diff --git a/requests/hooks.py b/requests/hooks.py
index 3560b89d..13d0eb5c 100644
--- a/requests/hooks.py
+++ b/requests/hooks.py
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ Available hooks:
     A dictionary of the arguments being sent to Request().
 
 ``pre_request``:
+    The Request object, directly after being created.
+
+``pre_send``:
     The Request object, directly before being sent.
 
 ``post_request``:
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ Available hooks:
 import traceback
 
 
-HOOKS = ('args', 'pre_request', 'post_request', 'response')
+HOOKS = ('args', 'pre_request', 'pre_send', 'post_request', 'response')
 
 
 def dispatch_hook(key, hooks, hook_data):
diff --git a/requests/models.py b/requests/models.py
index 184f91b5..be6d2a66 100644
--- a/requests/models.py
+++ b/requests/models.py
@@ -570,6 +570,10 @@ class Request(object):
                 if cookie_header is not None:
                     self.headers['Cookie'] = cookie_header
 
+            # Pre-send hook.
+            r = dispatch_hook('pre_send', self.hooks, self)
+            self.__dict__.update(r.__dict__)
+
             try:
                 # The inner try .. except re-raises certain exceptions as
                 # internal exception types; the outer suppresses exceptions