diff --git a/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/hooks.test.ts b/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/hooks.test.ts
index 0f9babc80..42665c238 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/hooks.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/hooks.test.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ const hooks: WxtHooks = {
   'zip:sources:start': vi.fn(),
   'zip:sources:done': vi.fn(),
   'zip:done': vi.fn(),
+  'server:created': vi.fn(),
+  'server:started': vi.fn(),
+  'server:closed': vi.fn(),
 };
 
 function expectHooksToBeCalled(
@@ -67,6 +70,9 @@ describe('Hooks', () => {
       'zip:sources:start': false,
       'zip:sources:done': false,
       'zip:done': false,
+      'server:created': false,
+      'server:started': false,
+      'server:closed': false,
     });
   });
 
@@ -95,6 +101,9 @@ describe('Hooks', () => {
       'zip:sources:start': false,
       'zip:sources:done': false,
       'zip:done': false,
+      'server:created': false,
+      'server:started': false,
+      'server:closed': false,
     });
   });
 
@@ -123,6 +132,9 @@ describe('Hooks', () => {
       'zip:sources:start': false,
       'zip:sources:done': false,
       'zip:done': true,
+      'server:created': false,
+      'server:started': false,
+      'server:closed': false,
     });
   });
 
@@ -151,6 +163,9 @@ describe('Hooks', () => {
       'zip:sources:start': true,
       'zip:sources:done': true,
       'zip:done': true,
+      'server:created': false,
+      'server:started': false,
+      'server:closed': false,
     });
   });
 
@@ -164,6 +179,7 @@ describe('Hooks', () => {
         disabled: true,
       },
     });
+    expect(hooks['server:closed']).not.toBeCalled();
     await server.stop();
 
     expectHooksToBeCalled({
@@ -185,6 +201,9 @@ describe('Hooks', () => {
       'zip:sources:start': false,
       'zip:sources:done': false,
       'zip:done': false,
+      'server:created': 1,
+      'server:started': 1,
+      'server:closed': 1,
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/modules.test.ts b/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/modules.test.ts
index 367099b52..11d866884 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/modules.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/modules.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { normalizePath } from '../../src/core/utils/paths';
 
 describe('Module Helpers', () => {
   describe('options', () => {
-    it('should recieve the options defined in wxt.config.ts based on the configKey field', async () => {
+    it('should receive the options defined in wxt.config.ts based on the configKey field', async () => {
       const options = { key: '123' };
       const reportOptions = vi.fn();
       vi.stubGlobal('reportOptions', reportOptions);
diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/core/create-server.ts b/packages/wxt/src/core/create-server.ts
index 0a04eb39c..c0b64339a 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/core/create-server.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/core/create-server.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ export async function createServer(
 ): Promise<WxtDevServer> {
   await registerWxt('serve', inlineConfig);
 
-  return (wxt.server = await createServerInternal());
+  wxt.server = await createServerInternal();
+  await wxt.hooks.callHook('server:created', wxt, wxt.server);
+  return wxt.server;
 }
 
 async function createServerInternal(): Promise<WxtDevServer> {
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ async function createServerInternal(): Promise<WxtDevServer> {
 
       await builderServer.listen();
       wxt.logger.success(`Started dev server @ ${server.origin}`);
+      await wxt.hooks.callHook('server:started', wxt, server);
+
       await buildAndOpenBrowser();
 
       // Register content scripts for the first time after the background starts up since they're not
@@ -109,6 +113,8 @@ async function createServerInternal(): Promise<WxtDevServer> {
       wasStopped = true;
       await runner.closeBrowser();
       await builderServer.close();
+      await wxt.hooks.callHook('server:closed', wxt, server);
+
       deinitWxtModules();
       server.currentOutput = undefined;
     },
diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/types.ts b/packages/wxt/src/types.ts
index f60d18eec..da818b570 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/types.ts
@@ -1100,7 +1100,8 @@ export type HookResult = Promise<void> | void;
 
 export interface WxtHooks {
   /**
-   * Called only one time after WXT initialization, when the WXT instance is ready to work.
+   * Called after WXT modules are initialized, when the WXT instance is ready to
+   * be used. `wxt.server` isn't available yet, use `server:created` to get it.
    * @param wxt The configured WXT object
    */
   ready: (wxt: Wxt) => HookResult;
@@ -1196,39 +1197,52 @@ export interface WxtHooks {
    * @param wxt The configured WXT object
    */
   'zip:start': (wxt: Wxt) => HookResult;
-
   /**
    * Called before zipping the extension files.
    * @param wxt The configured WXT object
    */
   'zip:extension:start': (wxt: Wxt) => HookResult;
-
   /**
    * Called after zipping the extension files.
    * @param wxt The configured WXT object
    * @param zipPath The path to the created extension zip file
    */
   'zip:extension:done': (wxt: Wxt, zipPath: string) => HookResult;
-
   /**
    * Called before zipping the source files (for Firefox).
    * @param wxt The configured WXT object
    */
   'zip:sources:start': (wxt: Wxt) => HookResult;
-
   /**
    * Called after zipping the source files (for Firefox).
    * @param wxt The configured WXT object
    * @param zipPath The path to the created sources zip file
    */
   'zip:sources:done': (wxt: Wxt, zipPath: string) => HookResult;
-
   /**
    * Called after the entire zip process is complete.
    * @param wxt The configured WXT object
    * @param zipFiles An array of paths to all created zip files
    */
   'zip:done': (wxt: Wxt, zipFiles: string[]) => HookResult;
+  /**
+   * Called when the dev server is created (and `wxt.server` is assigned). Server has not been started yet.
+   * @param wxt The configured WXT object
+   * @param server Same as `wxt.server`, the object WXT uses to control the dev server.
+   */
+  'server:created': (wxt: Wxt, server: WxtDevServer) => HookResult;
+  /**
+   * Called when the dev server is started.
+   * @param wxt The configured WXT object
+   * @param server Same as `wxt.server`, the object WXT uses to control the dev server.
+   */
+  'server:started': (wxt: Wxt, server: WxtDevServer) => HookResult;
+  /**
+   * Called when the dev server is stopped.
+   * @param wxt The configured WXT object
+   * @param server Same as `wxt.server`, the object WXT uses to control the dev server.
+   */
+  'server:closed': (wxt: Wxt, server: WxtDevServer) => HookResult;
 }
 
 export interface Wxt {