diff --git a/NEWS.org b/NEWS.org
index cbd5be86..2c9f80af 100644
--- a/NEWS.org
+++ b/NEWS.org
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
      no exact match; small convenience that affects most the
      single-char option reading in mu4e.
    - Now, just before executing any search, a hook-function
-     `mu4e-headers-search-pre-hook` is invoked, which receives the
+     `mu4e-headers-search-hook` is invoked, which receives the
      search expression as its parameter.
    - In addition there's a `mu4e-headers-search-bookmark-hook` which
      gets called when searches get invoked as a bookmark (note that
-     `mu4e-headers-search-pre-hook` will also be called just
+     `mu4e-headers-search-hook` will also be called just
      afterwards). This hook also receives the search expression as its
      parameter.
              
diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-headers.el b/mu4e/mu4e-headers.el
index ff8ffb33..e0047127 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-headers.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-headers.el
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ query have been received and are displayed."
   "Hook run just after we invoke a bookmarked search. This
 function receives the query as its parameter.
 
-The reason to use this instead of `mu4e-headers-search-pre-hook'
+The reason to use this instead of `mu4e-headers-search-hook'
 is if you only want to execute a hook when a search is entered
 via a bookmark, e.g. if you'd like to treat the bookmarks as a
 custom folder and change the options for the search,
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ e.g. `mu4e-headers-show-threads', `mu4e-headers-include-related',
   :type 'hook
   :group 'mu4e-headers)
 
-(defcustom mu4e-headers-search-pre-hook nil
+(defcustom mu4e-headers-search-hook nil
   "Hook run just before executing a new search operation. This
 function receives the query as its parameter.
 
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ the query history stack."
 	     (mu4e-context-label)))))
     
     (switch-to-buffer buf)
-    (run-hook-with-args 'mu4e-headers-search-pre-hook expr)
+    (run-hook-with-args 'mu4e-headers-search-hook expr)
     (mu4e~proc-find
       expr
       mu4e-headers-show-threads
diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e.texi b/mu4e/mu4e.texi
index 0fa1f63e..a4e6fb64 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e.texi
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e.texi
@@ -828,8 +828,8 @@ found during the indexing process, and if there is no current
 user-interaction. If you do not want such automatic updates, set
 @code{mu4e-headers-auto-update} to @code{nil}.
 @item Just before executing a search, a hook-function 
-@code{mu4e-headers-search-pre-hook} is invoked, which receives the
-search expression as its parameter.
+@code{mu4e-headers-search-hook} is invoked, which receives the search
+expression as its parameter.
 @item Also, there is a hook-function @code{mu4e-headers-found-hook} available which
 is invoked just after @t{mu4e} has completed showing the messages in the
 headers-view.