diff --git a/packages/socketio/package.json b/packages/socketio/package.json
index 524af33699..ae21229ee0 100644
--- a/packages/socketio/package.json
+++ b/packages/socketio/package.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@feathersjs/commons": "^5.0.0-pre.28",
     "@feathersjs/feathers": "^5.0.0-pre.28",
+    "@feathersjs/hooks": "^0.7.5",
     "@feathersjs/transport-commons": "^5.0.0-pre.28",
     "socket.io": "^4.5.1"
   },
diff --git a/packages/socketio/src/index.ts b/packages/socketio/src/index.ts
index 859114adb0..0f820c6e84 100644
--- a/packages/socketio/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/socketio/src/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Server, ServerOptions } from 'socket.io'
 import { createDebug } from '@feathersjs/commons'
 import { Application } from '@feathersjs/feathers'
 import { socket } from '@feathersjs/transport-commons'
+import { hooks, middleware } from '@feathersjs/hooks'
 
 import { disconnect, params, authentication, FeathersSocket } from './middleware'
 
@@ -87,6 +88,10 @@ function configureSocketio(port?: any, options?: any, config?: any) {
           return setup.call(this, server, ...rest)
         }
       })
+
+      hooks(app, {
+        setup: middleware().params('server').props({ app })
+      })
     })
 
     app.configure(
diff --git a/packages/socketio/test/index.test.ts b/packages/socketio/test/index.test.ts
index 6b6fde1d6f..95ad21331a 100644
--- a/packages/socketio/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/socketio/test/index.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { strict as assert } from 'assert'
-import { feathers, Application, HookContext, NullableId, Params } from '@feathersjs/feathers'
+import { feathers, Application, HookContext, NullableId, Params, ApplicationHookContext } from '@feathersjs/feathers'
 import express from '@feathersjs/express'
 import { Request, Response } from 'express'
 import { omit, extend } from 'lodash'
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ describe('@feathersjs/socketio', () => {
       }
     })
 
+    app.hooks({
+      setup: [
+        async (context: ApplicationHookContext, next: NextFunction) => {
+          assert.notStrictEqual(context.app, undefined)
+          await next()
+        }
+      ]
+    })
+
     app.listen(7886).then((srv) => {
       server = srv
       server.once('listening', () => {
@@ -90,7 +99,7 @@ describe('@feathersjs/socketio', () => {
           }
         })
       })
-    })
+    }).catch(done)
 
     socket = io('http://localhost:7886')
     socket.on('connect', () => done())