diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index 2d7db14..eccce6b 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DRECOVERY_VERSION="$(RECOVERY_VERSION)"
 RECOVERY_API_VERSION := 2
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DRECOVERY_API_VERSION=$(RECOVERY_API_VERSION)
 
-BOARD_RECOVERY_DEFINES := BOARD_HAS_NO_SELECT_BUTTON BOARD_HAS_SMALL_RECOVERY BOARD_LDPI_RECOVERY BOARD_UMS_LUNFILE
+BOARD_RECOVERY_DEFINES := BOARD_HAS_NO_SELECT_BUTTON BOARD_HAS_SMALL_RECOVERY BOARD_LDPI_RECOVERY BOARD_UMS_LUNFILE TARGET_RECOVERY_PRE_COMMAND
 
 $(foreach board_define,$(BOARD_RECOVERY_DEFINES), \
   $(if $($(board_define)), \
diff --git a/extendedcommands.c b/extendedcommands.c
index d263405..e5daa5a 100644
--- a/extendedcommands.c
+++ b/extendedcommands.c
@@ -875,6 +875,9 @@ void show_advanced_menu()
         switch (chosen_item)
         {
             case 0:
+#ifdef TARGET_RECOVERY_PRE_COMMAND
+                __system( TARGET_RECOVERY_PRE_COMMAND );
+#endif
                 __reboot(LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC1, LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC2, LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_RESTART2, "recovery");
                 break;
             case 1:
diff --git a/reboot.c b/reboot.c
index 04aa9ae..6af84da 100644
--- a/reboot.c
+++ b/reboot.c
@@ -49,9 +49,13 @@ int reboot_main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if(force || argc > optind) {
         if(poweroff)
             ret = __reboot(LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC1, LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC2, LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_POWER_OFF, NULL);
-        else if(argc > optind)
-            ret = __reboot(LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC1, LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC2, LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_RESTART2, argv[optind]);
-        else
+        else if(argc > optind) {
+#ifdef TARGET_RECOVERY_PRE_COMMAND
+            if (!strncmp(argv[optind],"recovery",8))
+                system( TARGET_RECOVERY_PRE_COMMAND );
+#endif 
+           ret = __reboot(LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC1, LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC2, LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_RESTART2, argv[optind]);
+        } else
             ret = reboot(RB_AUTOBOOT);
     } else {
         if(poweroff) {