diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/directives.spec.ts b/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/directives.spec.ts
index 02d24711804..b649e966003 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/directives.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/directives.spec.ts
@@ -395,4 +395,81 @@ describe('directives', () => {
     expect(beforeUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     expect(count.value).toBe(1)
   })
+
+  it('directive install hooks', async () => {
+    const count = ref(0)
+    let d1_installed_created = jest.fn()
+    let d1_installed_mounted = jest.fn()
+    let d1_installed_beforeMounted = jest.fn()
+    let d1_installed_beforeupdate = jest.fn()
+    let d1_installed_updated = jest.fn()
+    let d1_installed_beforeUnmount = jest.fn()
+    let d1_installed_unmounted = jest.fn()
+
+    let mounted_overwritten = jest.fn()
+
+    const d1 = {
+      install() {
+        return {
+          created: d1_installed_created,
+          mounted: d1_installed_mounted,
+          beforeMount: d1_installed_beforeMounted,
+          beforeUpdate: d1_installed_beforeupdate,
+          updated: d1_installed_updated,
+          beforeUnmount: d1_installed_beforeUnmount,
+          unmounted: d1_installed_unmounted
+        }
+      },
+      mounted: mounted_overwritten
+    }
+
+    // test that install doesn't override hooks that it does not provide.
+    let d2_created = jest.fn()
+    let d2_installed_mounted = jest.fn()
+    let d2_install = jest
+      .fn()
+      .mockReturnValue({ mounted: d2_installed_mounted })
+    const d2 = {
+      install: d2_install,
+      created: d2_created
+    }
+
+    const Comp = {
+      render() {
+        return withDirectives(h('div', [count.value]), [[d1], [d2]])
+      }
+    }
+
+    const App = {
+      name: 'App',
+      render() {
+        return h('div', [h(Comp)])
+      }
+    }
+
+    const root = nodeOps.createElement('div')
+    render(h(App), root)
+
+    count.value++
+
+    await nextTick()
+
+    // all installed hooks called
+    expect(d1_installed_created).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(d1_installed_mounted).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(d1_installed_beforeMounted).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(d1_installed_beforeupdate).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(d1_installed_updated).toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+    expect(mounted_overwritten).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+    expect(d2_created).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(d2_install).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(d2_installed_mounted).toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+    render(null, root)
+
+    expect(d1_installed_beforeUnmount).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(d1_installed_unmounted).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/directives.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/directives.ts
index 58e56df0522..549fe797e06 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/directives.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/directives.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ return withDirectives(h(comp), [
 */
 
 import { VNode } from './vnode'
-import { isFunction, EMPTY_OBJ, makeMap } from '@vue/shared'
+import { isFunction, EMPTY_OBJ, makeMap, extend } from '@vue/shared'
 import { warn } from './warning'
 import { ComponentInternalInstance, Data } from './component'
 import { currentRenderingInstance } from './componentRenderContext'
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export interface ObjectDirective<T = any, V = any> {
   unmounted?: DirectiveHook<T, null, V>
   getSSRProps?: SSRDirectiveHook
   deep?: boolean
+  install?: (binding: DirectiveBinding) => ObjectDirective
 }
 
 export type FunctionDirective<T = any, V = any> = DirectiveHook<T, any, V>
@@ -106,14 +107,18 @@ export function withDirectives<T extends VNode>(
     if (dir.deep) {
       traverse(value)
     }
-    bindings.push({
+    let binding = {
       dir,
       instance,
       value,
       oldValue: void 0,
       arg,
       modifiers
-    })
+    }
+    if (dir.install) {
+      extend(binding.dir, dir.install(binding))
+    }
+    bindings.push(binding)
   }
   return vnode
 }