 @@ type UnroutedHandler struct {
 	extensions    string
 
 	// CompleteUploads is used to send notifications whenever an upload is
-	// completed by a user. The FileInfo will contain information about this
+	// completed by a user. The HookEvent will contain information about this
 	// upload after it is completed. Sending to this channel will only
 	// happen if the NotifyCompleteUploads field is set to true in the Config
 	// structure. Notifications will also be sent for completions using the
 	// Concatenation extension.
-	CompleteUploads chan FileInfo
+	CompleteUploads chan HookEvent
 	// TerminatedUploads is used to send notifications whenever an upload is
-	// terminated by a user. The FileInfo will contain information about this
+	// terminated by a user. The HookEvent will contain information about this
 	// upload gathered before the termination. Sending to this channel will only
 	// happen if the NotifyTerminatedUploads field is set to true in the Config
 	// structure.
-	TerminatedUploads chan FileInfo
+	TerminatedUploads chan HookEvent
 	// UploadProgress is used to send notifications about the progress of the
 	// currently running uploads. For each open PATCH request, every second
-	// a FileInfo instance will be send over this channel with the Offset field
+	// a HookEvent instance will be send over this channel with the Offset field
 	// being set to the number of bytes which have been transfered to the server.
 	// Please be aware that this number may be higher than the number of bytes
 	// which have been stored by the data store! Sending to this channel will only
 	// happen if the NotifyUploadProgress field is set to true in the Config
 	// structure.
-	UploadProgress chan FileInfo
+	UploadProgress chan HookEvent
 	// CreatedUploads is used to send notifications about the uploads having been
-	// created. It triggers post creation and therefore has all the FileInfo incl.
+	// created. It triggers post creation and therefore has all the HookEvent incl.
 	// the ID available already. It facilitates the post-create hook. Sending to
 	// this channel will only happen if the NotifyCreatedUploads field is set to
 	// true in the Config structure.
-	CreatedUploads chan FileInfo
+	CreatedUploads chan HookEvent
 	// Metrics provides numbers of the usage for this handler.
 	Metrics Metrics
 }
@@ -143,10 +177,10 @@ func NewUnroutedHandler(config Config) (*UnroutedHandler, error) {
 		composer:          config.StoreComposer,
 		basePath:          config.BasePath,
 		isBasePathAbs:     config.isAbs,
-		CompleteUploads:   make(chan FileInfo),
-		TerminatedUploads: make(chan FileInfo),
-		UploadProgress:    make(chan FileInfo),
-		CreatedUploads:    make(chan FileInfo),
+		CompleteUploads:   make(chan HookEvent),
+		TerminatedUploads: make(chan HookEvent),
+		UploadProgress:    make(chan HookEvent),
+		CreatedUploads:    make(chan HookEvent),
 		logger:            config.Logger,
 		extensions:        extensions,
 		Metrics:           newMetrics(),
@@ -306,6 +340,13 @@ func (handler *UnroutedHandler) PostFile(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		PartialUploads: partialUploads,
 	}
 
+	if handler.config.PreUploadCreateCallback != nil {
+		if err := handler.config.PreUploadCreateCallback(newHookEvent(info, r)); err != nil {
+			handler.sendError(w, r, err)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	upload, err := handler.composer.Core.NewUpload(ctx, info)
 	if err != nil {
 		handler.sendError(w, r, err)
@@ -329,7 +370,7 @@ func (handler *UnroutedHandler) PostFile(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	handler.log("UploadCreated", "id", id, "size", i64toa(size), "url", url)
 
 	if handler.config.NotifyCreatedUploads {
-		handler.CreatedUploads <- info
+		handler.CreatedUploads <- newHookEvent(info, r)
 	}
 
 	if isFinal {
@@ -340,7 +381,7 @@ func (handler *UnroutedHandler) PostFile(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		info.Offset = size
 
 		if handler.config.NotifyCompleteUploads {
-			handler.CompleteUploads <- info
+			handler.CompleteUploads <- newHookEvent(info, r)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -363,7 +404,7 @@ func (handler *UnroutedHandler) PostFile(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		// Directly finish the upload if the upload is empty (i.e. has a size of 0).
 		// This statement is in an else-if block to avoid causing duplicate calls
 		// to finishUploadIfComplete if an upload is empty and contains a chunk.
-		handler.finishUploadIfComplete(ctx, upload, info)
+		handler.finishUploadIfComplete(ctx, upload, info, r)
 	}
 
 	handler.sendResp(w, r, http.StatusCreated)
@@ -590,14 +631,14 @@ func (handler *UnroutedHandler) writeChunk(upload Upload, info FileInfo, w http.
 
 		if handler.config.NotifyUploadProgress {
 			var stopProgressEvents chan<- struct{}
-			reader, stopProgressEvents = handler.sendProgressMessages(info, reader)
+			reader, stopProgressEvents = handler.sendProgressMessages(newHookEvent(info, r), reader)
 			defer close(stopProgressEvents)
 		}
 
 		var err error
 		bytesWritten, err = upload.WriteChunk(ctx, offset, reader)
 		if terminateUpload && handler.composer.UsesTerminater {
-			if terminateErr := handler.terminateUpload(ctx, upload, info); terminateErr != nil {
+			if terminateErr := handler.terminateUpload(ctx, upload, info, r); terminateErr != nil {
 				// We only log this error and not show it to the user since this
 				// termination error is not relevant to the uploading client
 				handler.log("UploadStopTerminateError", "id", id, "error", terminateErr.Error())
@@ -624,13 +665,13 @@ func (handler *UnroutedHandler) writeChunk(upload Upload, info FileInfo, w http.
 	handler.Metrics.incBytesReceived(uint64(bytesWritten))
 	info.Offset = newOffset
 
-	return handler.finishUploadIfComplete(ctx, upload, info)
+	return handler.finishUploadIfComplete(ctx, upload, info, r)
 }
 
 // finishUploadIfComplete checks whether an upload is completed (i.e. upload offset
 // matches upload size) and if so, it will call the data store's FinishUpload
 // function and send the necessary message on the CompleteUpload channel.
-func (handler *UnroutedHandler) finishUploadIfComplete(ctx context.Context, upload Upload, info FileInfo) error {
+func (handler *UnroutedHandler) finishUploadIfComplete(ctx context.Context, upload Upload, info FileInfo, r *http.Request) error {
 	// If the upload is completed, ...
 	if !info.SizeIsDeferred && info.Offset == info.Size {
 		// ... allow custom mechanism to finish and cleanup the upload
@@ -640,7 +681,7 @@ func (handler *UnroutedHandler) finishUploadIfComplete(ctx context.Context, uplo
 
 		// ... send the info out to the channel
 		if handler.config.NotifyCompleteUploads {
-			handler.CompleteUploads <- info
+			handler.CompleteUploads <- newHookEvent(info, r)
 		}
 
 		handler.Metrics.incUploadsFinished()
@@ -812,7 +853,7 @@ func (handler *UnroutedHandler) DelFile(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = handler.terminateUpload(ctx, upload, info)
+	err = handler.terminateUpload(ctx, upload, info, r)
 	if err != nil {
 		handler.sendError(w, r, err)
 		return
@@ -826,7 +867,7 @@ func (handler *UnroutedHandler) DelFile(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 // and updates the statistics.
 // Note the the info argument is only needed if the terminated uploads
 // notifications are enabled.
-func (handler *UnroutedHandler) terminateUpload(ctx context.Context, upload Upload, info FileInfo) error {
+func (handler *UnroutedHandler) terminateUpload(ctx context.Context, upload Upload, info FileInfo, r *http.Request) error {
 	terminatableUpload := handler.composer.Terminater.AsTerminatableUpload(upload)
 
 	err := terminatableUpload.Terminate(ctx)
@@ -835,7 +876,7 @@ func (handler *UnroutedHandler) terminateUpload(ctx context.Context, upload Uplo
 	}
 
 	if handler.config.NotifyTerminatedUploads {
-		handler.TerminatedUploads <- info
+		handler.TerminatedUploads <- newHookEvent(info, r)
 	}
 
 	handler.Metrics.incUploadsTerminated()
@@ -921,10 +962,10 @@ func (w *progressWriter) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 // every second, indicating how much data has been transfered to the server.
 // It will stop sending these instances once the returned channel has been
 // closed. The returned reader should be used to read the request body.
-func (handler *UnroutedHandler) sendProgressMessages(info FileInfo, reader io.Reader) (io.Reader, chan<- struct{}) {
+func (handler *UnroutedHandler) sendProgressMessages(hook HookEvent, reader io.Reader) (io.Reader, chan<- struct{}) {
 	previousOffset := int64(0)
 	progress := &progressWriter{
-		Offset: info.Offset,
+		Offset: hook.Upload.Offset,
 	}
 	stop := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	reader = io.TeeReader(reader, progress)
@@ -933,17 +974,17 @@ func (handler *UnroutedHandler) sendProgressMessages(info FileInfo, reader io.Re
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-stop:
-				info.Offset = atomic.LoadInt64(&progress.Offset)
-				if info.Offset != previousOffset {
-					handler.UploadProgress <- info
-					previousOffset = info.Offset
+				hook.Upload.Offset = atomic.LoadInt64(&progress.Offset)
+				if hook.Upload.Offset != previousOffset {
+					handler.UploadProgress <- hook
+					previousOffset = hook.Upload.Offset
 				}
 				return
 			case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
-				info.Offset = atomic.LoadInt64(&progress.Offset)
-				if info.Offset != previousOffset {
-					handler.UploadProgress <- info
-					previousOffset = info.Offset
+				hook.Upload.Offset = atomic.LoadInt64(&progress.Offset)
+				if hook.Upload.Offset != previousOffset {
+					handler.UploadProgress <- hook
+					previousOffset = hook.Upload.Offset
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/handler/utils_test.go b/pkg/handler/utils_test.go
index aa79491..ef298ff 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/utils_test.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ type httpTest struct {
 
 func (test *httpTest) Run(handler http.Handler, t *testing.T) *httptest.ResponseRecorder {
 	req, _ := http.NewRequest(test.Method, test.URL, test.ReqBody)
+	req.RequestURI = test.URL
 
 	// Add headers
 	for key, value := range test.ReqHeader {