diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
index 59df52e96..e951d4a75 100755
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from r2.models import *
 
 from r2.lib import amqp
 from r2.lib import recommender
+from r2.lib import hooks
 
 from r2.lib.utils import get_title, sanitize_url, timeuntil, set_last_modified
 from r2.lib.utils import query_string, timefromnow, randstr
@@ -2237,6 +2238,8 @@ class ApiController(RedditController, OAuth2ResourceController):
         thing.distinguished = how
         thing._commit()
 
+        hooks.get_hook("thing.distinguish").call(thing=thing)
+
         wrapper = default_thing_wrapper(expand_children = True)
         w = wrap_links(thing, wrapper)
         jquery(".content").replace_things(w, True, True)