diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3e1e55598..82f1c2b24 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.32-6) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     (closes: #565494), ITCO_VENDOR_SUPPORT (closes: #525232), PCIEASPM
     (closes: #545417).
   * Enable easier debugging of Power Managment code. (closes: #478315)
+  * Pass `DEB_MAINT_PARAMS' to hook scripts. (closes: #563161)
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:38:50 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/postinst b/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/postinst
index d5d730030..7c329d50b 100755
--- a/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/postinst
+++ b/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/postinst
@@ -853,6 +853,13 @@ sub run_hook {
   }
 }
 
+my $options;
+for (@ARGV) {
+	s,','\\'',g;
+	$options .= " '$_'";
+}
+$ENV{'DEB_MAINT_PARAMS'}="$options";
+
 ## Run user hook script here, if any
 if ($postinst_hook) {
   &run_hook("postinst", $postinst_hook);
diff --git a/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/postrm b/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/postrm
index d048ee41e..7df0a7ffb 100755
--- a/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/postrm
+++ b/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/postrm
@@ -256,6 +256,13 @@ sub run_hook {
   }
 }
 
+my $options;
+for (@ARGV) {
+	s,','\\'',g;
+	$options .= " '$_'";
+}
+$ENV{'DEB_MAINT_PARAMS'}="$options";
+
 ## Run user hook script here, if any
 if ($postrm_hook) {
   &run_hook("postrm", $postrm_hook);
diff --git a/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/preinst b/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/preinst
index e88e03691..ae1dcefb6 100755
--- a/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/preinst
+++ b/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/preinst
@@ -184,6 +184,13 @@ sub run_hook {
 }
 
 
+my $options;
+for (@ARGV) {
+	s,','\\'',g;
+	$options .= " '$_'";
+}
+$ENV{'DEB_MAINT_PARAMS'}="$options";
+
 ## Run user hook script here, if any
 if (-x "$preinst_hook") {
   &run_hook("preinst", $preinst_hook);
diff --git a/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/prerm b/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/prerm
index 791a26453..05c29b9f3 100755
--- a/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/prerm
+++ b/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/prerm
@@ -264,6 +264,13 @@ sub run_hook {
 }
 
 
+my $options;
+for (@ARGV) {
+	s,','\\'',g;
+	$options .= " '$_'";
+}
+$ENV{'DEB_MAINT_PARAMS'}="$options";
+
 ## Run user hook script here, if any
 if (-x "$prerm_hook") {
   &run_hook("prerm", $prerm_hook);