diff --git a/source/include/NetworkBufferManagement.h b/source/include/NetworkBufferManagement.h
index c209217c2..977097eab 100644
--- a/source/include/NetworkBufferManagement.h
+++ b/source/include/NetworkBufferManagement.h
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ NetworkBufferDescriptor_t * pxResizeNetworkBufferWithDescriptor( NetworkBufferDe
     BaseType_t prvIsFreeBuffer( const NetworkBufferDescriptor_t * pxDescr );
 #endif
 
+#if ipconfigBUFFER_AND_DESCRIPTOR_RELEASE_HOOK
+    void vReleaseNetworkBufferAndDescriptorHook( NetworkBufferDescriptor_t * const pxNetworkBuffer );
+#endif
+
 /* *INDENT-OFF* */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
     } /* extern "C" */
diff --git a/source/portable/BufferManagement/BufferAllocation_1.c b/source/portable/BufferManagement/BufferAllocation_1.c
index 817bf6f17..2d5e160a2 100644
--- a/source/portable/BufferManagement/BufferAllocation_1.c
+++ b/source/portable/BufferManagement/BufferAllocation_1.c
@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@ void vReleaseNetworkBufferAndDescriptor( NetworkBufferDescriptor_t * const pxNet
             prvShowWarnings();
         }
 
+        #if ( ipconfigBUFFER_AND_DESCRIPTOR_RELEASE_HOOK == 1 )
+            vReleaseNetworkBufferAndDescriptorHook( pxNetworkBuffer );
+        #endif /* if ( ipconfigBUFFER_AND_DESCRIPTOR_RELEASE_HOOK ) */
+
         iptraceNETWORK_BUFFER_RELEASED( pxNetworkBuffer );
     }
 }