diff --git a/force_bdss/notification_listeners/base_notification_listener_factory.py b/force_bdss/notification_listeners/base_notification_listener_factory.py
index 08e2b59f90f2518d99445ffd09568e23e1b84045..0dfff5b74220f50c54b134c8f45cd77f19c4e203 100644
--- a/force_bdss/notification_listeners/base_notification_listener_factory.py
+++ b/force_bdss/notification_listeners/base_notification_listener_factory.py
@@ -48,3 +48,10 @@ class BaseNotificationListenerFactory(ABCHasStrictTraits):
         model_data: dict
             Data to use to fill the model.
         """
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def create_ui_hook_manager(self):
+        """Creates an instance of the hook manager
+        The hook manager contains a set of methods that are applicable in
+        various moments of the UI application lifetime.
+        """
diff --git a/force_bdss/notification_listeners/base_ui_hook_manager.py b/force_bdss/notification_listeners/base_ui_hook_manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d9e66d5f7c0d485ad668f327be9573e82954db09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/force_bdss/notification_listeners/base_ui_hook_manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import abc
+from traits.api import ABCHasStrictTraits
+
+
+class BaseUIHookManager(ABCHasStrictTraits):
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def before_execution(self, application, model):
+        """Hook that is called before execution of a given model.
+        Gives a chance to alter the model before the temporary file is created
+        with its contents and the calculation invoked.
+        """