diff --git a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/ui/view.hpp b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/ui/view.hpp
index c125a271b3d89..0637ecaf9c7b0 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/ui/view.hpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/ui/view.hpp
@@ -110,6 +110,17 @@ namespace hex {
         void trackViewState();
         void setFocused(bool focused);
 
+    protected:
+        /**
+         * @brief Called when this view is opened (i.e. made visible).
+         */
+        virtual void onOpen() {}
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Called when this view is closed (i.e. made invisible).
+         */
+        virtual void onClose() {}
+
     public:
         class Window;
         class Special;
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/ui/view.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/ui/view.cpp
index fee0ff5171597..8bdc3cb977de9 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/ui/view.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/ui/view.cpp
@@ -75,9 +75,13 @@ namespace hex {
 
     void View::trackViewState() {
         if (m_windowOpen && !m_prevWindowOpen)
+        {
             this->setWindowJustOpened(true);
-        else if (!m_windowOpen && m_prevWindowOpen)
+            this->onOpen();
+        } else if (!m_windowOpen && m_prevWindowOpen) {
             this->setWindowJustClosed(true);
+            this->onClose();
+        }
         m_prevWindowOpen = m_windowOpen;
     }