diff --git a/builtin/am.c b/builtin/am.c
index 82a41cbfc4..8be91617fe 100644
--- a/builtin/am.c
+++ b/builtin/am.c
@@ -495,24 +495,12 @@ static int run_applypatch_msg_hook(struct am_state *state)
  */
 static int run_post_rewrite_hook(const struct am_state *state)
 {
-	struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
-	const char *hook = find_hook("post-rewrite");
-	int ret;
+	struct run_hooks_opt opt = RUN_HOOKS_OPT_INIT;
 
-	if (!hook)
-		return 0;
+	strvec_push(&opt.args, "rebase");
+	opt.path_to_stdin = am_path(state, "rewritten");
 
-	strvec_push(&cp.args, hook);
-	strvec_push(&cp.args, "rebase");
-
-	cp.in = xopen(am_path(state, "rewritten"), O_RDONLY);
-	cp.stdout_to_stderr = 1;
-	cp.trace2_hook_name = "post-rewrite";
-
-	ret = run_command(&cp);
-
-	close(cp.in);
-	return ret;
+	return run_hooks_opt("post-rewrite", &opt);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/hook.c b/hook.c
index a4fa1031f2..1a84831863 100644
--- a/hook.c
+++ b/hook.c
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ static int pick_next_hook(struct child_process *cp,
 
 	cp->no_stdin = 1;
 	strvec_pushv(&cp->env, hook_cb->options->env.v);
+	/* reopen the file for stdin; run_command closes it. */
+	if (hook_cb->options->path_to_stdin) {
+		cp->no_stdin = 0;
+		cp->in = xopen(hook_cb->options->path_to_stdin, O_RDONLY);
+	}
 	cp->stdout_to_stderr = 1;
 	cp->trace2_hook_name = hook_cb->hook_name;
 	cp->dir = hook_cb->options->dir;
diff --git a/hook.h b/hook.h
index 4258b13da0..19ab9a5806 100644
--- a/hook.h
+++ b/hook.h
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ struct run_hooks_opt
 	 * was invoked.
 	 */
 	int *invoked_hook;
+
+	/**
+	 * Path to file which should be piped to stdin for each hook.
+	 */
+	const char *path_to_stdin;
 };
 
 #define RUN_HOOKS_OPT_INIT { \