diff --git a/src/pool.ml b/src/pool.ml
index 4f4abac3..eb2e9366 100644
--- a/src/pool.ml
+++ b/src/pool.ml
@@ -60,9 +60,12 @@ let num_tasks (self : t) : int =
 
 exception Got_task of task
 
-let worker_thread_ ~on_exn (active : bool A.t) (qs : task Bb_queue.t array)
-    ~(offset : int) : unit =
+type around_task = AT_pair : (t -> 'a) * (t -> 'a -> unit) -> around_task
+
+let worker_thread_ pool ~on_exn ~around_task (active : bool A.t)
+    (qs : task Bb_queue.t array) ~(offset : int) : unit =
   let num_qs = Array.length qs in
+  let (AT_pair (before_task, after_task)) = around_task in
 
   try
     while A.get active do
@@ -84,10 +87,12 @@ let worker_thread_ ~on_exn (active : bool A.t) (qs : task Bb_queue.t array)
         with Got_task f -> f
       in
 
-      try task ()
-      with e ->
-        let bt = Printexc.get_raw_backtrace () in
-        on_exn e bt
+      let _ctx = before_task pool in
+      (try task ()
+       with e ->
+         let bt = Printexc.get_raw_backtrace () in
+         on_exn e bt);
+      after_task pool _ctx
     done
   with Bb_queue.Closed -> ()
 
@@ -103,7 +108,15 @@ let max_queues = 32
 
 let create ?(on_init_thread = default_thread_init_exit_)
     ?(on_exit_thread = default_thread_init_exit_) ?(thread_wrappers = [])
-    ?(on_exn = fun _ _ -> ()) ?min:(min_threads = 1) ?(per_domain = 0) () : t =
+    ?(on_exn = fun _ _ -> ()) ?around_task ?min:(min_threads = 1)
+    ?(per_domain = 0) () : t =
+  (* wrapper *)
+  let around_task =
+    match around_task with
+    | Some (f, g) -> AT_pair (f, g)
+    | None -> AT_pair (ignore, fun _ _ -> ())
+  in
+
   (* number of threads to run *)
   let min_threads = max 1 min_threads in
   let num_domains = D_pool_.n_domains () in
@@ -133,7 +146,7 @@ let create ?(on_init_thread = default_thread_init_exit_)
     let dom_idx = (offset + i) mod num_domains in
 
     (* function run in the thread itself *)
-    let main_thread_fun () =
+    let main_thread_fun () : unit =
       let thread = Thread.self () in
       let t_id = Thread.id thread in
       on_init_thread ~dom_id:dom_idx ~t_id ();
@@ -142,7 +155,9 @@ let create ?(on_init_thread = default_thread_init_exit_)
         List.rev_append thread_wrappers (A.get global_thread_wrappers_)
       in
 
-      let run () = worker_thread_ ~on_exn active qs ~offset:i in
+      let run () =
+        worker_thread_ pool ~on_exn ~around_task active qs ~offset:i
+      in
       (* the actual worker loop is [worker_thread_], with all
          wrappers for this pool and for all pools (global_thread_wrappers_) *)
       let run' =
diff --git a/src/pool.mli b/src/pool.mli
index b11cf496..114f11ed 100644
--- a/src/pool.mli
+++ b/src/pool.mli
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type t
 
 type thread_loop_wrapper =
   thread:Thread.t -> pool:t -> (unit -> unit) -> unit -> unit
-(** a thread wrapper [f] takes the current thread, the current pool,
+(** A thread wrapper [f] takes the current thread, the current pool,
       and the worker function [loop : unit -> unit] which is
       the worker's main loop, and returns a new loop function.
       By default it just returns the same loop function but it can be used
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ val create :
   ?on_exit_thread:(dom_id:int -> t_id:int -> unit -> unit) ->
   ?thread_wrappers:thread_loop_wrapper list ->
   ?on_exn:(exn -> Printexc.raw_backtrace -> unit) ->
+  ?around_task:(t -> 'a) * (t -> 'a -> unit) ->
   ?min:int ->
   ?per_domain:int ->
   unit ->
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ val create :
      @param on_exit_thread called at the end of each thread in the pool
      @param thread_wrappers a list of {!thread_loop_wrapper} functions
      to use for this pool's workers.
+     @param around_task a pair of [before, after], where [before pool] is called
+      before a task is processed,
+      on the worker thread about to run it, and returns [x]; and [after pool x] is called by
+      the same thread after the task is over. (since 0.2)
   *)
 
 val size : t -> int